Excuse me--I should have said in Nicholas County, Kentucky. The preacher Samuel Shannon was actually in Kentucky early and seemed to own a lot of property. Mary Daniel W. Miller wrote: > > There were two Samuel Shannons in Nicholas County (one before that in > Shelby County) around 1840-50-60. One was a well-known Presbyterian > preacher; the other from North Carolina. That is all I know so far. My > Margaret Shannon's father was a Samuel Shannon. Mary Miller > > [email protected] wrote: > > > > I am copying your letter and my response to rootweb because my response > > contains a synopsis of info that may be of interest to other genealogists..... > > > > >Dear Mike: > > > When working on the Shannon's of KY please keep an eye open for what > > >we think are 4 brothers in the same area, Samuel, William Perry, > > >Nathan & Jesse. It was said that 5 Shannon brothers came to Vermillion > > >Co., IN from KY. > > >A girl named Belle from northern IL is also working on it. One county we > > >considered they may be from was Barren if I recall correctly. There were > > >tons of Wm.'s & Sam's, especially Sam's. > > > Haven't checked my e-mail yet as I have to pay each time I dial up > > >so I don't know if you rec'd my photo scan sent from my daughter's. I > > >usually try to get & send mail at the same time. I will keep you posted > > > > I have been looking for this group of names, however, have a great > > incongruency. > > > > I know that in the 1830 Indiana census, there were no Shannon's in Vermillion > > County. > > > > Samuel Shannon married Mahala Payton in 1835 in Fayette County (Connersville > > Indiana). At that time, he was age 17-18 and she was age14-15. > > > > By the 1840 Census, Samuel and Mahala (Vermillion twnshp) were re-located in > > Vermillion Co, as was John Shannon (HELT twnshp). > > > > Question: Did the brothers immigrate after 1840? OR did the brothers > > originally immigrate in and around Fayette Co. > > > > In 1830, there were no Shannon's in or around Vermillion Co. Closest Shannon > > families were in Hendricks Co. (John C., Samuel, and William). There were > > six Shannon families around Fayette Co. (In Rush Co.: Alexander and Henry, In > > Union Co.:John and Samuel, and in Decatur Co.: James and John F.). > > > > Now if we assume that the Payton Family was already established in Indiana in > > 1830, prior to the 1835 marriage of Samuel and Mahala, I find that there are > > no Payton families in Hendricks Co. in 1830. However, there are two Payton's > > located in counties adjacent to Hendricks Co. (G.W. in Montgomery Co., Jacob > > in Morgan Co.). > > > > I find five (5) Payton families (Abraham, Jacob, Samuel, Samuel, and > > Stephan) in Fayette Co. And in adjacent counties, several other > > Payton/Peyton families ( Charles Payton in Wayne, and WIlliam, Samuel, and > > John Peyton in Union Co.). > > > > Among the 1830 Payton/Peyton families, there are four families that had > > daughters in the age 5 to 10 range, i.e. Stephan and Samuel Payton (Fayette > > Co.) and Joh and Samuel Peyton (Union Co.). > > > > This is as far as I have gotten.......... > > More clues, please > > > > Mike