This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: smarttom Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.smart/1686.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Nothing like directing you to the tree you posted - LOL! The other issue I see with Francis is the posted marriage to Sarah Deering. His will is on Ancestry.com and it says he gave his whole estate to his wife Mary. After her death, it passes to "his beloved kindred William Barter, Sarah Grindal, and Elizabeth and Martha Jones." This suggests he and Mary did not have any children. A second source that verifies this is the "Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire", which lists Francis Smart, husbandman of Kittery, married to Mary Crockett: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=gendime&rank=1&new=1&so=3&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=ms_db&gsfn=francis&gsln=smart&uidh=fbz. Under "Crockett", we see Ephraim and wife Ann of Kittery and a listing for a daughter Ann who married Francis Smart. This source also mentions his will and no children are listed. Looking further, it appears the three "kindred" women in the will all had the Barter maiden name, so you may want to look for links there to either his or Mary Crockett's family. That same dictionary shows a number of Sarah Deerings, one of whom was the daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Deering, and was married by 1727 to Francis Deed of Kittery, a mariner. They had a child Elizabeth. This could be where your error is on her. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.