Noah: I guess we need to define what "known ancestor" means.....which sounds like something Bill Clinton would say. Here goes Semi proven/known ancestor: Edmond Smothers, b abt 1782-1787 NC Edmond's father (totally unproven): John Smothers b abt 1765 (NC?) John's father (2X totally unproven): Thomas Smothers b abt 1745 (DE?) >Just curious, how many Smothers researchers do we have out there? Please >list oldest known ancestors and from where. > >Andrew Smothers 1738 Virginia.