William Snow, the oldest direct Snow I have found to date, was born about 1801 in North Carolina. We think his father's name was James or Isaac. They end up in Pendleton Co, KY. Can anyone help me to connect him to a family in NC. We found in the 1784 - 1787 state census of North Carolina there is a James Snow in Caswell County, North Carolina listed with five white females. In the federal census of 1800 a James Snow is listed in Craven County, North Carolina with two sons and two daughters ages 0 - 10, one son 11 - 16, two daughters 17 - 26, himself and wife over 45. No James Snow shows in any more census in North Carolina during what would be his normal life span. On May 30, 1808, June 28, 1809, and again in 1811 a James Snow is listed as an "Early Kentucky Householder" . This book is about Lincoln County pioneers and is one of the original three counties in Kentucky. Between 1816 and 1819 listed as owing money to a store keeper in Clermont County, Ohio there is a James Snowe, Isaac Snowe, Jonathan Snowe, and Elizabeth Snowe. Clermont County is across the Ohio River from Pendelton County, Kentucky. (We know Our Snow family was in Clermont Co in 1850's for a short time but haven't proof the early Snow's are ours.) By 1818 a James Snow is listed as paying tax on live stock in Pendleton County, Kentucky. In 1819 an Isaac Snow is listed as paying tax on livestock in this same county. In 1820 James, Isaac, and William are listed as tax payers in Pendleton County. This William is mine and James signs in 1820 on marriage bond for William to Mary McPherson. (Wm.. and Mary had a son Isaac.) I hope this message isn't too convoluted to understand. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Jack jdmcg@worldnet.att.net