Thanks so much Bill for your response. Very disappointing for me as I as well as many many female genealogist and family researchers that would like to be able to locate our ancestors sooner. Thanks again for your data, Barbara Cline Hutchinson In a message dated 10/8/05 1:34:06 PM Eastern Daylight Time, smothers@dca.net writes: There were many Smothers families in the Macon County area back in the late 1700's to mid-1800's (of course back then the area was Sumner and Smith Counties). Most were gone by 1860, having moved to Illinois, Arkansas, etc., and other parts of TN. At the Smothers DNA site, above, SMOTHERS GROUP-4 are all men relaed to the Smothers of Sumner/Smith/Macon Counties. Bill Smothers Delaware