I haven't been on the TNSMITH list for awhile. I'm descended from two old Smith Co families, the patriarchs being Barnet Philander Lee and William Patterson Jr. (the one whose son was Felix Patterson). Those are on my mother's side, but I've recently been led to believe my father's Arnold family also lived in Smith Co for a time. The Joseph Arnold who lived on Goose Creek (now in Trousdale Co) from the 1820s to the 1840s may have been my 2nd gr-grandfather. I've seen some census records, and indexes to land transactions and TN land grants (Bk6 #4529 1826, Bk6 #4687 1826, Bk12 #9734 1830, Bk18 #15080 1838). Joseph may be the same one who lived in Tyrell Co, NC before Smith, and his son James Arnold, also of Smith, may be the same one who lived in Henry Co, TN from the 1840s to the 1850s. I'm wondering if someone who has access to wills or grant books can do a lookup for me and give me some more clues. Or maybe someone else is related to Joseph's family? Always nice to hear from Lee, Anderson, DeRossett & Patterson descendents too! Jim