Nine will get you ten that "Pettry" might actually be "Petty". There were a lot of Harris/Petty/Dillard intermarriages. Thanks for the heads up. I need to make sure that my David was the only David of marriageable age at the time of 1859, but I really appreciate the heads up on this. Kathy Eldon Wilkins <MelEl512@att.net> wrote: Smith Co. Marriages David Harris to Mary Pettry 11 Apr 1859. There are several Harris marriages in Smith Co. Meba -------Original Message------- From: MICHAEL MARTINEZ Date: 09/18/05 15:32:58 To: TNSMITH-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TNSMITH] David Harris Please add/correct if you can. Thank you for your time. Name: David HARRIS Sex: Male Father: William HARRIS (abt 1776-aft 1850) Mother: Lucy (abt 1785-aft 1850) Individual Facts Birth abt 1808 in NC Census 1840 in , Smith, TN (age 32) Census 1850 in , Smith, TN (age 42) Census 1860 in , Smith, TN (age 52) Census 1870 in , Stewart, TN (age 62) Census 1880 in , Stewart, TN (age 72) Death aft 1880 (age 72) Marriages/Children: 1. Mary "Polly" Marriage abt 1836 in TN (age 28) Children Donald D. HARRIS (1837-aft 1850) Thomas HARRIS (1838-aft 1850) Felix HARRIS (1840-aft 1850) Rachel HARRIS (1842-aft 1850) William R. HARRIS (1844-aft 1860) Wiley W. HARRIS (abt 1847-bet 1866 and 1869) 2. Mary Marriage abt 1861 in TN (age 53) Children David HARRIS (abt 1862-) ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== Add Your Surnames to Our Smith County Surnames Page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/tngen/surnames.htm ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== Add Your Surnames to Our Smith County Surnames Page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/tngen/surnames.htm Kathy in FL mamkmm2@prodigy.net http://www.easyfunschool.com Free Newsletter: EFSNewsletter-subscribe@yahoogroups.com