RootLines@aol.com wrote: > I checked my data base and found a George born 1823 Campbell Co but no > marriage or children. I have not tried to follow the branches of all the > brothers. This George is the son of George and Tabatha Rice. George is the > brother of Henry and this is my husband's line. Barbara, I have been meaning to write to you for quite some time. I believe you have confused the two original Snodderly lines in East TN. Maybe I'm wrong, but I believe you have as I've noticed the same thing on your Web Site. Your husband's Henry was Henry, Jr. the son of Henry, Sr. and this Henry you're commenting about was named Henry Rice Snodderly the son of George/Tabitha Rice and grandson of John/Elizabeth Gibbs. In fact on your Web Site, you show a John Gregory Snodderly whom I've never heard of as the father of Henry who appears to have been Henry, Sr. who was then the father of Henry, Jr. and Daniel etc. According to my information and all of the reliable research data I've seen on the Snodderly lines it goes as follows: Georg Philip Schnatterly (varied spellings), the original immigrant, to Philip Snotherly who was then the father of the two brothers who migrated into TN from NC. Those two brothers were John and Henry, Sr. John (Elizabeth Gibbs) came to the area of TN sometime around the 1790's perhaps earlier. Henry, Sr. waited until after his mother's death and came to Anderson Co. in about 1816 where he bought land. ALL Snodderly's in East TN originated from one of these two brothers. Other questionable information. You show Henry Jr. married to Sarah "Sallie" McCoy in 1826. Where is the evidence of that? As you noted she was born in about 1814 which would have made her about 12 years old in 1826! There is compelling evidence and Oral History which indicates that Henry, Jr. was NOT MARRIED during the years in which he was resolving his father's Will. That would include the period after Henry Sr. died in 1825 into the early 1830's. In fact, considering birth control methods, etc. it is HIGHLY unlikely that they had a child in 1826 and then waited until 1833 for the birth of the next child, Anna. It is more likely that they married a short time before the birth of Anna in 1833. I suspect you indicate this early marriage because of the Henry who was living with Henry, Jr. during the Census of 1850 and who migrated to AR during the early 1850's. There is VERY COMPELLING evidence that this Henry WAS NOT the son of Henry, Jr. First of all, NONE of the Bible Records kept by Henry's children indicated a brother named Henry. They very carefully listed the names of children who died including at least one you don't have on your list named, Peggy (probably a nickname for Margaret which was most likely the name of Sarah McCoy's mother, Margaret Poore). If one exists, I have never seen a Bible which Henry Jr. actually left so I have been left with a couple of those which his children kept. Secondly, this Henry was listed OUT OF BIRTH ORDER in the Census of 1850. The Census takers did this to show that the person was NOT the child of the head of household. Thirdly, this Henry left home shortly after his marriage in 1850. That action was highly unusual as Henry, Jr. gave land to ALL of his children including the females. Why would the eldest son leave home with so much land to inherit? Fourthly, there is evidence that Henry, Jr. was very desperate for a son even before this Henry left home. I do not wish to discuss this specific issue at this time, but I may be willing to discuss the evidence after we've corresponded for awhile. Quite frankly, I suspect (as a theory) that this Henry was named for Henry, Sr. and may have been the son of one of Henry, Jr.'s sisters. In fact, that is probably the reason that ALL of the family left East TN for Ohio EXCEPT for Henry, Jr. and Daniel. I have no argument that Henry Jr. raised this Henry, but considering all of the evidence I do not believe he was his son. Some other questions. You show the name of Henry, Jr.'s daughter Anna as Anna Susannah. Could you please tell me the source of this information. This was my gg grandmother and I have never seen that name anywhere. One of the younger daughters by Serena Clear was named Sarah Susannah. Would they likely have named two daughters by that name? > I have found that the Snodderly's that lived in Union, Campbell, Anderson, > etc., are all related. You are absolutely correct. They were descendants of one of the two brothers I've mentioned above. Please don't take offense to anything I've said. I am merely interested in accurate records of my family lines particularly those which appear in a public forum. Your site is quite attractive. Someone has spent a lot of time building that! Thanks. I hope to hear from you. -- Terry L. Hutchison - "In order to understand ancestors one must first understand HISTORY! Genealogy is more than the gathering of names and numbers!"