My name is Jeff Jeppson from Kentucky. I am related to Charles Smith's brother, George Smith, who married Elizabeth Hawkins. George Smith and Elizabeth Hawkins had a son named Francis Smith, who married a Mary. Their Daughter Lydia Smith married William Higgins of Kentucky. Two Daughters Malinda Catherine Higgins and Mary Ann Amanda Higgins married Thomas L. Moore of Bourbon County Kentucky. I can go further but wanted to introduce myself to the Culpeper Listeners. William Higgins was the son of Aaron Higgins, a early explorer and settler of Kentucky. Jeff

Hi, Jeff. My name is Marsha Moses and I normally live in Huntington, WV. I do a lot of research in Eastern Ky. However, I am temporarily living in Florida and the only files that I brought with me are my Hawkins lines. Luckily, the Smith information is in those files and piles. I am so happy to chat with you. I would love to have more information about George and Elizabeth Hawkins Smith! And I would love to share what I have from this end as well. I research the Hawkins surname in Orange County and Culpeper County, Virginia. My dad did DNA testing for me for the Hawkins surname several years ago. We are part of group #1 in the Hawkins DNA surname study. Several years ago you couldn't have talked me into the idea that we were related to all of the Hawkins and related surnames who moved to Kentucky in the area surrounding present day Lexington in the late 1700's and even before and after those dates.....but my dad's closest match is a man who believes that he descends from James and Jane Bourne Hawkins who were among the many family members who made the move. James Hawkins died in Anderson County Ky in 1719. This information is from other researchers and does not really make sense because Anderson County was not formed until 1827. But I am mentioning it because the important fact here is that he did indeed move to KY before 1719. George and Charles Smith seem to have been the illegitimate sons of Samuel Smith. At one time at least one of the Smith men went by the surname Noblit according to notes in my data base. George and Charles's half sister, Sarah who married Philemon Hawkins seems to have been the only legitimate child living (perhaps the only child born) when Samuel's will was made. Does this agree with your notes? This Smith and Hawkins family has a lot of interesting paper trails and I have really enjoyed looking at them. I would be happy to compare notes with you. Marsha [email protected] wrote: >My name is Jeff Jeppson from Kentucky. I am related to Charles Smith's >brother, George Smith, who married Elizabeth Hawkins. George Smith and >Elizabeth Hawkins had a son named Francis Smith, who married a Mary. Their >Daughter Lydia Smith married William Higgins of Kentucky. Two Daughters >Malinda Catherine Higgins and Mary Ann Amanda Higgins married Thomas L. Moore of >Bourbon County Kentucky. I can go further but wanted to introduce myself >to the Culpeper Listeners. William Higgins was the son of Aaron Higgins, >a early explorer and settler of Kentucky. > >Jeff > > >