Mornin' Peggy, I'm also interested in your Lydia Holland who married Jesse Brooks. I've been working on the Hollands for years and have been trying to fill in some of the Brooks descendants. Lydia Holland was the daughter of John Meador Holland (1778-1845) and Mary Smith (1780-1863). Mary Smith was the daughter of John Smith and Frances Burke. John Meador Holland was the son of Peter Holland, III (c. 1755-1836) and Mary Meador (1757-c. 1826). Mary Meador was the daughter of John Meador and Jane Holloway. Peter Holland, III was the son of Peter Holland, Jr. (c. 1715-1793) and Mariah Diggins. This is our first "common" ancestor - I descend from Peter and Mariah's son Thomas. Peter Holland, Jr. was the son of Peter Holland (c. 1678-1749) and Susannah Tarrant. Peter, Sr. was probably the son of William and Mary Holland, but still working on this generation. Back to Lydia's generation - her husband Jesse Brooks was the son of Levi Brooks and Nancy Hamblin. I haven't worked too much on the Brooks side, but Lydia and Jesse had 9 children that I know about: Martha E., John Meador, Peter H., Robertson F., William E., David Staples Keen, Andrew J., Mary A., and Benjamin W. Now, if you didn't have the ancestors of Lydia Holland and Jesse Brooks, I just counted 16 new ancestors' names. Hope this made your day some. I would love to hear from you on some of their descendants. Later! Leigh Blount