Judy I hope this is of help to you. Go to my url and check out Luke Smith pedigree. From what I have found Luke Smith married to Martha was the son of Luke Smith I and Arabella Gromarrin.. there are no known children from this marriage. But maybe I just did not find it. there are several other Luke Smiths for you to check. the son of Obdiah smith and Mary cocke died in NC and the Luke Smith, son of Obadiah smith III. the s/o Luke Smith I, may have married but I don't know. I have writen about Obadiah and Luke Smith in the Tidewater Virginian Families[?]. I expect you can purchase a copy of the two articles. It is listed with a website. You should check me out as I make errors. http://genweb.net/gedcom/WATTS/WATTS.html Sent: Saturday, October 09, 1999 6:18 PM Subject: [VAMECKLE] SMITH, ROBERTS 1758 > I have just come back from Mecklenburg Co. no wiser, necessarily, than > when I > went. The purpose of my visit was to see if I could discover what the > relationship was between Obadiah SMITH, grandson of Obadiah SMITH who made a > suit against the heirs of Alexander ROBERTS (who died 1781 in Meck. Co.) and > his wife Martha SMITH ROBERTS. In Halifax Co. there is a marriage bond for