One msg posted today referred to a SMITH line in LEWIS/UPSHUR CO., WV......our SMITH line comes from the LEWIS Co. area and am wondering if there might be a connection. I have been able to trace back to about 1800 to Peter and Phoebe Smith in Lewis Co. and then hit a stonewall. Myrt Smith Woodbridge, VA MSmith2313@aol.com >Jean >I think there is an Alexander Pickens in my file married into the line of my >husband's Smith ancestors in Lewis/Upshur Co., WV area. A lot of those >families migrated from Pendleton County. I must have missed part of the >thread of your posting, though, because I'm not clear on what it is you are >searching. Please respond with more details on Alexander Pickens if it would >help for me to check my file for data. >Marcia