A link I have found that is worthy of starting this page can be found here:

http://www.genealogy.com/forum/regional/states/topics/va/24944/

I believe this was posted by a Pauline Smith Wing. I have confirmed that her Smith line is NOT of my line via yDNA comparison, but she does appear to have researched General William Smith and his kinsmen to some extent. I know that the Andrew Smith in Madison Co, KY is actually not one of my guys. He is the Andrew Smith who married Sarah Scrivner/Scribner. yDNA comparison shows this is not my line.

I feel more comfortable saying that my Andrew Smith was living in Lexington, Fayette Co, Kentucky in 1810. I believe this is the only Andrew Smith who is of the correct age in 1810 to be the father of my Isaac Smith, Sr. It’d be nice if someone could verify this for me. Julia Mortenson has provided information that shows this is not my Andrew Smith. Thank you Julia!

Her findings that he and Elijah Smith were related is reassuring to me that I am not incorrect in making that assumption. I also find it interesting that she was able to connect William and Elijah to Knox Co, KY. (See the line of Amber Granville Smith [William Smith of NC m. Sarah Wells in Knox Co, KY in 1851]).

In my previous pages, I have been able to show how a General William Smith was likely related to my Isaac Smith, Sr. This William Smith can be found in the early (1790’s) Lincoln County, KY marriage records. His first wife was an Elizabeth Singleton. His second wife was Anne Burney Fish.

Further, we can find in the 1801 land records of General William Smith that he was affiliated with an Elijah Smith. I believe this to be the same Elijah Smith as the father of Aquilla Smith who was a neighbor to Samuel Rice Smith in Salt Creek Township, Jackson County, Indiana.

Names: John Hall, Hitty Hall, Samuel Wilson, William Smith, BOTH Elijah Smith and Elisha Smith Dates: August 22nd, 1818 …main Creek fifty poles above 200 poles to the south of the spring branch at a sugartree at the figure 1 thence N31E12? poles to a sugartree beech and linn at the figure 2 thence N59E21 19 po(le?) to three black gums at the figure 3 thence S32…

Additional details of land granted to General William Smith around Feb 24th, 1802.

I have been able to find some very interesting pages that discuss this area near what is sometimes referred to as “Skegg’s Creek”. I believe “Skagg’s Creek” is also another name it was known by. Today there is a small church, Skagg’s Creek Baptist Church, that overlooks the rolling hills of Rockcastle Co, KY very near by Roundstone.

The following pages are of interest to my Smith research. I need to go through them more thoroughly for exact relevance.

http://bransoncook.systemaxonline.com/gedcoms/wm_smallwood/pafg03.htm

This page pertains to the family of an “E.(lijah?) Smallwood” of Roundstone. The page author connects him to the Roundstone Creek area. (Gen. William Smith’s land was called “Roundstone Fork”)

http://bransoncook.systemaxonline.com/gedcoms/wm_smallwood/pafg06.htm

One other item to note: this William Smallwood family appears to have a (possible?) connection to Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina. This is where I speculate that Andrew Smith was married in 1781.

This page may largely be duplicate information from above. I find this family group interesting because they are also connected to Knox Co, KY and we had a William Smith who was married there. He was the ancestor of Amber Granville Smith. William was from North Carolina.

While writing this page, I found a simple land grant search for the KY.gov website:

http://apps.sos.ky.gov/land/nonmilitary/patentseries/cocourtorders/ccoadvsearch2.asp

I can find references to a William Smith c. 1848 who was granted land on Roundstone Creek. I suspect this was a son or grandson of Gen. William Smith. I can not find any records for before 1850-ish.

The above “Branson Cook” pages are listed here only as a reference for myself. I find it interesting that there are Hendrickses and Smiths, Smallwoods marrying Smiths, references to Washington Co, VA, explicit references to Lebanon, Russell Co, VA (where General William Smith was said to have been from), and an Andrew Smith who married a Smallwood who was likely too young to be my Andrew Smith, father of Isaac Smith, Sr.

If I find anything else interesting, I’ll add it to this page.

Addition: Holbert McClure’s purchase of Buckner grant, 29 May 1833
Addition: Robert E. Bray Family :Information about Holbert MCCLURE

I find these two pages to be interesting because they show there was a Thomas J. Smith who was a Deputy Sheriff of Rockcastle County, KY. Further, I find it incredibly interesting that there is a Buckner family involved. I have been taxing my brain exploring the line of John Buckner Smith in South Carolina. I have also read that, according to George Poffinbarger, Aquilla Smith had a step-mother (?) who was a Buckner. I have yet to make any conclusive findings. There is more in these pages I have yet to understand. They could simply be a strict business transaction, or they could be family members selling land to each other. I’m not sure.

Thanks for reading!

Chris