Theresa, do you know anything about his Parents or what part of NY he came from? He seems to be of an age that he could have been a son of the George in my posting, or of a brother of Geo and Thomas from SC (my line), IF in fact there is a connection between them. I tend to believe that old family stories have some basis in fact, and that there might be something to the story of the three brothers. But I need to go back further than 1800, maybe back before 1750 since Thomas was younger than George in PA, who served in the Revolutionary War. If we can find one set of parents from NY or PA or anywhere in that area, we might be able to find or discredit a family connection.
Since you aren't a descendant of the Smirls, if you decide to pass on the research would you please give my email address to anyone you find who wants to take it on. It isn't easy since there are so few of them. My email address is
mjw3944@bellsouth.net If you do find anything would you please let me know?
Thanks for your reply, I had forgotten I posted it.
Meg Willis