Thank you so much for the reply. I've been working on the Harpole line off and on for over 20 years and hitting brick wall after brick wall. Thank goodness for the expansion of "Google".

Last summer I read a digitized copy of the "John M. Coulter" family history of southwest Arkansas which included Harpole descendants from Wilson County, TN. In the book was a transcript of the will of John Harpole in 1820 I was able to see the connections of my line to the John Harpole line.

In addition, I was able to research probate records on my branch (there are no more males, however all of the women in the late 19th century spelled the name Harpool, however some continued to spell it Harpole) and find additional information to support the oral histories surrounding my Harpool family of Howard and Hempstead counties in Arkansas. Do you know if a probate or estate file exists for John Harpole Carr's mother Mary "Polly" Carr?

Any help is greatly appreciated,

Lyle