John Root was born in about 1774 in Schnedes, Germany. He married Barbara Lane in about 1794 in Virginia. They had twelve children. He married Louisa Barbara Hussong in 1838 in Montgomery County, Ohio. They had one child. He died in about 1846 in Miami County, Ohio. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Ohio, Indiana and Oklahoma.

John McKnelly married Rebecca Pridemore (b. 1782), daughter of Theodore Pridemore (b. 1755). They lived in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Pennsylvania, Indiana and Illinois.

Descendants of Vinett Fine of Shenandoah Valley, Va. and allied families, pioneers of Washington County, Arkansas. "Vinett, the second son of Phillip Peter who was killed by Indians in 1738, left a wife (name unknown) and six children."--P. 10. He died " ... in the mountains of North Carolina (Haywood Co.)."--P. 6, on what became known as Fine's Creek in Fine's Creek Township. Descendants lived in Tennessee, Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma and elsewhere....

"Most of this book deals with John Nelson Biard and his descendants."--Pref. John Nelson Biard, son of Henry and Keranhappuch Baird, was born 15 January 1780 in Buckingham Co., Virginia and died 9 January 1839 in Limestone Co., Alabama. By 1799 the Biard family was living in Blount Co., Tennessee. It was here that John married Rebecca Stone of Sevier Co., Tennessee in about 1803. Rebecca, daughter of Ezekiel and Jane Stone, was born 12 October1782...