I notice several Springer lines posted on ancestry.com Public Trees show Jonathan Springer (born 1790 Georgia, living in Hamilton Co., TN 1850 and 1860) as the son of Josiah Springer born 1774 in Pennsylvania, moved to Kentucky and then Bedford County, TN where he died in 1850 (according to Springers In The South). I descend from Jonathan Springer through his son William Springer (1814-1866) and have been working on this line for many years but have been unable to find any evidence/proof of name of Jonathan's father. Jonathan was born in Georgia and to my knowledge Josiah Springer was never in Georgia. Interested in any sources that point to Josiah being father of Jonathan.

Forgot to mention: Still looking for a proven male descendant carrying the Springer name who descends from Jonathan Springer. I will help with the cost of DNA test for anyone willing to be a participant.

The Josiah Springer who died about Aug 1850, Bedford Co, Tennessee was born about 1768 in Fayette Co, Penn. the son of Josiah Springer (1737-1785) and Ann Jenkins. Josiah (1768-1850) married Nancy Bell/Beall in Washington Co, Kentucky. They were in Bedford Co, Tenn. by at least 1817. This second Josiah Springer also had a son Josiah - born 8 Aug 1808 in Tennessee, died 14 Sept 1880 in Madison Co, Alabama. The third Josiah Springer Married Rachel E. Burnett. So this line is not related to the Jonathan Springer born in Georgia. These 3 Josiah Springers are descendants of Dennis Springer and Ann Prickett