Welcome to Connecting Leaves. This website chronicles the ongoing genealogical research concerning some of East Tennessee’s pioneer families. This is a personal research project; as more research is completed this site will be updated. Some of the surnames researched include: Sevier, Taylor, Hyder, Smith, Boles, Hutton, Harrison, Eden, Campbell, Simpson, Henry, Kilday, Conkin, Conway, Patton, and Wilson – more will be added regularly. Please enjoy, and do be in contact, if you have questions, additions, or corrections. The best research is never done alone.