This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --part0_914191898_boundary Content-ID: <[email protected]_out.mail.aol.com.1> Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII --part0_914191898_boundary Content-ID: <[email protected]_out.mail.aol.com.2> Content-type: message/rfc822 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-disposition: inline Return-Path: <[email protected]> Received: from rly-yc03.mx.aol.com (rly-yc03.mail.aol.com [172.18.149.35]) by air-yc05.mail.aol.com (v53.29) with SMTP; Sun, 20 Dec 1998 17:03:23 -0500 Received: from bl-14.rootsweb.com (bl-14.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.30]) by rly-yc03.mx.aol.com (8.8.8/8.8.5/AOL-4.0.0) with ESMTP id RAA11015; Sun, 20 Dec 1998 17:03:14 -0500 (EST) Received: (from [email protected]) by bl-14.rootsweb.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id NAA05589; Sun, 20 Dec 1998 13:55:13 -0800 (PST) Resent-Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1998 13:55:13 -0800 (PST) From: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1998 17:01:08 EST Old-To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Subject: Court Info on John Sharp, Madison County, Alabama X-Mailer: AOL 3.0 16-bit for Windows sub 40 Resent-Message-ID: <"4pQeNB.A.GXB.AJXf2"@bl-14.rootsweb.com> To: [email protected] Resent-From: [email protected] Reply-To: [email protected] X-Mailing-List: <[email protected]> archive/latest/4744 X-Loop: [email protected] Precedence: list Resent-Sender: [email protected] Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Would like to post information on John Sharp Sr. b. 1755 Pa and d. Jan/Jun 1817 in Madison County, Alabama and is buried in Sharp's Cove, Hurricane Valley, North East of Huntsville, Alabama. The information is the Will of John Sharp /and some of his heirs also taken from Probate Records of Madison County, Alabama. >>>>>P. 20 1773 John Sharp dec'd. admrs. appointed 14 July 1817 Orphans Ct., Min 1 P. 7. Letters of administgration on the estate of John Sharp dec'd. wre issued to John Sharp and Joseph Sharp with Ebenezor Byram and Bennett Wood, securities. John Taylor, John Sprowl,, Harris H. Wiley, Ebenezer Byran and Shadrack Tipton appointed to appraise the estate. (C.W. Jones who had abstracted land titles for very many years, said that dower was laid off to his widow;(what that means I do not know) she converted her lifetime rights to someone, who held it until her death, very many years later, when it was sold. >>>>> Prl. Mon. Bk. 2 p. 9, Dec. term 1850. On the application of William Bogue, administration on the estate of Archibald Sharp is committed to the sheriff, George W. Carmichael. Also on this application of James Sharp and Thomas Sharp, Administraction on the estate of Sarah Sharp is committed to the Sheriff, G. W. Carmichael. >>>>>On the petition of G.W. Carmichael as admr. of Archibald Sharp and Sarah Sharp, it is ordered that John Sharp and Joseph Sharp the admrs of John Sharp Sr. dec's. are ordered to make settlement >>>>>Pro. Rec. bk 17 pg 425. Petition to sell land of John Sharp dec'd filed by G. W. Carmichael, admr. W 1/2 Se 1/4 Sec. 36 E2 02 E. (I WOULD LIKE TO ASK A QUESTION, HOW WOULD YOU FIND OUT WHERE THAT LAND IS?) >>>>>He died 1853( John Sharp Jr/John Sharp Sr. oldest son) leaving heirs Anderson Sharp, James H. Murrey and wife Maria (Sharp),, Henry C. Baker and wife Mary (Sharp) and Wade H. Sharp all of Madison County, Alabama. John Sharp, Harriet Sharp and Joseph Sharp of Tennessee. Robert Harper and wife Eliza of Arkansas. Feb 1854 Pro. Rec bk 22 p 439 Final Settlement of G.W., Carmichael admr of John Sharp, April ;1858. He left at the time of his death the following heirs at law: John Sharp Jr. Aderson Sharp, Wiley Sharp, Wade Sharp, Joseph Sharp, Mary the wife of Henry C. Baker formerly Sharp and John W. Murrey, Eliza W. Murray, James A. Murray, Mary Ann Murray Joseph Murray and Sarah Ann Murray the children of Maria Murray deceased. late the wife of James Murray and formerly Maria Sharp. >>>>>File 1663. Estate of Martha Sharp. Bill William Sharp to Martha Sharp, Sep 1850, Walnut Planm for 1 coffin 3.00. A list of heirs shows Sarah Sharp dec'd heirs- James Sharp, Thomas Sharp, Zachariah Sharp 9 Jan 1854. A Petition filed Oct 28 1850 names the heirs as John Sharp, Joseph Sharp, William Sharp and Benjamin Sharp of Madison County, Alabama ., Leroy Sharp of Lauderale County, Alabama, Elender Hess formerly Sharp of Marshall County, Mississippi., Martha Scott formerly Sharp the wife of Petitioner (Henry C Scott), Archibald Sharp dec'd who left his children and Shaby (Barsheba) Coggins who left 4 children. >>>>> An unrecorded power of attorney from Leah Harris of Lawrence County., Ark to Talton Vaughn of the County and State aforesaid to whatever due me as heir of my mother Martha Sharp, late of Madison County, Alabama. 29 Dec 1852. Witness by W. C. Jones and William Gardner and acknowledged before David Spurlock, J.P. Lawrence County, Alabama 29 Dec 1852. (This is a possible error do not know if it is really Lawerence Co., Ala or Ark. if anyone knows any different please furnish information. Also, Leah name could be Leandor). >>>>>Pro Rec., bk 17, pg 281 Final Settlement of Henry C. Scott the admr. of Martha Sharp dec'd, who left at the time of her death the following heirs at law John Sharp Sr., (Son) who has died since the said Martha; Joseph Sharp, William Sharp, Benjamin Sharp, LeRoy Sharp, Leah Harris, Elandor Hess, Martha Scott Wife of Said Henry C. Scott the admr. G. W. Carmichael as guradian of Martha Coggins, William Coggins, John H. Coggins, and Louisa Coggins the children of Alfred Coggins dec'd. and his wife Barsheba Coggins dec'd., James Sharp and Thomas Sharp childdren and heirs at law who was in her lifetime a daughter(WHAT DOES THIS MEAN). Leandor wife of Thomas Pruitt, Polly wife of William Bogue, Barsheba Sharp, Martha Sharp, Zackariah Sharp, John Sharp, and Benjamin Sharp the children of Archibald Sharp dec'd who was a son of Martha Sharp. Jan term 1854 (the census for 1850 in Madison County, Alabama show Martha Sharp 85, birthplace unknown, living with an 18 yr old---- Coggins and John Coggins 14, in the next house is H.C. Scott age 50 years and wife Martha age 46 who was born in Tennessee. >>>>>From papers in the file Zackariah seems to belong to Sarah, Archibald was said to have six children but putting Zackariah among them makes seven. >>>>>The above petition is also shown in Pro Rec Min bk 2 pg 279; in here it is James and Thomas Sharp children of Sara dec'd a daughter of Martha Sharp dec'd. >>>>>Pro. Rec. bk17 pg 142 Final Settlement of H. C. Scott as admr. of George Sharp dec'd heirs not stated May 1854. (This George Sharp was the son on John Sharp Jr., John Sr.s son.) Pro. Min bk 2 p 102 Oct. 1853 cites issued to Thomas V. Province to report sale of the land of Hiram M. W. Sharp dec'd. Pro. Min bk 3 Pg 7 Jan. term 1856 on the petition of George W. Drake administgration on the estate of J.M.E.Sharp is committed to the sheriff. >>>>>Will Bk 2 pg. 164 wil of William Sharp what I have given Martha Reed by deed of gift on March 1880--------to children of my wife Jane Sharp son Eli ext. 18 March 1880. ( Understand that Martha Reed was his mistress). >>>>>Pro. Rec bk 36 pg 108 Petition for distribution filed by Eli Sharp as Exr. of William Sharp dec'd.. Distgributise are Lucinda Willbourn, George Sharp, Eli Sharp, Aaron Sharp, John Sharp, William Sharp, Wilson Sharp, Jackson Sharp, Betheny Pilant, James G. Sharp and William Sharp son of Hanna Sharp, all of age and of Madison County, Ala., except William the son of Hanna Sharp, Oct 1880. >>>>> Pro. rec. 36 pg 44 Petition to will land of William Sharp dec'd. N.E. 1/4 and E 1/2 N.W. 1/4 sec. 36 t 2 r 2 devisees, Lucinda Sharp wife of William Wilburn, Madison County., Eli Sharp, George Sharp, Aaron Sharp, John Sharp and James Sharp(of unsound mind) William Sharp, Bethney Sharp Pilant, Andrew J. Sharp, Wilson L. Sharp, William Sharp under 21 all of Madison County, Alabama 20 Sept 1883. The above covers the estate of John Sharp Sr of Madison County, Alabama and his heirs and such if anyone has any additional information would appreciate the information greatly. Hope the above helps out the researchers that are searching for the John Sharp and Martha Sharp of Madison County, Alabama. A lot of people have help me out greatly and wish to return the favor. Thanks Greatly Bob Morrison --part0_914191898_boundary--