A cautionary note - I once came across some papers naming someone as a man's "attorney" only to find out later that it was a son-in-law, a miller by trade, who was given a "power of attorney" over some aspect of the man's business, in this case, for going out west and selecting the land the man had been awarded by bounty. I would look for a family connection to this Sarah Smith Stafford... --- Laurel Baty <laurelbaty@comcast.net> wrote: > The Lady who wrote the letter, Sarah Smith > Stafford, was Ann Beatty's > attorney. The letter is basically a "cover > letter" for the Bounty Land > application. There is a section in the > application where Ann Beatty > appoints Sarah Smith Stafford as her attorney. > I would be happy to send > scans of this application to anyone who is > interested. > Laurel __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search - Find what you�re looking for faster http://search.yahoo.com

Good point--which would actually make it more interesting (after all, Nancy had "five little girls"). There is a Mary E. Strafford who witnesses Nancy Beatty's signature and also an H. M. Laird. However, there is also a Samuel B. Stafford who is a "Commissioner of Deeds & Notary Public." Laurel Baty, L252 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Genie" <genielists@yahoo.com> To: <BP2000-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 7:21 PM Subject: Re: [BP2000] John Beatty, War of 1812, NJ Widow Ann > A cautionary note - I once came across some > papers naming someone as a man's "attorney" only > to find out later that it was a son-in-law, a > miller by trade, who was given a "power of > attorney" over some aspect of the man's business, > in this case, for going out west and selecting > the land the man had been awarded by bounty. > > I would look for a family connection to this > Sarah Smith Stafford... > > --- Laurel Baty <laurelbaty@comcast.net> wrote: > > The Lady who wrote the letter, Sarah Smith > > Stafford, was Ann Beatty's > > attorney. The letter is basically a "cover > > letter" for the Bounty Land > > application. There is a section in the > > application where Ann Beatty > > appoints Sarah Smith Stafford as her attorney. > > I would be happy to send > > scans of this application to anyone who is > > interested. > > Laurel > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Search - Find what you're looking for faster > http://search.yahoo.com > > > ==== BP2000 Mailing List ==== > Recommend a cousin ! Send name and email to: > Mike Allen, Executive Director <naturalsoft@ameritech.net> > Ray Beaty, founder, BP2000 <RCBDJR@AOL.COM> >