--=====================_26729981==_.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed My interest in John P. Norwood, who died in 1845 in Hardin Co, TN, is that he likely is the father of my ancestor Mary Ann Norwood. She married Giles McBride and had at least 10 children. Here is the sketchy information I have on them, then I have a little more I found in Hardin Co, TN records below this: Giles McBride born about 1812 in TN (according to census records) married Mary Ann Norwood who died after birth of her daughter, Frances McBride, in 1854 or 1855, probably in Lauderdale Co, AL (just across the state line from Hardin Co, TN). Their known children of at least 10 were: Nancy Jane McBride, born in TN Ann McBride, born February 1842 or 1843 in TN John McBride, born 1840 in TN (probable child, on census in hh of Giles McBride) Phebe Alice McBride (9th child), born AL Frances (Fannie) McBride, born 1854 in AL From the book, Hardin County Tennessee Records 1820-1860 compiled by Thomas A. Hays: Page 55 County Court Minutes Book D 1843-1850, Record dated 3 November 1845, Norwood John, Giles McBride appointed administrator of the estate of John Norwood Page 188 Wills, Inventories and Settlements Book D 1842-1848, Norwood, John P. Inventory and sale, returned by Giles McBride, administrator, 1 December 1845 (pages 194-198) These two references, as well as a couple of additional references lead me to believe that John P. Norwood may have been Mary Ann Norwood's father, since Mary Ann's husband Giles McBride was administrator of John P. Norwood's estate, and the records show that he had quite a few duties in regard to that estate. Also, I found a brief article in the Hardin County Historical Society Quarterly, Volume 6, #4, p 3 that says, "Rice and Rebecca Harris died in 1845. They had a good estate, which went to one heir. John Norwood, a neighbor of the Rice family, died at the same time. They lived in the 12th District. Taken from Early Hardin County History, Judge A. A. Watson." I also saw other references to Norwood's in Hardin Co, TN about the same time period. One was William Norwood who lost some property at a tax sale (nonpayment of taxes) and another was John D. Norwood. One other was Fletcher Norwood who appeared on a list for delinquent taxes in the 1850's. The compiler noted that this often meant the person had moved away, and had not been removed from the tax roll, yet. My Mary Ann Norwood was believed, by family tradition, to have had a brother named Fletcher Norwood. It is likely that he also moved to Alabama at some point, since Mary Ann's daughter Ann McBride Sheffield apparently remembered him as a favorite uncle. Can anyone help us with this family? Does anyone have access to the actual book Wills, Inventories and Settlements BooK D 1842-1848, Hardin Co, TN, pages 194-198 that might list the heirs of John P. Norwood? Any tips would be appreciated. Dianna B. Hokanson http://www.pearland.com/hokanson --=================