I have come across this and wonder if anyone can expand on any of it.-Bill > William Boulineau wrote: > Hi Dee, anytime would be fine with me, actually I have all the names but > Swaney. My ancestors came to Ga in the 1760, and most of them are still > there today, I never heard of the Black Book, probably more of my kin are > in there than anyone would like to admit. I haven't a clue as to what info > would be in there, and I am sure there were more horse thieves then folks > remember. Thanks.-Bill ********************************************************* in Burke Co., GA: Victim:Cato Plonging & Osten Johnson injury:killed shot dead Cause: homocide Attacker: E. Sapp (white)(could this be Elam?-Bill) Remarks: No arrest. bound over to appear before the Superior court under bond of $3000. Sapp lives near no. 1 station Ag & J RR, at large. ************************************************************************ no. 1714 Elam Sapp entered prison 07APR1859 Tattnall County ************************************************************************ no. 23 James Sapp (Black) entered prison 21MAY1882 Scriven Co. ************************************************************************ No. 831 Luke Sapp crime: simple Larceny sentence term:4years sentence date: 24DEC1840 term expires: 24DEC1844 County convicted: Bryan occupation:farmer Birthplace: Georgia age:23 height: 5ft 9in complexion: dark hair:dark eyes:dark remarks: pardoned 21DEC1844 ************************************************************************ persons sought who released Joseph Bell of Montgomery Co. (who has since been recaptured) who was being held for the murder of Matthew Sapp. Bell escaped from the McIntosh Co. Jail in Darien on the 6th and 7th ulto. Issued 5MAY1831 ************************************************************************ Person assaulted:Sawney Sapp Attacker:John Simpson(col'd) date:28NOV1867 County:Muscogee Cause:unknown injury:killed Remarks: tried, found guilty, and sentenced to hang. In county jail. ************************************************************************ I hope all this helps you!! Everything here is everything that it said about these people! Thanks, Dee MY ANCESTORS http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/5501/genealogy.html Southern Indiana Genealogy http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/5501/SIGpage.html Crawford Co., INGenWeb http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/8549/crawford.htm Meade Co.,KYGenWeb http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/8549/meade.html