My wife is a descendent of Middleton SAPP who lived in Lawrence Co. AL during the mid 1800s. He was reportedly born in Rhea Co. TN the son of John and Winnifred Anderson SAPP. A John SAPP placed an advertisement in the 1797 Augusta Ga. Chronicle stating that he had set up shop in Louisville and offered his services as a clock and watch maker, silver smith, and the repair of surveyors instruments. At this time John was reportedly married to an Elizabeth KING. John and family then removed to Rhea Co TN where John operated a mill. Wife Elizabeth died and he married Winnifred ANDERSON. The family moves to Blount Co. AL in about 1830. Middleton remains in AL but John and Winnifred move to Shelby Co. Texas where he is enumerated on the 1850 census as an 86 year old Clockmaker. Most researchers link this John SAPP to the John SAPP of the 1790 Surry / Stokes Co. NC census. I have recently noticed, however, that the SAPP family of Burke Co. Ga. also married into an ANDERSON family and also had a descendent named Middleton SAPP in about the same time period as our Middleton. Can anyone help to better identify 'John the Clockmaker' ? Thanks Ted & Joyce.