Mary C. Smith writes: "So far I have found nothing in the Order Books that would explain why Philipena (FITZGERALD) SHARP alone gave permission for the marriage of their daughter Louvenia to Mark PLASTERS 13 Sept. 1836." The answer is found in the law. Philipena would have had to be a widow in order to give the permission mentioned. Have you found any reference to William N. Sharp, husband of Philipena after that date? This suggests that he died after the April 1835 court date and before this date, absent evidence to the contrary.