Hello, listers. I have a Mr. Lessix married to (or fathering a child with) Mary Sharp in MD. The date was probably 1788, since the child, Hiram, was born 16 Nov. 1789. Mary and her two brothers moved to Augusta, GA about two yeasrs later, minus Lessix. Hiram took his mother's name, and was known the rest of his life as Hiram Sharp, (Don't know what happened to Mary or her two brothers.) Hiram married Sarah Ann Owen on 28 Nov. 1811, and they moved to Carroll Co., GA, whwre they raised a large family. Hiram's daughter Elizabeth was my great grandmother, marrying William Williams, living south of Villa Rica. Can anyone help me with the whole name of Mr. Lessix? Also, was he French? I speculate he may have been a French soldier who fought in our Revolution, then had to return to France. Help will be appreciated. Bill