Hey Deborah, I just now viewed your email & it cleared up the e-mail I received (to the list) from Jerry Bryan. (I saw Jerry's 1st) & I was really confused, <g> I thought Lord, did I use Susannah Epperson instead of Nancy in one of my e-mail's to someone. Happy to have this cleared up. If you see the email I sent to the list in reply to Jerry's, I made the statement it is my belief Susannah Epperson was Nancy Epperson's aunt. I hope the information I provided will help. I feel better now, thought I had really lost it. Fay Gloria Fay (Harmon) Burris [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "DEBORAH ONEAL" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 11:34 AM Subject: Re: [TNANDERS] TNANDERS Digest, Vol 3, Issue 17 > Gloria, > > Thanks for the info on Nancy Epperson. It answers a lot of questions for > me. I suspected that Nancy was the sister of my 8th Great > Grandmother--Susan Epperson Moore. > > I think I can answer as to why everyone wanted her to be Nancy Humphreys. > It comes back to the Spindletop Oil Money claim. There are many who have > Nancy as sister to my 4th Gt Grandmother Sarah Humphreys/Humphries. Many > have tried to attach Sarah's brother William to the William and the fabled > "Pelham" Humphries of Texas oil claim fame. Elaborate stories have been > told about how William came to East TN to visit with his sister Nancy on > his way to Texas with "their brother Pelham". This has been proved to be > totally false. I fear some have been duped out of a lot of money with the > promise of riches and don't want to believe it was all for nothing. > > Debbie > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2008 20:32:03 -0500 > From: "Gloria Fay Burris" > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > Subject: [TNANDERS] Mary Ann Foust's statement of Nancy Epperson being > her mother > To: <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > Message-ID: > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > The following is a portion of the William E. Parham papers located in the > McClung Library, Knoxville, TN. > Mary Ann Foust stated: "My mother was Nancy Epperson, her sister Susan m > James Moore; another m Abner Pear; another m old John Cox; I married Eli > Sartin." This is probably the best statement that could have ever been > made to prove Nancy Epperson's last name was EPPERSON & not Humphrey's > even though she was married as Nancy Epperson May 4, 1808 Knox Co, TN to > Daniel Foust; but for whatever reason everyone wanted her to be Nancy > Humphrey? > > I have been unable to determine who the Epperson was that was supposedly > married to old John Cox. Anyone have any input on old John Cox here? > Thanks, Fay > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 3:02 AM > Subject: TNANDERS Digest, Vol 3, Issue 17 > > > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Mary Ann Foust Sartin's Will (Gloria Fay Burris) > 2. Mary Ann Foust's statement of Nancy Epperson being her mother > (Gloria Fay Burris) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2008 19:31:19 -0500 > From: "Gloria Fay Burris" > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > Subject: [TNANDERS] Mary Ann Foust Sartin's Will > To: <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > Message-ID: > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > I think---all of Mary Ann Foust's children belong to Eli Sartin but went > by the Foust name. Mary & Eli didn't get married until she was almost 65 > years old. > > Mary Foust Sartin's Will dated Mar 20, 1905. > > Know all men by these presences that I Mary Ann Sartin do in this the > year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred & five, declare this to be my > last will & testament hereby revoking all other wills made by me. > 1st: I Bequeath to my son Christopher Joshua Foust & my daughter Mary > Ann Foust, all of my real estate which I have deeded to them to have at my > death till which time they are to take care of me & also to pay my debts, > doctor bills, & funeral expenses. > 2nd: I further direct that my household goods be divided as follows: > I bequeath to my son Louis W A Foust 1 bed, 2 pillows, four quilts, sheet > & straw tick, & twenty dollars, [which I paid him] worth of land which I > gave him a deed. I also bequeath the same amount to Eli Daniel Foust, > which I have already paid him. I further bequeath to Mary Ann Foust; 1 > bed, 2 pillows, four quilts, 1 sheet & straw tick, which I have already, > gave her. > I further bequeath to my daughter Nancy Elizabeth Roisdon, 1 bed, 2 > pillows, four quilts, 1 sheet & straw tick. And twenty dollars in money > [$20.00] which has not been paid. I further direct that often my daughter, > Elizabeth Roisden gets hers out of the household goods. That the remainder > be equally divided between Christopher Joshua Foust and Mary Ann Foust > what is in the big house. What is in the kitchen belongs to Christ.? > And further I appoint N S Moore executor of this will in witness where of > I have here unto set my hand & seal this Mar 20, 1905. > > Mary Ann Sartin > > X her mark > Gloria Fay (Harmon) Burris > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2008 20:32:03 -0500 > From: "Gloria Fay Burris" > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > Subject: [TNANDERS] Mary Ann Foust's statement of Nancy Epperson being > her mother > To: <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > Message-ID: > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > The following is a portion of the William E. Parham papers located in the > McClung Library, Knoxville, TN. > Mary Ann Foust stated: "My mother was Nancy Epperson, her sister Susan m > James Moore; another m Abner Pear; another m old John Cox; I married Eli > Sartin." This is probably the best statement that could have ever been > made to prove Nancy Epperson's last name was EPPERSON & not Humphrey's > even though she was married as Nancy Epperson May 4, 1808 Knox Co, TN to > Daniel Foust; but for whatever reason everyone wanted her to be Nancy > Humphrey? > > I have been unable to determine who the Epperson was that was supposedly > married to old John Cox. Anyone have any input on old John Cox here? > Thanks, Fay > > Gloria Fay (Harmon) Burris > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the TNANDERS list administrator, send an email to > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. > > To post a message to the TNANDERS mailing list, send an email to > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the > body of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of TNANDERS Digest, Vol 3, Issue 17 > *************************************** > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message