Bob, Thank YOU! We'll have to talk on the side here on this one. I am from James Larkin WILLIS and Sarah "Sally" STAPLETON'S son, Iredell Campbell WILLIS. I am from a son born out-of-wedlock belonging to Iredell C. WILLIS and a Sarah "Sally" (Manis) LAWSON, widow of Palestine LAWSON. I want to talk to you about joining as well. Keep up the fine work, Bob Sam Lawson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Betty Hughes" <bandbhughes@webtv.net> To: tnhawkin@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 9:02:23 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [TNHAWKIN] William STAPLETON Sam: Thanks. Bob Hughes "Do not go where the path may lead; Go where there is no path and leave a trail"---Emerson   Opportunities never come to those who wait...they are captured by those who dare to attack. There are 2 kinds of people, those that do the work and those who take the credit. Try to be in the 1st group, there is less competition there. -----Original Message----- From: SAMLAWSON1929 Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 7:59 PM To: tnhawkin@rootsweb.com Subject: [TNHAWKIN] William STAPLETON Private, Virginia Line, $80.00 Annual Allowance $240.00 Amount Received October 17 1833 Pension Started Age 78 (1835 TN Pension Roll). William STAPLETON is buried on Copperidge in Cantwell Valley in Hawkins County, Tennessee. He was born about 1755-1760 and died in 1818. He married to Elizabeth Rachel SIZEMORE (2 May, 1786- 3 April, 1873), a daughter of Owen and Elizabeth "Alcey" (Bingham) SIZEMORE. After William STAPLETON'S death in 1818, Elizabeth, his widow, remarried to one Larkin WILLIS on 18 February, 1819, in Hawkins County, Tennessee.   ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TNHAWKIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message   ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TNHAWKIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message