I'm kin to James Mountable Sharp.His Mother was Tabitha Mayfield&Father Edward Sharp.I'm decended thru James M.'s brother George F.Sharp.George F.Sharp married Elizabeth Hensley.She could be your Rebecca's sister.I'm sorry,but I don't know her parents name.George F. Sharp's daughter Nancy A.Sharp was married second to Willis C. Clayton after 1893,Lewis Co.Willis was married to Minerva Mayfield first&she died in1885. Anyway I thought I would give this overview to you to show that the Sharps,Mayfields&Claytons intermarried a lot.Some could have been 2nd or 3rd cousins.I correspond with a decendant ofJoshua Cayce&Bazzell Clayton.Send me your snail mail address&I'll forward to him. Linda Gordon Smith---Original Message----- From: G Stephens <stephens@clarksville.net> To: TNMAURY-L@rootsweb.com <TNMAURY-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, January 18, 1999 6:52 PM Subject: [TNMAURY-L] Clayton / Hensley >Trying to find info on Matthew Clayton and Rebecca Hensley below, John >Clayton was one of the early settlers of Lewis/Maury County area. Thanks in >advance for any help. > >John and Nancy Bridges Clayton. John Clayton was born about 1790 in Virginia >and died August 10,1864 in Lewis County. Nancy Bridges was born about 1791 >and died between 1850 and 1860 in Tennessee. > >One of their sons was Matthew Clayton married first to Rebecca Hensley born >about 1833-1834 and died about 1866-1867, Matthew married second to Mary >Elizabeth Bullock in 1867 in Lewis County. They later moved to Arkansas. >Three known children of Matthew and Rebecca are - Minerva Clayton, Van Dorn >Clayton and Joshua Clayton (might be more). > >James Mount Sharp born September 30,1830 and died January 19,1905 married on >March 25,1853 to Sarah (Sally) Clayton. Sarah was born February 14,1833 in >Tennessee and died October 15,1906 in Tennessee. She was the daughter of >John and Nancy Bridges Clayton. > >.Nancy J. Campbell born 1830 died between 1862-1864, married to William >Clayton on August 1845 in Lewis County. William was born about 1820 and died >between 1880 and 1898 and is buried in Palestine Cemetery on Swan Creek, >Lewis County, married first to Winnie Payton on February 23,1842 in Maury >County, his parents were John and Nancy Bridges Clayton. > > > > >==== TNMAURY Mailing List ==== >Researching the following Maury County surnames: BINKLEY - BOOKER - CASKEY - CRAIG - CRAWFORD - CREWS - DABBS - DANIELS - DEMASTUS - DIAL - DILLEHAY - DODSON - DOOLEY - DUGGER - demastus@aol.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >