I have the following information about my ancestor. Josiah Brown and his wife, Polly made the following declaration in Clinton County Missouri the 28th of April 1838: Know all men by these presents that we Josiah Brown and Polly Brown his wife of the county of Clinton and State of Missouri have made and constituted and appointed Benjamin Harrison of Overton County and State of Tennessee our true and lawful attorney for us and in our names to act demand sue for recover and receive of and from the administrator or guardian of the estate of John Richardson deceased of the county of Overton and State of Tennessee........ BIOGRAPHY: State of Missouri} Clinton County}ss Personally came before me the undersigned Clerk of the County Court within and for the county aforesaid Josiah Brown and Polly Brown his wife and acknowledged the foregoing instrument of writing to be there act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned she the said Polly Brown being examined separate and apart from her said husband acknowledged that she executed the same voluntarily freely and without compulsion or under influence of her said husband. Witness my hand and private seal no seal provided of court at office this 28th April 1838. Solomon Kinzey Clerk R. R. Harris Dep Clerk BIOGRAPHY: State of Missouri} County of Clinton}sst I, John Biggerstaff president of the County Circuit Court - within and for the County of Clinton do certify that Solomon Kinzey is the acting clerk of the court aforesaid and due credit and faith is given to all his official acts as such Witness my hand and seal April 28th 1838 John Biggerstaff Pr C. C. C. Recorded June 2nd 1838 Book A, Page 160. 1. Does anyone know where and when Benjamin Harrison was an attorney in Overton County Tennessee? 2. Where can I obtain information about John Richardson? 3. Who was the administrator or guardian of the estate of John Richardson? 4. Who inherited John Richardson's land? 5. Was there a sale of John Richardson's property and who purchased items from the sale? I would appreciate any help that you could give me. Ruth

Ruth- Both John Richardson and Benj. Harrison are in the 1820 Census for Overton Co. See at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnoverto/census/1820nr.htm Rex Phillips ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ruth Filbert" <rfilbert@cox.net> To: <TNOVERTO@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 8:34 PM Subject: [TNOVERTO] John Richardson >I have the following information about my ancestor. > > Josiah Brown and his wife, Polly made the following declaration in Clinton > County Missouri the 28th of April 1838: > > Know all men by these presents that we Josiah Brown and Polly Brown his > wife of the county of Clinton and State of Missouri have made and > constituted and appointed Benjamin Harrison of Overton County and State of > Tennessee our true and lawful attorney for us and in our names to act > demand sue for recover and receive of and from the administrator or > guardian of the estate of John Richardson deceased of the county of > Overton and State of Tennessee........ > > BIOGRAPHY: State of Missouri} > > Clinton County}ss > > Personally came before me the undersigned Clerk of the County Court within > and for the county aforesaid Josiah Brown and Polly Brown his wife and > acknowledged the foregoing instrument of writing to be there act and deed > for the purposes therein mentioned she the said Polly Brown being examined > separate and apart from her said husband acknowledged that she executed > the same voluntarily freely and without compulsion or under influence of > her said husband. > > Witness my hand and private seal no seal provided of court at office this > 28th April 1838. > > Solomon Kinzey Clerk > > R. R. Harris Dep Clerk > > BIOGRAPHY: State of Missouri} > > County of Clinton}sst > > I, John Biggerstaff president of the County Circuit Court - within and for > the County of Clinton do certify that Solomon Kinzey is the acting clerk > of the court aforesaid and due credit and faith is given to all his > official acts as such > > Witness my hand and seal April 28th 1838 > > John Biggerstaff Pr C. C. C. > > Recorded June 2nd 1838 Book A, Page 160. > > 1. Does anyone know where and when Benjamin Harrison was an attorney in > Overton County Tennessee? > > 2. Where can I obtain information about John Richardson? > > 3. Who was the administrator or guardian of the estate of John Richardson? > > 4. Who inherited John Richardson's land? > > 5. Was there a sale of John Richardson's property and who purchased items > from the sale? > > I would appreciate any help that you could give me. > > Ruth > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TNOVERTO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message