In regards to Creed Garrott, I have concluded (w/o proof) since Creeds brother was Joshua, then likely Creed was s/o Joshua Sr. I have accounted for all the sons of Elijah, Creed not being a son of his. Depending upon his date of birth either 1804/05 or 1806/07, Creed is likely one of the two male child b. 1802-04 in Joshuas HH of 1820 Overton. The other male child is Joshua Jr b 1803. Elijah had one son b. bet 1802-04 in 1820 Census. This is most likely Stephen b. 1802. He also had a son b. 1804-06; this is Elijah Jr b. 1806. Therefore Creed cannot be s/o Elijah if he is born 1804/05. If Creed was born 1806/07 he is likely the one male born 1804-1810 in Joshuas 1820 HH. According to 1820 Overton for Joshua Garrott: 1 male b. 1790-1794: unknown 2 males 1802-04: Joshua b. 1803 Creed b. 1804/05 1 male b. 1804-1810: either Creed b. 1806/07 or Loderick b. 1810/11 (may be s/o Eliajah) 1 male b. 1810-1820: Spotwood b. 1814 BTW If you still have a copy of the record of "Joshua Garrotts Heirs" I would like to have a copy of it if possible. Thanks -----Original Message----- From: Louannel@aol.com Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2007 7:09 PM To: tnoverto@rootsweb.com Subject: [TNOVERTO] Overton County Records It typically isn't as simple as looking in a will book. So many didn't have wills or the wills were lost. What we do have lots of in Overton County is court minutes and deeds. When I was in Livingston in October I spent some time at the Registrar of Deeds office looking for proof of the father of Creed Garrett, my ancestor (supposedly Joshua, but I've seen no proof). I was looking for Elijah, Joshua & Creed. I found court minutes in a case where the defendant was indexed as "Joshua Garrett's Heirs", so I was hoping that would have my answer. Unfortunately, it was Creed's brother Joshua, BUT for anyone researching that line it would be very helpful - gives his year of death, name of his wife and children, most of whom were minors. Researching in the old documents is tedious. This particular document was not in the book and page listed in the Index, which meant I had to go through that entire book and then another to find it. ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com ------------------------------- 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