Nathan could be a step father or uncle...but I don't think you'll find a relationship in the court minutes...they usually just state that he was appointed guardian, gives accountings but no relationship is mentioned...he could be a brother in law to one of her parents or a brother to one of her parents as well... On 12/1/05, Myron E. Williams <[email protected]> wrote: > > Nathan Sparks would have been appointed guardian of Nancy Jennings by a > court. The answer to your question will be in the court minutes. You > may find those at the Wilson County Archives. Thomas E. Partlow has > compiled, indexed, and published a lot of the Wilson County records. He > is one of the curators of the archives and most helpful. > > The Mormons have microfilmed many of the Tennessee records. You can view > their films for a small fee at any Family History Center. See their > website for details: www.familysearch.org > > But if you can get to Murfreesboro, you can surely get to the archives > in Lebanon. That will be your best source. > > Myron E. Williams > Crossville, TN > > > [email protected] wrote: > > >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > > >Surnames: Jennings, Sparks > >Classification: Query > > > >Message Board URL: > > > >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UiB.2ACI/1306 > > > >Message Board Post: > > > >>From a book in the Linebough Library in Murfreesboro, TN I found an > entry in a book of wills for Wilson Co. TN, 1802-1850. The entry reads > "Nathan Sparks Guardian. 22 September 1832. Guardian of Nancy Jennings, she > having come of age. (P. 496)." I am researching Jesse H. Sparks son of > Nathan Sparks (1775-1844). I want to know who Nancy Jennings was and how she > came to be under the guardianship of Nathan Sparks. Also when was Nancy > Jennings living in the household of Nathan Sparks and for how long. I have > no other information about Nancy Jennings, nor am I sure that this is the > correct Nathan Sparks, the family is so large. Any ideas? > > > > > >==== TNWILSON Mailing List ==== > >Please remember: don't post virus alerts, spam, and chain letters to this > list. Thanks! :) > > > > > > > > > ==== TNWILSON Mailing List ==== > You can find the directions to unsubscribe from the TNWILSON list > at: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/TN/wilson.html > > -- Coats Archive http://www.coatsarchive.us