Got a surprise today when I received the Lauderdale book I had order . I was working on the Limestone Co TX Lauderdale family & what do I find but my own ancestress Margaret Lauderdale Looney McCain b: 1739. The Lauderdale descendants in Limestone Co came from a brother to my Margaret Lauderdale Looney McCain. What really surprised me was when I went searching the Limestone Co data base & find a Robert Looney Sharp. Then I get into the old Looney info out of Botetourt Co VA records I find this from Leroy Tilton's Early Looneys in America. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> At about the same time, when the will of Edward Sharp, dated 8 May, 1770, was probated in Botetourt County (Will Book A;1), the Executors were father-in-law, John McClelland and brother-in-law, William McClelland. John Sharp was granted administration. The widow was Jane Sharp, and the securities were David(2) Looney and Abraham McClelland. (The widow, Jane McClelland Sharpe had married second, Samuel Gamble.) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The above David Looney who married Mary McClellan/McClelland it the bro to my Peter Looney who married Margaret Lauderdale. This Mary McClellan had a sister Jane who married Edward Sharp the Grandfather of Anthony & Spencer Sharp who came to Limestone Co TX. This is how Anthony & Spencer Sharp's brother Robert Looney Sharp got his name. We may also find a McClelland connection to the ones that came to Limestone Co TX. I now have 4 kids of John McClelland & am looking for more in all my Looney info. Pat Oates in TX

Are you aware there are McClellands buried in Robertson County? If you would like more info, I will put my notes together and send to you. Thanks, ...Wanda... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patricia Oates" <trish@texasinternet.com> To: <TXLIMEST-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2005 11:08 PM Subject: [TXLIMEST] Sharp/McClelland Decendants INFO > Got a surprise today when I received the Lauderdale book I had order . I > was working on the Limestone Co TX Lauderdale family & what do I find but > my own ancestress Margaret Lauderdale Looney McCain b: 1739. The > Lauderdale descendants in Limestone Co came from a brother to my Margaret > Lauderdale Looney McCain. > What really surprised me was when I went searching the Limestone Co data > base & find a Robert Looney Sharp. Then I get into the old Looney info > out > of Botetourt Co VA records I find this from Leroy Tilton's Early Looneys > in > America. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > At about the same time, when the will of Edward Sharp, dated 8 May, 1770, > was probated in Botetourt County (Will Book A;1), the Executors were > father-in-law, John McClelland and brother-in-law, William McClelland. > John > Sharp was granted administration. The widow was Jane Sharp, and the > securities were David(2) Looney and Abraham McClelland. (The widow, Jane > McClelland Sharpe had married second, Samuel Gamble.) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > The above David Looney who married Mary McClellan/McClelland it the bro to > my Peter Looney who married Margaret Lauderdale. > This Mary McClellan had a sister Jane who married Edward Sharp the > Grandfather of Anthony & Spencer Sharp who came to Limestone Co TX. > This is how Anthony & Spencer Sharp's brother Robert Looney Sharp got his > name. > We may also find a McClelland connection to the ones that came to > Limestone > Co TX. > I now have 4 kids of John McClelland & am looking for more in all my > Looney > info. > Pat Oates in TX > > > > > ==== TXLIMEST Mailing List ==== > The Limestone County Resource Page is at > http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/TX/Limestone/ > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >