Forwarded Message: Subj:{not a subscriber} Request for Help in Genealogy Search Date:7/5/2004 3:44:42 PM Central Daylight Time From:richajs2003@yahoo.com To:txwise-l@rootsweb.com CC:james.s.richards@nasa.gov Sent from the Internet (Details) Dear Wise County Texas Genealogy Enthusiasts: In exploring the "family lore" that said a several greats back Uncle John Richards was killed in the massacre at Goliad, I found a clue that led me to Wise County. I have validated that John Richards was indeed one of the victims and that the State of Texas rewarded his heirs with several hundred acres of land. In discussions with personnel at the Texas General Land Office, it came to light that the file on John Richards land grants contained a receipt for a Power of Attorney that had been checked out for use in a lawsuit in Wise County, Texas. Thus, the request for your help. Based on the conversation, I believe the previously mentioned Power of Attorney was issued to Jefferson A. Richards and George F. Patterson in 1860 and removed from the GLO file in the same year. I assume the Wise County lawsuit was filed in 1859 or 1860. The law suit would have involved the heirs of John Richards and would have likely involved his grandsons Jefferson A. Richards and George F. Patterson. The subject of the lawsuit is unknown but the suit is likely to involve land or land claims. I am a direct descendant of Jefferson A. Richards. My interest in this lawsuit is to find names of parents, brothers, sisters, and other relatives of John Richards. Would it be possible in enlist your help in exploring this clue? If there are on-line resources that I can use to help myself, I would appreciate your identifying them to me. Any help that you can provide in following up on this obscure clue will be sincerely appreciated. Regards Steve Richards P.O. Box 188 Harvest, AL 35749 Phone (256) 771-1562