Today was my DAR Chapter's monthly meeting and our topic today was American Indians. The roll call question was, "Do you have an Indian in your family?" My answer was probably, many generations back. So I came home to look back at my family tree and this is what I came across.
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Reba McMillan added this on 23 Jun 2009
cmckissack1originally submitted this to McKissack-Dallas on 12 Jul 2007
"When the English settlers arrived at Jamestown in 1607, the Tidewater area of Virginia had been inhabited for thousands of years by Native Americans. There were many tribes with very specialized religions, life styles, customs and political structures. The tribes were not nomadic but were very settled with large areas of land cleared for agriculture. The Powhatan tribes were located along the waterways and had observed European ships entering the Chesapeake Bay to capture Indians for the slave trade since the mid-1500s. They had witnessed and experienced the deadly effects of cannons, muskets and hangings. The Indians provided the early settlers with food and taught them how to plant corn, to hunt and fish. The need for land and food supplies increased as more ships and many people continued to arrive and the settlement expanded rapidly. The foreign invaders forced the Indians off their ancestral homeland, confiscated their cleared fields, destroyed their longhouses and canoes, stole their corn and desecrated their temples."
- Oliver "Fish Hawk" Perry
Nansemond Chief Emeritus
September 16, 1989
Chief Wahanganoche Acquitted of Murder Charges
Reba McMillan added this on 23 Jun 2009
jamaret01originally submitted this to Jakob Maret Family Tree on 4 Feb 2008
March 1662 - Acts of Assembly-
* Repeals any acts inhibiting free trade among inhabitants of the colony/country, except with Indians. Trade with Indians for beaver, otter and other furs must be commissioned by the Governor.134
* John Flood's son to take his place as an interpreter, and Henry Newcombe to be interpreter in the northern region.135
* This act prohibits the selling or buying of Indian lands, any contracts are null and void.136
* Any Englishman who cannot produce good evidence of title on Indians lands shall be removed by the sheriff; any constructed buildings are to be demolished and burned.137
* Englishmen within three miles of the Indians are to assist in making a fence around the cornfields of the Indians, in order to protect the crops from the cattle and hogs of the English. It is up to the Indians, however, to maintain the fence.138
* Indians may obtain a license to gather oysters and wild fruits for a given period of time. They, however, may not carry any weapons with them. If the English harm the Indians, the English are to be prosecuted as if the harm had been done to an Englishman.139
* There is to be no trade with the Indians whatsoever except by commissions by the Governor.140
* The Governor to hear disputes of trades with the Indians.141
* An Indian chief cannot be imprisoned without a special warrant from the Governor and two Council members.142
* The Governor is to appoint commissioners without personal interest in the area to go to the Indian towns to tell them of the English acts passed for their protection. Commissioners are to go annually to insure that their (Indians') rights are not being violated.143
* Silver-plated and copper plated badges are to be provided to the chiefs under the protection of the English. Indians, or at least one Indian within the group, coming into English bounds are to wear one of these badges. If the Indians are found in harming any English, the chief associated with the badge will be held responsible. Indians found English bounds without a badge are to be apprehended and taken to a justice of the peace, and held in safe custody until the chief, or "great man," pays 100-arm length of roanoke (shell beads) for each Indian.144
* Any Englishman proven to have taken a badge away from an Indian shall be fined two hours in the "pillory" and 5,000 pounds of tobacco. If the Englishman is unable make such a payment, he is to spend six months in prison.145
* Tributary Indian Kings are to send one of their great men to the English militia at the notice of approaching strange Indians to give a report of their knowledge of the Indian group.146
* The English are not to harbor runaway Indians from their respective tribes.147
* Indian servants are not to be sold as slaves, nor held in service longer than expected of an English servant.148
* Indian servants are permitted only by license obtained from the Governor. The Englishman with the license is responsible for the actions of the Indian servant.149
* Wahanganoche, King of the Patawomeck Indians, is acquitted of murder charges by Captain Giles Brent.150
* Chief Wahanganoche of the Patawomeck Indians is to be paid 200 arms length of roanoke by Captain Giles Brent, and 100 arms length of roanoke by other accusers, Colonel Gerrard Fowke, Mr. John Lord and Captain George Mason. Matchcoats of 20 arms length can be substituted for the roanoke.151
* Colonel Gerrard Fowke is fined 10,000 pounds of tobacco for allowing one of the murderers to escape (presumably an Englishman).152
* Captain Giles Brent and Colonel Gerrard Fowke issued an illegal warrant for Wahanganoche, King of the Patawomeck Indians' arrest. They are fined 15,000 pounds of tobacco. They can no longer hold civil or military positions. Brent is to pay the costs of the witnesses. Fowke is to pay whatever charges remain.153
* Colonel Moore Fantlorey has built a house in the lowland near marshes. It appears that he wants 500 acres of high land ground instead. He is to pay the King of the Rappahannock 15 match coats prior to moving and 30 upon acquiring the uplands.154
* Colonel Moore Fantlorey falsely accused the Rappahannock Chief of not paying tribute to the Governor, Sir William Berkeley. Colonel Moore Fantlorey is relieved of any civil or military office.155
* White receives 10,000 pounds of tobacco from the public trust to compensate for the murder of his son and two servants by Indians.156
* Trade is prohibited with Marylanders and northern Indians, such as the Susquehannocks. It is feared that the well-worn paths will bring danger from northern Indians and they will also trade with the tributary Indians in Virginia, which would hurt the colonists trade with tributary Indians.157
* It appears that Mrs. Mary Ludlow, estate executive for the late Collonel Thomas Ludlow, has encroached upon the Chiskiack Indian land at Pyanketancke. The Ludlow heirs are to have only the land as previously surveyed. A commission appointed by the Governor is to settle all disputes.158
* Wahanganoche, King of the Patawomeck Indians, acknowledged before the committee of Indian businesses [first noticed mention of such a committee] that he has sold a parcel of land to Mr. Peter Austin for matchcoats. Trees will be marked to establish the boundaries of this land.159
* Commissioners appointed by the Governor shall settle Land disputes between Colonel Gerard Fowke and Wahanganoche, King of the Patawomecks.160
* Commissioners appointed by the Governor shall settle Land disputes between Captain Giles Brent and Wahanganoche, King of the Patawomeck Indians.161
* Lieutenant Colonel Goodridge is summoned to appear before the Governor and the Council to answer complaints by the King of the Mattaponi Indians concerning the burning of his English house.162
* John Carter to issue a warrant for William Johnsons concerning whether an Indian boy should remain with the English or be returnedto the Indians.163
* Metappin, a Powhatan Indian, sold for a lifetime of service to Elizabeth Short by the King of the Wainoake (possibly the Weynoke) Indians, is to be set free. The King of the Wainoake Indians could not legally sell Metappin because he was of another nation. Metappin can speak perfect English and desires to be baptized.164
* The Assembly upon the advice of the committee appointed for the Indian business requests that the Governor appoint uninterested person to enquire on differences between the English and the Indians.165
Native Voice
"I'm sure that they went to Wahanganoche and wanted land, but he wouldn't give them any land. So, they accuse him of treason and murder, and he gets hauled down to Middle Plantation, which is Williamsburg today. And he gets tried, and he was found innocent."
-Chief Robert Green
Patawomeck Tribe
April 20, 2004
Detail of "The Towne of Secota," Theodor de Bry, 1590.
source: http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/jame1/moretti-langholtz/chap7.htm
What tribe did he come from?
Reba McMillan added this on 23 Jun 2009
njthompson originally submitted this to Phillips, Thompson, Boggs, Cartwright Family Tree on 26 Mar 2008
Patawomeck Tribe in Maryland
Name: Wahanganoche - Whipsewasson
BIOGRAPHY: WHEREAS Wahanganoche king of the Potowmeck Indians acknowledged ... the sale of that whole tract of land possesd by Mr. Henry Mee in Potowmeck ... WHEREAS Wahanganoche ... sold a parcel of land to Mr. Peter Austin, ...
BIOGRAPHY: WHEREAS Wahanganoche ... sold a parcel of land to Mr. Peter Austin, ...
Date: MAR 1661/1662
Quality: 3
"...Their head and shoulders they paint oftentimes, and those red with the root pochone brayed into powder mixed with oil of the walnut or bear's grease... Many other forms of paintings they use, but he is the most gallant who is most monstrous to behold..." William Strachey 1609-1612
"...They goe all naked save for their privityes, yet in coole weather they weare deare skins, with the hayre on loose; some have leather stockings up to their twistes & sandalls on their feet, their hayre is black generally, which they weare long on the left side, tyed up on a knott, abouth which knott the kinges and best among them have a kind of Coronett of deares hayre coloured redd, some have chaines of long linckt copper about their neckes, and some chaines of pearle, the comon sort stick long fethers in this knott..."
Gabriel Archer A Breif discription of the People. 21 May-21 June 1607
Argall also traded on the Oquicho River in the same year, when he obtained nearly 400 bushels of grain from the King of Patawomeck. The winter of 1610-1611 found Argall, still in command of the Discovery but under the orders of Lord de La Warr, "on a trading voyage up the Potomac where he is said to have found some mines of antimony and lead, and a very profitable trade with the Indians."
BIOGRAPHY: WHEREAS Wahanganoche ... sold a parcel of land to Mr. Peter Austin, ...
Date: MAR 1661/1662
Quality: 3
"...Their head and shoulders they paint oftentimes, and those red with the root pochone brayed into powder mixed with oil of the walnut or bear's grease... Many other forms of paintings they use, but he is the most gallant who is most monstrous to behold..." William Strachey 1609-1612
"...They goe all naked save for their privityes, yet in coole weather they weare deare skins, with the hayre on loose; some have leather stockings up to their twistes & sandalls on their feet, their hayre is black generally, which they weare long on the left side, tyed up on a knott, abouth which knott the kinges and best among them have a kind of Coronett of deares hayre coloured redd, some have chaines of long linckt copper about their neckes, and some chaines of pearle, the comon sort stick long fethers in this knott..."
Gabriel Archer A Breif discription of the People. 21 May-21 June 1607
Argall also traded on the Oquicho River in the same year, when he obtained nearly 400 bushels of grain from the King of Patawomeck. The winter of 1610-1611 found Argall, still in command of the Discovery but under the orders of Lord de La Warr, "on a trading voyage up the Potomac where he is said to have found some mines of antimony and lead, and a very profitable trade with the Indians."
Wahanganoche's father was the petty-chief, Japasaw, or more correctly, I-oppasus, who had become the King of Patawomeck by the 1620s. I do not know the wife of Wahanganoche, but I-oppasus had two wives. One whose name I do not know but who was a daughter of Powhatan and I-oppasus' own niece or half-niece. It is possible that she was the daughter of Powhatan called Cahoke or Kaokee, traditionally the ancestor of the Peyton and Roberson families of Patawomeck blood, who was said to have been a daughter of Powhatan. His other wife was Paupauwiske who was known to have had a child, possibly Wahanganoche, as was written about by Henry Spelman. The Curtis family traditionally descends from the Patawomeck Indian girl, Ontonah, left an orphan by the battle of 1666. As the Peyton and Roberson families also descend from her, she may be the link back to the wife of I-oppassus who was the daughter of Powhatan, Kaokee (?).
Pamunkey Tribal Government
RR 1, Box 2225
King William, Virginia 23086
(804) 843-3526
Reba McMillan added this on 23 Jun 2009
woodswmn9 originally submitted this to HAMILTON Tree on 23 Jan 2009
Col. HENRY MEESE b abt 1630 married MARY WAHANGANOCHE b abt 1645 d ?
she was the dau of CHIEF WAHANGANOCHE and also sister to KEZIAH ARROYAH.
There is another tie to this tribe thru MARY WILLIAMS b? d? 1st wife of RICHARD ELKINS b 1669 d 1746 Stafford VA~
Her parents~EVAN WILLIAMS and CHRISTIAN MARTIN (don't have b & d on them yet) ~
Christian Martin's parents~JOHN MARTIN and CHRISTIAN PETTIS/Pettus/Pettit/Petty
who was believed to have descended from possibly POCAHONTAS and KOCOUM (younger bro of Chief JAPASAW (her uncle) from a child born before she m John Rolfe and went to England~
a girl named KAOKEE who was traditionally known as the mother of Christian Pettis/Pettus/Pettit/Petty Martin ~don't know who her father was. . . .
ANNE MEESE after being widowed from JOHN REDMOND married RICHARD BRYANT~she was also his 1st cousin??? . . .
the child supposedly born to Pocahantas and Kocoum~KAOKEE~was traditionally said to have been raised by the Patawomeck Tribe
My family tree shows Chief Wahanganoche to be my 9th great grandfather. And there is connecting lines to each of his daughters: MARY WAHANGANOCHE and KEZIAH ARROYAH.
Following is from my Family Tree Maker (ignore the numbering, I tried to fix, but no luck):
Generation 1
Chief Wahanganoche was born in 1620 in Potomac River, Allegany, Maryland. He died on 01 Apr 1664 in Murdered Old Rappahannock, Caroline, Virginia.
(Unknown first name) Wahanganoche was born in 1622 in Potomac River, Allegany, Maryland.
Chief Wahanganoche and Wahanganoche married. They had the following children:
i. Mary Wahanganoche was born in 1630.
ii. Keziah Arroyah was born in 1635 in Bryant, Charles, Maryland. She died in Nov 1690 in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia.
Generation 2
2. Mary Wahanganoche was born in 1630. Henry Meese was born in 1600. He died in 1682.
Henry Meese and Mary Wahanganoche married. They had the following children:
i. Grace Meese was born in 1627 in , Stafford, Virginia, USA. She married John Ashton in 1670. She died in 1706 in , Prince William, Virginia, USA.
5. ii. Anne Meese was born in 1651 in , Stafford, Virginia. She married Richard Bryant in 1681. She died in Virginia.
3. Keziah Arroyah was born in 1635 in Bryant, Charles, Maryland. She died in Nov 1690 in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia.
Fnu Bryant was born in 1630. He died in Virginia, USA.
Fnu Bryant and Keziah Arroyah married. They had the following children:
5. i. Richard Bryant was born in 1651 in Westmoreland, Stafford, Virginia,. He married Anne Meese in 1681. He died on 15 May 1704 in , Stafford, Virginia.
Generation 3
4. Anne Meese was born in 1651 in , Stafford, Virginia. She died in Virginia.
5. Richard Bryant son of Fnu Bryant and Keziah Arroyah was born in 1651 in Westmoreland, Stafford, Virginia,. He died on 15 May 1704 in , Stafford, Virginia.
Richard Bryant and Anne Meese were married in 1681. They had the following children:
6. i. Elizabeth Bryant was born in 1669 in , Stafford, Virginia,. She married Richard Elkins on
12 Jan 1695 in , Stafford, Virginia. She died in 1757.
5. Richard Bryant-3 (Keziah-2, Chief-1) was born in 1651 in Westmoreland, Stafford, Virginia,. He died on 15 May 1704 in , Stafford, Virginia.
4. Anne Meese daughter of Henry Meese and Mary Wahanganoche was born in 1651 in , Stafford, Virginia. She died in Virginia.
Richard Bryant and Anne Meese were married in 1681. They had the following children:
6. i. Elizabeth Bryant was born in 1669 in , Stafford, Virginia,. She married Richard Elkins on
12 Jan 1695 in , Stafford, Virginia. She died in 1757.
Generation 4
6. Elizabeth Bryant-4 (Anne-3, Mary-2, Chief-1) was born in 1669 in , Stafford, Virginia,. She died in 1757.
Richard Elkins son of Ralph Elkins and Mary Ashton was born in 1669 in , Richmond, Virginia, USA. He died in 1746 in Overwharton, Stafford, Virginia, USA.
Richard Elkins and Elizabeth Bryant were married on 12 Jan 1695 in , Stafford, Virginia. They had the following children:
i. Richard Elkins was born in 1698 in , Stafford, Virginia, USA. He died on 01 May 1751 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
ii. William Elkins was born in Nov 1703. He died in 1780.
iii. John Elkins was born on 09 Nov 1703 in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, USA. He died in 1782 in Fred, Frederick, Virginia, USA.
8. iv. Sarah Dorothy Elkins was born in 1706 in , King George, Virginia, USA. She married William Stringfellow on 15 May 1726 in , King George, Virginia, USA. She died on 13 Oct 1761 in , King George, Virginia, USA. [can find no proof that Sarah is in fact, daughter of Richard and Elizabeth Elkins.]
v. Nathaniel Elkins was born in 1707 in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, USA. He died in 1797.
vi. Elizabeth Elkins was born in 1709 in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, USA.
vii. Priscilla ELKINS was born in 1709 in St Pauls Par, Stafford, Virginia, USA. She died in 1772 in Falls Church, Fairfax, Virginia, USA.
viii. Margaret Elkins was born in 1711 in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, USA.
ix. Jean Elkins was born in 1713 in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, USA.
x. James Elkins was born in 1717 in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, USA.
Generation 5
7. Sarah Dorothy Elkins-5 (Elizabeth-4, Anne-3, Mary-2, Chief-1) was born in 1706 in , King George, Virginia, USA. She died on 13 Oct 1761 in , King George, Virginia, USA.
David Seale.
William Stringfellow son of James Stringfellow and Hannah Loreley was born in 1687 in , Lancaster, Virginia, USA. He died on 02 May 1746 in , King George, Virginia, USA.
William Stringfellow and Sarah Dorothy Elkins were married on 15 May 1726 in , King George, Virginia, USA. They had the following children:
i. William Stringfellow was born in 1729 in , King George, Virginia, USA. He died on 18 Mar 1814 in , Barnwell, South Carolina, USA.
ii. Henry Stringfellow was born on 09 Aug 1731 in , King George, Virginia, USA. He died on 20 Feb 1815 in Bromfield, Culpepper, Virginia, USA.
8. iii. James Stringfellow was born on 24 Nov 1734 in , King George, Virginia, USA. He married Susannah Smith about 1755 in Orange County, Virginia. He died on 05 Dec 1805 in , Culpepper, Virginia, USA.
9. iv. Robert Stringfellow was born on 17 Sep 1736 in King George County, Virginia, USA. He married Catherine Stigler on 15 May 1762 in St Pauls Parish, Stafford, Virginia, USA. He died on 13 Feb 1815 in Liberty Hill, Fauquier, Virginia, USA.
v. John Stringfellow was born on 04 Sep 1740 in , King George, Virginia, USA.
vi. Reuben Stringfellow was born on 21 Apr 1744 in , King George, Virginia, USA. He died in 1770 in , King George, Virginia, USA.
Generation 6
8. James Stringfellow-6 (Sarah Dorothy-5, Elizabeth-4, Anne-3, Mary-2, Chief-1) was born on 24 Nov 1734 in , King George, Virginia, USA. He died on 05 Dec 1805 in , Culpepper, Virginia, USA.
Susannah Smith was born about 1734. She died in Jul 1821 in Culpeper County, Virginia.
James Stringfellow and Susannah Smith were married about 1755 in Orange County, Virginia. They had the following children:
i. John Stringfellow was born on 30 Nov 1756 in Virginia. He died about 1815 in Unknown.
ii. Elizabeth Stringfellow was born on 25 Nov 1758 in Virginia. She died about 1815 in Franklin County, Kentucky.
iii. Lucy Stringfellow was born on 11 Jan 1761 in Culpeper County, Virginia. She died in Culpeper County, Virginia.
iv. Susannah Stringfellow was born on 28 Dec 1762 in Culpeper County, Virginia. She died in Culpeper County, Virginia.
v. Frances Stringfellow was born on 20 Nov 1764 in Culpeper County, Virginia. She died in Unknown.
vi. Sarah Stringfellow was born on 01 Nov 1766 in Culpeper County, Virginia. She died on 11 Jul 1848 in White Oak Grove, Martinsville, Fayette County Ohio.
vii. Mary Stringfellow was born on 15 Feb 1769 in Culpeper County, Virginia. She died in Stafford, Virginia.
viii. Henry Stringfellow was born on 20 Oct 1770 in King George County, Virginia. He died in Nov 1857 in Culpeper, Virginia.
ix. George Stringfellow was born on 17 Sep 1772 in Culpeper County, Virginia. He died in 1842 in Owen County, Kentucky.
x. Deliah Stringfellow was born on 28 Aug 1774 in Fauquier County, Virginia. She died in Unknown.
xi. Catherine Stringfellow was born on 08 Oct 1777 in Culpeper County, Virginia. She died in Unknown.
9. Robert Stringfellow-6 (Sarah Dorothy-5, Elizabeth-4, Anne-3, Mary-2, Chief-1) was born on 17 Sep 1736 in King George County, Virginia, USA. He died on 13 Feb 1815 in Liberty Hill, Fauquier, Virginia, USA.
Catherine Stigler daughter of James Stigler and Martha Stigler was born about 1740 in King George County, Virginia, USA. She died on 27 Oct 1828 in Fauquier County, Virginia, USA.
Robert Stringfellow and Catherine Stigler were married on 15 May 1762 in St Pauls Parish, Stafford, Virginia, USA. They had the following children:
i. Dolly Stringfellow was born on 23 Mar 1766 in , Fauquier, Virginia, USA. She died in 1815 in , Fauquier, Virginia, USA.
11. ii. Nancy Ann Stringfellow was born on 08 Apr 1771 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, Virginia, USA. She married Robert Benson on 15 Oct 1788 in , Fauquier, Virginia, USA. She died on 09 Jan 1859 in Travelers Rest, Greenville, South Carolina, USA.
iii. Robert Stringfellow was born on 15 Apr 1773 in , Fauquier, Virginia, USA. He died on 04 Oct 1858 in Retreat, Culpepper, Virginia, USA.
iv. James Stringfellow was born on 11 Mar 1775 in , Fauquier, Virginia, USA. He died in 1815 in , Fauquier, Virginia, USA.
v. Henry Stringfellow was born on 20 Sep 1777 in , Fauquier, Virginia, USA. He died on 27 Dec 1831 in , Perry, Alabama, USA.
vi. William Stringfellow was born on 04 May 1780 in , Fauquier, Virginia, USA. He died on
22 May 1849 in Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA.
vii. John Stringfellow was born on 15 May 1782 in , Fauquier, Virginia, USA. He died in 1815.
viii. Susanna Stringfellow was born on 16 May 1784 in , Fauquier, Virginia, USA. She died in 1804.
ix. Thornton Stringfellow was born on 06 Mar 1788 in , Fauquier, Virginia, USA. He died on
6 Mar 1869 in , Culpeper, Virginia, USA.
x. Elizabeth Stringfellow was born on 27 Jan 1768 in , Fauquier, Virginia, USA. She died on 09 Jun 1858 in Courthouse, Sussex, Virginia, USA.
Generation 7
10. Nancy Ann Stringfellow-7 (Robert-6, Sarah Dorothy-5, Elizabeth-4, Anne-3, Mary-2, Chief-1) was born on 08 Apr 1771 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, Virginia, USA. She died on 09 Jan 1859 in Travelers Rest, Greenville, South Carolina, USA.
Robert Benson son of William Prue Benson and Elizabeth Berry was born on 09 Feb 1762 in , Fauquier, Virginia, USA. He died on 21 Feb 1825 in Travelers Rest, Greenville, South Carolina, USA.
Robert Benson and Nancy Ann Stringfellow were married on 15 Oct 1788 in , Fauquier, Virginia, USA. They had the following children:
11. i. Matilda Benson was born on 13 Aug 1789 in , Fauquier, Virginia, USA. She died on 28 Jul 1858 in Laurel, Kentucky, USA.
ii. Zachariah Benson was born on 04 Mar 1792 in Travelers Rest, Greenville, South Carolina, USA. He died on 12 Nov 1859 in Travelers Rest, Greenville, South Carolina, USA.
iii. Frances Benson was born on 06 Aug 1796 in Travelers Rest, Greenville, South Carolina, USA. She died on 10 May 1858 in Travelers Rest, Greenville, South Carolina, USA.
iv. Dulcebella Benson was born on 11 Jun 1798 in Travelers Rest, Greenville, South Carolina, USA. She married James Madison Crawford on 25 Aug 1823 in Greenville, South Carolina, USA. She died on 03 Feb 1861 in Gay Hill, Washington, Texas, USA.
v. Silas Benson was born on 18 Nov 1800 in Travelers Rest, Greenville, South Carolina, USA. He died in 1875 in , Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.
vi. Mary Berry Benson was born on 05 Apr 1803 in Travelers Rest, Greenville, South Carolina, USA.
vii. Catherine S Benson was born on 12 Oct 1805 in Travelers Rest, Greenville, South Carolina, USA. She died on 14 Jan 1814 in Travelers Rest, Greenville, South Carolina, USA.
viii. Willis Benson was born on 02 Apr 1808 in Travelers Rest, Greenville, South Carolina, USA. He died on 09 Mar 1852 in , Columbia, Florida, USA.
ix. Robert Stringfellow Benson was born on 15 Sep 1810 in Travelers Rest, Greenville, South Carolina, USA. He died on 21 Feb 1825 in Texas, USA. He married Eliza McMurray on 09 Jan 1849 in , Grimes, Texas, USA.
x. Prue Benson was born on 17 Feb 1815 in South, Carolina, Puerto Rico, USA. He died on 02 Mar 1880 in South, Carolina, Puerto Rico, USA.
Generation 8
11. Matilda Benson-8 (Nancy Ann-7, Robert-6, Sarah Dorothy-5, Elizabeth-4, Anne-3, Mary-2, Chief-1) was born on 13 Aug 1789 in , Fauquier, Virginia, USA. She died on 28 Jul 1858 in Laurel, Kentucky, USA.
John C. Crawford son of George Nelson Crawford and Rachel Stringfellow was born on 23 Sep 1772 in Fauquier,,Virginia,USA. He died in 1848 in Laurel,,Kentucky,USA.
John C. Crawford and Matilda Benson married. They had the following children:
12. i. Ela Crawford was born on 05 Apr 1807 in South Carolina, USA. She married James Mahaffey on 21 Dec 1824 in ,,South Carolina,USA. She died on 28 Jan 1884 in , Rockcastle, Kentucky, USA.
ii. Robert Benson Crawford was born on 23 Dec 1808 in VA.
iii. Marcipa Crawford was born on 28 Nov 1810.
iv. Narcissa Nancy Crawford was born about 1811.
v. Henry Thornton Crawford was born on 06 Mar 1813. He died on 26 Aug 1847.
13. vi. John Woodson Crawford was born on 31 Mar 1815 in North Carolina, USA. He married Mariah Weaver on 28 Dec 1849 in Laurel, Kentucky, USA. He died on 05 Aug 1879 in Laurel, Kentucky, USA.
vii. Matilda Crawford was born on 11 Nov 1817. She died on 09 Nov 1819.
viii. James Madison Crawford was born on 08 Feb 1820.
14. ix. Silas Stringfellow Crawford was born on 03 Dec 1832 in North Carolina, USA. He married Martha Jane Watkins on 25 Dec 1855 in Laurel. He died on 25 Mar 1889.
Generation 9
13. John Woodson Crawford-9 (Matilda-8, Nancy Ann-7, Robert-6, Sarah Dorothy-5, Elizabeth-4, Anne-3, Mary-2, Chief-1) was born on 31 Mar 1815 in North Carolina, USA. He died on 05 Aug 1879 in Laurel, Kentucky, USA.
Mariah Weaver daughter of Joseph Cephas Weaver and Frances Powell Bledsoe was born on 11 Apr 1829 in Laurel, Kentucky, USA. She died on 04 Apr 1899 in Laurel, Kentucky, USA.
John Woodson Crawford and Mariah Weaver were married on 28 Dec 1849 in Laurel, Kentucky, USA. They had the following children:
18. i. Evalina Crawford was born in 1850 in Laurel, Kentucky, USA. She died in 1930 in Arkansas, USA.
ii. John Lewis Crawford was born in 1851 in Laurel, Kentucky, USA.
iii. Pete Crawford was born in 1852 in Laurel, Kentucky, USA. He died in 1910 in Indiana, USA.
19. iv. Isaac Crawford was born on 16 Sep 1853 in Owsley, Kentucky. He married Josephine Crawford in 1878. He died in 1920 in Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA.
20. v. Jacob Crawford was born on 25 Mar 1855 in Laurel, Kentucky, USA. He married Nellie A Crawford in 1897. He died in 1910 in Oregon.
vi. Frances Crawford was born on 05 Aug 1856 in Laurel, Kentucky, USA. She married Newton Evans Hammack in 1900 in Laurel, Kentucky, USA. She died on 01 Oct 1923 in Enterprise, Wallowa, Oregon, USA.
vii. Jeremiah Crawford was born on 30 Nov 1857 in Laurel,,Kentucky,USA.
viii. Permelia Crawford was born in 1859 in Laurel, Kentucky, USA. She died in Laurel, Kentucky, USA.
ix. Joseph Crawford was born on 02 May 1860 in Laurel, Kentucky, USA. He died on 15 Nov 1882 in Emmett, Gem, ID.
21. x. Elisha Jordan Crawford was born on 17 May 1865 in Laurel, Kentucky, USA. He married Christina Ellen Tuttle on 26 Nov 1887 in Laurel, Kentucky, USA. He died on 26 Jul 1943 in Ada , Idaho.
Generation 10
21. Elisha Jordan Crawford-10 (John Woodson-9, Matilda-8, Nancy Ann-7, Robert-6, Sarah Dorothy-5, Elizabeth-4, Anne-3, Mary-2, Chief-1) was born on 17 May 1865 in Laurel, Kentucky, USA. He died on 26 Jul 1943 in Ada , Idaho.
Christina Ellen Tuttle daughter of Daniel Tuttle and Lydia Scott was born on 10 Apr 1871 in Laurel Co, Kentucky, USA. She died on 17 Apr 1954 in Gem County, Idaho.
Elisha Jordan Crawford and Christina Ellen Tuttle were married on 26 Nov 1887 in Laurel, Kentucky, USA. They had the following children:
24. i. Nancy Jane Crawford was born on 11 Jan 1889 in London, Laurel, Kentucky, USA. She married Newton Cleveland Gifford in 1907. She died on 28 Nov 1980 in Boise, Ada, Idaho, USA.
25. ii. Will Jacob Crawford was born on 15 Jul 1890 in Arkansas. He died on 19 Jul 1966 in Emmett, Gem, Idaho, USA.
26. iii. Joseph Crawford was born on 29 Jan 1891 in Roxton, Texas, USA. He died on 29 Oct 1967 in Emmett, Gem, Idaho, USA.
iv. Roda Crawford was born in 1893 in Arthur, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA. She died in 1893 in Arthur, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA.
27. v. Della Crawford was born on 01 Aug 1895 in Montour, Gem, Idaho, USA. She married Roy Lyle Lappin on 10 Oct 1915 in Van Wyck, Boise CO., Idaho. She died on 15 Nov 1975 in McCall, Valley, Idaho, USA.
28. vi. Hattie Francis Crawford was born on 31 Aug 1898 in , Elmore, Idaho, USA. She married Robert Lee Dealy on 22 Oct 1914 in Cascade, Valley CO., Idaho. She died on 16 Nov 1986 in Boise, Ada, Idaho.
29. vii. Emma Crawford was born on 16 Mar 1901 in Emmett, Gem, Idaho, USA. She died on 15 Mar 1972 in Emmett, Gem, Idaho, USA.
30. viii. Alice Belle Crawford was born on 16 May 1902 in Emmett, Gem, Idaho, USA. She married Wesley C Marshall on 01 Sep 1923 in Cascade, Valley, Idaho. She died on 07 Jan 1989 in California, USA.
31. ix. Walter Lee Crawford was born on 29 Jan 1904 in Emmett, Gem, Idaho, USA. He married Lola Florita Ames on 12 Mar 1931 in , Valley, Idaho, USA. He died on 20 Feb 1973 in Boise, Ada, Idaho, USA.
32. x. Mary M Crawford was born on 11 Feb 1906 in , Gem, Idaho, USA. She married Warren Jacob Coulter on 29 May 1926 in Cascade, Valley CO., Idaho. She died on 13 Jan 2004 in Banks, Boise, Idaho, USA.
33. xi. Ernest Crawford was born on 24 Nov 1907 in Montana, USA. He married Mildred M Crawford on 05 Apr 1928. He died in Mar 1981 in St Maries, Benewah, Idaho, USA.
34. xii. Dorothy Crawford was born on 04 Oct 1909 in Long, , Idaho, USA. She died on 14 Jan 1980 in Emmett, Gem, Idaho, USA.
35. xiii. Cash Norman Crawford was born on 06 Sep 1911 in Emmett, Gem, Idaho, USA. He married Raychel Elizabeth Rumiser on 13 Apr 1938 in , Valley, Idaho, USA. He died on 27 Mar 1969 in Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States of America.
36. xiv. Rachel Helen Crawford was born on 06 Dec 1913 in Alpha, Valley, Idaho, USA. She married Cecil Elbridge Logue on 16 Apr 1933 in Cascade, Valley, Idaho, USA. She died on 15 Sep 1993 in Weiser, Washington, Idaho, USA.
