_Letters of Benjamin Hawkins 1796-1806_ , p.108 March 27, 1797 ... on the left bank of this was the town of Quannasee, for many years the residence of Cornelius Daughtertu, an old Irish trader; at present there is nothing remaining of the old town except the open flats where were formerly the corn fields... ....................... This location was in the valley of the Hiwassee River, probably in the southern edge of what is now the state of Tennessee... and was far advanced beyond the frontier, in the heart of Cherokee Indian territory. These letters were hand written and were published posthumously. The author had no opportunity to proofread them. I believe that Daughtertu was actually Daughtery... or if you will, d'Autry. This "Daughtertu" was an Indian trader. The spelling under which I found Quannasee was Quanasee. Was this man "our" Cornelius Autry? <G> Richard White Tallahassee, FL

Richard -- There is a great deal of recorded information about Cornelius Daughtery, an Indian trader of Hiwassee town (also spelled Highwassie), which is now in Tennessee. His name is found variously spelled as: Doharty, Doughtery and Daughtery, etc. Many references to him and letters to/from him can be found in "The Colonial Records of South Carolina," in "Documents relating to Indian Affairs, 1754-1765," edited by William L. McDowell, Jr. and published by SCDAH, 1970; 1992. In December of 1757, he says he is an old man now. Don't know what "old" was in the mid-18th century, but that is the comment made; presume it could be anything from 40-80. Also, in 1760 one reference is to Cornelius Duchart's WOMAN, rather than wife, which indicates that he probably was married to or cohabitated with an Indian woman, and since he was a Cherokee trader, it is most likely that she was of that tribe. What leads you to believe he might be French and that the name might really be d'Autre? All the references I've seen about him say he was Irish (probably Scotch-Irish) and that the name is Daughtery (however it was spelled). Myra Vanderpool Gormley, CG myravg@drizzle.com http://rwguide.rootsweb.com/syft/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard White" <rw@pone.com> To: <AUTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: March 21, 2001 11:19 PM Subject: Conelius Daughtertu, an old Irish trader > > _Letters of Benjamin Hawkins 1796-1806_ , p.108 > > March 27, 1797 > > ... on the left bank of this was the town of Quannasee, for many years > the residence of Cornelius Daughtertu, an old Irish trader; at present > there is nothing remaining of the old town except the open flats where > were formerly the corn fields... > > ....................... > > This location was in the valley of the Hiwassee River, probably in the > southern edge of what is now the state of Tennessee... and was far > advanced beyond the frontier, in the heart of Cherokee Indian > territory. These letters were hand written and were published > posthumously. The author had no opportunity to proofread them. I > believe that Daughtertu was actually Daughtery... or if you will, > d'Autry. This "Daughtertu" was an Indian trader. The spelling under > which I found Quannasee was Quanasee. > > Was this man "our" Cornelius Autry? <G> > > Richard White > Tallahassee, FL > > > ==== AUTRY Mailing List ==== > Did you know that the Autry page was mentioned in the October Issue of Family Tree Magazine? http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~autry > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog >