Hi BRADSHAW'S, ISO any one that might be connected to my BRADSHAW LINE. I am the granddaughter of Sara Margaret GARRETT. She is closing in on 100, living in Lawrenceville, Georgia; so her personal information will stay on that level as she is still around. She is the daughter of Thomas Alberry GARRETT & Sara Margaret BRADSHAW. Both Tho and Sara are buried in Osborn Cemetery, Hiawasee, Towns County, GA and I believe they lived in an areas called Macedonia. They had strong ties to Rabun and Towns County, GA but their lines stem back into Gnatty, Near Hayesville On The Brasstown Ball Mtn, Clay Co., NC; as well as Cherokee and Haywood County NC. The BRADHSAW'S might have been connected to an old line that was in early East TN. My Great Grandmother: Sara Margaret BRADHSAW, my great-grandmother was born about 1876. My Great Grandfather: Thomas Alberry GARRETT born 1872. I believe that the area mentioned above might have been (at one time) part of Cherokee CO., NC. Not raised near or w/this line, my research is long distance and I thought I'd take a jab out here w/what I do have. Sara Margaret BRADHSAW, dau of William McKinley "Billy" BRADSHAW b. 1844 and and Unknown mother, whom is remembered as a BLACKHAWK baby, w/a good possibility of having the surname as NATIONS; my theory is she was from "somewhere" in old western NC, Cherokee County?!? "Billy" BRADSHAW was m. to Elizabeth LUIS; and had at least 1 son named James Robert (Martin??) BRADSHAW and interesting enough, he married Margaretta (Margrett) M.GARRETT whom was the daughter of William Kemsey (H.) "III" ³Billy² GARRETT & Marianne Elizabeth "Twin" (Elden) ELLER. These last 2 folks were the parents of my grandmother's father (above) Thomas Alberry GARRETT. Notes on what I'm told by family: GG Grandmother was a BLACKHAWK baby left with the PENDERGRAFF/PENDERGRASS family possible Cherokee or Clay Co., NC as an orphan whom was picked up by a PENDERGRAFF during a raid on a Native Village, possibly in southern VA, eastern TN or western NC - this is sketchy and was told to me by her daughter very recent, reportedly my grandmother¹s only memories at this time. REFERNCE: Blackhawk Indian War in Greene Cty, Ill. in 1832. BLACKHAWK¹S were ³CREEK² Indians. Noted in a book, ³ "Sketches of Rabun County History, 1819-1948" by Andrew Jackson RITCHIE I did find these to listings. PENDERGRASS, GEORGE - Page 265 PENDERGRASS, SARAH ANN - Page 156 Nat'l Archives has recorded an interesting Military tale of a Capt. or Corp. PENDERGRAFF whom swooped up a native baby out of the dying mother's arms; he took this female infant baby home and raised it as his own. Wouldn't have believed it had I not found it myself. ~ Chrystie - Rootsweb List Administrator for ~ -------------------------------------------------- THE BROOKOVER, COWGER, KRABAL, MAJOR & MOYERS Myers Genealogy Research Homestead http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~chrystiem/