> ---------- > I haven't heard from you, so wondered if you had received this. > Doug > > Hi Wanda, > > Yep, still at it, but very little progress made. Most of what I > stated in the posting was speculation in the hopes that it might ring a > bell with someone. I'm merely guessing that Stephen's father was James, > as in 1820 in Lawrence Co., TN, an older James (old enough to be Stephen's > father) is living only a house or so away for Stephen and Elias CRANFORD. > I believe that the name is CRANFORD, as that is what it looks like in 1820 > and in 1850 when I found him in Lauderdale Co., AL, living next to a > William CRANFORD, and with his second (?) wife Tabitha. Also, in the > marriage record for Stephen and Polly, the name certainly looks like > CRANFORD. I have also found many, many Elias CRANFORDs in NC and GA, all > coming from the same family. I therefore think that our Elias CRANFORD > was part of that bunch. There is also a Leonard CRANFORD from the NC > bunch as well, making me think that the name Leonard is also a common > family name. In my family records, Jaley's father is listed as Leonard > BROWN, but I think this might be confusion, as the record is a Guion > Miller Eastern Cherokee application filed by Jaley's son James EAST > (half-brother to my ggg grandfather James Pascal EAST) and was filed some > thirty years after Jaley's death. He also probably never knew Jaley's > parents, as he was born in an Indian camp near what is now Kennett, MO. > At the time of his birth, it was called Chilletecaux, named for the > Delaware chief who headed the village. Jaley's birth is listed as @ 1802 > at a station camp on the Little Duck River in TN. This is near the > present day area of Manchester, Coffee County, TN. I think that her father > was probably a James BROWN, as she named TWO of her sons James (but no > Leonard in sight). In 1830, however, there is a Leonard BROWN in > Lauderdale Co. only a couple of houses from Stephen and Elias CRANFORD, > and he is old enough to be a brother to Stephen. > > It's quite possible, too, that the BROWNs and CRANFORDs were already > related before Stephen and Polly married. They might have been cousins. > Both families might have moved from NC together (the BROWNs originally > from VA). On Polly and Stephen's marriage bond, a Sterling BRYANT is > listed as bondsman. Some researchers believe he had a brother named Gray > BRYANT (who later ended up in Wayne Co., TN)--this family came originally > from Guilford Co., NC. Gray BRYANT married before 1820 in Lawrence Co., > TN. So I think there is some family tie-in between these families as > well. > > So, to make a confusing story short, I think Jaley was a sister or > half-sister to Stephen and Leonard, and that their father was James. > James might have married a sister of Elias CRANFORD. Possibly Elias's > father was a Leonard CRANFORD (?) > > Now, the Indian blood. Jaley was said to be 1/4 Indian. Family > history says Cherokee, but in all likelihood, not Cherokee but some > smaller tribe from VA or NC. Also, the name passed down is WATHACAPEE or > WATHACAPA. If this is true, that isn't a Cherokee name, as there is no > "th" or "p" sound in the Cherokee language. Until I found the GM > application in 1997, we had always been told that in the family tree was a > Chief White Pace or Chief White Face. This is probably some mixup with > the name WATHACAPEE, especially if it is pronounced with a long a, like > WAYTHA CAYPEE. Confusing, huh? Jaley's first husband was my gggg > grandfather Abijah RICE, b. 1797 in the area of what is now Cocke Co., TN > or Knox Co., TN (from his War of 1812 discharge paper. It lists him as > being born in Cox Co., TN). I believe he had a brother named Jehu RICE, > who is listed in 1820 in Sumner Co. This Jehu had a daughter Rhoda RICE > who is on the 1832 emigration roll of the Cherokees. > > If only we could establish who Stephen's father was, many of these > questions could be answered. I am scouring as many historical records I > can find to see if there are Indians with names that resemble WATHACAPEE. > > Also, no, I have still not received Stephen's 1812 pension > application (although I mailed it Feb. or March of this year.) The last > time I called the NARA, they said that there was a "back-log". I've > pretty much given up on it. > > Doug > > ---------- > From: Wanda Brown[SMTP:wlbrown@peppersnet.com] > Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2000 12:37 PM > To: Powers, W. Douglas > Subject: Re: [BROWN] BROWN, Guilford or Randolph Co., > NC, to TN by 1817 > > Hello Doug, > Glad to see you are still at it. Did you ever get any war > records of Stephen or > Leonard? > What brought you to these conclusions? What do you know of > James Brown father > of Stephen and Leonard? > In this statement "Stephen BROWN married a Polly CRANFORD > in Wilson Co." did > you mean Cranford or Crawford? As in times past you stated > Crawford. Catch me > up on where the NC info came from or how you arrived there > and I will go out > and see what I can find. As you can tell I am still full of > questions. Keep me > posted on your progress. > Wanda Brown > > "Powers, W. Douglas" wrote: > > > Does anyone have any information regarding a James BROWN > who moved from > > Guilford or Randolph Co., NC, to Wilson Co., TN, by 1817? > In 1815, his son > > Stephen BROWN married a Polly CRANFORD in Wilson Co. In > 1817, his daughter > > Jaley Ann BROWN married Elijah or Abijah RICE in Wilson > Co. By 1820, James > > and son Stephen (and possibly other children) were in > Lawrence Co., TN. By > > 1830, sons Stephen and Leonard were in Lauderdale Co., AL. > > > > This BROWN family was originally from VA (as Stephen was > born there). It is > > also probable that James BROWN's wife was Native American. > Her name has > > been passed down to us as WATHACAPEE. > > > > Stephen's family moved from Lauderdale Co., AL, to Wayne > Co., TN, then on to > > Searcy and Izard Cos., ARK, and then on to Travis Co., TX. > > > > Any information would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > Doug Powers > > > > ==== BROWN Mailing List ==== > > contact list manager at judjack@rocketmail.com > > > > ============================== > > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > > >