From: Larry Petrisky To: HEMBREE-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 4:02 PM Subject: [Hembree] Hembree Vann Connection, Part One Hembree - Vann Connection, Part One John Amory (d.1746) was an Indian trader associated with William Elder(s), Thomas Nightingale, and John Watts. John Amory was the uncle of Robert Emory (d.1790)and the father of William Emory (d.1770), both of whom married daughters of Ludovic Grant and resided with him in the Valley town of Tamah'li in North Carolina. Ludovic Grant was associated with old trader Cornelius Daugherty who was in nearby Hiwassee. Ludovic Grant's Cherokee wife was Elizabeth Gouedy (pronounced and spelled "Coody"), the daughter of another old trader, Robert Gouedy of Ninety Six. Thomas Nightingale and John Watts had land transactions with Robert Gouedy. David Hembree (father of Rev. James Hembree) had lands adjoining land of Robert Gouedy in 1771. John Amory fathered a son by a Cherokee woman; the son was named John Emory (b.1744) and is better known as Old John Hembree. John Vann entered the Indian trade as a packhorseman for James Maxwell by 1746 and later became associated with Bernard Hughes, Robert Gouedy, and John Downing. John Vann's Cherokee wife was probably Wah-li (War-le in the Lower dialect) and she was the sister of chief Sour Mush and the half sister of Jenny Daugherty, the daughter of Cornelius Daugherty. She may have been the daughter or ex-wife of Bernard Hughes. John Vann had younger brothers Edward Vann (perhaps Edward Clement Vann) and Joseph Vann, both of whom lived near or next to John Vann. The children of John Vann are not known for sure (nor is the date of his birth or death) but include John Vann, Betty Vann, and Wah-li. His daughter Wah-li married a Joseph Vann (b.c.1737 d.bef.1800) who seems to be the son of Edward Vann. Wah-li and Joseph were the parents of James Vann (b.c.1766 d.1809), the notorious Chief James Vann of Georgia. Daughter Wah-li then married Clement Vann (b.c.1746 d.c.1830) who had no children of his own but is referred to as the step-father of Chief James Vann. Clement Vann had a younger brother Avery Vann Sr. In Parts Two & Three I will try to unravel the connections between the Vanns and the Hembrees (Emorys). Keep your eye on Avery Vann, Bernard Hughes, John Downing and Rev James Hembree. Please do not send me info on the ancestry or exploits of Chief James Vann - I have all that I need. Thank you. _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237