Surnames: CUNNINGHAM, DAVIDSON, PATTERSON, HOLMES, CRAIG, MONTGOMERY, HENDERSON, ALEXANDER Am looking for any possible assistance in finding the ancestry and origin of a John CUNNINGHAM that arrived in Marion Co., TN in ca. 1822 from points unknown. There is excellent circumstantial evidence, but no known documentation, that this John CUNNINGHAM might be the same individual as another John CUNNINGHAM found in NC, SC, and even TN prior to the arrival in Marion Co., TN. My objective is to confirm or deny that these individuals might be one in the same. The earlier John CUNNINGHAM had direct connections to families named ALEXANDER and DAVIDSON. His father died prior to his birth on 8 July 1783. She later married into the PATTERSON family, then an individual named HOLMES, and finally a gentleman named CRAIG. She out lived each of her four husbands. During these marriages, she lived first lived in SC, then various places in NC, moved to middle TN, northern AL, and finally upper, western TN. Besides her son named John CUNNINGHAM, she had several children by her second husband (PATTERSON), and one by her third husband (HOLMES). The John CUNNINGHAM of known interest and his family arrived in Marion Co., TN in ca. 1822. Based on census information, he and his family have almost identical demographics to the family of the earlier John Cunningham. The John CUNNINGHAM, of Marion Co., TN, was born 8 July 1783 or 1784. He gave five of his children obvious surnames as their middle names: Alexander, Davidson, Henderson, Montgomery, and Holmes (or Homes). HENDERSON is believed to be the maiden name of his wife. One of his daughters was named Rachel Montgomery CUNNINGHAM and that matches the married name of what would have been a half sister of the other John CUNNINGHAM. If the two men were one in the same, the Alexander and Davidson names could be explained as they were the surnames of grandparents for the other John CUNNINGHAM being researched. John CUNNINGHAM, of Marion Co., TN, named one daughter Amy Homes (or Holmes) CUNNINGHAM, HOLMES is the surname for the third husband of the mother for the other John CUNNINGHAM. After the death of John CUNNINGHAM in 1842 in Marion Co., TN, son John D. CUNNINGHAM moved to adjacent Jackson Co., AL in ca. 1848. In 1853, John D. CUNNINGHAM purchased land on Sand Mountain, which is located on the eastern side of Jackson Co. and adjacent DeKalb Co., AL. He opened the Cunningham Mines (coal) in partnership with an individual named PATTERSON, which was the surname for the second husband of the mother for the other John CUNNINGHAM of interest. John D. CUNNINGHAM also secured a loan to one James DAVIDSON in DeKalb Co., AL in 1853 and that, as previously noted, is the surname of a grandparent to the other John CUNNINGHAM. Would greatly appreciate the opportunity to exchange information with those that could contribute to the resolution of the mystery as to whether or not these two men are one in the same. Herb Cunningham E-mail: HerbCunnin@aol.com

Herb... here is Dekalb Co. in 1850, might help you? Joseph Davidson was also in DeKalb Co. in 1860 & 1870 http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~genea/Dal.html Don Davis <eddavis@wf.net> is researching this Davidson Family. >John D. CUNNINGHAM also >secured a loan to one James DAVIDSON in DeKalb Co., AL in 1853 and that, >as previously noted, is the surname of a grandparent to the other John >CUNNINGHAM. 1850 DeKalb County, Alabama page 334 Civil Dist Davidson James 22 m Tennessee Davidson Elisa 22 f Tennessee 1850 DeKalb County, Alabama page 334 Davidson Joseph 48 m Kentucky Davidson Elizabeth* 44 f Tennessee Davidson Solomon 20 m Tennessee Davidson Lucinda 18 f Alabama Davidson William 16 m Alabama Davidson John 14 m Alabama Davidson Hiram 13 m Alabama Davidson Francis M. 11 m Alabama Davidson Permetia E. 9 f (m. Morgan James) Alabama Davidson William R. 6 m Alabama Brock Hiram 44 m South Carolina At 09:37 PM 1/20/01 -0600, you wrote: >Surnames: CUNNINGHAM, DAVIDSON, PATTERSON, HOLMES, CRAIG, MONTGOMERY, >HENDERSON, ALEXANDER > >Am looking for any possible assistance in finding the ancestry and >origin of a John CUNNINGHAM that arrived in Marion Co., TN in ca. 1822 >from points unknown. There is excellent circumstantial evidence, but no >known documentation, that this John CUNNINGHAM might be the same >individual as another John CUNNINGHAM found in NC, SC, and even TN prior >to the arrival in Marion Co., TN. My objective is to confirm or deny >that these individuals might be one in the same. > >The earlier John CUNNINGHAM had direct connections to families named >ALEXANDER and DAVIDSON. His father died prior to his birth on 8 July >1783. She later married into the PATTERSON family, then an individual >named HOLMES, and finally a gentleman named CRAIG. She out lived each >of her four husbands. During these marriages, she lived first lived in >SC, then various places in NC, moved to middle TN, northern AL, and >finally upper, western TN. Besides her son named John CUNNINGHAM, she >had several children by her second husband (PATTERSON), and one by her >third husband (HOLMES). > >The John CUNNINGHAM of known interest and his family arrived in Marion >Co., TN in ca. 1822. Based on census information, he and his family >have almost identical demographics to the family of the earlier John >Cunningham. The John CUNNINGHAM, of Marion Co., TN, was born 8 July >1783 or 1784. He gave five of his children obvious surnames as their >middle names: Alexander, Davidson, Henderson, Montgomery, and Holmes (or >Homes). HENDERSON is believed to be the maiden name of his wife. One >of his daughters was named Rachel Montgomery CUNNINGHAM and that matches >the married name of what would have been a half sister of the other John >CUNNINGHAM. If the two men were one in the same, the Alexander and >Davidson names could be explained as they were the surnames of >grandparents for the other John CUNNINGHAM being researched. John >CUNNINGHAM, of Marion Co., TN, named one daughter Amy Homes (or Holmes) >CUNNINGHAM, HOLMES is the surname for the third husband of the mother >for the other John CUNNINGHAM. > >After the death of John CUNNINGHAM in 1842 in Marion Co., TN, son John >D. CUNNINGHAM moved to adjacent Jackson Co., AL in ca. 1848. In 1853, >John D. CUNNINGHAM purchased land on Sand Mountain, which is located on >the eastern side of Jackson Co. and adjacent DeKalb Co., AL. He opened >the Cunningham Mines (coal) in partnership with an individual named >PATTERSON, which was the surname for the second husband of the mother >for the other John CUNNINGHAM of interest. John D. CUNNINGHAM also >secured a loan to one James DAVIDSON in DeKalb Co., AL in 1853 and that, >as previously noted, is the surname of a grandparent to the other John >CUNNINGHAM. > >Would greatly appreciate the opportunity to exchange information with >those that could contribute to the resolution of the mystery as to >whether or not these two men are one in the same. > >Herb Cunningham >E-mail: HerbCunnin@aol.com > > > >==== DAVIDSON Mailing List ==== >DAVIDSON - DAVISON - DAVISSON Web Page >http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~genea/davidson.html > > >