I dunno nuthin', but this looks very odd: HHMc@aol.com wrote: >1. John McQueen b. 1752 d. ? / m. 1778 Montgomery Ala. to Rachel Lewis > b. / d. > > In 1778 Montgomery AL didn't exist... AL didn't exist (Georgia claimed the area that became it, but so did the Spanish)... The area Montgomery later existed in was HUNDREDS of miles into Creek Indian territory and any White men there were traders. That doesn't mean that there were no McQueens out there... James McQueen was reputed to have been one of the first White traders to live in Creek Country, and he fathered Creek Chief Peter McQueen who was a leader in the First Creek War and (after he fled into Florida) the principal leader in starting the Second Seminole War. James McQueen was also great grandfather of Osceola. What is the *history* of this Alabama John McQueen? (With a LOT of help) I've apparently found my 3-great grandfather John McQueen/McQuien in North Carolina, where he married Sarah McMullen in Cumberland County in 1814. By 1840 he was in Sumter County, Georgia, and apparently a widower. I think that he *may* have ended up in Alabama later... BUT, if he did he had another wife and left grown children in Georgia. I haven't been able to figure out if I'm looking at one John McQueen or several. I think that anyone who names a son John has a distinct lack of imagination and that both of them should be shot out of hand... but that's just me... <G> Richard White Tallahassee, Florida

Richard, are you saying the whole post looks suspicious? I think you may be right!!! I have a father named John McQueen now deceased of course. He would be over 100 if he were alive today. I cannot find any clues to any of my family having emigrated to USA. I can only find them in Scotland and Liverpool or Dublin where I was born. I am only seeking ancestors in those places but cannot go back any further. Some McQueens in USA may be distantly related to me but I can't find any links, too far back. Cheers, Patricia in S.F. Calif. ----- Original Message ----- From: Richard White To: McQUEEN-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 11:57 PM Subject: Re: [McQUEEN] Murdock McQueen and others I dunno nuthin', but this looks very odd: HHMc@aol.com wrote: >1. John McQueen b. 1752 d. ? / m. 1778 Montgomery Ala. to Rachel Lewis > b. / d. > > In 1778 Montgomery AL didn't exist... AL didn't exist (Georgia claimed the area that became it, but so did the Spanish)... The area Montgomery later existed in was HUNDREDS of miles into Creek Indian territory and any White men there were traders. That doesn't mean that there were no McQueens out there... James McQueen was reputed to have been one of the first White traders to live in Creek Country, and he fathered Creek Chief Peter McQueen who was a leader in the First Creek War and (after he fled into Florida) the principal leader in starting the Second Seminole War. James McQueen was also great grandfather of Osceola. What is the *history* of this Alabama John McQueen? (With a LOT of help) I've apparently found my 3-great grandfather John McQueen/McQuien in North Carolina, where he married Sarah McMullen in Cumberland County in 1814. By 1840 he was in Sumter County, Georgia, and apparently a widower. I think that he *may* have ended up in Alabama later... BUT, if he did he had another wife and left grown children in Georgia. I haven't been able to figure out if I'm looking at one John McQueen or several. I think that anyone who names a son John has a distinct lack of imagination and that both of them should be shot out of hand... but that's just me... <G> Richard White Tallahassee, Florida ==== McQUEEN Mailing List ==== List Information: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~valorie/McQueen-L.htm ============================== Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. New content added every business day. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx