Hi, One suggestion: don't forget that the border between Amite County, Miss . and East Feliciana Parrish , Miss. was resurveyed. Some records show that Col. Ben Cleveland had Amite County, Miss, and he gave it to his daughter Jemima (Myers?) Cleveland Wyly Edwards for a home for her Wyly and Edwards children. The court records after her death reclaiming the estate to Col. Ben's estate to protect it for her children versus her 3 rd husband Daniel Cleveland- a distant cousin, These records are in Clinton, Louisiana , East |Feliciana Parrish with questions in one book, numberred and answers in a second book in English. Jemima's son Gen (Ga. Militia during 1812) James Rutherford Wyly, her nephew Gen. Ben Cleveland of War of 1812 and her brother, whom Col. Ben affectionately called "Devil John" Cleveland. They give detailed travel from Tennessee and/or Georgia through Cumberland Gap in 1796, where Evangelist Edwards was scalpped by Indians in the presence of his family and Wyly step children and other adults. Jemima returned to Col. Ben's area and he first gave her South Carolina land. They may have complete details of the travels to South Carolina then to Amite, Miss- Clinton, La. area with the group yopu are referring to.Other names are listed in the pages I have a copy of. I have only seen a few pages copied from 2 or 3 books of handwritten testimony, I knew Ga. Governor gave passports for anyone travelling or doing business with the Cherokee Nation and its civilized tribes. These records still exist in English. Not sure if they were in English, Cherokee, or some of both, after Sequoya's development of their alphabet, still required in Cherokee, N.C. High School, or was offered a few years ago. I did not know Alabama had such passports but I suppose all tribes who signed treaties as a Nation may have had them. . Take care, Charles A. Wyly On Wed, 30 May 2001 21:12:57 -0500 "John Campbell" <johnmar@shreve.net> writes: > Hi Southern Trails Listers- > Hope Ya'll can help me sort out the immigration of my > Campbell-Neal-Cockerham relatives from NC/SC/GA to Amite County MS. > These families all came to Amite County, in southeast MS, in the the > early 1800's (all before 1810, I think). Is it reasonable to assume > that they came via the 'Federal Road'? Does anyone know where I > might find a map of this road and some history of it? My ggggfather > Rev. John Campbell (a Methodist Minister) travelled to Amite Cty > from Ga. with two slaves, his wife (I don't know her name) and sons > William and Charles Wesley. I discovered this from a copy of his > passport to cross Indian Territory in AL. He arrived in Amite County > about 1809, and died there in 1826. I'm seeking to learn more about > him, his wife and his ancestors, as well as my Neal and Cockerham > ancestors who also came to Amite County during this same time frame. > If you have any knowledge that you think might assist me in my > search for my ancestors, I'd greatly appreciate it! > > Thanks, > John Campbell in LA > > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com >