Old Georgia Families

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Georgia Pioneers (8 Genealogy Websites) has wills, estates, traced families etc in AL, GA, KY, NC, SC, TN and VA. In particular, our Virginia collection contnues to grow, representing the oldest surviving county wills and estates, from 1600s to about 1800.

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Tales of Woe #georgiapioneers #genealogy

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Tales of Woe

Genealogy Tips by Jeannette Holland Austin

One can just about read the history of any given community by reading gravestones. The proximity of the dates of death, particularly of children and mothers, help to define epidemics such as measles, cholera, smallpox, diphtheria and tyhpus, to name just a few. American has gone through many medical transitions, from cures and vaccines to the discovery of new strands of virus. The health of a community helps to tell the story of families and answer "why?" to certain situations. My grandmother was cautioned by her mother not to consider a certain beau for matrimony because he had health issues. In those days, women were considering marriage as a life-time-experience and one in which the husband supported her needs. Reading the old newspapers helps to determine more. When a wife left her husband, he posted a notice in the newspaper stating that he was not responsible for her debts. Too, she returned to the home of her parents. If she was abused, it was the duty of a brother to confront the husband. This sort of behavior spread like wildfire, and sorely affection reputations in all facets of business. Because a bad marriage could disrupt the good reputation of families, the parents assisted in locating a proper husband. My grandfather was a good person, never ill a day in his life. But one day, he climbed up on the roof to make some repairs, and fell off. The result was that he died. That left my grandmother, a young woman in her early forties, a widow for the rest of her life! Daniel Bonnell was Executed for Robbery "Light Horse" Harry Lee died at Dungeness The Case of Hog Smith The Romance of John Wesley Thomas Jones of Wales Capt. John Collins of Acworth William Few Peter Gruber and Neighs Forced out of Austria There were Two Margaret Hollands Dr. N. G. Long He Came Over in a BarrelThe Heartbreak of George A. Benson of Lawrenceville The Old Woman and Toccoa Falls They Traveled Far in Search of a Home The Enduring Escapades of Thomas Ramsey Major James HicksJeremiah Lamar The Flemings of Sunbury Lorenzo Dow Smith Wilson Conner The Sad Tale of Every Cemetery Swedish Soprano If Only I Could Tell My Grandmother the Rest of the Story Grannie Stories told over Chicken Every Sunday Anthony Bonnell Old Dan Tucker

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Smith Family - A Wintry Day in Georgia #georgiapioneers #genealogy

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A Wintry Day in Georgia

Genealogy Tips by Jeannette Holland Austin

Sometimes the best information can be found in old cemeteries during winter. That is because the weeds are dried up thus making the stones more visible. This is a good time to search around for old sunken graves, and depressions in the soil. One February as the cold wind blew against my back, I examined the tombstones in the Davis Smith Cemetery at Brent, Georgia. I had visited there rather often, however, this time my eye caught sight of a sunken concrete slab. Turns out that the name and dates were quite visible, despite the fact that I had to scoop out some dirt. Turns out this was Jeremiah Smith, born 1795, brother of Davis Smith! This extra information helped me to locate the parents, and finally grandparents! . . . more . . .

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The Unfortunate End to Button Gwinnett #georgiapioneers #gagenealogy

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The Unfortunate End to Button Gwinnett

Button Gwinnett was born in England in 1732 of respectable parents. Before embarking for America in 1770, his first career was in the mercantile business in Bristol. He landed at Charleston, S. C., where he commenced commercial business and remained for two years. He then disposed of his merchandise and purchased a plantation upon the island of St. Catharine in Georgia, to which he removed and became an enterprising agriculturalist. He was a man of an active and penetrating mind, and a close observer of passing events. Having been in England during the formation of the visionary and impolitic plan of taxing the colonies, he understood well the frame work of the British cabinet, and from his course in the struggle that ensued, it is reasonable to infer that he had imbibed strong whig principles before his removal to this country. He became a friend of Lyman Hall, a bold and fearless advocate of equal rights. On the 2nd of February, 1776, Mr. Gwinnett was appointed a member of the Continental Congress and took his seat in that venerable body on the 20th of the ensuing May. When the proposition of separating from England came before Congress, Mr. Gwinnett was a warm advocate of the measure, and when the trying hour arrived, he gave his approving vote and affixed his signature to the Declaration of Independence despite the consequences. In February, 1777, Mr. Gwinnett took his seat in the convention of his own state which convened for the purpose of forming a constitution and establishing a republican form of government. His activity in Congress, to which he stood re-elected, had already given him great weight, and he at once exercised a powerful influence in his new situation. He submitted the draft of a constitution which, with a few slight amendments, was immediately adopted by the convention. Shortly after this he was elevated to the presidency of the provincial council which was at that time the highest station in the State. Also expecting to be elected to this grand position was General Lachlan MacIntosh, against whom Mr. Gwinnett had pitted himself the preceding year as a candidate for brigadier-general, and was unsuccessful. The appointment went to MacIntosh and a power struggle ensued. The civil power claimed the right to try military officers for offences that General MacIntosh conceived were to be tried only by a court-martial. Another root of bitterness between these two gentlemen took its growth from the promotion of a senior lieutenant-colonel, then under General MacIntosh, to the command of his brigade, destined for the reduction of East Florida, agreeably to a plan formed by Mr. Gwinnett, which proved a disastrous failure. This was a source of mortification to the one, and the other publicly exulted in the misfortune. Under the new constitution a governor was to be elected on the first Monday of the ensuing May, and Mr. Gwinnett offered himself as a candidate. His competitor was a man whose talents and acquirements were far inferior to his, but succeeded in obtaining the gubernatorial chair. General MacIntosh again publicly exulted in the disappointments that were overwhelming his antagonist. The result was that Gwinnett challenged the General to a due on the streets of Savannah. They drew their guns at the distance of four paces. Both were but Mr. Gwinnett went home where he on the 27th of May, 1777, the very time he should have been in Congress. Thus, the Last Will and Testament of Button Gwinnett was the first document to be filed for probate in Savannah (Chatham County). A clear image is available to members of Georgia Pioneers

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Preserving the Old Traditions and Values

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Preserve the Old Traditions and Values

Working to Preserve History

While genealogists work to preserve their family histories and relate the interesting tales to their children and grandchildren, there is a disruption of traditions and beliefs encircling the globe. Every generation has treasured its ways, from the way we speak, walk, dress and act, to or spiritual beliefs. And yet there has been no American tradition so valued as our personal freedom, and the right to worship our God. This generation has gone awry with its preference for the re-written history of the conduct and actions of our ancestors. Yet, somewhere back in time, in the past of the disruptor's, lies some very startling facts concerning themselves and their ancestors.

If they traced back several generations of their lineage and found some brave patriots who loved freedom and the right to worship so much they they gave their lives and fortunes for it, perhaps a greater appreciation of former generations would awaken them from the deep sleep of ignorance and stupidity.

Perhaps it is up to the old folks to restore peace, love and appreciation for those who came before us by writing more articles and telling more stories on the Internet of how the ancestors sacrificed everything for their posterity! Then, while the disruptor's are wasting their youth spouting anger, marching in parades, littering our streets, vandalizing homes and stores, etc., we will be writing the history of today, of how much we still care for our traditions and values.

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When the Computer is Not the Answer to Genealogy

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When the Computer is Not the Answer to Genealogy

The modern age of technology is wonderful! However, we must not rely upon genealogy programs to find the ancestors. Everyone knows that tracing the family roots is a tedious process involving many long years of hard work. To the new researchers out there: one cannot just sign up somewhere and expect to find the family tree. Should you think that this is the case, the work itself is riddled with errors. For this reason connecting to a World Tree is not advisable. One must keep their errors to themselves, not share them! That is, until they are resolved with factual evidence. Otherwise, in the end, that World Tree will be a trash dump no one wants to tackle. Already the term "junk genealogy" has emerged and cleanup is near impossible. The computer programs of today merging data are not cutting it. Hence, human beings must continue to control genealogical research and maintain it privately on a simple computer program.

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The Computer and Genealogy

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When the Computer is Not the Answer to Genealogy

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Holland Genealogy Traced to 1480

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If your name is Holland, the Holland Family Tree is traced back to ca 1480 on Georgia Pioneers

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Who were the "Red Stick Warriors?"

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The Red Stick Warriors

The estimated deaths of the combined U. S. forces is 575, while about 1600 Red Stick warriors died. During the battles, many Indian civilians died of starvation or disease brought on by the loss of their homes in winter. While some Creeks moved westward or into Florida after 1814, most of them remained on their territory until 1832 when the Treaty of Cusseta transferred the ownership of Creek lands from the tribe to individual Indians. Actually, the sales by owners of individual allotments to white settlers and landspeculators, as well as illegal encroachment, caused continued friction and eventually sparked the Second Creek War of 1836. Finally, all of the remaining Creeks were forced to emigrate to west of the Mississippi River. While the War of 1812 pensions provide very little information, it behooves the genealogist and historian to delve deeper into the conflicts of the Creek wars.

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Thomas Ramsey of the Revolutionary War

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Enduring to the End: The Story of the Escapades of Thomas Ramsey During the Revolutionary War

Battle of Kettle Creek February 14, 1779.

The study of the pension record of Thomas Ramsey brings to question the number of miles he walked and the sufferings and hardships of the patriots during the Revolutionary War. Of course, all such pensions of worthy of reading, because these were our brave ancestors who sacrificed everything to provide a free America. Somewhere in those pensions are the true facts of our individual ancestors who made history. Forget about the history books written years afterwards by persons who were not participants and which only provide but a thin outline of sketchy facts. Thomas Ramsey of Henry County first volunteered in 1775 militia in South Carolina, now Abbeville District under the command of Capt. James McCall. His unit marched to Ninety Six under Colonel Andrew Williamson and remained about two weeks when Colonel Robert Cunningham, afterwards General in the British service, came to attack. The troops quickly threw up a breastwork which they manned for two days before a cessation of war was agreed upon for twenty five days (November 1775). Afterwards, Capt. McCall was taken prisoner and Lieutenant Calhoun killed by the Indians. The command of the company devolved upon Ramsey who was in command during May of 1780 when Charleston was taken by the British . . . more . . .

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Irishman, a Private in American Revolutionary War

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Irishman Came A Long Way to be a Private in the American Revolutionary War

John McMullen was born in Dublin, Ireland ca 1740 and migrated to Virginia. At the time of the Revolutionary War, he was a resident of Swift Run Gap in the Blue Ridge Mountains. He sold his land in Virginia during 1797 and removed to Elbert County, Georgia. He died on Big Cedar Creek in Hart County in 1817. During the war he served in the 11th Virginia Regiment of Foot under Colonel Daniel Morgan.

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Captain Andrew Danielly of Hancock County #georgiapioneerscom

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Captain Andrew Danielly

A Court of Inquiry was convened on the 14th Regiment Militia in Hancock County in 1822 and certain soldiers holding the rank of private in a Company of Dragoons under Captain Andrew Danielly were returned and called as delinqents for failing to appear at a Regimental Muster held in Sparta. Named were Dixon Hall, Nathaniel Adams and Singleton Franklin, who were all fined $2.00. As there is very little information about Andrew Danielly, this information was recorded in the Hancock Minutes of the Court. The Minutes are very important to discovering details which lead to further clues, and no genealogist should overlook these records.

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Hugh Hall of Hancock County GA #georgiapioneerscom

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Hugh Hall, Irish Emigrant

Hugh Hall, an emigrant from Ireland, cast his lot into the service of the American Revolutionary War. As was typical of the process, he no doubt embarked from County Antrim, Ireland and entered the port in Philadelphia, settling for a time in Berks County with the other Irishmen before moving on. After marrying in Pennsylvania, he apparently removed into North Carolina where he enlisted and served as Private on the North Carolina Line. The estate of Hugh Hall was discovered in Hancock County, Georgia. On September 2, 1811, Francis Lewis and Dixon Hall Sr. were appointed administrators of the estate of Hugh Hall in Eatonton. From the inventory of the estate, it would appear that Hugh Hall had found success in America as a planter first owning land in Wilkes County, 287-1/2 acres on Richland Creek. This acreage was a land grant for his service during the war.

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Andrew Jackson Lane of Hancock County Georgia #georgiapioneerscom

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Granite Hill Plantation

The Granite Hill plantation was owned by Andrew Jackson Lane in the 1850s. The grounds consisted of 2200 acres and 22 structures. When the granite smoke house (visible behind the main house) became the last surviving structure of the plantation, the main house was moved to Macon in 1968, and was destroyed by a fire very soon thereafter.

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John Marshall of Hancock County

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The Battle of Cold Harbor

John Marshall, a native of Virginia, settled settled in Hancock County, Georgia the early part of the 19th century. He was a Primitive Baptist preacher and a soldier in the war of 1812. His son, John Marshall, enlisted in the War Between the States, engaged in some hard-fought bloody battles, viz: Seven Pines, Cold Harbor, Chancellorsville, James Island, Ocean Pond, Weldon, Kurston and Bentonville. He was severely wounded in the battle of Cold Harbor, was in the hospital two months but spent three months at home recovering before returning to the army. He was again wounded at the Battle of Bentonville. When the war ended he resumed farming, and bought his first land, a small farm in 1867, to which he has added. Ref: Memoirs of Georgia, Vol. I.

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G. L. Barker of Longstreet, Georgia #georgiapioneerscom #genealogy

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Looking for Ancestors? Here is a comment about G. L. Barker from The Southern States Magazine, March 1894

Sometimes to find ancestors the researcher must seek rare and interesting resources. There are genealogical and historical magazines out there. " G. N. Barker, a resident of Longstreet, Georgia in 1889, occupied in stock raising, etc., I may be able to point out a few advantages and differences relative to these parts. What will strike the farmer most on arriving in this section is the total absence of grass meadows or any visible facilities for the pasturing of stock, but curiously enough, an abundance of fairly nutritious hay may be cut during summer, of sufficient nutritive value with the assistance of a little grain for stock. The corn crop is light per acre to one used to the West; oats, however, yield well when well cultivated, and are off the ground in May, the same ground making also a good hay crop the same year. Bermuda grass makes an inexhaustible supply of pasture for all stock, except three winter months when green rye, barley or oats will take its place. Italian rye grass I have found grows luxuriantly during winter and spring, and it . . . more . . .

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The Plantation Journal of Seaborn Hawks

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The Plantation Journal of Seaborn Hawks

Seaborn Hawks kept a daily journal for his plantation in Jasper County. In addition to an inventory of medicines such as laudnum, he also maintained a list of eight or more paid workers and the amounts. On February 13, 1855 he noted that it was a rainy day and night. On February 17th he nearly finished planting cotton and nine lambs were sheared. That season he also planted corn along the creek field and elsewhere, sending 9 bushes to the mill. It appears that he had about 500 acres of land, also a number of slaves. Records were always kept on the plantation including such items as promissory notes given by neighbors, money borrowed for crops, expenses of equipment and repairs, and so on. The more costly items were exported from England. When buildings were torn down, lumber was stacked in a heap and inventoried. Also, items such as nails and windows. Croppers shipped goods to Augusta, Savannah and Charleston. This journal is available to members of in the Genealogy Vault

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The Loggins Family

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They Traveled Far in Search of a Home

Store in Gainesville 1940s

The Loggins family were among those who went West into Augusta and Orange Counties, Virginia. At the onset of the Revolutionary War, John Loggins Sr. enlisted in the 2nd Regiment of the Virginia Line. He was forty-four years of age. Afterward, he removed to Halifax County, Virginia, then on to Union County and Pendleton District, South Carolina. His son, John, also served in the war and made his residence in Hall County.

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Sharing Valuable Genealogy from The Austin Collection

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The Austin Collection, Vols. I (603 pp.) and 2 (340pp. ), by Jeannette Holland Austin and is available to members of Georgia Pioneers. It contain abstracts of valuable information discovered by me while tracing the families. The set has been out-of-print for a number of years, however, is now available online to members of Georgia Pioneers

Here are a few tidbits of data:

Jacob Autrey, RWS of GA
Jacob Autrey resided on Little Beaverdam Creek in Wilkes County, removed to Greene County. Some deed records concerning the Autrey families and other information is included.

Reuben Boyette
Reuben Boyette died in a cotton explosion in Chambers County, Alabama in 1858. Before that, he was a resident of Troup County and was among those families who went to Alabama after the removal of the Indians in Georgia. The Boyette family descends from Thomas Jefferson Boyette who died in Burke County before 1790.

Jeptha Brantley of Washington County
In 1860, the estate of Jeptha Brantley was divided among the heirs in Washington County. All of the heirs are named in the The Austin Collection. Also mentioned are the families of Joshua Brantley, Jesse Brantley, Levi Brantley and others.

Tillman Buckner of Putnam County
Tillman Buckner was born ca 1770 and died 1810 in Putnam County. The names of his heirs as well as other information is found in The Austin Collection.

Paul Castleberry of Georgia Colonial Era
Georgia Colonial Records, Vol. X, p. 257 "Read the petition of Paul Castleberry. He has settled the province and has no land. Has a wife and four children, and prays for 350 acres on the southside of the Great Kyoka Creek in St. Paul's Parish, at a place called the Hawtree Branch. Granted May 1767." More information on other Castleberry families is found in The Austin Collection.

Isham Chaffin, Revolutionary War Soldier
Isham Chaffin of Prince Edward County Virginia died in Wilkes County Georgia in 1822. His genealogy has been traced and is in the "Genealogy Vault" on Georgia Pioneers. Also, More information is found in The Austin Collection.

Rev. John Cleveland died aged 91 years
Rev. Cleveland, a Baptist clergyman well known, of Cleveland's Ferry on the Tugaloo River in South Carolina, died ca 1821. Family members removed to Carnesville, Georgia, and more information is found in The Austin Collection.

John Banister Collins of Habersham County
John Collins was born ca 1788 in South Carolina and settled in Habersham County. He was married to Sarah and by her had a large family. More information is found in The Austin Collection.

The Cowan Families
Details of some of the members of the Cowan families of Jackson County is found in The Austin Collection.

Dickson Families
Dickson families in Hancock and Wilkes County Georgia appear to descend from Michael Dickson of Lunenburg County Virginia. Details of these families are found in The Austin Collection.

Rountree of Emanuel County
The family was found at Swainsboro, Georgia and descends from Richardson Rountree, born 1751, died 1819 in Georgia. He was a Captain in the South Carolina Militia, Colonel Brandon's Regiment. He was a resident of Union County, South Carolina during the Revolutionary War, later removing to Georgia. 4 pages of abstracts of Rountree genealogical information is found in The Austin Collection.

Shepherd and Hillhouse Connecticut and Wilkes County
Andrew Shepherd was born ca 1760 and died 1828 in Wilkes County, Georgia. He was married to Mary Hillhouse, the daughter of David and Sarah Ann Hillhouse of Connecticut who resided in Orange County Virginia. More information is found in The Austin Collection.

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The Williams Dairy

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The Williams Dairy

During May of 1848 a man by the name of Charles Lanman visited the Nacoochee Valley in Habersham County and wrote about in his book Letters from the Alleghany Mountains by Charles Lanman (1849). He arrived on the back of a mule and his guide and companion was Major Edward Williams. It took about seven hours to ascend what they called Trail Mountain and the venerable gentleman expatiated at length on the superb scenery from the summit. Williams had just established a dairy on the mountain and between fifty to eighty cows and he had hired a young man from Vermont, Joseph E. Hubbard. Major Williams brought with him from Burke County, North Carolina cattle, sheep, hogs, goats and chickens, arriving in the valley during 1822 with his family. Williams told Lanman that he was from New England and had been an exile from yankee land for upwards of twenty years.

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They Fought Guerrrilla Warfare

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They Fought Guerrilla Warfare

General Oglethorpe first put settlers on St. Simon's Island in 1736; the transport was primarily Englishmen and highlanders from Scotland. The protestant highlanders, known for their guerrilla warfare against the British, were hand-picked by Oglethorpe for the purpose of establishing regiments at Midway and on St. Simon's Island to protect Savannah and Charleston from the Spanish in Florida. After 1748 when Oglethorpe won the land war with Spain and disbanded his Georgia regiment and returned to England, settlers began to desert the military post and find land grants in other parts of the region. Many of them removed into McIntosh and Liberty Counties. The Colonial period was divided by the parishes of St. David, St. Patrick and St. Jones, organized in 1758. Glynn County was created in 1777 and named in honor of John Glynn, a member of the British House of Commons who defended the cause of the American Colonies in the difficulties which led to the Revolutionary War. Research should also include the Colonial Records of Georgia by Candler; McIntosh and Liberty Counties.

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The Old Woman and the Toccoa Falls

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The Old Woman and the Tuccoa Falls

The Tuccoah is a very small sparkling stream in the hills of Habersham. However, on its way to the ocean, it performs one leap which has given it a reputation. For this reason, the aborigines christened it with the name of Tuccoah, or the beautiful. This cascading stream over a precipie of gray and rugged rock about one hundred and eighty-six feet high is connected to an Indian tradition. Before the Revolutionary War when the Cherokees were engaged in bitter warfare against an powerful tribe of Indians who dwelt in the country of the Potomac, they captured about a dozen of their enemies whom they brought into their own country. Their intention was to sacrifice the prisoners; but, as they wished the ceremony to be particularly imposing, on account of the fame of the captives, it was resolved to postpone the sacrifice until the following moon. In the meantime the Cherokee braves went forth to battle again, while the prisoners, now more securely bound than ever, were left in a large wigwam near Tuccoah,
in the especial charge of an old woman, who was noted for her savage patriotism. Day followed day as the unfortunate enemies lay in the lodge of the old woman, she dealt out a scanty supply of food and water. Despite the fact that they encouraged the woman to release them and offered her the most valuable of Indian bribes, she held her tongue and remained faithful to her trust. One morning an Indian boy called at the door of the lodge of the old woman and told her that he had seen a party of their enemies in a neighboring valley who might be in the vicinity for the purpose of rescuing their fellows. The woman said nothing and upon re-entering the lodge another appeal for freedom was made. She smiled, telling them that she was willing to let them escape but it was on certain conditions. They gave her all of their personal effects, which she buried under the lodge. She insisted that they must depart during the dead of night. The plan was to blindfold them and lead them about two miles through a thick wood into an open country and release them. The prisoners gladly consented; and, while they removed their robes and weapons, a heavy storm cloud came overhead. At the hour of midnight loud peals of thunder bellowed through the firmament, and flashed the lightning. She placed leather bands around the eyes of her captives; and, having severed the thongs which confined their feet, bade them follow whither she might lead. They were connected with each other by iron withes; and so the woman led them to their promised freedom. Intricate, and winding, and tedious was the way; but not a murmur was uttered, nor a word spoken. Now has the strange procession reached a level spot of earth, and the men step proudly on their way. Now have they reached the precipice of Tuccoah; and, as the woman walks to the very edge, she makes a sudden wheel, and, one after the other, while the poor captives launched into the abyss below.

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Students Should Learn the Study Habits of Genealogists

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Students Should Learn the Study Habits of Genealogists

Young people today would be wise to emulate the study habits of genealogists, those who spend long hours researching the path of their ancestors. The reason is that America's school system has corrupted itself into establishing "populist" views as facts, when they are everything short of truth. From required text book reading and study to the professor who touts his personal views that Thomas Jefferson as immoral and racist to Christopher Columbus whom they claim raped island natives, these suppositions should be independently researched by every student attending a college or university. For example, for centuries, the private journal kept by Christopher Columbus went ignored and untranslated. Written in his own hand, he expressed his belief that God was sending him upon the seas to explore. Further reading, solidifies that this man was very religious! As every genealogist researcher knows, the best truth which one can discover is written by the ancestor or documented in official documents, such as an old wills describing land and property and names of family members and other relatives. One can speculate all they wish that the founding fathers were racists, but until they study actual documents, they will never have the real truth. Because, truth is essential to finding the ancestors. Relatives can say "this and that" about a deceased ancestor, yet the records usually proves otherwise. It happens too often to give remarks much value. When the student studies about wars, he should read original sources, like correspondence between statesmen discussing tactics of the age, such as American State Papers. Every State has archived documents which will lead the researcher to actual facts. What events were in play among local people and what did the correspondence of governors, congressmen, senators and other statesmen reveal? Truth is Real and to be wholly satisfied, one must discover it for themselves. The text books will come and go, opinions and falsehoods will always be the baggage of its times. However, it behooves every American to find answers independent of so-called academia.

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The Special Existence of our Ancestors

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The Special Existence of our Ancestors

If you are researching your ancestors to any extent, you are writing a book! A splendid image of the past appears as the pieces of the puzzle come together, and before you realize it, there is everything to know concerning their lifestyles. It is
truly wonderful to experience the historical and personal aspects which only a particular era of time could assemble. The horses, mules, tractors and haystacks
were familiar scenes of a past which accelerated mankind into the modern age.
Yes, we are fortunate to have those same genes!

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