Aaron Brock,
aka "Chief Red Bird" Tsalagi' Ugvwiyuhi Totsu'hwa (abt.
1721- ca 1810), continued
Page Updated
6 Mar 2008
Much Cherokee genealogy
has been lost, but the following sources are recommended by anthropologist
Dr. Kenneth B. Tankersley as the absolute best books on Cherokee
kinship:
Myths of the Cherokee
by James Mooney (Paperback)
James Mooney's
History, Myths, and Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees: Containing
the Full Texts of Myths of the Cherokee (1900 And the Sacred
Formula),
by James Mooney, George Ellison (Introduction) (Paperback - August 1992)
Myths of the
Cherokee and Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees
by James Mooney (Paperback - December 1982)
History of
the Cherokee Indians and Their Legends and Folk Lore
by Emmet Starr (Hardcover - December 1921)
by James Mooney (Paperback) |
Accounts by descendants place the arrival of MAHALA SUSANNAH BROCK (b. 1749, Cumberland Co., VA), daughter of AARON, and her husband EDWARD "Ned" CALLAHAN, in what became Harlan Co., KY, as late 1790s-1801. Yet, the first historical account of the Red Bird River, named for the chief of the nearby village, was in 1761 ~ so the Chief was there apparently before the Brocks were.
We must remember the seasonal migratory lifestyle of the tribes. Dr. Tankersley said, "One important aspect about the Kentucky Cherokee at that time was their high mobility. Robert Benge, for example, left records in Ohio, Michigan, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and North Carolina. King David Benge left records in Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Canada, Louisiana. John Benge left records in Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Georgia.
"Red Bird's village movement can be tracked by the documents left behind from the white captive, Stephan Tuders, born in Virginia in 1770; found in Red Bird's village in then Virginia, present-day Clay County, Kentucky, in 1772. He moved with the village to North and South Carolina in 1778. In 1793, he married a Chicamaugan woman from the village in South Carolina. In 1795 his daughter Leathy was born and in 1800 his daughter Polly was born, both in South Carolina. In 1810, he returned with Red Bird's band to Clay County, Kentucky, after the massacre of Yahoo Falls."
Recorded in the 1870s by Dr. James Dickey in his Diary, his narrative on the death of Chief Red Bird was almost identical to the Kentucky historical marker pictured on previous page, but places Chief Red Bird in the Whitetop Laurel Band of Cherokees from North Carolina:
"The Indian Chief for
whom Red Bird Creek in Clay County was named is known as member
of the Whitetop Laurel Band of Cherokees from North Carolina.
He was a great hunter and allured by the game in this remote
region. He finally took up residence on the creek that bears
his name at the mouth of Jacks Creek in this county. He came
to his death by the abarice of the "pale face". There
lived with him a crippled Indian named Willie. This man dressed
the skins which Red Bird brought to their wigwam and looked after
the culinary department of their house. Some hunters from North
Carolina, greedy and unscrupulous, came to the wigwam and murdered
Willie. Then they secreted themselves and awaited the return
of the brave chief who had long before buried his tomahawk and
for years had been living in peace with the white man, and as
he approached his crude castle the bullet of an assasin laid
him in the dust. They threw his body into a hole of water nearby
which is still called "Willie Hole", and from which
John Gilbert and others took him and buried him. One tradition
is that he was sitting on the bank of a creek fishing when he
was shot and that he fell into the creek."
(Reprinted in Kentucky
Explorer, Volume 11, March 1997)
"The Indian Chief for whom Red Bird Creek in Clay County was named is known as member of the Whitetop Laurel Band of Cherokees from North Carolina. He was a great hunter and allured by the game in this remote region. He finally took up residence on the creek that bears his name at the mouth of Jacks Creek in this county. He came to his death by the abarice of the "pale face". There lived with him a crippled Indian named Willie. This man dressed the skins which Red Bird brought to their wigwam and looked after the culinary department of their house. Some hunters from North Carolina, greedy and unscrupulous, came to the wigwam and murdered Willie. Then they secreted themselves and awaited the return of the brave chief who had long before buried his tomahawk and for years had been living in peace with the white man, and as he approached his crude castle the bullet of an assasin laid him in the dust. They threw his body into a hole of water nearby which is still called "Willie Hole", and from which John Gilbert and others took him and buried him. One tradition is that he was sitting on the bank of a creek fishing when he was shot and that he fell into the creek." |
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MAHALAH SUSANNAH BROCK EDWARD "Ned" CALLAHAN"s daughter JENNY "Jane" CALLAHAN (b. 1770, Scott Co., VA) married WILLIAM S. STRONG and the two families moved from KY to MO in the mid-1850s. A book, Strong Family in Kentucky, written ca 1960 by Mrs. J. C. Hurst, Lexington, KY, begins:
"The
Strong family of Breathitt and Owsley Cos., KY was established
by William, who was born about the year 1768 in VA and died about
the year 1848. He was married about the year 1790 to Jennie Callahan
(commonly called Jane), who was born about the year 1779 and
died about the year 1815. She was a daughter of Edward and Mahalah
Brock Callahan. Mahalah was a daughter of AARON BROCK and
a sister of JESSE BROCK, who lived in Harlan County.
The Brocks were part Indian. William Strong was a son of Daniel
and a grandson of John Strong. They originally came from Ireland.
"Before
coming to KY William was living at Holston Springs in Scott Co.,
VA.
"About
the year 1800 or 1801, a party was organized in Scott Co., VA,
to come to KY. This party was composed of Edward Callahan and
family ~ William Strong and family ~ Daniel Davidson and three
sons Samuel, John, and Robert, with their families ~ also Roger
and Robin Cornett. Some reports say that the Cornetts came a
year or two previous to this time. The above mentioned parties
brought along with them their livestock ~ household goods ~ slaves
and other possessions.
"William
Strong, Samuel Davidson and the two Cornetts had married daughters
of Edward Callahan. After arriving in KY the above named parties
settled on the North fork of the Kentucky river at and near the
mouth of Grapevine Creek in (now) Perry Co.
"William
Strong acquired a tract of land on the opposite side of the river
from the mouth of Grapevine. It extended from near what is now
Chavies down the river so as to include Strong's Branch. On this
land he erected a log building where he made his home for some
eight or ten years. He, as a deputy assessor, made the first
assessment of all land and personal property on the North fork,
which was then embraced in the new County of Clay. He was leader
of the 'North Forkers' in the famous 'cattle war' which began
in the year 1806. . ."
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"The Strong family of Breathitt and Owsley Cos., KY was established by William, who was born about the year 1768 in VA and died about the year 1848. He was married about the year 1790 to Jennie Callahan (commonly called Jane), who was born about the year 1779 and died about the year 1815. She was a daughter of Edward and Mahalah Brock Callahan. Mahalah was a daughter of AARON BROCK and a sister of JESSE BROCK, who lived in Harlan County. The Brocks were part Indian. William Strong was a son of Daniel and a grandson of John Strong. They originally came from Ireland. "Before coming to KY William was living at Holston Springs in Scott Co., VA. "About the year 1800 or 1801, a party was organized in Scott Co., VA, to come to KY. This party was composed of Edward Callahan and family ~ William Strong and family ~ Daniel Davidson and three sons Samuel, John, and Robert, with their families ~ also Roger and Robin Cornett. Some reports say that the Cornetts came a year or two previous to this time. The above mentioned parties brought along with them their livestock ~ household goods ~ slaves and other possessions. "William Strong, Samuel Davidson and the two Cornetts had married daughters of Edward Callahan. After arriving in KY the above named parties settled on the North fork of the Kentucky river at and near the mouth of Grapevine Creek in (now) Perry Co. "William Strong acquired a tract of land on the opposite side of the river from the mouth of Grapevine. It extended from near what is now Chavies down the river so as to include Strong's Branch. On this land he erected a log building where he made his home for some eight or ten years. He, as a deputy assessor, made the first assessment of all land and personal property on the North fork, which was then embraced in the new County of Clay. He was leader of the 'North Forkers' in the famous 'cattle war' which began in the year 1806. . ." |
A book entitled THE BROCKS: Ephraim Brock and Aggie Caldwell of Eastern Kentucky and Southwest Virginia: Their Ancestors and Descendants, by Luther F. Addington, published in 1972 by the Historical Society of Southwest Virginia, in Wise, VA, does not even mention Aaron Brock, but begins with his son Jesse.
Dr. Kenneth Tankersley, anthropologist, researching and writing a book about the Cherokee of Kentucky, is a Brock descendant, as well as other mixed-blood families, continuing research into the identify of Chief Red Bird (not Cutsawah as some thought, but Totsu'hwa) has ruled out several others who might've been Red Bird, and it's now more likely that AARON BROCK was Chief Red Bird.
ELIJAH BROCK, interviewed by Mrs. Annie Walker Burns, repeated in Rev. J. J. Dickey's diary, began with JESSE Brock and did not mention AARON, nor REUBEN.
"ELIJAH BROCK TESTIMONY
Given personally to ANNIE WALKER BURNS (deceased 1942): JESSE
BROCK WAS THE FIRST SETTLER ON WALLINS CREEK, KENTUCKY. He was
about three-quarter indian, and had so much indian blood
in him, that he had no trouble in living among the indians who
were thickly settled in the mountains when he first came, raised
his family among them, hunted along with them, with no trouble
whatever. He homesteaded where Park Howard lives at this time."
See full text of Elijah
Brock's interview.
(NOTE by Mrs. Burns, "It
is said that Park Howard knows where Jesse Brock's grave is,
and has designated same to satisfaction of members of the D.A.R.")
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"ELIJAH BROCK TESTIMONY Given personally to ANNIE WALKER BURNS (deceased 1942): JESSE BROCK WAS THE FIRST SETTLER ON WALLINS CREEK, KENTUCKY. He was about three-quarter indian, and had so much indian blood in him, that he had no trouble in living among the indians who were thickly settled in the mountains when he first came, raised his family among them, hunted along with them, with no trouble whatever. He homesteaded where Park Howard lives at this time." See full text of Elijah Brock's interview. (NOTE by Mrs. Burns, "It is said that Park Howard knows where Jesse Brock's grave is, and has designated same to satisfaction of members of the D.A.R.") |
ELIJAH and his brother JAMES BROCK, also interviewed by Annie Walker Burns, were sons of AARON N. BROCK and BARBARA SHEPHERD. Aaron N. Brock was a son of AMON BROCK and MARY OSBORN. Amon was a son of JESSE BROCK and REBECCA HOWARD (whose parents were English-American). Elijah and James who were interviewed by Annie Walker Burns were brothers of my children's great-great-grandfather Carlo Brock.
James discussed his mother Barbara
Shepherd's side of the family when interviewed on 3 Jan 1898 by
Mrs. Burns, and his account of an Indian raid and capture of prisoners
was hostile to the Indians. Speaking of the death of Jesse Brock
on Wallins Creek, James said, "The Whites were surrounded
by Indians."
Jesse's son Amon (about 3/8 Cherokee) married his 1st cousin,
Mary "Molly" Osborn(e), whose parents were Jesse's sister
Mary "Polly" Brock and Ephraim Washington Osborn(e),
Jr. Ephraim's mother was Elizabeth Howard, whose relationship
to Jesse's wife Rebecca Howard I don't know. Rebecca Howard's
great-great-grandfather was Sir John Howard, Earl of Arundel (England).
Since Amon Brock and his wife/cousin were both about 3/8 Cherokee, so were their children, including son Aaron N. Brock and his wife Barbara Shepherd's sixteen children, including James, Elijah, and Carlo mentioned above. It is uncertain whether Barbara Shepherd's father James and grandfather Nimrod Shepherd were part Native. If not, James Brock was abt 3/16 Cherokee, and his paternal grandmother and great-grandmother were English-American.
One grandson said, "This was the year the notorious half-breed Cherokee Chief Benge . . .," but Benge went on the path of War because John Sevier and his followers had murdered his family. Benge came to Wallins Creek in Harlan County where his brother Joseph was living as a white-man. Benge wanted his brother to join him, but he refused.
In a week spent in 2002 at the LDS Family History Library in Salt Lake City, this writer examined every book of Brock family history and found only two on descendants of Jesse Brock:
THE
BROCKS: Ephraim Brock and Aggie Caldwell of Eastern Kentucky
and Southwest Virginia: Their Ancestors and Descendants, by Luther F.
Addington, was published in Wise, VA by the Historical Society
of Southwest Virginia (no publication or copyright date, but
the author was born 1899).
"Descendants
of Rebecca Howard & Jesse Brock," Chapter 4 in: HOWARDS of Southeastern
Kentucky,
by Frances Yeager Dunham, University of West Florida, published
by Kathleen White, Panama City, FL (1979, reprinted 1985).
| THE BROCKS: Ephraim Brock and Aggie Caldwell of Eastern Kentucky and Southwest Virginia: Their Ancestors and Descendants, by Luther F. Addington, was published in Wise, VA by the Historical Society of Southwest Virginia (no publication or copyright date, but the author was born 1899). |
| "Descendants of Rebecca Howard & Jesse Brock," Chapter 4 in: HOWARDS of Southeastern Kentucky, by Frances Yeager Dunham, University of West Florida, published by Kathleen White, Panama City, FL (1979, reprinted 1985). |
Neither account mentioned the name of Jesse's father or grandfather, which indicates the compilers didn't know those names. Only the Strong family book quoted above does. It is clear from the Brock DNA Project Y-chromosome test results that if Jesse Brock was the son of Aaron Brock/aka Chief Red Bird, his patrilineal ancestor was Jewish, probably a trader among the Indians who married a Cherokee woman and became, or his son became, a chief. At the time Jesse was born in 1751 Cumberland Co., VA, as was his sister Mahala Susannah Brock in 1754, the only Brock of record in Cumberland was a George Brock, as follows:
Abstracts of the Cumberland
County, Virginia, Court Order Books from June 1749 to May 1756, by Sheila Fretwell. George Brock
was mentioned on pp. 48, 61, 74, 80, 118, and 205 of the publication.
p. 48 (p. 179 of Order Book, this seems to be Part I), 26 Nov
1750, William Gray, Gentl., plt. against George Brock, Deft.}
In debt. This day came Robert Kent, Benjamin Bryan & William
Mills and entered themselves Bail for the Deft. Imparlance granted.
p. 61 (p. 230 of Order Book), 31 Jan 1750/1, William Gray, Gentl.,
plt., against George Brock, Deft.} In Debt. Continued).
p. 74 (p. 289 of Order Book), 27 May 1751, same as above
p. 80 (p. 307 of Order Book), date on previous p. but it's between
27 May and 26 Aug 1751): William Gray, Gentl., plt. against George
Brock, Deft. } his costs, to be discharged by the paiment
of six pounds ten shillings & Six pence with Interest.
p. 118 (p. 89 of next order book), 30 May 1753: John Ford, Extor
&c of Hezekiah Ford, decd, against Josiah Burton, George
Brock & Henry Hatcher for a Debt. Dismis'd.
p. 205 (p. 384 of Part IIa of Order Book), 22 Mar 1756): On
the Petition and Summons brought b John Ford, Executor &c
of Hezekiah Ford, Decd., Pltf. against Josiah Burton, George
Brock and Henry Hatcher, Defts. for three pounds two shillings
and nine pence said to be due to the said Hezekiah in his Life
time by accounty. The Petition as to Hatcher [is] dismis'd,
and as to the Defts. Burton and Brock, the Petition abates, the
sherif having made return that they are no inhabitants of
this County.
On the motion of Henry Farler, a Witness for John Ford, Exor
&c of Hezekiah Ford against Josiah Burton, George Brock
and Henry Hatcher. It is ordered that the said John pay him
79 pounds of tobacco for one days attendance and for once coming
and returning eighteen miles.
Since p. 205 says George Brock no longer lived in the county,
what other county formed about 1755/56? Bedford Co.? Or, did
he move to Onslow Co. NC? It was, I think, George Brock, Sr.,
son of Joshua Brock and Sarah ____ who was b. 1726 in St. Paul's
Par., New Kent Co., then was in Cumberland Co., Bedford Co.,
Fluvanna Co., Franklin Co., Powhatan Co., and finally Henry Co.
where he died 1834.
The DNA of Jesse
Brock's sons' descendants matches that of James Brock (believed
to be Jesse's brother), Elder George Brock of Laurel Co., KY,
and other members of a large family from the same area of VA,
some of whom moved to Grainger Co., TN.
Abstracts of the Cumberland
County, Virginia, Court Order Books from June 1749 to May 1756, by Sheila Fretwell. George Brock
was mentioned on pp. 48, 61, 74, 80, 118, and 205 of the publication.
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From careful study by many researchers who share information on their branch of the family, this is as accurate a compilation as I presently know of Aaron Brock's children and grandchildren. For subsequent generations, click the Gedcoms button below to see my data on Rootsweb WorldConnect:
CHILDREN
& GRANDCHILDREN of AARON BROCK:
1. Aaron
Brock akaTsalagi' Ugvwiyuhi Totsu'hwa Red Bird was born ABT
1721-32? in VA or TN or SC, and died 1810-11 in Clay Co., KY.
He married Unknown Cherokee ABT 1748? She was prob. born 1730?
in Cherokee Nation, NC, and died AFT 1760? in Clay Co., KY.
Children of Tsalagi' Ugvwiyuhi Totsu'hwa
Red Bird and Unknown Cherokee:
Children of Tsalagi' Ugvwiyuhi Totsu'hwa Red Bird and Unknown Cherokee:
+ 2 i. Mahala
Susannah Brock was born 1749 in Cumberland Co., VA, m. Edward "Ned" Callahan, and died 1820 in Clay Co.,
KY.
+ 3 ii. Jesse Brock was born 08 DEC 1751 in Cumberland Co., VA,
m. Rebecca Howard, and died 13 OCT 1843 in
Harlan Co., KY.
+ 4 iii. Mary "Polly" Brock was born 28 OCT 1757 in
Grayson Co., VA, am. Ephraim
Washington Osborn, and died 28 FEB 1855 in Harlan
Co., KY.
+ 5 iv. James Brock was born BET 1759 AND 1760 in NC, m. Mildred Crane Bond, and died SEP 1831 in Cumberland Co., KY.
(I'm not convinced James was Aaron's son.
He served in the NC line in the Revolution, moved to Knox Co.,
TN, served in the War of 1812, and died/left a will in Cumberland
Co., KY).
+ 3 ii. Jesse Brock was born 08 DEC 1751 in Cumberland Co., VA, m. Rebecca Howard, and died 13 OCT 1843 in Harlan Co., KY.
+ 4 iii. Mary "Polly" Brock was born 28 OCT 1757 in Grayson Co., VA, am. Ephraim Washington Osborn, and died 28 FEB 1855 in Harlan Co., KY.
+ 5 iv. James Brock was born BET 1759 AND 1760 in NC, m. Mildred Crane Bond, and died SEP 1831 in Cumberland Co., KY. (I'm not convinced James was Aaron's son. He served in the NC line in the Revolution, moved to Knox Co., TN, served in the War of 1812, and died/left a will in Cumberland Co., KY).
Generation
No. 2 (Grandchildren of Aaron)
2. Mahala
Susannah Brock (Tsalagi' Ugvwiyuhi Totsu'hwa Red Bird 1) was born
1749 in Cumberland Co., VA, and died 1820 in Clay Co., KY. She
married Edward "Ned" Callahan 1773 in Montgomery Co.,
VA, son of Darby Callahan and Unity Harris. He was born ABT 1743
in VA, and died 1823 in Clay Co., KY.
Children of Mahala Susannah Brock and Edward "Ned" Callahan
are:
Children of Mahala Susannah Brock and Edward "Ned" Callahan are:
+ 6 i. John
William Callahan was born 1768 in Washington Co., VA, and died
1829 in Boone Co., MO.
+ 7 ii. Jane "Jenny" Callahan was born ABT 1770 in Scott
Co., VA, and died ABT 1815 in Lost Creek, Breathitt Co., KY.
+ 8 iii. Zelphia Callahan was born 1776 in Washington Co., VA,
and died 20 JUN 1847 in Benge, Clay Co., KY.
+ 9 iv. Charlotte Callahan was born 1779 in Harlan Co., KY, and
died AFT 1827 in Benge, Clay Co., KY.
+ 10 v. Elizabeth Callahan was born 1783 in Washington Co., VA.
+ 11 vi. Isaac "Fiddler" Callahan was born 1784 in NC,
and died 17 MAY 1817.
+ 7 ii. Jane "Jenny" Callahan was born ABT 1770 in Scott Co., VA, and died ABT 1815 in Lost Creek, Breathitt Co., KY.
+ 8 iii. Zelphia Callahan was born 1776 in Washington Co., VA, and died 20 JUN 1847 in Benge, Clay Co., KY.
+ 9 iv. Charlotte Callahan was born 1779 in Harlan Co., KY, and died AFT 1827 in Benge, Clay Co., KY.
+ 10 v. Elizabeth Callahan was born 1783 in Washington Co., VA.
+ 11 vi. Isaac "Fiddler" Callahan was born 1784 in NC, and died 17 MAY 1817.
3. Jesse
Brock (Tsalagi' Ugvwiyuhi Totsu'hwa Red Bird 1) was born 08 DEC
1751 in Cumberland Co., VA, and died 13 OCT 1843 in Harlan Co.,
KY. He married Rebecca Howard 02 JUN 1771 in Cumberland Co., VA,
daughter of Samuel Howard and Frances Dryden. She was born 15
MAR 1756 in Cumberland Co., VA, and died 1841 in Harlan Co., KY.
Children of Jesse Brock and Rebecca Howard are:
Children of Jesse Brock and Rebecca Howard are:
+ 12 i.
James Calvin Brock was born BET 1772 AND 1777 in Cumberland Co.,
VA, and died BEF 1856 in Harlan Co., KY.
+ 13 ii. Amon Brock was born 05 NOV 1775 in NC, and died 1863
in Pulaski Co., KY.
+ 14 iii. Charlotte Brock was born ABT 1778? in KY, and died ABT
1821 in Harlan Co., KY.
+ 15 iv. Barthena "Pheny" Brock was born 1781 in Harlan
Co., KY, and died 1843 in Clay Co., KY.
+ 16 v. Jesse Allen Brock was born ABT 1783 in Cumberland Co.,
VA, and died BET 21 AUG 1850 AND 1856 in Harlan Co., KY.
+ 17 vi. John Brock was born 1784 in Cumberland Co., VA, and died
1830 in Wallins Creek, Harlan Co., KY.
+ 18 vii. George Brock was born 1785 in VA, and died ABT 1865
in Scioto Co., OH.
+ 19 viii. Susannah Brock was born 1786 in Scott Co., VA, and
died 03 JUN 1861 in Wallins Creek, Harlan Co., Ky.
+ 20 ix. Aaron Brock was born 1786 in VA.
+ 21 x. Mary "Polly" Brock was born 1793 in NC, and
died AUG 1866 in Wallins Creek, Harlan Co., KY.
+ 22 xi. Sarah "Sally" Brock was born 1794, and died
JUL 1844 in Wallins Creek, Harlan Co., KY.
+ 23 xii. Hetty Brock was born 1808 in Clay Co., KY, and died
BEF 1888 in Leslie Co., KY.
+ 13 ii. Amon Brock was born 05 NOV 1775 in NC, and died 1863 in Pulaski Co., KY.
+ 14 iii. Charlotte Brock was born ABT 1778? in KY, and died ABT 1821 in Harlan Co., KY.
+ 15 iv. Barthena "Pheny" Brock was born 1781 in Harlan Co., KY, and died 1843 in Clay Co., KY.
+ 16 v. Jesse Allen Brock was born ABT 1783 in Cumberland Co., VA, and died BET 21 AUG 1850 AND 1856 in Harlan Co., KY.
+ 17 vi. John Brock was born 1784 in Cumberland Co., VA, and died 1830 in Wallins Creek, Harlan Co., KY.
+ 18 vii. George Brock was born 1785 in VA, and died ABT 1865 in Scioto Co., OH.
+ 19 viii. Susannah Brock was born 1786 in Scott Co., VA, and died 03 JUN 1861 in Wallins Creek, Harlan Co., Ky.
+ 20 ix. Aaron Brock was born 1786 in VA.
+ 21 x. Mary "Polly" Brock was born 1793 in NC, and died AUG 1866 in Wallins Creek, Harlan Co., KY.
+ 22 xi. Sarah "Sally" Brock was born 1794, and died JUL 1844 in Wallins Creek, Harlan Co., KY.
+ 23 xii. Hetty Brock was born 1808 in Clay Co., KY, and died BEF 1888 in Leslie Co., KY.
4. Mary
"Polly" Brock (Tsalagi' Ugvwiyuhi Totsu'hwa Red Bird
1) was born 28 OCT 1757 in Grayson Co., VA, and died 28 FEB 1855
in Harlan Co., KY. She married Ephraim Washington Osborn Jr. ABT
1774 in NC, son of Ephraim Osborn Sr. and Elizabeth Wells Howard.
He was born 14 SEP 1752 in Yadkin River, Rowan Co., NC, and died
09 NOV 1852 in Harlan Co., KY.
Children of Mary "Polly" Brock and Ephraim Washington
Osborn Jr. are:
Children of Mary "Polly" Brock and Ephraim Washington Osborn Jr. are:
24 i. George
Osborn was born 1775.
25 ii. James Osborn was born 1779.
26 iii. Jesse Osborn was born 1780 in NC. He married Elizabeth
LeMaster 1807 in Knox Co., KY. She was born AUG 1780 in Fleming
Co., KY.
+ 27 iv. Ephraim Washington Osborn III was born 1785 in Yadkin
River, NC, and died 10 OCT 1866 in Harlan Co., KY.
+ 28 v. Rebecca Ada Osborn was born 1790 in VA, and died AFT 1870
in KY.
29 vi. Rhoda Osborn was born 1791.
30 vii. Hiram Osborn was born 1792.
+ 31 viii. Mary "Molly" Osborn was born 1793 in Harlan
Co., KY, and died 22 FEB 1853 in Harlan Co., KY.
25 ii. James Osborn was born 1779.
26 iii. Jesse Osborn was born 1780 in NC. He married Elizabeth LeMaster 1807 in Knox Co., KY. She was born AUG 1780 in Fleming Co., KY.
+ 27 iv. Ephraim Washington Osborn III was born 1785 in Yadkin River, NC, and died 10 OCT 1866 in Harlan Co., KY.
+ 28 v. Rebecca Ada Osborn was born 1790 in VA, and died AFT 1870 in KY.
29 vi. Rhoda Osborn was born 1791.
30 vii. Hiram Osborn was born 1792.
+ 31 viii. Mary "Molly" Osborn was born 1793 in Harlan Co., KY, and died 22 FEB 1853 in Harlan Co., KY.
5. James
Brock (Tsalagi' Ugvwiyuhi Totsu'hwa Red Bird 1) was born BET 1759
AND 1760 in NC, and died SEP 1831 in Cumberland Co., KY. He married
Mildred Crane 1788. She was born 1758, and died 1834.
Children of James Brock are: 32 i. Elizabeth Brock was born 1782,
and died 1841. She married Joseph Crawford 10 APR 1799 in Knox
Co., TN. He was born 1779.
33 ii. Ann Brock was born 1784, and died BEF 1831. She married
William Lee ABT 1805, son of William Lee Sr.. He was born 1784.
+ 34 iii. Joel Brock was born 08 MAY 1785 in TN, and died 12 APR
1841 in Jackson Co., Indian Terr. (AL).
Children of James Brock are: 32 i. Elizabeth Brock was born 1782, and died 1841. She married Joseph Crawford 10 APR 1799 in Knox Co., TN. He was born 1779.
33 ii. Ann Brock was born 1784, and died BEF 1831. She married William Lee ABT 1805, son of William Lee Sr.. He was born 1784.
+ 34 iii. Joel Brock was born 08 MAY 1785 in TN, and died 12 APR 1841 in Jackson Co., Indian Terr. (AL).
Children
of James Brock and Mildred Crane are:
+ 35 i.
George Ambrose Brock was born 09 MAR 1789, and died 12 APR 1841.
36 ii. Mary Brock was born 1791 in Knox Co., TN, and died 19 DEC
1855 in Red Hill, Fentress Co., TN. She married Joseph Harris
ABT 1808 in Fentress Co., TN. He was born ABT 1790?.
37 iii. Allen Brock was born 13 APR 1794 in Knox Co., TN, and
died 21 OCT 1873 in Jacksonville, Cherokee Co., TX. He married
Rebecca Shell 11 DEC 1814 in Fentress Co., TN. She was born 1795.
38 iv. Malinda Brock was born 22 JAN 1798, and died 29 AUG 1860
in Audrain Co., MO. She married Abraham Pool 04 FEB 1818. He was
born 1798.
39 v. Matilda Brock was born 30 DEC 1806 in Jackson Co., TN, and
died 30 DEC 1878 in Cobden, Union Co., IL. She married Anselm
Guthrie in Limestone Co., AL. He was born 1806.
36 ii. Mary Brock was born 1791 in Knox Co., TN, and died 19 DEC 1855 in Red Hill, Fentress Co., TN. She married Joseph Harris ABT 1808 in Fentress Co., TN. He was born ABT 1790?.
37 iii. Allen Brock was born 13 APR 1794 in Knox Co., TN, and died 21 OCT 1873 in Jacksonville, Cherokee Co., TX. He married Rebecca Shell 11 DEC 1814 in Fentress Co., TN. She was born 1795.
38 iv. Malinda Brock was born 22 JAN 1798, and died 29 AUG 1860 in Audrain Co., MO. She married Abraham Pool 04 FEB 1818. He was born 1798.
39 v. Matilda Brock was born 30 DEC 1806 in Jackson Co., TN, and died 30 DEC 1878 in Cobden, Union Co., IL. She married Anselm Guthrie in Limestone Co., AL. He was born 1806.
Aaron Brock Sr's daughter Mahala Brock and her husband Edward
Callahan had two daughters marry Cornetts ~ Zelphia to Roger Cornett
b. 1786, and Charlotte Callahan to Robert Cornett b. 1780, son
of Nathaniel Cornett. There were numerous other Brock-Cornett-Bolling
marriages but I haven't tied them all back to an original ancestor.
Aaron Brock Sr's daughter Mahala Brock and her husband Edward Callahan had two daughters marry Cornetts ~ Zelphia to Roger Cornett b. 1786, and Charlotte Callahan to Robert Cornett b. 1780, son of Nathaniel Cornett. There were numerous other Brock-Cornett-Bolling marriages but I haven't tied them all back to an original ancestor.
Aaron's
grandchildren married into the Blanton, Brummet, Caldwell, Callahan,
Castle, Coldiron, Cornett, Gross, Helton, Howard, Fee, Forrester,
Jackson, Napier, Noe, Roark, Salyer, Saylor, Shepherd, Simpson,
Strong, Tankersley, and Wilson families, to name a few.
The information below is
from Hicks' book on Cherokee genealogy, which is a direct extract
from Starr's book. It would be a major contribution if we could
connect Brock to Doublehead's family.
34. CHIEF4 DOUBLEHEAD (GREAT3
EAGLE, MOYTOY2, AMATOYA1) was born Abt. 1744 in Stearns, KY, and
died August 09, 1807 in Hiwasse River, TN. He married (1) CREAT
PRIBER Abt. 1757 in Stearns, KY, daughter of CHRISTIAN GOTTILIEB
PRIBER. She was born Abt. 1740 in Tellico Plains, TN, and died
Abt. 1790 in Stearns, McCreary Co, KY?. He married (2) NANNIE
DRUMGOOLE Abt. 1794, daughter of ALEXANDER DRUMGOOLE and NANCY
AUGUSTA. She was born Abt. 1779, and died July 23, 1850. He married
(3) KATEEYEAH WILSON Abt. 1797, daughter of _____ WILSON. She
was born Abt. 1760.
Notes for CHIEF DOUBLEHEAD:
from Don Chesnut's web page; www.users.mis.net/~chesnut/pages/cherokee.htm
from Don Chesnut's web page; www.users.mis.net/~chesnut/pages/cherokee.htm
Tal-tsu’ska’ :
"Two-heads," fro ta’li, two, and tsu’ska’,
plural of uska’, (his) head. A Cherokee chief about the year
1800, known to the whites as Doublehead. Doublehead's Indian name
has also been listed as Dsu-gwe-la-de-gi and as Chuqualatague.
"Two-heads," fro ta’li, two, and tsu’ska’, plural of uska’, (his) head. A Cherokee chief about the year 1800, known to the whites as Doublehead. Doublehead's Indian name has also been listed as Dsu-gwe-la-de-gi and as Chuqualatague.
More About CHIEF DOUBLEHEAD:
Blood: Full Blood Cherokee
Clan: Ani'-Wâ'di = Red Paint (Wurteh)
Blood: Full Blood Cherokee
Clan: Ani'-Wâ'di = Red Paint (Wurteh)
Notes for NANNIE DRUMGOOLE:
Starr lists Nannie "the Pain" as Nannie Drumgoole nee
Doublehead.
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[Cherokee Advocate, Aug 6, 1850, Obituary of Nancy Springston]
Born c. 1775 - died July 23, 1850. Her four surviving children
were at her side at the time of her death at the house of Anderson
Springston. She also had 73 grandchildren.
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John L. Springston's notes on his Miller Application:
Starr lists Nannie "the Pain" as Nannie Drumgoole nee Doublehead.
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[Cherokee Advocate, Aug 6, 1850, Obituary of Nancy Springston]
Born c. 1775 - died July 23, 1850. Her four surviving children were at her side at the time of her death at the house of Anderson Springston. She also had 73 grandchildren.
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John L. Springston's notes on his Miller Application:
Sir: My grandmother on my
fathers side was named Nancy. She was a full blood Indian of the
Cherokee Tribe. She had four sets of children, Springston, Foreman,
Wilson and Doublehead and as I understand the case, she must have
been enrolled in 1835-36. 1846 & 1833 or earlier than 1835.
I want to find her name and her families by name. My grandfathers
name was John. I think he had by his marriage to her three children
- Anderson, my father, & Isaac & Edley Springston. My
uncles by her Foreman marriage she had only one I am aware, his
name was Jim or James Foreman. By her Doublehead marriage she
had only one as far as I know, his name was Bird Doublehead.
Her marriage to Wilson I am lost. She died prior to 1851 (this
contradicts his other statement). Now as far as the Cherokee Indian
record will show her I wish an examination thereof - my father
Anderson Springston was born 10-13-1814 and I think Isaac was
older than he - Edley I am unable to say.
Nancy, my said grandma had
two brothers and two sisters as I was informed by my father &
mother both and I ask as to who her census shows they were - if
possible - as to claim on them. I cannot be any to certain, or
not enough to swear to positive. I ask for such information as
is possible from the rolls showing them so I can apply with a
certainty.
They were all emigrants
and resided in Delaware District Cherokee Nation West and I think
in Tennessee East - not far from Gunters Landing on the Tennessee
River. It is my desire to apply for all possible where (the rest
is illegible). This is signed 10-8-1906.
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In another letter he states that she had two brothers and two
sisters,
In another letter he states that she had two brothers and two sisters,
Another letter states:
"Nan-que-se, my grandmother Nancy Springston's niece -- Nancy
in same family, the relation bore to each I do not know --
also, Isaac, sister of my grandmother Nancy --Che-ne-lern-ky --
relationship only as fixed by the relationship existing between
the named emigrants.
"Nan-que-se, my grandmother Nancy Springston's niece -- Nancy in same family, the relation bore to each I do not know --
also, Isaac, sister of my grandmother Nancy --Che-ne-lern-ky -- relationship only as fixed by the relationship existing between
the named emigrants.
More About NANNIE DRUMGOOLE:
Blood: 1/2 Cherokee
Children of CHIEF DOUBLEHEAD and CREAT PRIBER are:
i. TUCKAHO5 DOUBLEHEAD, b. Abt. 1758; m. MARGARET MOUNCE, Chery
Fork, now Helenwood, TN; b. Abt. 1768.
ii. TUSKIAHOOTE DOUBLEHEAD, b. Abt. 1760; d. Abt. 1817, Colbert
Ferry, Colbert Co, AL; m. GEORGE COLBERT, COL; b. 1764; d. January
07, 1839, Ft Towson, IT.
More About GEORGE COLBERT, COL:
Blood: 1/2 Chickasaw
Blood: 1/2 Cherokee
Children of CHIEF DOUBLEHEAD and CREAT PRIBER are:
i. TUCKAHO5 DOUBLEHEAD, b. Abt. 1758; m. MARGARET MOUNCE, Chery Fork, now Helenwood, TN; b. Abt. 1768.
ii. TUSKIAHOOTE DOUBLEHEAD, b. Abt. 1760; d. Abt. 1817, Colbert Ferry, Colbert Co, AL; m. GEORGE COLBERT, COL; b. 1764; d. January 07, 1839, Ft Towson, IT.
More About GEORGE COLBERT, COL:
Blood: 1/2 Chickasaw
iii. SALEECHIE DOUBLEHEAD,
b. Abt. 1762; d. February 01, 1846, IT; m. GEORGE COLBERT, COL;
b. 1764; d. January 07, 1839, Ft Towson, IT.
More About GEORGE COLBERT, COL: Blood: 1/2 Chickasaw
More About GEORGE COLBERT, COL: Blood: 1/2 Chickasaw
79. iv. NI-GO-DI-GE-YU,
b. Abt. 1764.
80. v. GU-LU-STI-YU, b. Abt. 1766.
Children of CHIEF DOUBLEHEAD and NANNIE DRUMGOOLE are:
81. vi. BIRD TAIL5 DOUBLEHEAD, b. 1795, Tennessee; d. Abt. 1857.
82. vii. PEGGY DOUBLEHEAD, b. Abt. 1800; d. Abt. 1834.
Children of CHIEF DOUBLEHEAD and KATEEYEAH WILSON are:
viii. TASSEL5 DOUBLEHEAD, b. Abt. 1798; d. August 1807.
83. ix. ALCY DOUBLEHEAD, b. Abt. 1800; d. Aft. 1838.
x. SUSANNAH DOUBLEHEAD, b. Abt. 1805; d. Aft. 1838; m. GEORGE
CHISHOLM; b. 1814, Arkansas; d. Aft. 1842.
Children of CHIEF DOUBLEHEAD are:
xi. TWO HEADS DOUBLEHEAD, b. Abt. 1804.
More About TWO HEADS DOUBLEHEAD:
Note: could the mother be Jennie "Doublehead" Foster?
80. v. GU-LU-STI-YU, b. Abt. 1766.
Children of CHIEF DOUBLEHEAD and NANNIE DRUMGOOLE are:
81. vi. BIRD TAIL5 DOUBLEHEAD, b. 1795, Tennessee; d. Abt. 1857.
82. vii. PEGGY DOUBLEHEAD, b. Abt. 1800; d. Abt. 1834.
Children of CHIEF DOUBLEHEAD and KATEEYEAH WILSON are:
viii. TASSEL5 DOUBLEHEAD, b. Abt. 1798; d. August 1807.
83. ix. ALCY DOUBLEHEAD, b. Abt. 1800; d. Aft. 1838.
x. SUSANNAH DOUBLEHEAD, b. Abt. 1805; d. Aft. 1838; m. GEORGE CHISHOLM; b. 1814, Arkansas; d. Aft. 1842.
Children of CHIEF DOUBLEHEAD are:
xi. TWO HEADS DOUBLEHEAD, b. Abt. 1804.
More About TWO HEADS DOUBLEHEAD:
Note: could the mother be Jennie "Doublehead" Foster?
84. xii. DOUBLEHEAD, b.
Abt. 1805.
xiii. WILLIAM DOUBLEHEAD, b. Abt. 1806.
xiii. WILLIAM DOUBLEHEAD, b. Abt. 1806.
Following
pages used by permission of Kenneth B. Tankersley, Ph.D., anthropologist, Natural
History Unit, BBC, Northern Kentucky University
CHIEF
RED BIRD ~
Excerpt from his book-in-progress, Kentucky Cherokee: People
of the Cave
Yahoo Falls by Kenneth B. Tankersley
Kentucky's
Native Past,
by Kenneth B. Tankersley
Kinship Notes, by Kenneth B. Tankersley
NOTES: Kentucky Treaties, by Kenneth B. Tankersley
Cherokee
Syllabary, by Dr. Tankersley
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