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SHORT/STONE & Allied Families:
Is the owner of this site a member of this Choate list ? If so, you show
Choate Choate, Myrtle "Myrtie" W.(b. March 1889, d. date unknown) and
Chote Chote, Emanuel(d. date unknown) in you records.
My grandfather had a brother named Manuel V., born 1886 (could easily have been Emanuel) he also had a sister named Myrtle who was often called Myrt born 1904...........I have not been able to find any information on any of my grandfathers siblings or their families. Have you been able to expand information on either of these names ? there is a group photo of them at
http://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~degaljo/index.html.
I would like to hear from anyone who might have information on these names, Judy
The Christmas visits that James shows might be as .......
In my records I have....
James, the son of Squire Edward, his wife Mary Jane and her parents William and Sarah, possibly the B & S for the 1861 Christmas.
1864 Thomas Dillingham is James Rufus son and Thomas Dillon was his brother.
Stephen Strickland son of Bartholomew , I don't have the names of Bartholomew's parents.
Nancy E. daughter of Wm.
Still searching, Judy
In a message dated 6/18/2004 2:23:14 AM Central Daylight Time,
CHOATE-D-request(a)rootsweb.com writes:
Then he says he
passed through Purdy ten, I can't find what the ten means but the city of
Purdy is about 9-10 miles as the crow flies to the NW.(jan 11 camp).
Jan. 12th he passed Bethel about 3 miles due west. I can't find Camden
camp and don't know who Mr. Sanders was or where he lived.
jan. 13th. Bolivar is about 12 miles west and the Hatchee River has
several branches all around it.
I'd say that Purdy, "Ten" is Purdy, Tennessee. It is about 30 miles from
Bolivar according to maps.com.
Deborah Elam
With all the traveling that James Rufus Choate made and the places he stopped off at, do you suppose he may have been an Itenerate Preacher?
I know that within my Choate line there were quite a few Ministers in the family line?
Also, I am real curious about the Mr. Sanders that is mentioned. Wish I knew if it was Jonathan or Ruben Sanders (or a relative) who signed the 1810 Sims'es Petition with the other Choate's.
Berlene
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Well I can't seem to break away from this.
I found Rawhide, it is now Cloverdale, Tn.
http://www.netease.net/wayne/Hood.htm
From there he went north towards the Hamburg crossing via widow Murphies
and Holens creek. Judy
> Would love to get other's input on this. I do not know the area and
am
> going strickly with what I can find on the web. I've pieced together
> several different locations and these look the most possible.
>
> If home is Lawrence Co. Tn. as mentioned in the Dec. 25, 1870 entry
then
> the first camp site on Little Cypress could have been on the south side
of
> the river in Livingston Co. Ky. I can not locate Rawhide close to that
> site.
>
> a web site said "a" Rawhide was changed to Cloverdale but I can't
locate
> it again and I don't remember the state.
>
> I have found a few cities named Cloverdale, 3 in Ms. just below
Savannah
> within reasonable distance from the Hamburg crossing, but I can't find a
> Cypress Creek around any of them.
>
> I'm thinking Savannah Rd. might be rd128 running N-S through Savannah,
Tn.
> Can't locate Holens Creek but there is a Holland Creek in that area,
just
> haven't pinpointed it yet.
>
> Just need to do some more searching to decide if he started north or
south
> of Savannah, Tn.
>
> I can't pinpoint where he was until the Shiloh Battle grounds where he
> camped on the 10th, I'm thinking possibly revisiting a battle site ????
he
> camped almost due east of Shiloh on the Tn. river just above Hamburg,
where
> he crossed the river then north about 1 mile to Lick Creek. Then he
says he
> passed through Purdy ten, I can't find what the ten means but the city
of
> Purdy is about 9-10 miles as the crow flies to the NW.(jan 11 camp).
>
> Jan. 12th he passed Bethel about 3 miles due west. I can't find
Camden
> camp and don't know who Mr. Sanders was or where he lived.
>
> jan. 13th. Bolivar is about 12 miles west and the Hatchee River has
> several branches all around it.
>
> Jan. 14th, about 14 more miles west to Sommerville.
>
> Jan. 15 th. Oakland is about 6 miles west of Sommerville.
>
> Jan. 16th. there is a Raleigh about 14 miles west on highway 64, my
map
> has a note "Stage Rd."
>
> jan. 17th, at that point Cypress Creek leads to the river.
>
> jan. 18, Memphis.
> From there I can not find Bayferry Rd. Pate Creek is listed on
several
> web sites but I can not find it on a map. Across the river Crowley's
Ridge
> runs for several miles and there's very interesting readings about it on
the
> net but no mention of Pate Creek . I can not find August Road but did
learn
> that Grovery means grocery.
>
> I'll be gone for the week end and will get right back to this first
thing
> Monday.
>
> Original Message -----
> From: "Barbara" <brivas1(a)cox.net>
> To: "JUDY WILLE" <ALJO(a)cableone.net>
> Cc: <CHOATE-L(a)rootsweb.com>
> Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 8:28 AM
> Subject: Re: [CHOATE] page of James Rufus Choate Diary 1843-1913
>
>
> > And was it a straight route? A round-about one? Could you tell
where
> > he was going? It sounds like fun, and I should have tried also.
> >
> > JUDY WILLE wrote:
> >
> > > With little else to do I have had some fun with this. I am
totally
> > >unfamiliar with any of this area but I think I have located most of
the
> > >stops James made after leaving home on Jan. 7, 1870. Somebody
please
> stop
> > >me if I am off track.
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Barbara" <brivas1(a)cox.net>
> > > To: <CHOATE-L(a)rootsweb.com>
> > > Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2004 11:31 AM
> > > Subject: [CHOATE] James Rufus Choate 1843-1913
> > >
> > >
> > > > The following is taken from a typed page I found among family
> papers. I
> > > > know nothing more about the diary nor where it is now.
> > > > ======================
> > > > (note by aunts - James Rufus Choate is the son of Squire Edward
> Choate
> > > > who is the brother of Nancy Choate who married Dillon Barefoot
> first,
> > > > and Gilbert Spurlock second.)
> > > >
> > > > Diary of James Rufus Choate 1843-1913
> > > > Owned by his son, Thomas Choate
> > > >
> > > > Dec. 25, 1861, at home with father B & S
> > > > Dec. 25, 1862, at Shelbyville Tenn I T A
> > > > Dec. 25, 1863, at Atlanta, Georgia I T A
> > > > Dec. 25, 1864, at T. D. Choates & S S & N. E. C
> > > > R. C. Mclerens Philip Yeats m. fisher
> > > > Dec. 25, 1865, at Wm. Tullen TD Choate TD Choate TI Galeel
> > > > Dec. 25, 1866, at Wayland Springs Lawrence Burge saw puss
Gow
> > > > Dec. 25, 1867, at Wayland Springs Tenn R. I Mcleren
> > > > Dec. 25, 1868, at home ne mile Wayland Jc Ten Half m m n Church
> > > > Dec. 25, 1869, at Home Lawrence Co. Tenn
> > > > Dec. 25, 1870, At C H Myres Mill
> > > > Dec. 25, 1871, at Cedar Grove Texas
> > > >
> > > > Left Home January 7 1870
> > > > Campt on litle Cypress five mile from rawhide Jan 8th
> > > > Campt at widow murphies on the Savanah road Jan 9th monday
> > > > Campt on Holens Creek Savania Road
> > > > Tuesday 10th got Bothered about the road went on Crossed the
river
> at
> > > > hamburg and Campt at lick creek Saw G W D
> > > > January 11 wednesday pased through purdy Ten and Campt at the
edg
> of
> > >town
> > > > Jan 12 pasen Bethel then Camden Campt at hatchey Creek
> > > > Jan 13th Fryday Campt Mr Sanders then to Crainville hatchee
river
> to
> > > > Bolivar Campt one mile from town
> > > > Saturday Jan 14 Campt on the Summurville road
> > > > Sunday Jan 15 Campt at summurvile then oak land monday
> > > > Jan 16 Campt on Summerville and Roley road
> > > > Tuesday Jan 17 Crosed Cypress Creek Campt at roley
> > > > WednesdayJan 18 pased through memphis and crosed miss river in
the
> > > > Eavning and Campt two mile from the landing
> > > > Thursday Jan 18 Campt on the Bay fery road 20 miles from the
river
> > > > Fryday Jan 20 Campt 42 mile from memphis on the Bayfery road
> > > > Saturday Jan 21th travailed two mile to the river then
travailed 8
> mile
> > > > down the river and crosed it went one mile and half and Campt
on
> pate
> > > > Creek at the foot of Crolley ridge
> > > > Sunday Jan 22 Crosed Croleys ridg and Campt on the August road
half
> mile
> > > > from lakevill Grovery
> > > >
> > > >
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Ten must stand for Tennessee. The standardization of state abbreviations is a
fairly recent development by the post office.
In some old census you will see Ia as the abbrev. for Indiana. A lot of
people misunderstand and think their ancestors were born in Iowa. Another
problem I see with abbrev. in census is M for male. When researchers jot down the
census info from an original and they read it later they mistakenly think the
middle initial is M. For instance Doe, Francis M 36
In any case, I love old diaries ~Paula~
In a message dated 6/17/2004 9:02:55 PM Eastern Standard Time,
ALJO(a)cableone.net writes:
> Then he says he
> passed through Purdy ten, I can't find what the ten means but the city of
> Purdy is about 9-10 miles as the crow flies to the NW.(jan 11 camp).
>
Donna ( HERCULEZSMOM(a)aol.com ) has made a most generous offer to anyone
that is interested.
would you like the roll numbers of rufus and his sisters and brothers,
they are listed at our library, i have them if anyone is interested.
donna
Please contact Donna, not me.
And was it a straight route? A round-about one? Could you tell where
he was going? It sounds like fun, and I should have tried also.
JUDY WILLE wrote:
> With little else to do I have had some fun with this. I am totally
>unfamiliar with any of this area but I think I have located most of the
>stops James made after leaving home on Jan. 7, 1870. Somebody please stop
>me if I am off track.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Barbara" <brivas1(a)cox.net>
> To: <CHOATE-L(a)rootsweb.com>
> Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2004 11:31 AM
> Subject: [CHOATE] James Rufus Choate 1843-1913
>
>
> > The following is taken from a typed page I found among family papers. I
> > know nothing more about the diary nor where it is now.
> > ======================
> > (note by aunts - James Rufus Choate is the son of Squire Edward Choate
> > who is the brother of Nancy Choate who married Dillon Barefoot first,
> > and Gilbert Spurlock second.)
> >
> > Diary of James Rufus Choate 1843-1913
> > Owned by his son, Thomas Choate
> >
> > Dec. 25, 1861, at home with father B & S
> > Dec. 25, 1862, at Shelbyville Tenn I T A
> > Dec. 25, 1863, at Atlanta, Georgia I T A
> > Dec. 25, 1864, at T. D. Choates & S S & N. E. C
> > R. C. Mclerens Philip Yeats m. fisher
> > Dec. 25, 1865, at Wm. Tullen TD Choate TD Choate TI Galeel
> > Dec. 25, 1866, at Wayland Springs Lawrence Burge saw puss Gow
> > Dec. 25, 1867, at Wayland Springs Tenn R. I Mcleren
> > Dec. 25, 1868, at home ne mile Wayland Jc Ten Half m m n Church
> > Dec. 25, 1869, at Home Lawrence Co. Tenn
> > Dec. 25, 1870, At C H Myres Mill
> > Dec. 25, 1871, at Cedar Grove Texas
> >
> > Left Home January 7 1870
> > Campt on litle Cypress five mile from rawhide Jan 8th
> > Campt at widow murphies on the Savanah road Jan 9th monday
> > Campt on Holens Creek Savania Road
> > Tuesday 10th got Bothered about the road went on Crossed the river at
> > hamburg and Campt at lick creek Saw G W D
> > January 11 wednesday pased through purdy Ten and Campt at the edg of
>town
> > Jan 12 pasen Bethel then Camden Campt at hatchey Creek
> > Jan 13th Fryday Campt Mr Sanders then to Crainville hatchee river to
> > Bolivar Campt one mile from town
> > Saturday Jan 14 Campt on the Summurville road
> > Sunday Jan 15 Campt at summurvile then oak land monday
> > Jan 16 Campt on Summerville and Roley road
> > Tuesday Jan 17 Crosed Cypress Creek Campt at roley
> > WednesdayJan 18 pased through memphis and crosed miss river in the
> > Eavning and Campt two mile from the landing
> > Thursday Jan 18 Campt on the Bay fery road 20 miles from the river
> > Fryday Jan 20 Campt 42 mile from memphis on the Bayfery road
> > Saturday Jan 21th travailed two mile to the river then travailed 8 mile
> > down the river and crosed it went one mile and half and Campt on pate
> > Creek at the foot of Crolley ridge
> > Sunday Jan 22 Crosed Croleys ridg and Campt on the August road half mile
> > from lakevill Grovery
> >
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With little else to do I have had some fun with this. I am totally
unfamiliar with any of this area but I think I have located most of the
stops James made after leaving home on Jan. 7, 1870. Somebody please stop
me if I am off track.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Barbara" <brivas1(a)cox.net>
To: <CHOATE-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2004 11:31 AM
Subject: [CHOATE] James Rufus Choate 1843-1913
> The following is taken from a typed page I found among family papers. I
> know nothing more about the diary nor where it is now.
> ======================
> (note by aunts - James Rufus Choate is the son of Squire Edward Choate
> who is the brother of Nancy Choate who married Dillon Barefoot first,
> and Gilbert Spurlock second.)
>
> Diary of James Rufus Choate 1843-1913
> Owned by his son, Thomas Choate
>
> Dec. 25, 1861, at home with father B & S
> Dec. 25, 1862, at Shelbyville Tenn I T A
> Dec. 25, 1863, at Atlanta, Georgia I T A
> Dec. 25, 1864, at T. D. Choates & S S & N. E. C
> R. C. Mclerens Philip Yeats m. fisher
> Dec. 25, 1865, at Wm. Tullen TD Choate TD Choate TI Galeel
> Dec. 25, 1866, at Wayland Springs Lawrence Burge saw puss Gow
> Dec. 25, 1867, at Wayland Springs Tenn R. I Mcleren
> Dec. 25, 1868, at home ne mile Wayland Jc Ten Half m m n Church
> Dec. 25, 1869, at Home Lawrence Co. Tenn
> Dec. 25, 1870, At C H Myres Mill
> Dec. 25, 1871, at Cedar Grove Texas
>
> Left Home January 7 1870
> Campt on litle Cypress five mile from rawhide Jan 8th
> Campt at widow murphies on the Savanah road Jan 9th monday
> Campt on Holens Creek Savania Road
> Tuesday 10th got Bothered about the road went on Crossed the river at
> hamburg and Campt at lick creek Saw G W D
> January 11 wednesday pased through purdy Ten and Campt at the edg of
town
> Jan 12 pasen Bethel then Camden Campt at hatchey Creek
> Jan 13th Fryday Campt Mr Sanders then to Crainville hatchee river to
> Bolivar Campt one mile from town
> Saturday Jan 14 Campt on the Summurville road
> Sunday Jan 15 Campt at summurvile then oak land monday
> Jan 16 Campt on Summerville and Roley road
> Tuesday Jan 17 Crosed Cypress Creek Campt at roley
> WednesdayJan 18 pased through memphis and crosed miss river in the
> Eavning and Campt two mile from the landing
> Thursday Jan 18 Campt on the Bay fery road 20 miles from the river
> Fryday Jan 20 Campt 42 mile from memphis on the Bayfery road
> Saturday Jan 21th travailed two mile to the river then travailed 8 mile
> down the river and crosed it went one mile and half and Campt on pate
> Creek at the foot of Crolley ridge
> Sunday Jan 22 Crosed Croleys ridg and Campt on the August road half mile
> from lakevill Grovery
>
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The following is taken from a typed page I found among family papers. I
know nothing more about the diary nor where it is now.
======================
(note by aunts - James Rufus Choate is the son of Squire Edward Choate
who is the brother of Nancy Choate who married Dillon Barefoot first,
and Gilbert Spurlock second.)
Diary of James Rufus Choate 1843-1913
Owned by his son, Thomas Choate
Dec. 25, 1861, at home with father B & S
Dec. 25, 1862, at Shelbyville Tenn I T A
Dec. 25, 1863, at Atlanta, Georgia I T A
Dec. 25, 1864, at T. D. Choates & S S & N. E. C
R. C. Mclerens Philip Yeats m. fisher
Dec. 25, 1865, at Wm. Tullen TD Choate TD Choate TI Galeel
Dec. 25, 1866, at Wayland Springs Lawrence Burge saw puss Gow
Dec. 25, 1867, at Wayland Springs Tenn R. I Mcleren
Dec. 25, 1868, at home ne mile Wayland Jc Ten Half m m n Church
Dec. 25, 1869, at Home Lawrence Co. Tenn
Dec. 25, 1870, At C H Myres Mill
Dec. 25, 1871, at Cedar Grove Texas
Left Home January 7 1870
Campt on litle Cypress five mile from rawhide Jan 8th
Campt at widow murphies on the Savanah road Jan 9th monday
Campt on Holens Creek Savania Road
Tuesday 10th got Bothered about the road went on Crossed the river at
hamburg and Campt at lick creek Saw G W D
January 11 wednesday pased through purdy Ten and Campt at the edg of town
Jan 12 pasen Bethel then Camden Campt at hatchey Creek
Jan 13th Fryday Campt Mr Sanders then to Crainville hatchee river to
Bolivar Campt one mile from town
Saturday Jan 14 Campt on the Summurville road
Sunday Jan 15 Campt at summurvile then oak land monday
Jan 16 Campt on Summerville and Roley road
Tuesday Jan 17 Crosed Cypress Creek Campt at roley
WednesdayJan 18 pased through memphis and crosed miss river in the
Eavning and Campt two mile from the landing
Thursday Jan 18 Campt on the Bay fery road 20 miles from the river
Fryday Jan 20 Campt 42 mile from memphis on the Bayfery road
Saturday Jan 21th travailed two mile to the river then travailed 8 mile
down the river and crosed it went one mile and half and Campt on pate
Creek at the foot of Crolley ridge
Sunday Jan 22 Crosed Croleys ridg and Campt on the August road half mile
from lakevill Grovery
I have just found a web site for Mt. Lebanon Methodist Church Cemetery. http://dickson-online.com/Article135.html
Could someone help me verify weather or not the J.M. Choate shown here is James Marion Choate and if Mary Choate b. 1850 is his wife Mary Union Choate. In my records I show a Virgil as a son of James and Mary. I also have an Albert in my record but with different birth and death dates as a son of James Alvin Choate. If possible please put the others shown in family order. Thanks for any help, Judy
Silas Choate is who my line is from.
Here is what I have on Silas Choate,
and his father Moses Choate. I hope
this helps someone.
Angela in OK grandan(a)azalea.net
> ............Father: Silas CHOATE ??? OO-TE-TA-UNT
>.................................b. 1780 in N.C. d. abt. 1861 Skin Bayou, Cherokee Nat, I.T.
>.................................son of Moses CHOATE
>.................................3 marriages: 1. Isabelle BROWN b.9 DEC 1797
>....................................................2. Catherine Kate MCCAMERON
>....................................................3. Matilda Emiline Scott
>.................................children by Silas CHOATE and Isabella BROWN
>.....................................1. Sanders CHOATE b. 24 JAN 1820 Cherokee Nation East
>.....................................2. James Brown CHOATE b. abt. 1822 Will's Valley, AL
>.....................................3. Jon Brown CHOATE, SR b. 5 MAR 1824
>.....................................4. William CHOATE b. 1834
>................................children by Silas CHOATE and Catherine Kate McCAMERON
>.....................................1. Albert b. 1826 Old Cherokee Nation, Wills Valley, AL
>.....................................2. Andrew b. 1826 Old Cherokee Nation, Wills Valley, AL
>.....................................3. Celia b. 1830 Old Cherokee Nation, Wills Valley, AL
>.....................................4. Male ? b. 1833
>.....................................5. William b. 18 OCT 1835 Cherokee Nation
>.....................................6. David C. b. abt. 1837
>.....................................7. Susan b. 1841
>.....................................8. Polly b. 1848
>.....................................9. Angerona 10 OCT 1852 Sequoyah Dist, Cherokee Nat., I.T.
>..................................SIBINGS by Mose CHOATE and ?
>..........................................1. Edward CHOATE
>..........................................2. Sanders Boone CHOATE
>...................................................b: Abt. 1790 married Susan RILEY
>..........................................3. James CHOATE b: 1790 m.1. Martha COLE
>...................................................2. Nancy ? 3. Rebecca ?.
>
>..................................More About SILAS CHOATE: Blood: Non-Cherokee
>...................................(Some say he was Irish, and others 1/4 Cherokee.)
>..................................Emigration: as an Old Settler, returned East and then
>..................................emigrated right before the Removal "Trail of Tears"
> .................................Silas CHOATE lived in Gilmer Co., GA, then Forsythe
> ..................... ...........then moved his family from Forsythe Co.,Georgia
> ................................1829 and settled near Greenwood Junction, Indian
> ................................Territory; and lived.there til his death right before
> .................................the civil war.
>
>
http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb/pioneer/ohs/choaterb.html
Indian Pioneer History Project for Oklahoma - Indian Pioneer Papers
Interview: Robert B. Choate
Silas CHOATE is one of the oldest of the Choate family that we have
any history that has lived in this country. He came with the first old settlers
and only stayed a short time and went back to the East, then returned with
the Immigrants and settled down on a place near the present site of
Greenwood Junction, near the present state line of Arkansas and Oklahoma.
Silas Choate, lived there until his death which occurred sometime before the
Civil War.
>
>
(first wife of Silas Choate or Shoat)
ISABELLE7 BROWN (SARAH6 HICKS, NA-YE-HI5 WOLF, JENNIE4 ANI'-WA'YA,
OCONOSTOTA3, MOYTOY2, AMATOYA1)
was born December 09, 1797, and died November 25, 1848 in Dwight Mission, IT.
She married SILAS CHOATE Bef. 1820. He was born Abt. 1792, and died Bef. 1861.
More About ISABELLE BROWN:
Clan: Ani'-Wa'ya = Wolf Clan (Peggy Scott)
Education 1: April 04, 1809, Spring Place Mission School
Education 2: Bet. 1806 - 1807, Gideon Blackburn's School (age 7)
>
>
http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/choctawclaims/page3.htm
Choctaw Claims
English names listed on the 1831 "list of claims allowed under the treaty in
Mingo 's district". No Chatah names have been listed. These are "persons
that have relinquished" (their land). "Document 512, Correspondence on
the Subject of the Emigration of Indians between the 30th November, 1831
and 27th December, 1833 With Abstracts of Expenditures by Disbursing
Agents, in the Removal and Subsistence of Indians. Furnished in answer to
a resolution of the Senate of 27th December, 1833, by the Commissary
General of Subsistence., Vol. III, printed in Washington by Duff Green, 1835"
"A list of claims allowed under the treaty in Greenwood Leflore's district."
James Shoat , (must be related to ??? Silas SHOAT)
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http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/reservation/index.htm
Reservation Roll ~ 1817
TREATY WITH THE CHEROKEE, 1817.
July 8, 1817. | 7 Stat., 156. | Proclamation, Dec. 26, 1817.
ART. 8. And to each and every head of any Indian family residing on the east
side of the Mississippi river, on the lands that are now or may hereafter be
surrendered to the United States, who may wish to become citizens of the United
States, the United States do agree to give a reservation of six hundred and
forty acres of land in a square to include their improvements which are to be as
near the centre thereof as practicable, in which they will have a life estate with a
reversion in fee simple to their children reserving to the widow her dower,
the register of whose names is to be filed in the office of the Cherokee agent,
which shall be kept open until the census is taken as stipulated in the third
article of this treaty. Provided, That if any of the heads of families, for whom
reservations may be made, should remove there from, then, in that case
the right to revert to the United States. And provided further, That the land
which may be reserved under this article, be deducted from the amount which
has been ceded under the first and second articles of this treaty.
Shoat, Silas
Chote, Isabella
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http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/settlers.php?s_family=&s_district=&...
Old Settlers Roll
A listing of Cherokee still living in 1851 who were all ready residing
in Oklahoma when the main body of the cherokee arrived in the winter of
1839, as a result of the Treaty of New Echota (1835). Approximately one
third of the Cherokee people were Old Settlers and two thirds new
arrivals. The 1851 payroll lists Old Settlers (Cherokees who moved to
Indian Territory prior to December 1835) entitled to participate in a
per capita payment. There were 3,273 persons enumerated on this roll
which is arranged by Cherokee district and grouped by family. Some
persons who did not reside in the Cherokee Nation are listed as
"Non-residents." Three thousand, two hundred and seventy three Cherokees
were enrolled and received two hundred, seventy dollars and ninety five
cents. The "Old Settlers" filed a protest against the sum. The Supreme
Court decided that the original "Old Settlers" or their heirs would
receive an additional one hundred, fifty nine dollars and ten cents per
share in the 1896 "Old Settler" payment.
Family District Last First
243 Skin Bayou Choate
243 Skin Bayou Choate
243 Skin Bayou Choate
245 Skin Bayou Choate
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http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/trail_of_tears.htm
25th Congress, 3rd Session Senate: Report >From the Secretary of War
Trail of Tears Evaluation
Name Valuation
Sanders Choate 109
Silas Choate 123
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1860 census AR Co., Indian Lands, Cherokee, Sequaha
NO: M653-52 PAGE# 1189
4 428 SHOAT Silas 80 M w Farmer North Carolina
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From: "bjh durrenberger" <bjhillin(a)hotmail.com>
National Archives
Roll A23, 1817-1838 Cherokee Emigration Rolls and Muster Rolls
Muster rolls of the Cherokee Book 4,
Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs
Silas Choate - from Turkeytown
Sanders Choate - from Long Savannah Town (including one orphan boy Ah-na-yah-lah)
Roll A21, 1817-1819, register of Cherokee who wished to remain in the east
November 21 - # 151 - Silas Shoat in right of wife - Near the ford on
Wills Creek Cherokee and part-Cherokee persons who, under the Treaty
of 1817 and 1819 were granted land in the area around what was to become
Jackson County, Alabama.
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>http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/t/a/t/Mildred-P-Tatlor/index.h...
The Choates of the Cherokee Nation by Mildred Taylor
Silas Choate was born about 1780 in North Carolina. In 1820 he
was married to Isabel Brown and they were living near the Tennessee River
a few miles northeast of Guntersville, Alabama. When they came to Indian
Territory the first time in 1835 they left from Willstown, Alabama. They
returned to Alabama in October 1835 and settled at Turkeytown, which is
now Gadsen, Alabama. They came back to Indian Territory in April 1838.
At that time they did settle at Greenwood Junction. By his own statement,
Silas Choate didn't have any Indian blood. Although I probably will never
be able to prove it, I believe Silas was the son of Moses Choate. Catherine
McCameron (McCammon) was the daughter of Samuel McCammon and
they also lived inthe Guntersville/Wills Valley, Alabama area. Samuel had
several children and a brother named Robert. I haven't found the names of
their parents.
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SILAS CHOATE:
1817-19 Reservations: November 21, 1818, #151, in Right of Wife, 3 in fam,
Near the ford on Will's Creek
Blood: Non-Cherokee
Emigration: as an Old Settler, returned East and then emigrated during the Removal
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Indian Pioneer History Project for Oklahoma
The Choate Family
Silas CHOATE is one of the oldest of the Choate family that we have any history
that has lived in this country. He came with the first old settlers and only stayed a
short time and went back to the East, then returned with the Immigrants and
settled down on a place near the present site of Greenwood Junction, near the
present state line of Arkansas and Oklahoma. That was when Sanders Choate,
the father of Robert B. Choate, was about twelve years old. Silas Choate, the
grandfather, lived there until his death which occurred sometime before the
Civil War. Silas CHOATE lived in Gilmer County, Georgia. He then moved to
Forsythe County, Georgia but migrated to Indian Territory (now Oklahoma)
near Greenwood Junction in 1829.
It is believed that Silas Choate was 3/4 Irish and 1/4 Cherokee.
Sanders Choate b. ca. 1825
SANDERS CHOATE:
1851 Drennan roll: Disputed, 75
Clan: Ani'-Wa'ya = Wolf Clan (Peggy Scott)
E222 Misc Removal Records: September 04, 1851, Skin Bayou Dist,
emigrated under Treaty of 1828 & prior to Treaty of 1835, returned
East & returned West again prior to Treaty of 1846
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
When Sanders Choate grew to manhood he married Miss Jane RILY (sic).
They only had one child, George Washington Choate. They lived near the
site of old Flint Court House. He later married Miss Eliza CHILDERS.
They had six children, Emma, a daughter who was married to John ADAIR
of Sallisaw, Oklahoma, the next child, Joshua, a son, Isabell, the wife of
Houston PAYNE of Ft. Smith, Arkansas, Mary Alma, a daughter who
married Dr. R. L. RYE of Ft. Smith, Arkansas, now of Porter, Oklahoma,
John C. a son who married Miss Fannie FOREMAN, Robert B. Choate,
a son was married to Miss Lydia STRIKER, a full blood Cherokee, who
was educated in the Cherokee Orphans Asylum. They are the parents of
two children, Emma E., a daughter, and Robert M., a son. (Note:
Robert B. is Robert Baxter Choate and he was quite a prominent personage
within the Cherokee Tribe in Oklahoma....he is the one who built the cabin
that someone had mentioned in an earlier )
Sanders Choate b. ca: 1790 m. Nancy Titsworth ca. 1813 probably in
Tennessee or Alabama.
Their children were: Benjamin m. Mary Suggs, Emmeline m. Samuel Slover
and Mr. Jackson, Caroline m. David Carroll Boydston, Ira Ellis (my line)
m. Margaret Susan Fort, Silas m. Mary (--?--) and Eliza/Louisa/Elizabeth
m. Jacob Dykes. Ira Ellis and Silas maybe twins as they are both enumerated
on the 1850 Travis County, Texas census with the age of 25.
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In 1818, Tah-lon-tee-skee, chief of the Western
Cherokee, requested the American Board of
Commisioners for Foreign Missions establish a
mission in the west. Subsequently, Dwight Mission,
near present Russellville AR, was established in
the spring of 1820. Tah-lon-tee-skee, having died
in the meantime, was succeeded as chief by his
brother, John Jolly, the adopted father of Sam Houston,
who had moved west in 1818.
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from the book "The Choates in America - 1896 by Jameson
"I have no definite proof of the origin of the name but it is thought by most to
be a French name and that the Choate family immigrated to Brahant,
Holland from France. Sometime in the 16th Century the family moved from
Holland into the eastern part of England, probably near the boundary in Essex
and Suffolk counties. In Holland, the family used the name VAN-CHOATE
but the Van was dropped when they came to England due to prejudice against
the Dutch immigrants. Researchers in England say that CHOATE is the usual
spelling of the name there although the name has been found spelled CHOTT
in Norfolk, CHOTE in Buckinghamshire and CHOTE in Essex County. These
Choates are referred to as the Northern branch (Mass.) of the Choates and
are not related to the Southern branch (Md.,Va., N. Car., Tn., Ky, Ill, and
points west). They were all probably connected before they immigrated but
since coming to here they have remained separate."
See: http://members.aol.com/sielorseal/Genealogy/Choat.html
>
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1817-19 Reservations: November 21, 1818
#151, in Right of Wife, 3 in fam, Near the ford on Will's Creek
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>................gf. Moses CHOATE ? (maybe Choate, Choat, Chote, Shoat, Shote)
>............................b. 1750 in Halifax County, Virginia d. 1810 in Mississippi Territory
>............................son of Christopher VII CHOATE and Prudence STALEY
>........................... Revolutionary War Pay Voucher #2386 North Carolina on
>.....................................6 AUG 1782
>............................SIBLINGS by Christopher VII CHOATE and Prudence STALEY
>.................................1. Squire Thomas CHOATE b: 1747 in
>.......................................Halifax County, VA(killed by indians)
>.................................2. Austin, Sr. CHOATE
>.......................................b: 1748 in Lunenburg, Pittsylvania Co, VA
>.................................3. Edward CHOATE b: 1749
>.................................4. Christopher VIII CHOATE b: 1751 in VA
>.................................5. John, Sr. CHOATE b: 1751 in Halifax Co, VA
>.................................6. David, Sr. CHOATE
>.......................................b: 1752 in Lunenburg, Pittsylvania Co, VA
>.................................7. Isaac CHOATE b: 1758 in Halifax Co, VA
>.................................8. Delilah CHOATE b: 1762 in Halifax Co, VA
>.................................9. Aaron, Sr. CHOATE b: 1765 in Halifax Co, VA
>
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Microcopy No. T-498 Roll 2
BURKE COUNTY, NC - CENSUS - 1790, Morgan Disrict
1st # free white males 16 year upwards and head of families
2nd # free white males under 16 years 3rd # free white females
and head of families 4th # all other free persons 5th # slaves
Shoat, Moses, 1,2,1,0,0
1-free white males 16 and up or head of household
2-free white males under 16
1-white females or head of families
0-all other free persons
0-slaves
Shoat, Christi, 1,0,1,0,1
Shoat, Christi jr, 1,0,1,0,1
Shoat, Saybrook, 1,0,3,0,0
Blair, Jno, 1,3,2,0,1
McCracon, Quilla, 1-2-5-0-1
Wofford, William, 2,0,2,0,0
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Listed on the Mississippi Territorial Papers, Elk River,
Sims'es Settlement September 5, 1810 (later to become
Giles County, Tennessee). Some of the signers of the petition
lived on the border of Giles County, Tennessee and Elk County
(later renamed Limestone County), Alabama and were taxed
by both counties. Some petitioners in Giles county didn't move,
the survey line moved!
Chot, Moses
Shoat, Edward Mr.
Shoat, Vantenten Mr. (Valentine?)
Shote, Aaron
Shote, John
I have "suspected" that Moses Choate may have been
married to a Mary Sanders of North Carolina and that
was how Sanders Choate was named. On the Territorial
Papers two additional signers were Jonathan Sanders and
Ruben Sanders. On the 1790 Guilford County, North Carolina
census is the family of James Sanders...with Martha, Jonathan,
David, John, Joel and Thomas....that is as far as I have gotten.
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Petition signed by the inhabitants of Giles County, Mississippi (later to become
part of eastern Tennessee) listed as signers of this petition of 1810 are:
Chot, Moses
Shoat, Vantenten (Valentine?)
Shoat, Austin
2 Shote -Kirkendall
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Sumner Co., TN Court Records:
Sam Deason vs. Moses Shoat, et al. Lawsuit
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Moses Shoat as Absm. Hooper, Levi Hand, Isaac Shoat, and John Mullherin.
This bear out the Greene Co. record of some of Christopher's heirs going to
middle TN. Moses and Isaac were no doubt brothers and sons of Christopher's.
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http://www.obcgs.com/CRTMN_1.htm
North Carolina, Buncombe County
Ordered by court that the following persons serve as Jurors at Jan. 1793.
John Box; Jos. Boydston Sr.; Jos. Stringfield Sr.; John Weaver;
Charles Gwin; Richard Blevans; Moses Choate
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1790 Burke Co., NC Census:
Moses with 1 m. over 16, 2 m. under 16 & 1 female
1794 Buncombe Co., NC -
Moses served as Juror with Austin Shoat
1799 Knox Co., TN -
Moses, Thomas, Christopher, John, Austin Sr., & Jr., Choate
1800 Knox Co., TN -
Moses listed as Tax Delinquient
1810 Mississippi Territory -
Moses, Aaron, Valentine, John & Edward Choate
1820 Monroe Co., MS Census -
Moses, & David Choate
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http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~polkcountytxconnections/HicksCem...
Notes: William C. Hicks Family came from Autauga County,
Alabama in 1839 to the northern division of Liberty County,
Republic of Texas. On Sept. 5, 1840 Mr. Hicks purchased
2,214 acres on Long King Creek from Moses Choate for
$2,777.50 and 1,107 acres from John D. Burks. The deeds
were put on record in Liberty County and in 1846 when
Polk County was created it became the first deed on record,
Deed Book "A", #1. This property was bordered on the south
by land owned by Moses Choate and on the north by land
owned by Barnet Hardin, father of John Wesley Hardin, gunfighter.
The Hicks, Kales, and Hardin families lived near each other.
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Hello this is my family tree, the one i spoke of that married first cousins,
i hope i can this right, the sarah you spokeof did marry a james hollis the 2
and they had a son named james jimmy hollis the 3rd. who in fact married a
rhoda choate, they had a daughter who was louise jane hollis and she married a
james h gambrell , they had a son named jasper newton gambrell who married a
mary melvina hollis, they had a daughter who was named leona d gambrell who was
my fathers grandmother, that is a lot of mixed blood. ok get this one, the
mary meliva hollis parents are james mack hollis whos dad is john h hollis, his
father is the same james hollis the 2 married to sarah choate of abt 1772 tenn
wft est 1817/1867 in wayne co tenn. but ok here we go again,mary melvina
mother was misnare c hollis, her dad was henry jackson hollis, his dad was james
hollis the 2 and mother was sarah again, so we have first cousin marryin first
cousin and who knows maybe brother and sister, lord forbid, sometimes i think
this can not be right, its very confusin , but if you like to take on any of it
i would be so grateful, but if you have any gambrell or hollis i would be so
grateful for the news. I have a picture of this mary melvina hollis,,she is a
full blood indian, no way around it, it is said that rhoda is thomas kyle
choates sister, but i have not found that yet.
so , please if you have any information let me know . thanks donna
ps are you aware that the choate has numerous roll numbers in our library
under the cherokee roll, about 30 names i couls send a page if you need it.
thanks donna
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Hello this is my family tree, the one i spoke of that married first cousins,
i hope i can this right, the sarah you spokeof did marry a james hollis the 2
and they had a son named james jimmy hollis the 3rd. who in fact married a
rhoda choate, they had a daughter who was louise jane hollis and she married a
james h gambrell , they had a son named jasper newton gambrell who married a
mary melvina hollis, they had a daughter who was named leona d gambrell who was
my fathers grandmother, that is a lot of mixed blood. ok get this one, the
mary meliva hollis parents are james mack hollis whos dad is john h hollis, his
father is the same james hollis the 2 married to sarah choate of abt 1772 tenn
wft est 1817/1867 in wayne co tenn. but ok here we go again,mary melvina
mother was misnare c hollis, her dad was henry jackson hollis, his dad was james
hollis the 2 and mother was sarah again, so we have first cousin marryin first
cousin and who knows maybe brother and sister, lord forbid, sometimes i think
this can not be right, its very confusin , but if you like to take on any of it
i would be so grateful, but if you have any gambrell or hollis i would be so
grateful for the news. I have a picture of this mary melvina hollis,,she is a
full blood indian, no way around it, it is said that rhoda is thomas kyle
choates sister, but i have not found that yet.
so , please if you have any information let me know . thanks donna
ps are you aware that the choate has numerous roll numbers in our library
under the cherokee roll, about 30 names i couls send a page if you need it.
thanks donna
I'd like to make a comment about a statement I just read in one of these
old letters I'm going through. The letter is from a Choate researcher
and is written in 1978. This person mentions having run across the
divorce petition of Nancy Choate Barefoot. The writer goes into some
detail on the contents, and muses over ramifications, but at the end of
the letter, the writer states:
"By the way, I will not put things of this sort in the book and in fact
will only put what you have in your book about this family. Not my
intent to do any more than put some families together..."
It seems to me that researchers that leave out this sort of information,
because it might be "embarrassing" or might "reflect badly" on someone,
are doing a terrible dis-service to genealogy research. I'm not talking
about family gossip. I'm speaking of historical documents. This
divorce opened up a new series of questions about this Choate and the
Barefoots. It might also explain why no more information about Nancy's
husband, Dillon Barefoot, was ever found. And why Nancy Choate was able
to marry Spurlock later on. My personal opinion is that we are not
here to censor historical facts. We should report them all, even if it
involves a horse thief or a family divorce.
I would be interested in hearing the opinions of others.
This may not be new information for those connected to these families,
however, I just found an old letter from a Pierce McMurtry to one of my
aunts dated 24 Sept 1979. In this letter, Mr. McMurtry speaks of
visiting my aunts, and that he had been to a Choate Reunion. He had
visited a "Cousin Tom Choate". He also mentions a "cousin Tom McMurty"
in St. Joseph, Tenn. This cousin's wife's maiden name was Hollis. It
seems she had a book about the Hollis family, and Mr. McMurtry copied
the following information out of the book: (I'll copy it just as he
wrote it, as best I can, as the handwriting is a little shaky)
James Holis married Sarah Choate 1794
Born 1772
1. Alfre born 1795
2. James Jr. 1796
3. Carrol 1798
4. Stephen 1800
5. William 1802 - 1875
6. John 1805 - 1857
William N. Hollis - Married Sarah Moore
1. James Squire Jim
Oct 30 1828-Aug 24, 1890
2. Marth 1830
3. Jasper Newton -
Dec 13, 1832 - Dec 12, 1903
4. Sarah Nov. 19, 1834 - June 20, 1901
James Squire Jim Married Sarah Dixon born Feb 18, 1835 Died Jan 28, 1922
James Jr. Hollis Married Rhoda Choate 1825
CHildren of James and Rhoda
1. Nancy Hollis
2. Bill HOllis
3. Sook Hollis
4. Carroll Hollis
5 John Choate Hollis
6 Tipton Hollis
7 Jane Hollis
The Hollises also married into the Atwells.
Mr McMurtry then mentions something about his son-in-law having a "-
line? on a Christian Choate born in 1750, Bedford County, Virginia,
then came on to McNairy County Tenn. Selmar? is the county seat."
>pg. 606 - State of N.C. Washington Co.
>
> Know all men by these presents that I, Christopher Shoutts
>of the State
> & Co. aforesaid joined held & formerly bound unto Michael
>Thomas of the
> state of Va. and Montgomery Co. Planter in the sum of
>L(pounds) 1500 of
> good and lawful money of the state of Va. to be paid as the
>money passed
> in the year 1763 to the said Michael Thomas his heirs etc.
>to what payment will
> and truly be made & done I bind myself my heirs etc. dated
>12 Aug 1781 --
> 7th year of independence.
Most interesting. I've seen a number of things that seem to connect my
Vesta Zipporah (Zipporah) Choate to a Christopher Choate. Zipporah and her
husband John England lived in Montgomery County, Virginia prior to moving to
Tennessee. The above court record suggests that Christopher Choate of
Sullivan County, Tennessee also had a Montgomery County connection
(Tennessee was created from North Carolina, Sullivan County was created from
Washington County).
Jerry Bryan
Southern Choate Famly Association Bulletin (I am only copying and
posting this information. It does not mean that I know more about it.)
=====================
Court Minutes and Pleas of Washington Co., North Carolina 1778---
25 May 1778 - Court at home of Charles Robertson - James Hollis a juror
26 May 1778 - Elizabeth Shoat) States Witnesses
Edward Shoat ) L(pounds) 100
Trial of Jno. Rogers who was sent to Superior
Court for further trial
Samuel Smith) Secured each
William Ward) L(pounds) 50
and void upon condition that Elizabeth Shoal
and Edward Shoal appear as
evidence in behalf of State in Superior Court
in Salisbury 15 Sept. 1778.
24 May 1778 - Ann Choate adm. of Thos. Choate entered. Elizabeth
Smith, James Hollis
and Robert Sevier her securities in sum of
L(pounds) 3000
2 Nov. 1778 - Mary Chote fined T sd
24 Aug 1778 - Ordered that way be revised and marked for road from
Choates Ford
on Holston to Cherokee Ford on Big Limestone
and public road from
Choates Ford to Court House
From this point, the pages of the court minutes rather than the dates
are given.
pg. 156 - The Sheriff appoints Mary Choate and the widow of Jno Magoff
appear in
court and show cause why their children may ot be bound
out according to
law.
pg. 155 - Court appoints Col. Charles Robertson guardian to orphans of
Robert
Sevier dec'd.
pg. 163 - Isaac Choate on jury
pg. 165 - Sic. Fac. Issue vs. Chris Choate, David Choate, John Scott and Wm.
Grisham to appear next court and show cause why
recognizance not to
be forfeited. Appear in sum of L(pounds) 200 specie and
indictment
not be confirmed for sum of L(pounds) 200 aforesaid.
pg. 170 - State vs. Isaac Choate - indictment for horse stealing.
pg. 171 - John Clayton in sum of ____. Condition that give evidence day to
day behalf of State vs. Isaac Choate.
pg. 172 - Isaac Choate - Indictment for horse stealing - pleads guilty -
For his Tryal (calls on)
God and his country. Find defendant guilty.
pg. 178 - Isaac Choate - under sentence of death - to be executed 10
Sept. next.
pg. 209 - Release and acquitance from Austin Choate to Squire Smith,
Sarah Smith,
John Smith, Thomas Smith of his right, title, claim and
demand unto estate
of Thomas Choate was duly proven by the oaths of Emanuel
Carter,
Ezekiel Smith and William Cocke, Esq. and ordered to be
recorded.
pg. 197 - Hal I. Carter prime in sum of L(pounds) 50 species Austin Choate
security in the sum of L(pounds) 25.
pg. 248 - Todd, Lewis and Parker vs. David Choate, Isaac Choate and William
Ramsey Inquiry. A jury impereled and sworn to find for
the plaintiff
one penny damages.
pg. 256 - Ordered that a road be laid off from this court house to
county line where
intersects road leading from Green Court house and that
Tho. Robinson,
Isaac Hill, Wm Maybel, Wm Halliway, Dan Blyth, Saml
Davis, John
English, Jno Wheellock, Danl Read, Jos Blair, Benja
Choate, Chris
Choate and Green Choate lay off same.
pg 394 - Ordered that Austin Shoat and William Gregory view road from
Col. Loves
the nearest and best way over the Bald Mt. and report the
same to next
court.
pg. 401 - Austin Shoat on jury
pg. 447 - Austin Shoat on jury
pg. 245 - Ephm Dunlop Esq. vs. Austin Shoat and Christopher Shoat Jury
passed on
tryal and do find for plaintiff and assess damage to
L(pounds) 74-2-8 & 6d
costs.
pg. 539 - Ordered that road be laid out the nearest and best way from
Christopher
Choates old place to Greens line. Jury to lay out same.
pg. 606 - State of N.C. Washington Co.
Know all men by these presents that I, Christopher
Shoutts of the State
& Co. aforesaid joined held & formerly bound unto
Michael Thomas of the
state of Va. and Montgomery Co. Planter in the sum of
L(pounds) 1500 of
good and lawful money of the state of Va. to be paid as
the money passed
in the year 1763 to the said Michael Thomas his heirs
etc. to what payment will
and truly be made & done I bind myself my heirs etc.
dated 12 Aug 1781 --
7th year of independence.
The condition of the obligation is that if Christopher
Shoutts his heirs etc.
make firm titles unto Michael Thomas heir heirs etc. to
certain tracts of land
lying on No. side of Wattaga containing 140 acres to be
the same more or
less it being a place now in dispute between said
Shoutt and one Mr. Sharp.
Beginning at the place known by name of Great Caxey
bottom and running
thence down to the horse ford lying in that bend of the
river wherever the
rites of that place comes out of the office to the said
Shoutts this above
obligation to be void & of no effect. Otherwise to
stand & remain in full
force, power and virtue
Signed sealed & delivered in presence of us.
Witnesses: Mathew Allison
Francis Kenedy
Christopher Shoutts (seal)