Elizabeth (Wilkinson) Jones (abt. 1766 - abt. 1839)

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Jones — married about 1784 in South Carolina, USA

Descendants

Died about Aug 1839 at about age 73 in Arkansas, USA [uncertain]

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Elizabeth was Cherokee.

Biography

Elizabeth was born about 1766 in the Wolf Clan of the Cherokee. She was considered full Cherokee by the tribe because her mother, Mollie, was full Cherokee. At the time, when a European man such as Thomas Jones (abt.1764-abt.1846) married a Cherokee woman, the children belonged to the woman and were considered to be full Indian. She spoke Cherokee and broken English and lived on tribal lands most of her life. ^[1]

Name: Elizabeth "Betty" Wilkinson. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Born 1761 Keeowe, South Carolina, United States. ^[4]

Marriage About 1787 South Carolina. ^[2]

Residence

13 September 1794. Nickajack, Alabama, Indian Territory.

NICKAJACK, OR ANIKUSATIYI, OLD CREEK PLACE-- Located near present Shellmound, TN, it contained at least 40 dwellings and was destroyed by Major James Ore (US).

NICKAJACK AND RUNNING WATER were both destroyed in September of 1794 by Maj. James Ore. The survivors & former inhabitants of these two (2) towns fled to the area now located on top of the South Cumberland Plateau and settled in the areas known today as...

1800 - Pendleton Co, SC - Thomas Jones; Alexander Standridge.

1800 - Pendleton District, South Carolina.

Free White Persons - Females - 60 thru 69 1.

1830 - Edgar, Illinois, USA. ^[3]

Description Thomas Jones (abt.1764-abt.1846) and Elizabeth had twelve children:

Samuel Jones b.1780

James Jones Sr (1784-1851)

Drury Jones b. 1787

Mary "Polly" Jones b.1788

John Jones (1793-abt.1862)

Mary E. Jones b. 1793

Elizabeth "Betsy Jones b. 1795

Sally Jones b. 1799

William Edmund Jones b. 1800

Thomas Jones Jr b. 1802

David Jones b. 1804

Thomas E. Jones b. 1806

Elizabeth spoke Cherokee and broken English. From: Citizenship Commission, Tahlequah, June 2, 1879 Case # 97, Benjamin Brackett VS Cherokee Nation - " John and his mother talked the Cherokee language. His mother spoke broken English."

DNA Truangulated DNA Match for Elizabeth & Edward Jr

Sources

1. ↑ Cherokee Nation History URL: (https://www.cherokee.org/about-the-nation/history/). DATE: 6/4/2019.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} South Carolina Marriage Index, 1641-1965 Hunting For Bears, comp. Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc DATE 2005. Provo, UT, USA.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} 1830; Census Place: Edgar, Illinois; Series: M19; Roll: 23; Page: 37; Family History Library Film: 0007648 - 1830 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. DATE 2010. Provo, UT, USA.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Year: 1850; Census Place: Panola, Texas; Roll: M432_913; Page: 156B; Image: 314 - 1850 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. DATE 2009. Provo, UT, USA.

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