Mary Cordery (Rogers) McNair (1814 - 1861)

Born 27 Sep 1814 in Gwinnett Co., Georgia

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Died 1861 at about age 46 in Pryor Creek, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory

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Mary Cordery (Rogers) McNair was born on 27 Sep 1814 in Gwinnett Co., Georgia. Her parents were John Rogers (1774 - 1851) and Sarah (Cordery) Rogers (~1786 - 1842).

Her siblings were...

1. Robert Rogers (1804 - 1858)
2. William Rogers (1805 - 1870)
3. Johnson K Rogers (1808 - 1869)
4. Joseph Rogers (1810 - 1845)
5. Lovely Rogers (1812 - 1897)
6. Jackson Rogers (1816 - 1899)
7. Cynthia (Rogers) Lowe (1820 - 1905)
8. Anna Chappel (Rogers) Lenoir (1822 - 1901)
9. Henry Curtis Rogers (1824 - 1896)
10. George Waters Rogers (1827 - 1862)
11. John Pendergrass Rogers (1831 - 1880)

Mary married Nicholas Byers McNair (~1803 - 1858) in 1832.

Their children were...

1. Sarah A (McNair) Adair (1833 - 1861)
2. Martha (McNair) Mayes (1835 - 1866)
3. David Lucullus McNair (1837 - 1865)
4. John Ross McNair (1839 - 1884)
5. William McNair (1841 - 1857)
6. Clement Vann McNair (1843 - 1877)
7. Mary Delilah (McNair) Adair (1845 - 1885)
8. Tolbert B. McNair (1853 - 1883)
9. Oscar McNair (1855 - 1872)
10. Nicholas Benjamin McNair (1859 - 1922).

Mary died in 1861 in Pryor Creek, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory aged ~46.

Mary was born in 1814 in the old part of the Cherokee Nation East that is now part of Gwinnett County, Georgia. She married Nicholas McNair. their children were Sarah, Martha, David, John, Clement, Mary, Tolbert, Oscar, William, and Nicholas. She died in 1861 in Indian Territory.

Mary Rogers was the eldest daughter of John Rogers, Jr. of the Chattahoochee, a white European, and Sarah Cordery. a Cherokee. She was one of 12 children raised in the old Cherokee Nation. This particular part of the Cherokee Nation was in Gwinnett County, GA. She married Nicholas Byers McNair and lived with her family in McMinn County, TN. In 1838, the McNairs went west to Indian Territory on the "Trail of Tears." The new Cherokee Nation was established Sept. 6, 1839. The McNair family is listed on the Cherokee Drennen Roll of 1851 as residing in the Saline District. I recall my grandmother telling us about Mary when I was a teen.

Mary Rogers McNair died in Pryor Creek, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) sometime in 1861, cause of death unknown. Interestingly, her oldest daughter, Sarah - named for Mary's mother, is listed as also having died in 1861, so it begs the question if the two died together or separately.

• • Please visit my site for my children's book, "Chattahoochee Rain: A Cherokee novella," which features Mary and her younger sister, Annie (my 3rd g. grandmother) as the protagonist. You can access it my going to www.cherokeepenandsword.com or by entering "Cherokee Pen and Sword" into your browser.

Sources: Shadburn, Don. "Unhallowed Intrusion." Cumming: The Cottonpatch Press, 1993. Shadburn, Don. "Upon Our Ruins." Cumming: The Cottonpatch Press, 2011.

Sources

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/222452638/mary-cordery-mcnair : accessed 13 January 2022), memorial page for Mary Cordery Rogers McNair (27 Sep 1814–1861), Find A Grave: Memorial #222452638, ; Maintained by bryan j (contributor 47375769) Burial Details Unknown.

• Mary McNair discovered in Oklahoma and Indian Territory, U.S., Dawes Census Cards for Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914 - https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/27044458?h=97e6f1

• Shadburn, Don L., Unhallowed Intrusion, A History of Cherokee Families of Forsyth County, Georgia, McNaughton & Gunn, 1993, pp. 171-8.

• Hampton, David K., Cherokee Mixed-Bloods, 2005, p. 32-4.