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William Tunwell Vest Sr. (abt.1735-bef.1812) is the father of Isham Vest (1768-1845) who married Nancy (Pledge) Vest (1774-abt.1861) and the brother of George Washington Vest (abt.1757-abt.1799). George Washington Vest is the father of Mary (Vest) Woodall (abt.1794-abt.1840) that marriedJohn A Woodall Sr. (abt.1799-abt.1875)(4A) . Nancy Pledge's fatherFrancis Pledge Vest (abt.1802-abt.1860). Francis Pledge is the brothder of Dorothy (Pledge) Woodall (abt.1736-abt.1796) who married John Woodall (abt.1738-abt.1798) (4B).  :That makes Dorothy Pledge (Woodall Group 4B) the Aunt of Nancy Pledge who married Islam Vest brother Connection Islam Vest and Mary Vest that married John Woodall (4A) are 1st cousin)

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  • Note this is Jonathon is the son of John Woodall and Dorthy Pledge Family Group 4B he is living in St Claire Alabama in 1822. John Woodall and his brother from Family 4A John married Lincy Harvey Woodall were living in St. Claire in 1817 shortly before they arrive. The Jonathon in the article from Family Group 4B says his father and brother are already living there... Also Chief Waite was at the TurkeyTown signing who knew Family Group 6. Seems really close... More info coming

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Jonathan Woodall Jr/Sr. (abt.1754-abt.1826), born 03 Jan 1797 in Georgia (Prob. Wilkes Co.); died 1890 in Airmount, Yalobusha Co., MS; married (1) Margaret Weathers, 1818 in Georgia (prob. Greene Co.); born abt. 1795 in South Carolina; died 1862 in Yalobusha Co., MS; married (2) Miley Ann Vann, 15 Aug 1870 in Yalobusha Co., MS; born abt. 1841 in North Carolina.

Jonathan W. Woodall, Jr. was born in Georgia, most likely in what was then Wilkes Co. and is now Taliaferro Co. (roughly halfway between Atlanta and Augusta, a few miles north and west of present-day Crawfordville). A family history compiled by one of his grandsons, Aaron W. Woodall (1843-1915), gives his birthdate as Jan. 3, 1797. This is slighlty earlier than indicated in census records (about 1800 per the 1850 and 1880 censuses, 1801 per the 1860 census, and 1805 per the 1870 census).

Deed records show that Jonathan W. Woodall, Jr's parents moved from Wilkes Co. to neighboring Greene Co., GA. in 1800. According to the family history compiled by Aaron W. Woodall, Jonathan W. Woodall, Jr. married Margaret (Peggy) Weathers in 1818, most likely in Greene Co., GA. They then lived in Tennessee for a short time. Aaron W. Woodall indicates in one source that their residence was Lincoln Co., TN, but in later source states that they lived in Franklin Co., TN. The latter may be more likely, as there is a Jonathan Woodall (almost certainly Jonathan W. Woodall, Jr's father) listed in the 1812 Franklin Co. tax digest. In any event, two children of Jonathan W. Woodall, Jr. (I'll refer to him as "Jonathan" from this point) and Margaret -- Reuben and Mariah -- were born in Tennessee.

They then moved to St. Clair Co., AL, in about 1822, and settled near Springville, where Jonathan's parents and siblings were also living. They were received into the Rehobeth Baptist Church in Springville, St. Clair Co., AL in 1824. Jonathan served as a witness for the marriage of his brother, Elisha, to Nancy Blythe, in neighboring Jefferson Co., AL in 1825.== Biography == said to have been burned at the stakeJohn Downing was born about 1710, possibly in England. There is controversy about his death, both its manner and date. According to Emmett Starr,<ref>Emmet Starr, History of the Cherokee Indians.</ref> he was a munitions officer for the British Army, stationed in Cherokee Territory, and he died in 1762, "tortured and mutilated" by the Cherokee, who were at war with the English at the time.John Downing is described as a trader in David Corkran's "Cherokee Frontier," which describes these events: In January, 1760, the Cherokee began to attack. Quoting Corkran: "Seroweh sent runners through the nation to proclaim the war. In the MIddle Settlements, Tuckaseigee Cherokees killed traders James Russell and James Crawford. The Nequassie Mankiller, however, intervened to save trader John Downing's life." (p. 192) Downing was not safe for long however. Following the disastrous massacre at Fort Prince George and a later attack on the white settlement at Ninety-six, in April, "scalping parties near Ninety-Six killed James Francis' son and captured Tuckaseigee trader John Downing. The boy's scalp was vengeance on his father for the Justice's part in the 1751 disturbances. Downing they took to Estatoe, where they cut off his feet and burned him at the stake."<ref>Corkran, David H. The Cherokee Frontier 1740-1762. University of Oklahoma Press, Norman. 1962; pp. 202-203. </ref>==Genealogy Notes on John Downing==John Downing and Hanna Fawling are "gateway" individuals to the Shawnee Heritage Fraud, whose purported ancestors are invented.<ref>Note: Shawnee Heritage Fraud</ref>In various internet genealogies, John Downing is listed as born in Virginia, where he died in 1793. This Downing is said to have a number of children with Hannah Fallin, who was the daughter of another prominent Virginia family from Northumberland. This is not likely the same John Downing. If our John was the Virginia John Downing, he most certainly had two families simultaneously, one in Virginia, with Hannah Fallin, and one in the Cherokee Nation with Annie Beehunter/Hanna Fawling. This would not be unusual. The Virginia John Downing married Hannah Fallin in Northumberland, Virginia, probably about 1737, but before 1852.<ref>Virginia, Marriages of the Northern Neck of Virginia, 1649-1800 for John Downing; Married Well and Often: Marriages of the Northern Neck of Virginia, 1649-1800. Ancestry.com.</ref> He had several children by that marriage, none of them Cherokee. He died in Northumberland, Virginia in 1793.I believe the Major Downing who is my ancestor established a conjugal relationship with Annie Beehunter<ref>Source: Marjorie L. Kopacsi, 2013 PHD dissertation, "How Native American Women Perceive Their Unique Lived Experiences: Three Women Tell Their Story. Louisiana State University. Includes an interview with a descendant of Annie Beehunter and Nancy "Nannie" Downing.</ref><ref>Margie Thompson Poncy Family History, a descendant of Annie Beehunter. In the possession of Duane Poncy</ref> in about 1744. Whether or not this was a traditional Cherokee Marriage or not is unknown. Marriage among the Cherokee at that time was often a more-or-less informal affair by European standards. Despite the similarity in names between Hannah Fallin and Hanna Fawling, there are numerous Cherokee Fawlings and Hanna was not an uncommon name. Beehunter, the name passed down to me is also a legitimate Cherokee name, associated with the Downings. There is a Beehunter cemetery in Oklahoma where members of both families are buried.Due to these conflicting genealogies floating around on the internet, including what appear to be completely invented or unsubstantiated Cherokee lines (the ancestors of Hanna, for instance), Major John Downing is controversial. Whether or not he was of a child of the landed gentry in Virginia, married to Hannah Fallin (the Fallins are also a prominent Virginia family) and who had a second "Marriage" to a Cherokee woman<ref>Source: Marjorie L. Kopacsi, 2013 PHD dissertation, "How Native American Women Perceive Their Unique Lived Experiences: Three Women Tell Their Story. Louisiana State University. Includes an interview with a descendant of Annie Beehunter and Nancy "Nannie" Downing. Lela Bess Kite Patterson has in her possession the family bible passed down through Jennie Crittenden Wright and Rebecca Wright Bryan, granddaughter and great-granddaughter of Annie Beehunter. This is about as close to an original source as is possible.</ref> in North Carolina or Georgia, where he was stationed with the British Army as a munitions expert. This has led to the controversy, partly because, if true, it would prove an error in the Starr genealogy.<ref>Emmet Starr, History of the Cherokee Indians.</ref> may never be known. But according to my family history and that of other Cherokees, Annie Beehunter was the mother of Nannie, John, William, and George Downing. I plan to present more evidence in my Free-Space link to explore this question: The Virginia Downings and the Cherokee Downings as soon as possible. --Duane Poncy == Sources ==<references />* Thanks to Kathy Forbes for extra research and the passage from the Corkran book.Author: Kathie ForbesAuthor: Cheryl RothwellAuthor: Duane PoncyAuthor: Angela Brittain





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