Elizabeth (Walker) Leatherwood (1753 - 1835)

Born 1753 in North Carolina

Wife of Edward Leatherwood — married 1774 in North Carolina

Descendants

Died 1835 at about age 82 in North Carolina, United States

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Disputed Origins

Partial transcript of Guion Miller report attached to Eastern Cherokee application #500: ^[1]

"There are a large number of applications from persons claiming their Cherokee descent only through one Betsey Walker, alleged to have been a full blood Cherokee Indian and to have been allotted under the Treaties of 1817 and 1819 with the Cherokee Indians, and also said to be a sister of one Richard Walker, who was also allotted under the above Treaties. It is also alleged that Betsey Walker, the ancestor of these claimants, was enrolled in 1835.…

No one of these claimants was enrolled in 1851 with the Eastern Cherokees, and no ancestor was enrolled at that time nor in 1835…. A close examination of the Roll of 1835, however, not only throws doubt upon the claim that the Betsey Walker there named was the ancestor of these claimants, but also makes it appear very doubtful whether the Betsey Walker there enrolled was herself a Cherokee Indian.

….The testimony in this case is somewhat uncertain as to the exact place of residence of the Betsey Walker ancestor of these claimants, but so far as the testimony goes it strongly tends to establish the fact that their ancestor was living in North Carolina, if living at all, in 1835, while as shown above the Betsey Walker enrolled in 1835 was living in Tennessee." ^{[2] [3]}

Biography

Elizabeth/Betsy Walker Leatherwood appears by name in no contemporaneous records. The family first appears in records in Burke, North Carolina, in 1778 when husband Ned filed for a grant of land. The 1790 U.S. Census for Burke, North Carolina, shows a family of nine, 4 male, 5 female. ^[4] The 1800 U.S. Census has more detail enumerating a man and a woman over age 45, 4 younger males and 4 younger females. ^[5] Both Betsy and Ned apparently died after 1830, as the 1830 U.S. census includes both a man and a woman, age 80-89. ^[6]

Possible children include:

Elizabeth Rebecca Leatherwood.

John B Leatherwood.

Samuel Leatherwood.

Aquilla Leatherwood.

Betsy's date and exact place of death are unknown.

Research notes

The following undocumented information was included on previous profiles which have been merged.

One descendant stated that Ned was from Virginia, where he had married his unnamed wife before moving to North Carolina. This claim seems to be based on the fact that there is a "Leatherwood Creek" in Henry County, Virginia but there are no Leatherwood families recorded in that area. There was a Leatherwood family in Maryland.

Elizabeth was the maternal fifth great-grandmother of Dolly Parton .^[7]

Elizabeth/A Qua Take Walker. ^[8][9]

Died 1835 North Carolina, United States; buried Indian Mills, Summers County, West Virginia, USA. ^[10] (NOTE: this grave marker is for a woman named Betsy Walker, not Betsy/Elizabeth Leatherwood. Very unlikely this is her grave, over 200 miles from Burke County, N.C. and with a different name)

Marriage Husband Edward Leatherwood. Wife Elizabeth A Qua Take Walker. 1774 North Carolina, United States. ^[11]

Another profile with similar information is connected to this Betsy as her mother: Elizabeth M. Walker (abt.1732-abt.1756) (also Betsy Walker). A free-space page with further information/sources can be found at Betsy Walker Sources, which is primarily about the elder Betsy Walker.

Sources

1. ↑ Digitized at Fold3, images begin at Walker
2. ↑ application of William P. Hyde #500 (on Fold3 at Betsy
3. ↑ Report as to the Application of William P. Hyde No. 500 and other claimants tracing descent from Betsey Walker at Family Search, Eastern Cherokee applications, August 29, 1906 - May 26, 1909, Film # 007153660, image 1050 of 1229, at Family Search.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKB-25S : accessed 27 January 2021), Edw'd Leatherwood, Burke, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 95, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 7; FHL microfilm 568,147.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHR8-V69 : accessed 27 January 2021), Edward Leatherwood, Morgan, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 177, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 29; FHL microfilm 337,905.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5M-JKZ : 19 November 2020), Edward Ltherwood, Burke, Georgia, United States; citing 191, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 118; FHL microfilm 18,084.
7. ↑ WikiTree Relationship to Dolly Parton
8. ↑ US Marriage Record Source number: 7679.006; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
9. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #77610439
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77610439/elizabeth_aque_taki-walker: accessed 18 October 2022), memorial page for Elizabeth Aque Taki Walker (unknown–1835), Find a Grave Memorial ID 77610439, citing Indian Mills Cemetery, Indian Mills, Summers County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Mary (contributor 47307815) .
11. ↑ Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Marriage Record on Ancestry.com. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Source number: 1385.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JAG

See also:

• Source: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=86595255&pid=420
• Ashe, John Reid. (1977). Ash, Ashe, Stillwell: A genealogy and history. Greensboro, N.C: Ashe. pg 93 "...Avaline Gibbs was a daughter of Watson and Sarah Battles and Sarah Battles was a daughter of Ben and Elizabeth Hyde and Elizabeth Leatherwood was a daughter of Betsy Walker and Betsy Walker was a full blooded Cherokee Indian."