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Hi,
I am a new member trying to do some genealogical research and someone from another group suggested I contact you. She thought this might be a likely connection.
An ancestress of mine, Martha Jane Huskey (1756-1826), was in about
1805 the first “settler” in White Oak Flats (now Gatlinburg) TN, was
known to be “part” Indian.
She was born on 09 Dec 1756 in Wake, North Carolina. She married
William “Billy” Ogle. When they were living in Edgefield district,
SC, he went and scouted the White Oak Flats area and hunted there
with “his Indian friends”. He made the place ready, but died of
malaria before they could move there. Then Martha went with her 7
children and her brother Peter. Her known genealogy can be found at
http://www.smokykin.com/ged/f000/f06/a0000684.htm .
Her father was John Frederick Huskey (b. 27 Oct 1733 in Wake, North
Carolina and died near there in Raleigh, NC at an unknown date). His
known genealogy can be found at
http://www.smokykin.com/ged/f000/f38/a0003888.htm .
Her paternal grandparents are known, but her maternal are not. Her
mother was Rebecca Washington
(http://www.smokykin.com/ged/f003/f92/a0039271.htm) and she was born
in 1733 in Edgefield District, SC which at that time would seem to
have been Indian country. She died in New Hanover, Washington
County, Virginia in an unknown year, having moved there after the
death of her husband. Since nothing is known of her parents, it is
my best guess that she was Indian. Also the name “Washington” sounds
like a good cover-up name.
Do you think Martha looks Indian (see her picture on her page above)?
Does anyone know anything about her Indian connections or how I might
try to find more information? Does my guesswork seem reasonable? I
do not even know how I can identify her tribe given that they seem to
have been moving around through Indian or newly “settled” areas of
SC, NC, VA, and finally TN.
Thanks and regards.
If this Marth Huskey died in 1826 it is not possible that this photo is of her. It may well be a daughter, however. I will check to see what I have from Wake that may be of use to you.
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