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Found this today and am not sure what to make of it exactly, but Memucan Hunt Howard is a grandson of Memucan Hunt.
http://digital.library.okstate.edu/chronicles/v009/v009p139.html
if that links works.
Sue J
Sue, this land that the Osage ceded was land called “Lovely’s Purchase”. In 1828 the treaty with the Old Settler Cherokee forced non Cherokee to give up their lands in this region nad all Arkansas Cerokee were ordered onto the new land, Lovely’s Purchase, which is present day NE Oklahoma.
For one year the state of Arkansas tried to incorporate this area, called “Lovely County”, into the territory/state of Arkansas. A man I believe to be an ancestor of mine was also in this area of Lovely’s Purchase — Thomas Gist.
You might want to do a google search for Choteau (French trader and friend of the Osage); or Lovely’s Purchase; Lovely County, Arkansas; Nicks Township (which later became the site of Dwight’s mission, near Sallisaw, Ok); Fort Gibson; Sam Houston. I found 2 documents pertaining to Thomas Gist, one at Univ. of Ark archives, and the other Oklahoma Historic Society.
People setttled in ths area who were not Cherokee were told to leave, but were given 640 acres elsewhere — this was an act of congress after the 1828 treaty when they were wondering what to do with all the people who the territory of Arkansas had tried to get to move into this region. I think 3,000 settlers were ordered out of the area. Not nearly that many were given their prommised 640 acres, however. One Indian agent, George Vashon complained in 1834 that many of the Cherokees who were meant to be allowed to settle in this region were being cheated out of their lands by land hungry whites [from a footnote, paraphrased, found in Brown’s Old Frontiers]. I’d like to find George Vashon’s original comment, but all I have are the note from “Old Frontiers”.
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Thanks Vance…
I have read so much my head is about to spin off!
I get a lot of info on Sam Houston because he is so famous but how the M Howard fits in is vague to me.
I do know he is grandson to Mem. Hunt of Grandville co NC through Jane Hunt who married B. Howard son of Groves Howard and Hannah Allen. Groves on that list of petitioners 1771, free persons of color listed here on forum earlier.
Now I find another daughter of Groves, Isabella married to Bennett Hester..They had not only Memucan Hester but Masucan too. Born about 1814, Male, Grandville co nc.
I think these names are driving me nuts!
Sue J
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