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I’d like to inquire about some family surnames I haven’t seen posted here, but believe may belong to NA ancestors. If anyone can point me in the right direction, I would greatly appreciate it. I think there is more to my NA roots than just the one line I have already identified as Saponi.
First, my Ladd line. Working backwards, my 5gr-grandmother, Elizabeth Ladd, b. 1746; d. 1794-96, married George Corn, b about 1748, Ablemarle County, VA. The Corn surname is a Saponi surname, but I’m wondering if the Ladd surname surfaces in any NA sources? In my researches, I have read more than once about the possibility of NA blood among the Ladds.
Elizabeth Ladd’s line can be traced back to the original English immigrant, John Ladd, who is first mentioned in Virginia in 1653. Records show that he owned land in Lower Norfolk County in the 1660s, and that he also purchased land in Henrico County in the 1670s. He married Bathsheba Lovett, daughter of another English immigrant, about 1660, in Lower Norfolk County, VA. Both families were Quakers – people who were more kindly disposed towards NAs than many other Europeans. Some of the Ladds seem to have left the Quakers over the decades for various reasons… not the least of which was marrying outside the faith.
John’s son, Amos, b. about 1673, Henrico County, VA, d. about 1745, Goochland County, VA, married a Mary Perkins, b. about 1678, Henrico County, VA, d. about 1750, Goochland County, VA, about 1710. Amos’ son, John, b. about 1712, d. about 1790, Fluvanna County, VA, gave his daughter, Elizabeth, and son-in-law, George Corn, 100 acres of land in Fluvanna County, VA in 1778, after the birth of their first son, John Ripley Corn. The name of John’s wife has thus far eluded researchers, and I wonder if there might possibly be a NA connection here, especially since the Corn name is so closely identified with the Saponi. Do any of the above surnames mean anything to NA researchers?
My Martin line. My 3gr-grandfather, William Martin, b. about 1818, d. after 1880, married Elizabeth Hollandsworth (George Corn’s granddaughter), b. about 1828, Patrick County, VA, d. after 1880. Thus far, I have been unable to tie William into any of the other Martin lines in Patrick or Henry counties. I do have some suspicions as to his parents, but no documentation. I have read that Martin was a common Cherokee surname, but again, have no direct documentation. His family appears in the 1850, 1870, and 1880, Patrick County, VA censuses.
The curious feature to all this is how George Corn seems like an axis around which possible NA ancestors rotate, both before and after. As I’ve pointed out in another post, our family stories point to George’s daughter, Mille, as being a full-blooded Blackfoot (or other tribe, depending on the story-teller), but the extent to which other NA lines might also exist is something I’m just coming to wonder.
Any ideas from anyone?
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