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Brenda:
I will see if I can find the box with my genealogy stuff tomorrow. I tried to keep it separate in the move. I can look in both my copy of “The Green Tree” for the names, and in my mother’s copy of the Carpenter genealogy. The Carpenters are my grandfather’s people. My uncle has found print evidence that fifth great grandfather married a Tomlinson, daughter of Joseph Tomlinson (who was either one of those involved in the murder of Logan’s family or his son). She, in turn, was daughter of a Swearingen daughter, Drucilla, I believe, oldest daughter of Thomas, if I remember correctly. I can look for these names in both books and see if the authors found and include those names.
As for Mason, that name is one that is connected to me, not in my direct line. I have not researched it other than quick online looks a couple of years ago (I ought to check out genealogy.com; I never have, and one cousin introduced me to another cousin who is also a Mason granddaughter. She wanted info on the family. As far as she knows, her ggrandfather, Bennett Mason, kind of just appears.) My cousin remembers seeing a picture of her Mason grandmother in regalia. I have a picture of her family. She marries a Sinkey who would be my gggguncle. He was known to have said he was Irish and Indian and knew the dances. Wish I knew what dances; it would go far to resolve the mystery of who they were.
The Sinkeys were in Lancaster, PA (DNA evidence leads to England origin.); my Blackfoot ggggrandmother was in Beaver County, PA; my Greens/Butts were in Shepherdstown but originally, William Green was born in Portobacco. Others come from that area too, Potter, Horner. All end up in Iowa at the same location.
The Carpenter/Tomlinsons were, of course, with the Swearingens (No rumors of Indian, but I have always suspected.) but leave for Guernsey County, OH, I believe.
I will check out both books if I find them, but I am not really too hopeful. Previous researchers could not locate Bennett Mason’s origin. This is the first I heard of the name near the others.
Cindy
Linda, the ‘stories’ in my family would bear out your assumption. I am quoting Herman Full, a distant cousin, from a story he told me in 1992 at a funeral in Cincinnati, Ohio. “Their kin (meaning the Shawnee) came to get ’em and, off they went to fight.” He was speaking of our common Shawnee relatives who lived in Pendleton County WV. I had also been told this ‘story.’ I was told that family visited the Collins often.
Linda, the ‘stories’ in my family would bear out your assumption. I am quoting Herman Full, a distant cousin, from a story he told me in 1992 at a funeral in Cincinnati, Ohio. “Their kin (meaning the Shawnee) came to get ’em and, off they went to fight.” He was speaking of our common Shawnee relatives who lived in Pendleton County WV. I had also been told this ‘story.’ I was told that family visited the Collins often.
well I will say that from childhood memories there is a “Hammer” my shoeboots the family someplace. and so that would be cherokee.
so where to start that subject. so I finally had found a Hammer or something close
1867 removal rolls? has polly boots and lizzy boots in that group of kids or relations is a relation on the paper called just “hammer”(?maybe is hammon?) and so now there are Hammers in N. MO around kansas city , claiming cherokee in a simular place to where Dolly was awarded a ,…..
( what is that called when they are paid for land for being officers for a war?) dolly got 40 acres and sued the government for the 80 of officers pay.. and won..
so there are hammers or a name similar that have at least cherokee connections.
jfyi.. just in case.
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