Woods, Hamilton

I have talked to Woods researchers who know we are related to them. Let me look that up again. Thanks.

http://www.fortunecity.com/millennium/okehampton/1157/richey.htm

Above is my line. I think since my ancestors moved to Arkansas in 1844 and females are harder to trace (lost their maiden name) — they don’t mention us.

But the marriage of John Richey to Mary (Polly) Wood is listed in Gibson Couty marriages and are the marriages of a couple of other Richey/Woods who I am related to. One of John and Mary;s children was named Hamilton Woods Richey, with Woods his real middle name. He was geat grandpa’s uncle and he raided my great grandpa like a son in his household, as my great great grandparents both died by the time my great grandpa was 6 years old.

The Richey website does have an error too. It says Mary Woods was the daughter of Jojn Woods and Nancy Dickson, when she was the daughter of John Wods and Mary (Polly) Dickson. Nancy married James, John’s brother.

vance

Here is part of what I have. I was just sent this in the mail a few weeks ago by someone also descended from the same family. They told me they were hoping to run into a “Richey” as we were the branch they hadn’t known much about, and hoped we’d know something about the Dickson’s — of course I don’t . . .

They said it was put down at a 1909 family reunionin Indiana — since my family left there in 1844 we are not mentioned, but they knew of us in Arkansas.

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It says —

John Woods 1769 – ?, married Polly Dickson

Children —

Maj. Joseph E. Woods married 1814 Nancy Embree [note, my direct ancestor from John Richey and Mary Woods was Joseph E. Richey]

Hugh Woods married 1822 Nancy Wheeler

John Woods, married 1825 Lucinda Barker

Sarah woods married 1828 James Johnson [note: some Johnsons lived in the same household as my Richey’s in Arkansas on one census record]

Jane Woods married 1818 George Humphreys

James Woods married ? Hawkins

William P. W. Woods married 1835 Suckey Rowden

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many of the names are the same but the dates on that website are waaaaay off.

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My distant Woods relation that I just met online a month ago said when I showed her my line “the family you mention is Joseph’s.” and “You are definitely frm John [Woods] and Mary Dickson family.” John was Joseph’s son. This lady has done more research on these people than anyone I have ever run across.

and she also said —

“The deeds that you mentioned for Patrick and Joseph . . . ones to which I referred . . . Mt Miserable, was a huge pile of clam shells that existed and is mentioned in the “Morton Rockbridge County History.” [note: deeds they bought in what was then Augusta Co, but later became Rockbridge Co., Va.

Apparently in the land they bought was a huge pile of clam shells — sounds like a food dump for the local Indians, where they tossed the bones, debris and leftovers the dogs didn’t or couldn’t scavange. I have no idea what the Morton Rockbridge County History is, but I want to find out.

She also told me the following about Joseph Woods, and I want to followup and ask what she meant —

she said — Joseph never revealed his family . . . foundling? . . . raised by a Woods? Left with no family feeling????? [the three dots (. . .) are hers, not mine]. Was Joseph Woods an orphan? I wonder.

She had never considered the possibility that they might be Indian. When I suggested it, and asked if she had heard anything about it, she replied —

“Your suggestion that the Woods/Hamiltons/Dickson’s were Indian might have something to do with Joseph not talking about his father or family. In Indiana where they lived there were Indian attacks I’ve read. He did seem to be on the border often.”

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Well, maybe we are getting closer.

Vance

Doublehead’s Reservation was in Lauderdale county, Alabama, ad he leased that land out to settlers.

vance

Sue,

I have done some research in that part of N. Al. There seem to have been quite a few Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, and mixed bloods that settled on the Tennessee River, from Decatur to Muscle Shoals in N Alabama. In the original old Blount Co., Alabama (not to be confused with Blount Co., Tn) Upper Creek Red Sticks that survived the battle of Horseshoe Bend were settled under the protection of Richard Brown, the commander of the Cherokee forces who helped defeat them. They were there in “Brown’s Valley” when last mentioned about 1838, and there were 200 or more of them. Many Cherokee also lived there in brown’s Valley in N Alabama. Interestingly, these people in Brown’s Valley — both reek and Cherokee — are not listed as those who travelled the Trail of Tears to Oklahoma, nor is it mentioned that they went to Oklahoma before that time. They simply dissapear from historical records. This Tennessee River Valley is also the location of Melton’s Bluff, where the Cherokee Melton’s settled.

There are Colbert County and Lauderdale County Alabama websites that tell how Chickasaw Chief George Colbert and Doublehead both lived in those counties, and how Doublehead’s daughters married George Colbert. This is a very well documented fact, as Doublehead has descendants who are enrolled as Chickasaw, who are descended from the 2 famous chiefs.

Also settled on this stretch of the Tennesse River are many veterans of the Red Stick Creek campaign in 1813, most being historically recorded as White, but I wonder — many of these do seem to have Virginia surnames associated with the Saponi and their allies.

Interesting how all these surnames are in that region . . .

I believe I have mentioned all of this before, and it should come up under a search for it.

Vance

Vance,

I traced a family from Blackfoot Town to Gibson County, IN. And Lynella’s line may connect up also, if they can connect with the Ricketts in the Blackfoot Cemetery.

Techteach

Vance,

I sent you a private email. I have not established a connection with the Masons there. It is a name that marries into my Sinkeys.

Techteach