She has come up in searching for my lineage although I haven’t determined if she is related by blood or not…Here is an excerpt from a letter that I found. It may help you get started.
“Phillip Williams stated that he was discharged near the end of 1780. He stayed in the frontier area for several years. He married a Cheroke Indian named Ann. Her Indian name was Floating Cloud. They had 5 children, all born in North Carolina or Tennessee. They later moved to Kentucky and settled near Paintsville. They are both buried in the Old Indian Cemetery on Mt. Misery at Volga, Ky. Their son, Robert, according to Mr. Duell Williams of Elna, married a Cherokeee named Mary. Her Indian name was Running Water. They are also buried at Volga. They had 8 children born in Tennessee and Ky. Their son, Noah, is my direct ancestor. He married Susannah Jones. They had 9 children, their son Moses being my direct ancestor. Moses married Josephine Webb, daughter of George W. and Elizabeth McKenzie Webb. They lived on Patoker Creek with their 5 children. Moses’ son, Granville, married Elizabeth Salyer, daughter of Marshall Layne and Mary Hamilton Salyer. They lived on Patoker Creek at Relief. Five children were born to this union. Their daughter, Stella married William Henderson (Bill) Adkins. They were my grandparents.
I visiste with Mr. James McKenzie of Volga, Ky, on March 26, 1999. He gave me direction s to the cemetery where Philip and Ann are buried. He warned me of the fiddiculty in getting to the top of the mountain. He told me about the day that a D.A.R. marker was placed at Phillip’s grave. He said that Mr. Pat Pelfrey of Keaton, Ky, took the marker up with a mule and a cart. The mule fell twice on the way up. After hearing this and looking up the steep grade I wondered if I had made a mistake. I had to go on, regardless, as Mr. McKenzie watched from his porch, waiting for my decision. I began the climb and fount it to be the steepest ground that i have ever been on. I pulled myself along by brushes and tree limbs, finally reaching the summit. There were 11 graves, marked with fieldstone. Phillip’s grave had the original marker, still plain enough to read. In addition, he had the military marker from the D.A.R. Ann’s (FLoating Cloud) fieldstone marker was very plain and easy to read. Two more graves were nearby. One contained part of the name Williams. This must have been Robert and Mary (running Water). Mr. Duell Williams stated that they were buried there. “
I’m not sure what the chances are of you seeing this, but could you give me the directions to this cemetery? After doing some digging, I found out that Ann is my great great great great great grandma. I would be very interested in paying my respects.
She has come up in searching for my lineage although I haven’t determined if she is related by blood or not…Here is an excerpt from a letter that I found. It may help you get started.
“Phillip Williams stated that he was discharged near the end of 1780. He stayed in the frontier area for several years. He married a Cheroke Indian named Ann. Her Indian name was Floating Cloud. They had 5 children, all born in North Carolina or Tennessee. They later moved to Kentucky and settled near Paintsville. They are both buried in the Old Indian Cemetery on Mt. Misery at Volga, Ky. Their son, Robert, according to Mr. Duell Williams of Elna, married a Cherokeee named Mary. Her Indian name was Running Water. They are also buried at Volga. They had 8 children born in Tennessee and Ky. Their son, Noah, is my direct ancestor. He married Susannah Jones. They had 9 children, their son Moses being my direct ancestor. Moses married Josephine Webb, daughter of George W. and Elizabeth McKenzie Webb. They lived on Patoker Creek with their 5 children. Moses’ son, Granville, married Elizabeth Salyer, daughter of Marshall Layne and Mary Hamilton Salyer. They lived on Patoker Creek at Relief. Five children were born to this union. Their daughter, Stella married William Henderson (Bill) Adkins. They were my grandparents.
I visiste with Mr. James McKenzie of Volga, Ky, on March 26, 1999. He gave me direction s to the cemetery where Philip and Ann are buried. He warned me of the fiddiculty in getting to the top of the mountain. He told me about the day that a D.A.R. marker was placed at Phillip’s grave. He said that Mr. Pat Pelfrey of Keaton, Ky, took the marker up with a mule and a cart. The mule fell twice on the way up. After hearing this and looking up the steep grade I wondered if I had made a mistake. I had to go on, regardless, as Mr. McKenzie watched from his porch, waiting for my decision. I began the climb and fount it to be the steepest ground that i have ever been on. I pulled myself along by brushes and tree limbs, finally reaching the summit. There were 11 graves, marked with fieldstone. Phillip’s grave had the original marker, still plain enough to read. In addition, he had the military marker from the D.A.R. Ann’s (FLoating Cloud) fieldstone marker was very plain and easy to read. Two more graves were nearby. One contained part of the name Williams. This must have been Robert and Mary (running Water). Mr. Duell Williams stated that they were buried there. “
I’m not sure what the chances are of you seeing this, but could you give me the directions to this cemetery? After doing some digging, I found out that Ann is my great great great great great grandma. I would be very interested in paying my respects.