Boren - Standlee-Ledbetter and Related Families
I'm new to researching the Boren side of my familytree, and have only recently started reading through this forum. My GGG Grandparents are Catherine Standlee (b. 1824)and Jefferson Davis (b. 1821).I understand Catherine's parents are John Standlee (son of Onecypheros) and Susannah "Sooky" Boren.
I can return later and post more names dates and places, but let me outline some information here for purposes of background to the questions I'd like to post.
As I understand it, three of the children of Onecypheros, married three Borens -
David Standlee (b. 1796 KY) married Catherine Boren (b. 1800 TN)
Elizabeth Standlee (b. 1798 KY) married Isaac Boren (b. 1796 TN)
John Standlee (b. 1800 KY) married Susanah "Sooky" Boren (b. 1803 TN)
QUESTION: Were these Borens all brothers and sisters?
My GG Grandfather was Charles Z Davis, he married Mahala Ledbetter (I've also seen her name as Anna Josephine Mahala in various order of appearance).A cousin of Charles, also married a Ledbetter, Rachel, and a Standlee cousin, William, marries a Ledbetter.
I understand from an old set of posts that "Ledbetter" was a middle name of perhaps Susanah Boren's mother or grandmother (sorry, typing this from memory without that info in front of me).Perhaps I've seen the mother was Nancy, and the grandmother was Sarah Ledbetter ________.
QUESTION:Is it possible that Ledbetter was the maiden name rather than just a middle name?
Most of the families I've referred to lived in and around Berryville, in Carroll County, Arkansas in the years 1830-1880.The Ledbetters moved in to the area from Overton, Tennessee. I believe the move was approximately 1850, a number of years after some of the other families.I had been thinking they were late to join the clan of families that moved and intermarried together, but my reading in the Boren forum the last few days has made me question that.Perhaps they were intermarrying back in TN or before.
Has anyone in the forum researched that connection?
Lastly, I wanted to raise a question on the potential Native American Heritage in the family.On the Standlee side I've seen the Dawes packets of family members that descended from Hannah Standlee and William Pyle (a sister of the 3 Standlees that married Borens above).They claimed the mother of Onecypheros was Indian.I've read the passages in this forum that perhaps Nancy, or Sarah Ledbetter _______ mentioned above was fullblooded.
Has anyone researched the Dawes packets bor the Boren family members?
(FYI, I hear the same things about Native American Heritage through my Davis line.As these families traveled together and intermarried this beocmes more credible.)I have a membership at footnote.com, and would be happy to search if anyone has done has turned up folks we have reason to believe applied.
Thanks in advance to any and all that take the time to reply.
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