Re: Martha Bosomworth family
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Re: Martha Bosomworth family
Sarah Erwin 1/21/06
Hello Sarah.I am not related.Genealogy is my hobby.I saw this at SC Archives and Histoy and thought it may help someone.The document is dated 1752.
It seems there was a Thomas Bosomworth married to a lady he called Mary.Her Creek Indian name was Cousaponakesa.The following is an index to the actual document.There was more than one document...research online at...
http://www.state.sc.us/scdah/http://www.state.sc.us/scdah/
Series: S213003 Volume - 002I Page - 00433 Item - 00
Date: 1752/09/23
Description: ASSEMBLED ESTATES OF THE UPPER CREEK NATION, TO ALL PERSONS, DECLARATION THAT THE ISLAND KNOWN COMMONLY AS ST. CATHERINES, SAPALA, AND OSSABAW, BOUNDED BY THE SEA, INLETS, AND THE INLAND, AND A TRACT OF LAND KNOWN COMMONLY AS THE INDIAN LAND, BOUNDED BY SAVANNAH, PIPE MAKERS CREEK, AND THE SAVANNAH RIVER, WERE ACQUIRED BY FRAUD BY DR. PATRICK GRAHAM, AGENT OF GEORGIA, WHO TOLD THEM THAT THE INTENT OF SIGNING WAS ONLY TO KNOW THE NAMES OF THE HEAD MEN IN EVERY TOWN, AND THAT THE LAND SHALL BE HELD BY THE RIGHTFUL OWNER COUSAPONAKESA, ALSO KNOWN AS MARY BOSOMWORTH. (2 PAGES; PRINTED IN JOHN T. JURICEK, ED., VOL. XI, GEORGIA TREATIES, 1733-1763, EARLY AMERICAN INDIAN DOCUMENTS: TREATIES AND LAWS, 1607-1789, PP. 224-26)