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Chief Col. Robert (drowning bear) "cherokee blood" Brown 1750–1835 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1750

Birth Location: Ringgold, Catoosa, Georgia, United States

Death Date: 18 January 1835

Death Location: Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States

Father: Cheif Yonaguska

Mother: Quatsis Chalakatha-Shawanoi-Thawikila-Chalaka-Hopia-Chickahominy-Cherokee

Spouse(s): Nannie Sga

Children(s): Nancy Martin

The story of Chief Col. Robert (drowning bear) "cherokee blood" Brown began in 1750 in Ringgold, Catoosa, Georgia, United States. Chief Col. Robert (drowning bear) "cherokee blood" Brown married Nannie Go Sa Dui Sga, and had children including Nancy Elizabeth Nannie Broom Martin. Chief Col. Robert (drowning bear) "cherokee blood" Brown passed away in 1835 in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Chief Col. Robert (drowning bear) "cherokee blood" Brown began in 1750 in Ringgold, Catoosa, Georgia, United States.
  • Chief Col. Robert (drowning bear) "cherokee blood" Brown married Nannie Go Sa Dui Sga, and had children including Nancy Elizabeth Nannie Broom Martin.
  • Chief Col. Robert (drowning bear) "cherokee blood" Brown passed away in 1835 in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Cheif Yonaguska
1700–1755
Birth Location: Ireland or Scotland ?
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Quatsis Chalakatha-Shawanoi-Thawikila-Chalaka-Hopia-Chickahominy-Cherokee
1708–1760
Birth Location: Cherokee, Washington, Tennessee, United States
QC

Spouses(s)

Nannie Sga
1750–1816
Birth Location: Cherokee, Washington, Tennessee
NS

Children(s)

Nancy Martin
1770–1842
Birth Location: Cherokee, Washington, Tennessee, United States
NM

Chief Brown's Ancestors

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Chief Brown
1750–1835
Birth Place: Ringgold, Catoosa, Georgia, United States
Parents
Cheif Drowning Bear Brown Yonaguska
1700–1755
Ireland or Scotland ?
Quatsis (conjuerer Fox) Chalakatha-Shawanoi-Thawikila-Chalaka-Hopia-Chickahominy-Cherokee
1708–1760
Cherokee, Washington, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Chief Brown's Descendants

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Chief (Col. Robert (drowning bear) "cherokee blood") Brown (ABT 1750–18 January 1835) m. Nannie (Go Sa DuI) Sga (ABT 1750–24 Sep 1816)
  1. 1. Nancy (Elizabeth "Nannie" Broom) Martin 1770–1842
    1. 1. Quatie (Quatsis Conrad) ?? 1790–1839 m. John (Guwisguwi Ross Principal Chief Of Cherokee) Nation 1790–1866
      1. 1. James (McDonald) Ross 1814–1864
      2. 2. Silas (Dinsmore) Ross 1829–1872
      3. 3. William (Allen) Ross 1817–1891 m. Jennie ('Tsi-ni" Fields ( married) Ross) 1818–1877
        1. 1. Robert (Bruce Ross) Sr 1845–1930 m. Francis (Delila " Fannie " Thornton) Daniel 1847–1928
        2. 2. William (Wallace 'Suh-doo- li") Ross 1851–1915
        3. 3. Emily (Daniel) Ross 1851–1876
        4. 4. Annie (Brown) Ross 1858–1859
        5. 5. Lizzie (J. Vann) Ross 1855–1878
        6. 6. Louis Ross 1847–1849
        7. 7. Ruffus Ross 1843–1877
        8. 8. Susan (H. Daniel) Ross 1840–1870
        9. 9. Victoria Ross 1839–1839
        10. 10. Lucinda (M. Hicks) Ross 1836–1881
      4. 4. George (Washington Civil War) Ross 1830–1870
      5. 5. Annie (Brian Ross) Dobson 1845–1875
      6. 6. John (Melvin Ross) Jr 1847–1905
      7. 7. Nancy (Jane Meigs 1 2) Ross 1821–1894
      8. 8. Emily Watts 1806–1862 m. Jacob (Zachariah "Oo stoo li") Watts 1793–1868
        1. 1. James Watts 1838–
        2. 2. Leona (Clementine WATTS) Autrey 1828–1851
        3. 3. Martin Wats 1844–1927
        4. 4. John (Hunter) Watts 1830–1868
        5. 5. William (Britton) Watts 1832–1891
        6. 6. Nathaniel Watts 1826–1891
        7. 7. Jacob (Zachariah Taylor) Watts 1845–1901
        8. 8. Samuel Watts 1827–1907
        9. 9. Daniel (Dotson) Watts 1825–1860
        10. 10. Josiah (Joseph) Watts 1841–1875
      9. 9. Robert (Richardson?) Henley 1790–1812
      10. 10. Susan (Fatima) HENLEY-ROSS 1808–1851
      11. 11. Eleanora (C) Ross 1831–1861
      12. 12. Lewis (Anderson) Ross 1833–1885
      13. 13. Elizabeth (Jane) Ross 1825–1894
      14. 14. Daniel (Hicks) Ross 1819–1891

Chief Brown's Timeline

2 Records

1750
ABT 1750
Birth of Chief Col. Robert (drowning bear) "cherokee blood" Brown in Ringgold, Catoosa, Georgia, United States
Ringgold, Catoosa, Georgia, United States
1835
18 January 1835
Age 85
Death of Chief Col. Robert (drowning bear) "cherokee blood" Brown in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1750
    Event Place: Ringgold, Catoosa, Georgia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 January 1835
    Event Place: Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
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