NATIVE AMERICAN ? Nunnally, Nunley, Nunnellee, Nunnelee etc
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NATIVE AMERICAN ? Nunnally, Nunley, Nunnellee, Nunnelee etc
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Posted: 18 Jan 2003 2:15PM GMT |
Classification: Query
Surnames: NUNNALLY, NUNNELEE, NUNLEY, DeNUNNELEE, DeNUNNELLEE
This original message posted to this forum 15 Mar 2002 by William Rozier RozierFamily@yahoo.com
"I am looking for Nunnally, Nunnelly or other variations who have Native American ancestry. Can you give some info on the origin of native ancestry in that line?"
============my reply to above email============
Hi Mr Rozier,
My line is from Walter NUNNELEE last record found is
31 Jan 1852 Chambers Co, Al when he & my 2g-grandma Caroline D. [Gresham] divorced. 2g-grandma Caroline is last found living with her daughter Cornelia Caroline [NUNNELEE] Burt 1870 Hill Co Tx.
My G-Grandpa Eugene Lavarsha NUNNELEE (1847-1909) told every one of his 11 chn (over & over!) that he was born in FRANCE and that his surname was originally "DeNunnelee".
Imagine my "shock" when I found my G-Grandma's CSA widow's pension application and learned he was born in Georgia!!! What makes the most sense regarding G-Grandpa's "Tall Texas Tale" is that he was hiding a Native American ancestry as did others using terms such as "Black Dutch", "Melungeon", "Black Irish", etc.....
In all my years searching for my N540's, I have found only 2 references to Native American ancestry and what I have to share at this time is precious little as I haven't had the opportunity to follow them up.
(1) fyi: I have tried to make contact with the living wife of a "Nunnellee" who said her husband is of French (DeNunnellee) ancestry and Native American ancestry. I recv'd 1 reply to my emails putting me off until later..... but later never came and is probably because "her husband is reticent to discuss his N.A. ancestry."
I will forward you an email with this correspondance.
I will also send you a WordPad doc entitled N540 French Connection with what little info I have found on this line myself
(2) a few weeks ago a grand daughter of my great-aunt Annie Caroline [NUNNELEE] Pruitt called me and said she had seen some Nunnelee's & Nunley's on the Native American rolls in Oklahoma but couldn't remember which rolls they were on (groan!)
Have you learned anymore about any N540 & Native American connections since this posting? Also, could you give some information on your N540 ancestry?
Kathye [Payne] Upham
Kathye@crabbe.info (my new Domain Name email address)
"I am looking for Nunnally, Nunnelly or other variations who have Native American ancestry. Can you give some info on the origin of native ancestry in that line?"
============my reply to above email============
Hi Mr Rozier,
My line is from Walter NUNNELEE last record found is
31 Jan 1852 Chambers Co, Al when he & my 2g-grandma Caroline D. [Gresham] divorced. 2g-grandma Caroline is last found living with her daughter Cornelia Caroline [NUNNELEE] Burt 1870 Hill Co Tx.
My G-Grandpa Eugene Lavarsha NUNNELEE (1847-1909) told every one of his 11 chn (over & over!) that he was born in FRANCE and that his surname was originally "DeNunnelee".
Imagine my "shock" when I found my G-Grandma's CSA widow's pension application and learned he was born in Georgia!!! What makes the most sense regarding G-Grandpa's "Tall Texas Tale" is that he was hiding a Native American ancestry as did others using terms such as "Black Dutch", "Melungeon", "Black Irish", etc.....
In all my years searching for my N540's, I have found only 2 references to Native American ancestry and what I have to share at this time is precious little as I haven't had the opportunity to follow them up.
(1) fyi: I have tried to make contact with the living wife of a "Nunnellee" who said her husband is of French (DeNunnellee) ancestry and Native American ancestry. I recv'd 1 reply to my emails putting me off until later..... but later never came and is probably because "her husband is reticent to discuss his N.A. ancestry."
I will forward you an email with this correspondance.
I will also send you a WordPad doc entitled N540 French Connection with what little info I have found on this line myself
(2) a few weeks ago a grand daughter of my great-aunt Annie Caroline [NUNNELEE] Pruitt called me and said she had seen some Nunnelee's & Nunley's on the Native American rolls in Oklahoma but couldn't remember which rolls they were on (groan!)
Have you learned anymore about any N540 & Native American connections since this posting? Also, could you give some information on your N540 ancestry?
Kathye [Payne] Upham
Kathye@crabbe.info (my new Domain Name email address)