The 1821 treaty transferred the land between the Flint (or Thornateeskee R in Cherokee) and the Oculgee R from the Creek to the US government. Article II specified that a 1 sq mile plot in Upson County's 16th District would remain within the possession of the Barnard and Emathlau family clans.
In 1829, the land was divided into 4 lots by the surveyor, LM Harris and sold to unknown buyers. It was described as Efau Mathlaw's Reserve.
Chestnut Creek flowed through all the sections.
Lot No 1 contained 202.5 acres
Lot No 2 contained 157.5 acres
Lot No 3 contained 124.5 acres (bordered Flint River)
Lot not 4 contained 130 acres (bordered Flint River)
After J "Capt Billie" Hightower married V Andrews in 1857, they acquired this plot of land and established a plantation there until 1870.
This reserved section called the Chemollie Reserve is clearly shown on the 1897 Map of Upson County. It is lying in the south west part of Upson County on the Flint River. For a map of the old Creek lands drawn in 1887 which includes Upson County, see:
Gatschet A. Migration Legends of the Creek Indians. Kraus Reprint, NY. 1884/1969.
Other information sources are from Nottingham and Hannah (1999), BC Smith's Map of Upson County and various Upson County Internet links. Researcher: Reg Hackshaw([email protected] )
Farris Caddle, Georgia Land Surveying History and Law (Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1991). Caddle notes in reference to the conference that produced the Treaty of Indian Springs in 1821:
"Only a small group of Creek chiefs attended the conference, and there is ample evidence that bribery and conspiracy occurred. In addition to McIntosh's reserves, one-square-mile tracts were reserved for Michey Barnard, James Barnard, Buckey Barnard, Cussena Barnard, and Efau Mathlaw--all influential Creeks. [p. 234]Caddle includes a plat of Efau Mathlaw's Reserve, which was compiled from plats in the Georgia Department of Archives and History. [p. 303]
Finally, Caddle writes of Efau Mathlaw's Reserve:
"Also known as Cheneolly's Reserve, this tract is located on the east side of the Flint river in present Upson County. It was set aside for the full-blooded Creek chief Efau Mathlaws by the Creek treaty of 1821. Under the terms of the treaty, Mathlaw was to hold title for as long as he should personally occupy it, and title was to pass to the state if he should abandon it. Wilson Lumpkin laid the tract off in May 1821. His survey shows that it contains 640 acres. The reserve was subdivided into four lots by L.W. Harris, and the lots were sold under the act of December 22, 1827. According to Harris's survey, the four lots contained a total of 614.5 acres." [pp. 304-05]Caddle's footnotes indicate that a plat of the plantation and improvements of "Chief Efau-Emauthlaw" by Wilson Lumpkin can be found in the Telamon Cuyler Collection at the University of Georgia Library.
Source: Thomaston Archives provided by Diane Caldwell
Efau Math Laws Reserve (Chemolle) Field notes of survey of the 16th District Houston County (now Upson) begun 20 July 1821, The surveyor began from south to north and back again until he crossed the district. Then he ran from west to east and back again until he recrossed again. In theory he surveyed square land lots of 202 1/2 acres. As the Indian reservation had already been run the surveyor noted that the reservation ran 70 degrees and 20 degrees. On the original plat of survey of the reservation that calls were 65 degrees and 25 degrees. In Superior Court Minutes Upson County, Book J page 398 is a plate showing the northern line of the reservation as being 60 degrees. Deed record Book S page 372 gives sixty degrees. Deed Book Z page 394 which is a sale of Lot 1,3,3, and part of 2 of the reservation gives a plat shown a straight line on the northern side and the degrees shown are 68 and 22. Deed Record Book T page 169 also was 68 and 22. --------- The information goes on to say....... I do not have the original survey notes of the survey of the 4 lots from the reserve but do have copies of the original plats. These plats used 67 degrees. They were surveyed on 18 January 1829 by Land W. Harris. Plat #4 which is without calls shows an apparent error between the northern line of the lot nad the northern line of the reserve. Lot #1 202 1/2 acres went to Paschel Murphy by grant on 14 April 1836. Lot #2 one hundred and fifty seven (?) acres went to R.R. Smiley on 12 April 1836. Lot #3 one hundred and twenty four acres and two rods went to John Neal on 18 Feb. 1836. Lot #4 one hundred thirty acres went to Paschal Murphy on 14 April 1836. The original survey of reseration gives 640 acres. The four lots gives 613.5.
Carol Middleton's AMONG THE CREEK
Combines documents and stories to provide a living picture!
Excellent Links
Col. Benjamin Hawkins, Indian Agent c.1799 Manuscript
Describes individual Creek Indian villages
The name of this river is from Chat-to, a stone; and hoo-chee, marked or flowered; there being rocks of that description in the river above Ho-ith-le-ti-gau, at the old town Chat-to-hoo-chee.
David Morgan's Native American page
Native American Resource Center Type in your surnames.
Annie Martin married:
Raymond A. Gustors Gunn DOB: Sept. 4, 1885
children:
John Lamar Gunn
DOB: August 11, 1917 or 1918
DOD: Oct. 31, 1973 in Atlanta, Ga.
Researcher: [email protected] Sarah Gunn
Nance spoke of her often after that, but never would actually say that she was native american. She told me the children all went to church, but her mother could not because she was "of color".
It may also interest you to know that Ann Curry, who married my gr gr grandfather was the mother of the woman of whom I spoke. She told a census taker that she was of Irish descent. My Aunt Nance told me she did this so that she would not be "taken". The story goes that she came across water and wove her wedding clothes. I have a copy of a picture of her, she is most certainly Native American.
From what Nance told me, I think they came from Oklahoma or Missouri. They brought a child named Fanny Osborne with her. Fanny married one of her sons. Nance remembers her and says she was considered a sister of her mother's. In Native American relationships, from what I have been told, when a marriage took place, the man became part of the wife's clan. When a family member dies, the surviving siblings took the children as their own. Surnames and relationships get very difficult to trace. I found the most information in the Indian roll applications.
I am still sorting through and trying to link names with the correct people, but often in order to qualify for benefits and land grants the applicant had to give a detailed oral account of the relationship and had to prove direct decent or relation to a known native American. For instance one relative described his father as Hardin Trott and claimed to be his illegitimate son. A witness to his claim went in great detail and even described his brother who at the time was known only as Wasp. I think "Wasp" is Hard Man's brother Horsley or Columbus. Again, somewhere along the line someone thought they said "Cox". Also some references spell the name Cocks and I once found a Nun Chi Cocks Trott. Later, I believe, the census taker noted her name as Nancy Cox. Accent and dialect played a great roll in the discrepancies. Allot of what I have told you other than what my aunt Nance described it pure speculation, but in speaking with other relatives, the names are also inconsistent. I also found a name in our family Bible. Nance showed it to me several years before she died. The Name is Aner Mehetaled Thompson. I can find no origin for it and no-one in my family knows who he/she was. He died in infancy by the dates in the Bible. He appears to have be born and died around the time my family came from Oklahoma to NC. Any light you could shed would be appreciated.
Mindy Stowers [email protected]