Hannah HORTON

   Another name for Hannah was Hanna HORTEN.

  Noted events in her life were:

• Note: possible match, 1810, Greenup County, KY. Name: Hannah Terry
County: Greenup
State: Kentucky
Free White Males 16 to 25: 4
Free White Females 10 to 15: 1
Free White Females 26 to 44: 1
Number of All Other Free Persons: 6
Number of Household Members Under 16: 1
Number of Household Members Over 25: 1
Number of Household Members: 12

• Alt. Death, 1859, Botetourt County, VA.

• Note: Cherokee Indian descent. After you read the following excerpt from "Terrys" by Darryl Terry you should go to Google and type in the word "Cheepoake". The only place she seems to fit is as the first wife of William Terry, father of Miles. Cheepoake Harris was a Cheraw, but when that tribe dissolved about 1730 most merged with the Catawbas, but some may have joined the Cherokees.

I'm a descendant of Isaac Terry and Hannah Horton through their son Isaac and grandson Issac Jr. Rebecca Terry, (b 1862) was my grandfather's sister and a daughter of Isaac Jr. She looked like an Indian and claimed to be Cherokee.

The following paragraphs by Darryl Terry (updated in March 2000) tell us a little of what was in some of the claims for Cherokee money filed by descendants of Miles Terry.


Hannah Horton

A Rumor is that Hannah's mother is to have been of Cherokee Indian descent. To date no proof can be found on this statement, but their daughter Annie Terry married a "Casebolt" and their son latter applied for a government payment as reparations to the Cherokee Indians in early 1900's.

See information under Annie Terry Casebolt (Miles Terry) This claim was denied but also serves to substantiate other rumors that Hannah was from Indian bloodlines. Given the temperament and resentment for Indians in that day, it would make sense why Miles would move from an area that is still historically a Terry basin of Roanoke VA.

The following claims further add credence to the Indian bloodline.
Lane Shannon Branham, a grandson on Cornelius and Annie Terry Estep, replied to correspondence regarding his Eastern Cherokee Application No. 31011, dated July 25, 1907, under the 1835-1836 and 1846 treaties, as transcribed below
Application No. 31011
Pound Gap WV 6/5/1908


To Hon. Guion Miller
Special Commission Court Claims
Washington DC

Dear Sir:
In reply to within questions will say that I think the removal of my parents and grandparents from Kentucky to Virginia may have been the cause of not being enrolled (if they were not). I claim Annie Terry Estep, who was a niece of John Ross, as my ancestor. I think John Ross was a party to the treaties of 1835 and 1846. We pass as white and none of our ancestors were slaves that we know of. The physical signs on the Indian are distinctly noticeable in our people. My father and mother were living in Kanawha Co. VA (now W Va) near where I live. For further evidence in this, see affidavits of Loring D. Hill and others filed with the claim of Joseph R Hill(My nephew) of Lockwood, Nicholas Co, W Va. I was born in 1832 and remember my grandmother, Annie Terry and remember her resemblance
to the Indians.

Yours Truly,
Lane S. Branham
(we moved from KY about the years 1826-1838)

In the remark section of his claim, Lane Branham stated: "I have frequently
heard my mother and grandmother on my mothers side(whose maiden name was Annie Terry) say that they were blood related to the Cherokee Indians as these Indians frequently camped near them when passing through that country.

Other excerpts from other claims of relatives

Cornelius T Estep
Claim No. 44239
My grandmother Terry was said to be 1/2 Indian Cherokee.

Wilson McGraw
Claim No. 44207
Miles Terry, Annie Terry Estep's father's father was Miles Terry Sr., who was called Devil Jet and belonged to Chief John Ross Tribe of Cherokee Indians.

Ruby McGraw Vencill
Claim no. 44159
"My great grandparents was Cornelius Estep and Annie (Terry) Estep's
father's father was Miles Terry Sr., who was called Devil Jet and belonged
to Chief John Ross Tribe of Cherokee Indians."

Also in 1907 a Jesse Terry who was at this time seventy-four years old stated in an affidavit that Annie Terry Estep was a Cherokee Indian. This was the same Annie Terry who was Miles and Hannah's Daughter. The paper also stated that some Terrys had changed their last names prior to this to avoid being connected to the Cherokee Indians.

Note: Records indicate there was a Miles Terry Jr., son of Miles and Hannah Horton Terry, but he was a brother to Annie Terry. No research has yet revealed if Annie Terry was in fact a niece to Chief John Ross.
Ross's father was Scottish and his mother part Cherokee. Ross's first wife was Cherokee. If there was a kinship, likely Annie Terry may have been the niece of Ross by marriage.

ALL EASTERN CHEROKEE CLAIMS FILED BY VARIOUS ESTEP, BRANHAM, HILL, MCGRAW AND O'DELL ANCESTORS WERE REJECTED. In addition to "REJECTED", it was filed too late. The enrolling agent wrote "It does not appear that any ancestor ever enrolled but it does appear that applicants ancestors came from Kentucky to W VA in about 1835. They were therefore not living anywhere near the Cherokee domain and were not parties to the treaties of 1835-6 and 1846. Show no connection with the Cherokee tribe.

Most of our ancestor's claim forms stated that "Devil Jet" belonged to Principle Chief, John Ross of the Eastern Branch of the Cherokee. Ross was born October 3, 1790 and died in 1866. From 1819 to 1826, Ross served as president of the National Council of the Cherokee and assumed his position as Principle Chief of the Eastern Cherokee in 1828. His Cherokee name was GU'WISGUWI'and in boyhood was known as TSAN'USDI, "LITTLE JOHN".

Continuing research has revealed Hannah Horton Terry was most likely Cherokee. The Eastern Cherokee Claims that were filed no doubt represent a tradition that passed word of mouth for several generations. The claims, in part were somewhat contradictory. In reviewing the copies of the claims, it appears they were incorrectly filed through the descent of Miles "Devil Jet", as they should have been filed through the descent of Hannah Horton Terry. After her marriage, Hannah Horton, lived in the white mans world and was never enrolled on any Indian census or lived on any designated Indian lands.
http://genforum.genealogy.com/terry/messages/6268.html

• Note: Hannah Horton's Cherokee Roots. Hannah's Indian Heritage [Submitted by Loretta Terry]

According to legend and claims made for reparations to the Cherokee Indians (which were denied), Hannah HORTON was a Cherokee Indian. Miles belonged to the Chief John Ross Tribe of Cherokee Indians. Continuing research appears to show that Hannah Horton Terry was Cherokee. The Eastern Cherokee Claims that were filed no doubt represent a tradition that passed word of mouth for several generations. When these claims were being filed, many of the Terrys changed the spelling of their names so as not to be connected with those who wanted to be connected to the Cherokee.

After her marriage, Hannah Horton, lived in the white man's world and was never enrolled on any Indian census or lived on any designated Indian lands.


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Hannah married Miles TERRY, son of William TERRY and Rachel MANSON, on 30 Jan 1782 in Botetourt, VA. (Miles TERRY was born in 1762 in Botetourt, VA.)

  Marriage Notes:

Marriages of Botetourt Co., Virginia#1126446 Book 2 Pg. 18
Family History Library,SLC,Utah