A deposition of Robert Lankford, Monroe County, Kentucky
June 2, 1889:
This day personally appeared before me, a public notary in and for Monroe County, KY., Robert Lankford, who, after having duly sworn, deposes as follows:
that he was married in 1826 to one Lucinda Randolph, a daughter of Peyton Randolph, he lived in the Hiwassee Purchase, he settled in that county and lived there until 1834, there were 10 children born of his wife Lucinda, named as follows:
Emlee[Emily] Lankford the wife of John Green,
Lewis M. Lankford,
J.Q. [John Q.] Lankford,
Elizabeth B. Lankford the wife of A. W. [Archibald W.] Potter
Eliza Lankford the wife of Henry Scott,
H.F. [Hiram F.] Lankford
Manurva [Minverva] Lankford the wife of Peter Reaser [Reser],
A. B. [Alexander B.] Lankford,
Luda Lankford the wife of A.L. [Abraham L.] Reser,
M. L. [Mary Lucinda] Lankford the wife of J. B. [John Bugg] Gee [Jr.],
that the foregoing children are all the Robert Lankford children and he claims all of them and he raised all of them as his family and Lucinda my wife always claimed to be a relative of the Cherokee nation of Indians, that the names of the Paton {Peyton] Randolph family are as follows:
Elizabeth his wife, her maiden name Lasen [Lawson], their children Thomas Randolph, Chism Randolph, Ruben Randolph, Pleasant Randolph, Landcaster [Lancaster] Randolph, Jeptha Randolph, Paton [Peyton} Randolph Junior,
Daughters: Dorcy Randolph Lucinda Randolph, Sallie Randolph, Manura [Minerva] Randolph were the Randolph family.
Signed by Robert Lankford this June 2, 1889.
Source of original deposition:
*U.S. Native American Applications for Enrollment in Five Civilized Tribes, 1896 [Dawes Commission]
*Application of Emily Green [daughter of Robert Lankford and Lucinda Randolph]
*Tribe: Cherokee
*Application number 2600
*Exhibit 7
Transcribed by Lawrence Herrell (descendent of Eliza Lankford and Henry Martin Scott)
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The Robert Lankford/Lucinda Randolph Family of Monroe County, Kentucky with Roots in McMinn County, Tennessee.
June 2, 1889:
This day personally appeared before me, a public notary in and for Monroe County, KY., Robert Lankford, who, after having duly sworn, deposes as follows:
that he was married in 1826 to one Lucinda Randolph, a daughter of Peyton Randolph, he lived in the Hiwassee Purchase, he settled in that county and lived there until 1834, there were 10 children born of his wife Lucinda, named as follows:
Emlee[Emily] Lankford the wife of John Green,
Lewis M. Lankford,
J.Q. [John Q.] Lankford,
Elizabeth B. Lankford the wife of A. W. [Archibald W.] Potter
Eliza Lankford the wife of Henry Scott,
H.F. [Hiram F.] Lankford
Manurva [Minverva] Lankford the wife of Peter Reaser [Reser],
A. B. [Alexander B.] Lankford,
Luda Lankford the wife of A.L. [Abraham L.] Reser,
M. L. [Mary Lucinda] Lankford the wife of J. B. [John Bugg] Gee [Jr.],
that the foregoing children are all the Robert Lankford children and he claims all of them and he raised all of them as his family and Lucinda my wife always claimed to be a relative of the Cherokee nation of Indians, that the names of the Paton {Peyton] Randolph family are as follows:
Elizabeth his wife, her maiden name Lasen [Lawson], their children Thomas Randolph, Chism Randolph, Ruben Randolph, Pleasant Randolph, Landcaster [Lancaster] Randolph, Jeptha Randolph, Paton [Peyton} Randolph Junior,
Daughters: Dorcy Randolph Lucinda Randolph, Sallie Randolph, Manura [Minerva] Randolph were the Randolph family.
Signed by Robert Lankford this June 2, 1889.
Source of original deposition:
*U.S. Native American Applications for Enrollment in Five Civilized Tribes, 1896 [Dawes Commission]
*Application of Emily Green [daughter of Robert Lankford and Lucinda Randolph]
*Tribe: Cherokee
*Application number 2600
*Exhibit 7
Transcribed by Lawrence Herrell (descendent of Eliza Lankford and Henry Martin Scott)
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The Robert Lankford/Lucinda Randolph Family of Monroe County, Kentucky with Roots in McMinn County, Tennessee.
A deposition of Robert Lankford, Monroe County, Kentucky
June 2, 1889:
This day personally appeared before me, a public notary in and for Monroe County, KY., Robert Lankford, who, after having duly sworn, deposes as follows:
that he was married in 1826 to one Lucinda Randolph, a daughter of Peyton Randolph, he lived in the Hiwassee Purchase, he settled in that county and lived there until 1834, there were 10 children born of his wife Lucinda, named as follows:
Emlee[Emily] Lankford the wife of John Green,
Lewis M. Lankford,
J.Q. [John Q.] Lankford,
Elizabeth B. Lankford the wife of A. W. [Archibald W.] Potter
Eliza Lankford the wife of Henry Scott,
H.F. [Hiram F.] Lankford
Manurva [Minverva] Lankford the wife of Peter Reaser [Reser],
A. B. [Alexander B.] Lankford,
Luda Lankford the wife of A.L. [Abraham L.] Reser,
M. L. [Mary Lucinda] Lankford the wife of J. B. [John Bugg] Gee [Jr.],
that the foregoing children are all the Robert Lankford children and he claims all of them and he raised all of them as his family and Lucinda my wife always claimed to be a relative of the Cherokee nation of Indians, that the names of the Paton {Peyton] Randolph family are as follows:
Elizabeth his wife, her maiden name Lasen [Lawson], their children Thomas Randolph, Chism Randolph, Ruben Randolph, Pleasant Randolph, Landcaster [Lancaster] Randolph, Jeptha Randolph, Paton [Peyton} Randolph Junior,
Daughters: Dorcy Randolph Lucinda Randolph, Sallie Randolph, Manura [Minerva] Randolph were the Randolph family.
Signed by Robert Lankford this June 2, 1889.
Source of original deposition:
*U.S. Native American Applications for Enrollment in Five Civilized Tribes, 1896 [Dawes Commission]
*Application of Emily Green [daughter of Robert Lankford and Lucinda Randolph]
*Tribe: Cherokee
*Application number 2600
*Exhibit 7
Transcribed by Lawrence Herrell (descendent of Eliza Lankford and Henry Martin Scott)
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The Robert Lankford/Lucinda Randolph Family of Monroe County, Kentucky with Roots in McMinn County, Tennessee.
June 2, 1889:
This day personally appeared before me, a public notary in and for Monroe County, KY., Robert Lankford, who, after having duly sworn, deposes as follows:
that he was married in 1826 to one Lucinda Randolph, a daughter of Peyton Randolph, he lived in the Hiwassee Purchase, he settled in that county and lived there until 1834, there were 10 children born of his wife Lucinda, named as follows:
Emlee[Emily] Lankford the wife of John Green,
Lewis M. Lankford,
J.Q. [John Q.] Lankford,
Elizabeth B. Lankford the wife of A. W. [Archibald W.] Potter
Eliza Lankford the wife of Henry Scott,
H.F. [Hiram F.] Lankford
Manurva [Minverva] Lankford the wife of Peter Reaser [Reser],
A. B. [Alexander B.] Lankford,
Luda Lankford the wife of A.L. [Abraham L.] Reser,
M. L. [Mary Lucinda] Lankford the wife of J. B. [John Bugg] Gee [Jr.],
that the foregoing children are all the Robert Lankford children and he claims all of them and he raised all of them as his family and Lucinda my wife always claimed to be a relative of the Cherokee nation of Indians, that the names of the Paton {Peyton] Randolph family are as follows:
Elizabeth his wife, her maiden name Lasen [Lawson], their children Thomas Randolph, Chism Randolph, Ruben Randolph, Pleasant Randolph, Landcaster [Lancaster] Randolph, Jeptha Randolph, Paton [Peyton} Randolph Junior,
Daughters: Dorcy Randolph Lucinda Randolph, Sallie Randolph, Manura [Minerva] Randolph were the Randolph family.
Signed by Robert Lankford this June 2, 1889.
Source of original deposition:
*U.S. Native American Applications for Enrollment in Five Civilized Tribes, 1896 [Dawes Commission]
*Application of Emily Green [daughter of Robert Lankford and Lucinda Randolph]
*Tribe: Cherokee
*Application number 2600
*Exhibit 7
Transcribed by Lawrence Herrell (descendent of Eliza Lankford and Henry Martin Scott)
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The Robert Lankford/Lucinda Randolph Family of Monroe County, Kentucky with Roots in McMinn County, Tennessee.
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