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Thomas Bailey "Kumskaka" Christian
b.15 Mar 1770 Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
d.7 Dec 1853 Sinking Waters,Tazewell, Virginia, USA
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m. 1793
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m. 18 Jun 1829
Facts and Events
Kumskaka, later named Thomas Bailey Christian, was the grandson of the Shawnee leader Cornstalk. His mother died in childbirth and his father was murdered, along with his grandfather, Chief Cornstalk, at Fort Randolph November 10th, 1777. This is the story handed down in his family. According to the pension application of Hezekiah Whitt, he was orphaned and raised by Thomas Mastin/Masten and his Indian wife Agnes.s2 [edit] Confusion with Thomas Christian, son of Nathaniel ChristianThomas Bailey Christian (13) has been confused with Thomas Christian (18), son of Nathaniel. Similarities are that they lived approximately at the same time and they both lived in the early frontier. They were both orphaned by their father although Nathaniel's wife did not die young. Researchers believe that Thomas Bailey Christian could not have been the son of Nathaniel Christian and Jane Ewing because their Thomas Christian (18) is believed to have been born sometime between 1750 and 1757 [3] and Thomas Bailey Christian is known to have been born on 15 Mar 1770. (needs citation) And Thomas Christian (18) was living in Tennessee in 1830 and Thomas Bailey Christian (13) always lived in what is now Tazewell County. (needs citation) Excerpt on a discussion about the confusion about the two Thomas Christians: "The following is being sent to all of you who received information that "Old Lewis' brother Nathaniel settled in Tazewell Co., VA . . . Not so! Or at least I have never seen any evidence that would substantiate such a move. Indeed, I have written numerous letters within the last year showing that Nathaniel Christian's son Thomas was not the one who settled in Tazewell Co., VA. Where on earth is all this erroneous and dubious information coming from? Thomas Christian, progenitor of Tazewell Co., VA, was born about 1770—a boy of only 9 years of age when Nathaniel Christian's estate was settled in Montgomery Co., VA. A 9-year-old boy would have been too young to have served as security of his father's estate. Nathaniel Christian's son Thomas, born about 1750-57, was one of the securities of Nathaniel's estate (along with Thomas' brother-in-law William Boydston); and, of course, as a 22 to 29-year-old was quite old enough to serve in such a capacity. Nathaniel's son Thomas was living in Cocke Co., TN, in 1830 at the same time the other Thomas was living in Tazewell Co., VA. The U. S. census as well as other records document their presence and approximate ages. It is my guess that because, as court records reveal, Thomas of Tazewell was "an orphan," someone simply assumed that he must have been Nathaniel's son, but that simply was not the case." by Agnes Branch Pearlma [edit] Origins of Surname ChristianThomas Mastin gave three of the orphans alternate names. Possibly as one criteria for owning land (it was probably not possible to own land with an Indian name at that time and it is believed that Thomas Mastin gave land parcels to two of the orphans). We know that Mastin gave Low Hawk the new name Hezekiah N. Whitt in honor of his friend and neighbor. We believe he may have named Kumskaka for Col William Christian, another admired military figure on the frontier. At this point though this is just speculation. user:cthrnvl [edit] ControversyThomas Bailey Christian's parentage is controversial because it relies on oral history (Wikipedia). No written records have been found and the only sources are stories passed down through his family. As of this writing, May 2012, there have been no sources found that contradict the family stories. Research is ongoing. Image Gallery
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