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Sarah Jane Donaldson

Sarah Jane Donaldson

Female 1851 - Yes, date unknown

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Sarah Jane Donaldson was born on 12 Oct 1851 in Kentucky (daughter of Thomas Richmond Donaldson and Martha Ellen McCuistion); and died.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Thomas Richmond Donaldson was born on 19 Feb 1815 in Wilson County, Tennessee; died on 26 Sep 1886; was buried in Mayfield Creek Cemetery, Carlisle County, Kentucky.

    Thomas married Martha Ellen McCuistion on 11 Oct 1849 in Ballard County, Kentucky. Martha (daughter of Joseph McCuistion and Mary Jane Willis) was born in 1826 in Tennessee; died on 9 Dec 1895; was buried in Carlisle County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Martha Ellen McCuistion was born in 1826 in Tennessee (daughter of Joseph McCuistion and Mary Jane Willis); died on 9 Dec 1895; was buried in Carlisle County, Kentucky.
    Children:
    1. 1. Sarah Jane Donaldson was born on 12 Oct 1851 in Kentucky; and died.
    2. Clarence Humphrey Donaldson was born on 31 Aug 1853 in Kentucky; and died.
    3. Mary Elizabeth Donaldson was born on 31 Jan 1855 in Kentucky; and died.
    4. Ellen Richmond Donaldson was born on 15 Sep 1856 in Kentucky; and died.
    5. John William Donaldson was born on 11 Sep 1858 in Kentucky; and died.
    6. Benjamin Franklin Donaldson was born on 15 Aug 1860; and died.
    7. Thomas Joseph Donaldson was born on 3 Apr 1864; and died.
    8. Emma Lee Donaldson was born on 24 Jul 1869; and died.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Joseph McCuistion was born in 1800 in Davidson County, Tennessee (son of Robert Newton McCuistion and Charity Dunn); died after 1860.

    Notes:

    George K. McCuistion speculates birth to be in Kentucky or Texas. (Hand written note in Leona McQuiston's book.

    Died:
    The 1860 Census shows Joseph living in the household of his daughter, Mary Ellen; Mary Jane is not listed.

    Joseph married Mary Jane Willis about 1818. Mary was born in 1800; died before 1860. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  Mary Jane Willis was born in 1800; died before 1860.

    Notes:

    Died:
    The 1860 Census shows Joseph living in the household of his daughter, Mary Ellen; Mary Jane is not listed.

    Notes:

    Married:
    They resurfaced in Ballard County, Kentucky in 1853.

    Children:
    1. Robert A. McChristian was born on 15 Feb 1819 in Bedford County, Tennessee; died on 11 Jan 1892 in Blandville, Ballard County, Kentucky; was buried in Blandville, Ballard County, Kentucky.
    2. McCuistion was born in 1821 in Bedford County, Tennessee; and died.
    3. 3. Martha Ellen McCuistion was born in 1826 in Tennessee; died on 9 Dec 1895; was buried in Carlisle County, Kentucky.
    4. McCuistion was born in 1829; and died.
    5. Mildred McCuistion was born in 1847 in Tennessee; and died.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Robert Newton McCuistion was born on 2 May 1770 in Guilford County, North Carolina (son of Thomas McCuistion and Ann Moody); died on 31 Aug 1851 in Franklin, Robertson County, Texas.

    Notes:

    Robert's mother, Ann Moody McCuistion, gave him the little keg of gold coins because, she said, "he has Texas in his blood and he needs an inheritance that he can take to Texas with him." The gold was a family legacy handed down from the McCuistion ancestors and brought to America by Ann Moody McCuistion. Through Ann's lifetime she never used any of the gold and when she died, in 1819, the keg of coins was passed to her son, Robert. After San Jacinto, the Texas Republic was without funds and its only resource was land. The Texas dollar was worthless. Sam Houston knew his only hope to bolster the economy was to exchange public land for gold. To accomplish his purpose, the hero of San Jacinto invited seventeen men to exchange their gold for seemingly worthless land. Robert McCuistion was one of the seventeen men. By their contributions the value of the Texas dollar rose to almost par value on the world market and the Republic was saved. ..."the ten thousand acres of land accepted in exchange for the McCuistion gold remained worthless but Robert never regretted his gift to Texas."
    All of Robert's children were born in Davidson and Bedford Counties, Tennessee.
    Robert went to Robertson County, Texas in 1835 and established himself at a strong spring of good water, later known as the McCuistion Headwaters. This is near the present village of Easterly.

    Birth:
    One source lists the date of birth 12 May whereas the other lists 2 May.

    Robert married Charity Dunn on 1 Jul 1799 in Davidson County, Tennessee. Charity was born between 1775 and 1780; died in 1804. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Charity Dunn was born between 1775 and 1780; died in 1804.

    Notes:

    Died:
    The original genealogy lists the year of death as 1806.

    Children:
    1. 6. Joseph McCuistion was born in 1800 in Davidson County, Tennessee; died after 1860.
    2. Ann McCuistion was born in 1802 in Davidson County, Tennessee; and died.
    3. Thomas McCuistion was born in 1804 in Davidson County, Tennessee; and died.