Ann "Nancy" Clark Bright

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APPENDIX B
THE ANCESTORS OF NATHANIEL WOFFORD
(An extension of Chapter 53) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

WILLIAM WOFFORD (b. 1728 Rock Creek MD, d. c1823 Taccoa Falls GA and his grave has a DAR
marker) m. MARY _____.
Children:

1. Nathaniel,
2. James,
3. Benjamin,
4. Charlotte,
5. Ann,
6. Mary,
7. Sarah.

• 1 NATHANIEL WOFFORD m1. c1789 in Burke Co. NC to LYDIA HOPPER (d. after 1852 in GA).
• Children: William, Charles, Sarah, Charlotte, John, and Thomas. Moved to northern GA around 1890.
• m2. Ah-ne-wa-ke (Cherokee). Children: Alexander, Nancy, Andrew, Jackson. See Appendix B for
• information on Nathaniel's parents. See Chapter 53 "THE FAMILY OF NATHANIEL WOFFORD and
• LYDIA (HOPPER) WOFFORD."
• 2 JAMES WOFFORD. Did not marry (his will names his parents and siblings).
• 3 BENJAMIN J. WOFFORD (b. c1768, d. 5/12/1836 Habersham Co CA) m. Burke Co. NC to Mary Hollingsworth (daughter of Jacob Hollingsworth and Mary (____) Hollingsworth. They moved to the Wofford Settlement.
• 4 CHARLOTTE WOFFORD m. Thomas Baker.

* 5 ANN "NANCY" WOFFORD m1. William Clark. m2. William Bright. They moved to the Wofford Settlement.

• 6 MARY WOFFORD m1. _____ Lewis. m2. William Witherspoon of Burke Co. NC. They moved to the Wofford Settlement.
• 7 SARAH WOFFORD m. David Gillespi (son of Henry Gillespi). It's not known if they stayed in NC or went to GA.

Research Notes:
The Wofford's went to Georgia Indian Territory in 1793 and built Wofford Station, a fort in the northeast
corner of Banks County. It was the first white settlement in northeast Georgia. When it was inspected it
"commanded four rifles, 3 muskrats and two fussies" worth about 14 pounds (around $35). The name of
the fort later changed to Fort Carnes, but the area is still known as the Wofford Settlement. Only a small
stone remains (it is refuted to be the foundation of the old gatepost).
A survey in 1796 put the fort in Cherokee Indian territory, rather than in the state of Georgia. "General
Wofford" (William in his 70's) rode horseback to present a petition to President Jackson. In 1804, the
"Treaty of Tellico" (also known as the "Four Mile Purchase") returned a four by 23 mile strip of land to
Georgia, that strip including Wofford Settlement