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Nannie ‘Nancy’ Harnage (Sanders)

Also Known As: "Nancy 'Nannie' (Sanders) Harnage", "Nancy Sanders", "Nannie Sanders"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Cherokee Nation (East), ? Conasauga River, Georgia, United States
Death: July 11, 1834 (51)
Washington, Ozan Township, Hempstead County, Arkansas Territory, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Mitchell ‘So-Sa-Goose’ Sanders and Susannah Sanders
Wife of Ti-Ah-Wah ‘George’ Harlan and Ambrose Harnage
Mother of Ellis Sanders Harlan; Sallie Harlan; Eli Harlan; Almira Roach; William Wilson Harnage and 6 others
Sister of Go-Gv-Ye-Le-S-Gi ‘George’ Sanders; Alexander Sanders; John Sanders; Jennie Sanders; Andrew Sanders and 2 others

Managed by: Susanna Barnevik
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About Nannie ‘Nancy’ Harnage

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Nancy was a Cherokee woman

Biography

Nancy Sanders was born in the Cherokee Nation July 15, 1782. She was the daughter of a white man, Mitchell Sanders, and his Cherokee wife, Susannah. [1]

She married George Harlan about 1801. Nancy and George were the parents of three children, Eli, Ellis, and Sallie. Nancy and George divorced about 1807 and she married Ambrose Harnage, a white man, about 1809. They were the parents of five children, William, George, John, Andrew, and Betsy. [2] Nancy and Ambrose emigrated to Indian Territory as "Old Settlers" in 1832. [3]

Nancy died July 11, 1834 in the Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory. [4]

Sources

1. ↑ Hampton, David K. Cherokee Mixed-Bloods Arc Press of Cane Hill, Lincoln, AR, 2005. pp. 109-110
2. ↑ Hampton, op. cit., p. 109
3. ↑ Baker, Jack D., transcriber. Cherokee Emigration Rolls 1817-1835. Baker Publishing Co., Oklahoma City, OK. 1977. p. 30
4. ↑ Starr, Emmet. History of the Cherokee Indians. Oklahoma Yesterday Publications edition, Tulsa, OK. 1979. p. 473, Note A36.
Find A Grave: Memorial #142906549

Source: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sanders-5089
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NANNIE SANDERS (MITCHELL1) was born July 15, 1782 in CNE [GA], and died July 11, 1834.
She married (1) GEORGE HARLAN Bef. 1802, son of ELLIS HARLAN and CATHERINE KINGFISHER. He was born Abt. 1779 in CNE [TN], and died 1848.
She married (2) AMBROSE HARNAGE Bef. 1810. He was born Abt. 1780, and died October 20, 1842.

  • 1842 Claims: FL3, page 272, claim 88, as Nancy Harnage dec'd, "Nancy enrolled for emig. 1832"
  • Clan: Ani'-Tsi'skwa = Bird Clan (Susannah)

More About GEORGE HARLAN:

  • 1817-19 Reservations: June 01, 1818, #123, on Coosawattee River, Native, 4 in family
  • Blood: 5/16 Cherokee
  • Clan: Ani'-Wa'ya = Wolf Clan (Nanye'hi)

More About AMBROSE HARNAGE:

  • 1817-35 Emg'n Roll: June 01, 1832, enrolled for emmigration
  • Blood: Non-Cherokee

Children of NANNIE SANDERS and GEORGE HARLAN are:
34. i. ELI3 HARLAN, b. 1802, CNE [GA]; d. May 02, 1850.
35. ii. ELLIS SANDERS HARLAN, b. March 04, 1804, CNE [GA]; d. December 07, 1866.
36. iii. SALLIE HARLAN, b. Abt. 1806, CNE [GA]; d. Abt. 1827.

Children of NANNIE SANDERS and AMBROSE HARNAGE are:
37. iv. WILLIAM3 HARNAGE, b. Abt. 1810.
38. v. GEORGE W HARNAGE II, b. 1812.
39. vi. JOHN GRIFFITH HARNAGE I, b. January 16, 1817, CNE [GA]; d. January 12, 1891.
40. vii. ANDREW JACKSON HARNAGE, b. 1817; d. Bet. 1851 - 1895.
41. viii. ELIZABETH BETSY HARNAGE, b. 1819, Cherokee Nat East; d. 1847.

Source: Hicks, James R. “Cherokee Lineages: Register Report of Mitchell Sanders” Genealogy.com, Sites.Rootsweb.com, 2023, https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/h/i/c/James-R-Hicks-VA/BOOK-0001/0025...
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“Because there are so many discrepancies surrounding the facts of her life; they have been deliberately omitted here.” -FaG

Parents of NANNIE SANDERS are:
MITCHELL SANDERS and SUSANNAH CORNTASSEL

Spouses of NANNIE SANDERS are:
GEORGE HARLAN and AMBROSE HARNAGE

Children of NANNIE SANDERS and GEORGE HARLAN are:
1. ELI HARLAN, 1802- May 02, 1850
2. ELLIS SANDERS HARLAN,
March 04, 1804- December 07, 1866
3. SALLIE HARLAN, abt. 1806- abt.

Children of NANNIE SANDERS and AMBROSE HARNAGE are:
4. WILLIAM T. HARNAGE, abt. 1810
5. GEORGE W HARNAGE II, 1812
6. JOHN GRIFFITH HARNAGE I,
January 16, 1817 - January 12, 1891
7. ANDREW JACKSON HARNAGE, 1817
8. ELIZABETH BETSY HARNAGE , 1819- 1847

Source:"History of the Cherokee Indians and Their Legends and Folk Lore" by Emmet Starr (p 376, 473, 641, ...)

Source: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142906549/nancy_harnage-harlan: accessed 22 April 2023), memorial page for Nancy Harnage “Nannie” Sanders Harlan (15 Jul 1782–11 Jul 1834), Find a Grave Memorial ID 142906549; Burial Details Unknown, Believed to be buried with her husband Ambrose Harnage, somewhere in the state of Arkansas; Maintained by Hearts on Fire (contributor 48216634).

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Nannie ‘Nancy’ Harnage's Timeline

1782
July 15, 1782
Cherokee Nation (East), ? Conasauga River, Georgia, United States
1802
1802
1804
March 4, 1804
Tennessee, United States
1806
1806
1811
June 5, 1811
Longswamp, Bryan County, Georgia, United States
1814
1814
Cherokee, Alabama, USA
1815
1815
Georgia, USA
1817
January 16, 1817
Cherokee, Alabama, USA