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Introduction:<\/em><\/strong> In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes more about early Virginia families, especially the Pemberton line. Melissa is a genealogist who has a blog, AnceStory Archives<\/a>, and a Facebook group, New England Family Genealogy and History<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Today I continue tracing the Jamestown family lines of the Crocker-Pemberton family. Over the past year I have been working with Katie Crocker<\/a> on her family tree.<\/p>\n

Katie is a direct descendant of Mayflower<\/em> passenger Stephen Hopkins<\/a> through her paternal side. Hopkins is an ancestor that can be used for membership into either the Mayflower or Jamestown Societies.<\/p>\n

I have found several old Virginia lines connected to Katie\u2019s mother Debra Sue Pemberton.<\/p>\n

To recap: My last story covered the marriage between Katie\u2019s 6th<\/sup> great-grandparents, Revolutionary War hero Colonel John Pemberton<\/a> and Elizabeth Delaney, daughter of John Delaney and Frances Stanton Pemberton of Virginia.<\/p>\n

An account book of jeweler Zachary Lewis offered some clues on when the marriage occurred in 1764.<\/p>\n

Zachary Lewis was cousin to Elizabeth Delaney through marriage and she is linked to Jamestown\u2019s Lewis, Warner, and Walker lines.<\/p>\n

Lewis\u2019s account book is a valuable source for tracing Jamestown ancestors<\/a> and will be digitized in the new year. So, stay tuned. Read more: Tracing Jamestown Family Lines (part 1)<\/a><\/p>\n

Here is a photo of a historical marker commemorating Katie\u2019s ancestor, Colonel John Pemberton.<\/p>\n

\"Photo:<\/a>
Photo: historical marker for Col. John Pemberton, erected by the Tennessee Historical Commission. Credit: Duane and Tracy Marsteller, courtesy of Historic Marker Database.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The inscription on this marker reads:<\/p>\n

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Pemberton Oak
\nUnder the massive oak 0.3 mi. SW, Col. John Pemberton assembled his command in late September 1780 for service against the British. Joined by units from Virginia, they marched to Sycamore Shoals of the Watauga; thence the whole force, under Col. William Campbell, marched to defeat Ferguson at King\u2019s Mountain. Descendants of Col. Pemberton still own the property.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Link https:\/\/www.hmdb.org\/m.asp?m=157949<\/a><\/p>\n

Colonel John Pemberton is a local legend and widely known by a famous oak tree \u2013 a story that dates to the Battle of King\u2019s Mountain of 1780<\/a>, fought in South Carolina, a key turning point in the American Revolution.<\/p>\n

I found several articles on the famous Pemberton Tree searching GenealogyBank\u2019s Historical Newspaper Archives<\/a>. Here is some background on Pemberton and the historical marker shown above, written by historian Reverend Doctor Goodridge Wilson<\/a> in 1959.<\/p>\n

\"An<\/a>
Roanoke Times (Roanoke, Virginia), 8 November 1959, page 6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In this article, Wilson noted that the huge oak tree, still standing, was a magnificent sight and extremely sturdy [like Col. Pemberton himself]. At the time this was written Tom Pemberton was living on the home site of his pioneer ancestor Col. Pemberton.<\/p>\n

Wilson wrote:<\/p>\n

Sometime in the 1770s John Pemberton acquired several thousand acres of wild, fertile land in that region and made his home on it. He selected the shaded area near a great oak spreading its long limbs in a glade as the site of his cabin. Having qualities of leadership, he was chosen captain of [the] militia by his neighbors in the growing settlement and eventually attained the rank of colonel\u2026<\/p>\n

The [historical] marker was placed beside Highway 421 a few years ago by the State of Tennessee and is the standard roadside historical marker\u2026<\/p>\n

Pemberton\u2019s company was a part of Col. Isaac Shelby\u2019s command, as militia of Sullivan County, Tenn. Col. Shelby had originated the idea and started the ball to rolling. He enlisted the support of Col. John Sevier of Washington County, Tenn., and of Col. William Campbell of Washington County, Va., and they all were to meet at Sycamore Shoals on Sept. 26.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Captain Pemberton\u2019s men mustered under the old oak tree before marching to battle. (Pemberton wasn\u2019t promoted to colonel until after the war.)<\/p>\n

\"Photo:<\/a>
Photo: the Pemberton Oak. Courtesy of Tennessee Virtual Archive.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Link: https:\/\/teva.contentdm.oclc.org\/digital\/collection\/p15138coll16\/id\/1<\/a><\/p>\n

Sadly, the tree of legend fell in August 2002 and Sue Pemberton Vaughn, a descendant, was featured in the newspaper. \u201cIt hurts to lose the tree,\u201d she said. Sue grew up hearing the patriotic tale of her ancestor who, along with other \u201cOver the Mountain Men,\u201d helped forge a victory after first gathering under the spreading branches of the old oak.<\/p>\n

\"An<\/a>
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tennessee), 2 December 2002, page 8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

More lineage on Katie\u2019s line:<\/p>\n