Note the Chisum/Chisum lived in the Nacogdoches Territory of what was then the Republic of Mexico and later Republic of Texas. The Wallings, Parkers and several other families from AL/MS lived there too. My grandfather's grandmother was Susan Amanda Roland, daughter of Sarah or Flora Ann Chisum and Allen Rowland/Roland of NC. Allan was the son of William Isham and Elizabeth Thomas Roland.

Their family line goes back to Deborah Cook and John Chisum, This is where it gets complicated as John Chisum (son of John and Margaret) married Margaret Chisum (daughter of William and Deborah Cook Chisum.

My great grandmother was a Glass and the families seemed to "travel" together as they too were in AL in the area of the Treating of the Running Rabbit.

Isham Russell Chisum (1775 VA), a son of John and Margaret Chisum, married Permedia "Milly" Roberts, dau of George and Rhonda Walling Roberts. I'm trying to make sense of all this info as they keep intermarrying with my great grandmother's side as well (she was connected to the Chitty line)

What I'm trying to say is they lived in the next county at or about the same time, the descendants, with some moving to Rusk and Cherokee Counties which originally was part of th Nacogdoches Territory. My dad's side, his great grandfather and two other men who were commissioners divided this territory into several counties.

By the way has anyone heard of Thomas Chisholm called "orkenmnastata Mennwkalulu??? The Chisum trail runs trough Nacogdoches County and supposedly married for Jesse Chisum/Chisholm, however there is some discussion as to whether he was connected. Seems to much of a concidence to not be some connecction.

The Parkers and Roberts settled here as well along with my dad's line early before we were known as Texas.
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