Individual Details

Elizabeth married 24 May 1834, Macon Co NC to Edward "Neddy" Delozier. They are said buried in Swain Co, now Cherokee Co NC.

Guion Miller appointed Special Commissioner to oversee the enrollment of the Eastern Cherokees, made his report, in reference to “The Eastern Cherokees vs. The United States” in the Court of Claims, No. 23214.
NARA Roll M685; found on Fold3.com.
Vol 1., p.66. Claim of Sarah A. Mashburn, of Andrews, NC, Application #664. Rejected.
Sarah claimed through Edward Delozier,Alsey Fields, Alsey Spears, Elizabeth Delozier need Poindexter, Pledge [William Pledge] Poindexter, and his mother Betty Pledge Poindexter. Part of her claim through the Deloziers was through Edward Delozier born Blount Co, TN about 1800 and his mother Alsey Delozier nee Fields, who claimed to have been 1/4 blood Cherokee and her mother Alsey Spears. None of these persons had ever enrolled, although they were reported living in Cherokee country in both 1835 and 1851. There were other applications on this line with similar statements. Sarah lived in Andrews, NC and had for 18-20 years. They moved to Swain Co a few years before the war when she was a child, from Cherokee Co. Her father Edward Delozier died just after the Civil War in Swain Co; 1879. His mother said to be 1/4 Cherokee. Edward Delozier married a Poindexter named Elisabeth, daughter of Pledge Poindexter. This claim brings her case into the large group claiming through Chief Donohoo. There are four classes of these: first through Elizabeth “Betty” Pledge Poindexter; second those through Frank Pledge; third those claiming through John Ayers; and fourth those claiming through Junalusky. These four are alleged to have been the children of an earlier Betty Pledge, said to be the daughter of Chief Donohoo. There are 800 to 1000 applications, representing probably 1500 individuals claiming through these lines. The statements are conflicting, but Chief Donohoo was born in Virginia, near or on the James River, about 1700 and he married a white woman named Mary Wentworth – they had a daughter given the name of Elisabeth or Betty who married William “Bill” Pledge. They had children Elizabeth, the younger, and Frank Pledge. Elizabeth the elder, either before or after her marriage to Pledge, had sons John Ayers and Junalusky. The lines of Betty and Frank Pledge are fairly described, the lines of Ayers and Junaluskly, less so.
My Note: Given where the Deloziers lived, it is quite possible Sarah Mashburn had a legitimate claim through that family. However, once her claim became a part of those claiming through Elizabeth Pledge Poindexter, it’s likely the Delozier line was not a factor.

Birth	14 Feb 1810	North Carolina
Death	1868

Father	Thomas Wentworth Pledge Poindexter (1771 - 1838)
Mother	Elizabeth Lovill (1779 - 1817)
Sibling	Edward Lovell Poindexter (1798 - 1836)
Sibling	Thomas William Pledge Poindexter Jr (1800 - 1873)
Sibling	Francis Pledge Poindexter (1802 - 1880)
Sibling	Living
Sibling	Living
Sibling	Mary P. Poindexter (1812 - 1876)
Sibling	Living
Sibling	Harriet A. H. Poindexter (1817 - )