Peter Bozeman had his large estate in Darlington, SC appraised in 1826, and with all of his surviving, grown children and their families moved into Hope Hull, Montgomery, AL . The only land deed found thus far is recorded on April 9, 1827 in his oldest son's name, Jesse. Then again the next month , he purchased a second farm of 82 acres. Jesse appears to take care of his elderly, possibly disabled, parents who were born about 1755 and then all of the legal documents this clan needed in the next several years. Peter was born in Bladen County, North Carolina to Mordecai and his unknown, undocumented wife and there is no record of the number of brothers and sisters that Peter had, other than a couple mentioned in a book published in 1885 which was very vague. Also there is no record of the number of siblings to Mordecai. ... Since the book was deeply researched for some branches of Bozeman, relatives have continued to trace their roots. As I began my own, I received many connections on the message boards and emails from many true cousins who had studied their family tree for several years before me. All of the stories and photos shared have been so appreciated; all helping me fill in the blanks of my research. We have visited the family cemetery in Hope Hull, photographed the tombstones that still exist, many are broken and covered with fallen trees. I call it Bozeman Cemetery while others called it by other names who joined the family, but it is listed on the Alabama Cemetery Preservation webpage as Carter - Stokes for the many great grandchildren of Peter . ... Peter was a wealthy, honorable man who testified for several other soldiers who battled the British with him. He and his family of Bozemans are found in the South Carolina Roster and the Continental Line. He deserves a historical marker placed by his grave if we ever find his tombstone or any type of grave marker. ... We put together a meeting in Dublin, a few miles from Hope Hull, and dozens of cousins were shocked to learn that we all descend from Peter. His legacy has spread throughout the country. This is where we located, deep into the woods behind Hills Chapel, the tombstone of his grandson, Peter Edward Bozeman ( the son of Martha Hill and Wm Henry Bozeman ). PEB had married Nancy Jane Anderson, granddaughter of Hester Doty. .... https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~southernbranches/genealogy/B/BOZEMAN/PETER'S%20ESTATE%20OF%201829/000.html .... http://pintlalahistoricalassociation.com/clientimages/41954/phanewsletters/pha%20newsletter%202015%2001%20with%20appendix.pdf .... https://kathys-genealogy.angelfire.com/dna5.html .... https://glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/default.aspx?accession=AL0180__.422&docClass=STA&sid=pq1t3dio.z1w .... https://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/ ?action=full&p_id=A204897 ............................ .https://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_descendants/?action=list&MyPrimary_Seqn=1164607&MyLineageCount=1 .............................. South Carolina Archives....................... https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~southernbranches/genealogy/B/BOZEMAN/archives-sc-records.1700.html ......................... https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~southernbranches/genealogy/Census/census.transcription.1830-BY-KATHY.html ........................ https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~brooksgenealogy/military/PeterBozeman.html ...................... https://search.freefind.com/find.html?id=83817246 .......................... The Carolina colonies was home to several Native American Tribes: Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, Pee Dee, Shawnee and the Nottaways. Peter's brother John moved in 1823 to Mississippi Territory, home of the Choctaw, but his descendants are now saying that he was half Cherokee. It was the custom of that time for these lonely soldiers to marry a lovely indian wife. It's been suggested their father, Mordecai, was the son of Mary White and Samuel Bozeman and he seems to be from the Nottaway Tribe. ............................ https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~southernbranches/genealogy/B/BOZEMAN/CaptainBozeman-indian.brides.html ......................................... Mary had a brother Mordecai and one Meada, so this seems logical. Meed was a name used very often in our lineage, altered sometimes, but used as much as Peter and John, their younger brothers James and Jesse. Peter named his first born son Meede, then Jesse, Peter Edward, and William Henry., the names we find in the webpage above that leads us back to the Nottaways. .................................................... https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~southernbranches/genealogy/3-details.html ...................................... https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~southernbranches/genealogy/Census/census.transcription.1830-BY-KATHY.html ....................................... Peter's son Meade died about 1821 and his orphaned sons made the journey to Alabama with Aunt Ellenor Joiner. They moved south after her parents died; in fact, it seemed this family spread their wings far and wide before the Civil War, as Jesse continued to be the leader of the clan until his death, then his own son Jesse A. stepped up and even more moved away. ............................................................ Bozeman families have been in America for at least 400 years, before the Revolution and before the Trail of Tears. ................................. Evan Pugh was a neighbor of Peter and performed his marriage to Sarah Brown in 1786. Some grooms in his diary do not name the bride, but we know some of the men listed did join an Indian tribe; like Alexander McIntosh and Lacklan McGillvary who also ended up in Alabama. The Pugh diaries have much history to enjoy. Census records also have interesting details, locations, neighbors, and more cousins. There was a Will Rogers close to Peter in Darlington, and the John Stephens family who also migrated into Alabama was by the Guess/Guest family who had Sequoyah, so keep on reading those South Carolina Archives. .................................... Sketches Of Bozeman *NOTE: Mordecai and his sons are listed online in the South Carolina Archives - Militia Roster. * Chapter VIII. ............................... Capt. Peter H. Bozeman, 1817-1867. Lived and died in Lauderdale county, Miss. near Toomsuba, came to that place in 1839, where he married Miss Charlotte C. Everett the same year, and resided till his death in 1867; when a youth, he lived in Clarke county, Ala, was born in South Carolina, Sept. 1817. He was a farmer and merchant, a magistrate eight years, a Democrat, a Baptist, in sentiment, though not a member of any church, was Captain of the Alinteha Guards. 13th Mississippi regiment C.S.A. and was very popular with his soldiers and fellow officers. Three of their children reached adult age. 1. Peter Edwin Bozeman who married Miss Mattie Kelly, Jan 9, 1875, has four children, Jessie Gertrude born 1876, Virgie Iola 1878; Effie Clifton 1880; Almeady Everett 1881. He lives now 1885 at Akron Ala. 2. Jesse James Bozeman, who married Miss Lois Calhoun, at Toomsuba, Miss., Oct 20, 1878, has one child, Everett Annie, born 1879. 3. Mary Almeady Bozeman, a bright beautiful young lady, who married George Lafayette Blanks, at Toomsuba, Jan. 4, 1885, a brother of Dr.. J. H. Blanks, of Meridian, Miss. ............................. Capt. Peter Bozeman's father was Meady Gee Bozeman, of Cheraws, S. C. near the great Pedee River. Here we have the name Meady again. We find it in various branches of the Bozeman family. It tells the relationship. "Meady" Where did this name come from? It is a thread by which we may yet be led farther into the past of our history. I hope the name will be retained in the family in all the coming generations. The distinguishing names of the Bozemans are: Meady, Etheldred, Luke, Nathan, James, Joseph, Winnie from Winnifred, Celia and Dicy. .................... Capt. Peter Bozeman had brothers in Montgomery county, Ala. His uncles were named Peter, Henry and Jesse, his father, Meady Gee; his grandfather, Peter Bozeman. They lived near the northern border of South Carolina, not far from the home of my ancestors, in the southern part of North Carolina. The correct spelling of all the Meady Bozemans is with an "e," thus, Boze-man. Mordicai Bozeman - 1735- Darlington Co., South Carolina ................ A native of North Carolina, born about 1735. His sons were: 1. Peter Bozeman, born about 1758; a soldier in the Revolution on the side of American Independence. Moved to Alabama. 2. John Bozeman, born about 1760; soldier in the Revolution with his brother. 3. Jame Bozeman, born about 1766, lived in Darlington county South Carolina, married Elizabeth Flowers. .................................. Children of James and Elizabeth Flowers Bozeman, ....................... a. Henry Bozeman, born about 1800, married Elizabeth Norwood; lived in Darlington district, SC; died in 1874. Children of Henry and Elizabeth Norwood Bozeman are: Henry Boseman, Jr. born in 1833, married Martha Flowers in 1852, lived in Darlington county, S.C. died in 1866; a carpenter by trade, had five cildren: Edwin Bozeman, born 1856, a farmer. Zach. Norwood Bozeman, born 1858, a farmer. Rowena Bozeman, born 1860; John Henry Bozeman, born 1862, farmer; James Brunson Bozeman, born 1864, student for the Baptist ministry in Furman University, S.C. in 1883, one of my correspondents. b. Jesse Bozeman, son of James and Elizabeth Flowers Bozeman, and grandson of Mordicai Bozeman, born in 1802, married a miss Beck, and lives at this date, 1884, in Darlington, S.C. The three children of Jesse Bozeman were: William Bozeman, born about 1825, killed in the Confederate War; Peter Bozeman, born about 1827, killed in the Confederate war; George Washington Bozeman, born about 1830, lives in South Carolina. The above is all I have learned about the Mordicai Bozemans of Darlington South Carolina. I should think from the names Peter and Jesse, that they are the same branch as Capt. Peter H. Bozeman of Lauderdale county, Miss., whose ancestors lived about Cheraws, S. C. whose grandfather was named Peter Bozeman and brother named Jesse Bozeman, and sons named Peter Edwin and Jesse James Bozeman. ......................... File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/sc/darlington/military/revwar/other/bozeman78gmt.txt ........................ One more theory: Benjamin Lewis bought land in Montgomery 1823 and witnessed the audit of Peter's estate in 1829 and I wonder if he was married to a sister of Peter. Jesse named a son Ben. Lewis had a son Edmund and Peter II moved away from the family to be beside Edmund.