Introduction
For years I have, off and on, studied the family genealogy. This blog will present some of the results of those studies. The earliest documented record is from the 1700's in South Carolina. A land release in the form of an indenture, records the names of Rene and Mary St. Julien. Rene would wind up in the area around Frederick, MD and Winchester, VA. There are about 50 miles between those two towns. Rene would have a son, Isaac who would, in turn, have a son Isaac, jr. Isaac, jr would have a son Rene who would move to Knox county, Tennessee. Rene II would have a son William who would have a son, James Norman Julien, with his wife, Nancy. The couple would separate, with William moving away to a neighboring county. James would eventually marry Delilah Hampton from Roan Mountain, Carter County circa 1832 in Hampton, Tn. The couple would have a son Calaway Lafayette who would have a son Elkanah (Cane/Cain) William who would, in turn, have a son, Norman, my father. In the m...