According to The Austin Family of Southeast Alabama by John Greene Austin, 1996: "One of the early settlers of South East Alabama was John Austin of North Carolina." John Austin and his son, John Arter Austin came with John Walding about 1818.
In 1803, John Austin, Thomas Crittendon, Jeremiah Day, and their families, were granted a passport by the Cherokee Indian Nation to: "... descend the river and other waters...".
This database was assembled from Gedcom files sent by Bryan Eugene Austin, and from additional research by AFAOA Genealogist Liz Austin Carlin.
Kevin Austin has agreed to become the compiler for this database, so be sure to contact him for any additions, corrections, etc.
Please note: For privacy reasons, this database follows the criteria for living people.
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