Probably no relation but I thought these two stories were interesting
Neal
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Source: Indian-Territory-Roots-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: [IT ROOTS] Ca. 1800 Cherokee Help
Dear List-
I have recently received information from another researcher on one of my
family branches. I need the help of some of the more experienced
researchers on the list, especially those of you who've done Cherokee research.
Could you please point me towards sources of information (beginning ca.
1780's) for the area around Jackson Co., (later Overton Co.) TN. Or one of
the those good "Trace Your Native American Heritage" or other such books
that list the types of information that are available and where to get
it. (I'm still fairly new to genealogy, but REALLY new to native research.)
The researcher states that Nettle Carrier was chief.....Does anyone know if
this is true and/or where I can find information on him?
I would also appreciate it if you could help point out errors in the
following (or at least suggest some reading material that would help me fix
it.). I know enough to know that information about the Cherokee cultural
areas are, at best, flawed.
Please help!!!
NOTE: THIS IS NOT MY WORDING (I would never belittle any culture, let
alone that of one of my ancestors).....but I have changed the names for
privacy.
*** "...When the Rev. War was over John Doe escaped to Florida to save his
neck. It appears his wife Jane Doe stayed in S.C.....John Doe soon
returned and lived among the Cherokee Indians....(Since by American laws he
had not divorced Jane Doe, it appears he had two wives at the same
time.) He took an Indian woman for a wife (Jackie Doe). The Indians would
not trade with you unless you made an alliance with them and one of the
ways you could make an alliance was to marry an Indian woman. The Indians
did not have the stigma of divorce, a man merely put aside his woman and
took another one. Their marriage ceremony was a simple dance around a fire
and the bride and groom would exchange gifts, usually an item of food, and
the wedding was over......In the application for Indian lands by one of
(their children's) descendents it states that John Doe stole her from their
mother. However, it would sound reasonable that Jackie Doe died but it was
the practice for the Indian (Cherokee) woman's brothers to raise her
children in case of her death; John Doe just kept the children. He had no
(legal) rights to the children under Cherokee tradition." ***
Thanks in advance for your help.
Shan
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