While in the process of setting up the Tuscarora DNA project, I needed to find the names of the Tuscarora Indians who are documented in North Carolina before their removal to New York and in New York.
The first part was relatively easy, because I’ve already done that research and documented it in a series of articles titled Tuscarora People Identified in Land and Other Transactions. The first posting is linked, above, and from there you can get to the rest. There are a total of 15 segments of this series.
From those early documents, I found a total of 407 people in transactions. Many were obviously the same people signing different deeds, for example, but there were were many different surnames. These documents spanned the earliest mentions of Tuscarora by English names beginning in 1695 and ending after 1831. The transacations after 1802 involved people, chiefs mostly, from the NY Tuscarora reservation dealing with the land in North Carolina.
Surnames from the NC group, excluding the NY chiefs, include Allen, Basket(t), Blount/Blunt, Bridgers, Cain, Charles, Cope, Cornelius, Dennis, George, Gibson/Gipson, Hancock, Harry, Hicks/Hix, Howett/Hewett, Jack, James (may be first name only), Joe as in Capt. Joe, Lawson (possibly), Lightwood/Litewood, Littlejohn (possibly), Lloyd, Miller, Mitchell, Netop, Oin/Owen/Owin/Owens/Owins, Pagett (possibly), Pugh, Randell/Randall, Rash, Rice or Hill, Robarts/Robards/Roberts, Rogers/Rodgers/Roggers, Seneca/Senicar, Smith, Sockey, Squarehooks (possibly), Stone, Strawberry, Taylor, Thomas/Tommas/Tomas, Tuf(f)dick, Tyler (possibly), Walker, Wheeler/Whealter/Wheatter, Whitmeal/Whitmell, Wiggians/Wiggins/Wigans, Wineoak, Yollone
The surnames of the Tuscarora people who returned to NC from NY to deal with land sales and negotiations include: Abraham (may be first name only), Big Fish, Billy, Casie, Chew, Cusick, Jack, Jacob, Johnson, Jones, Green, King (as in Young King), Lewis (may be first name only), Longboard, Lovedenny, Mt Pleasant, Printup/Prantup, Sacarusa, Sachem (may be a description, not a surname), Smith, Thomas (may be first name only), Warchief, William (may be first name only).
Tuscarora surnames recorded from NY in the War of 1812 include: Allen, Beach, Blacknose, Cusick, Fox, Green, Henry, (possibly), Miller, Mount Pleasant, Patterson, Pemberton, Peter (possibly), Printup, Sky, Smith (possibly), Thompson, Williams.
The next record I was able to find was the Indian Census of New York from 1888-1891 in which I found the following Tuscarora surnames.
Alvis, Anderson, Beubleton or Bembleton, Bissell, Brayley, Bissell, Beaver, Cusick, Chew, Douglas, DeFeurest, Fish, Garlow, Green, Gansworth, Hewitt, Hill, Henry, Isaac, Jonson, Jack, Jones, Jacob, Johnathan, Jenison or Jemison, Lonto, Mt. Pleasant, Martin, Miller, Nash, Patterson, Printup, Peter, Racket(t), Sylvester, Smith, Seneca, Tompson, Williams, White. In 1889, there were total of 404 Tuscarora and in 1890, 392.
Now for the interesting part.
Of the Tuscarora in NY who had claims from the War of 1812, three surnames were in common with the NC Tuscarora, Allen, Miller and possibly Smith. Smith was listed as an executor, so may have been a surname from before leaving North Carolina. Looking at the War of 1812 records for the Seneca and Oneida, the tribes that adopted the Tuscarora, there were few if any English names, so the Tuscarora people may well have abandoned most English names from NC, returning to mostly Native names and later readopting possibly different English or French surnames.
Of the people in the 1888-1889 census, very few surnames were found when the Tuscarora resided in North Carolina, but those few include Hewett, Jack, Miller, Smith and Seneca.
You may notice that two of these names, Miller and Smith, are names that were also in common between the NC group and the War of 1812 records. Granted, Miller and Smith are both very common names, but there is what appears to be continuity.
It looks like there is a good possibility that five Tuscarora surnames survived the migration from NC to NY and are likely found in descendants today. It is also very likely that the DNA of proven Tuscarora paternal lines will match that of descendants, possibly carrying different surnames, in the Carolinas where we know that some of the Tuscarora remained or married and assimilated.
In fact the records tell us clearly that William Cain, a Tuscarora youth remained and we know he reached the age of majority, declined to move to NY and was last seen heading for Raleigh. A woman named Esther Gibson remained and at least one other female child. Others likely remained as well, but aren’t named in financial records or had married and assimilated or moved elsewhere in earlier generations, between the Tuscarora War in 1711 and the official final removal to NY in 1802.
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When trying to trace the lineage of David Howell, 1750, in Bedford Va., He lived in same area as reported Tuscarora Indians returned from NY and given refugee by the Monacan Indians.
I also found a Chief Thomas Howell who signed to sell part of the ” Woods” reservation in NC to move to NY.
When Virginia ratifielded it’s race law’s in 1823, half his decendants moved to KY and IN. The remaining Howells did continue to freely marry with local Indians.
My DNA shows about 11% native, 2% asian.
I am trying to do my tree too. I am a descendant of David Howell too. What does your dna test say and where did you have it done at. Thanks.
Here’s a link that tells about DNA testing for Native people. http://dna-explained.com/2012/12/18/proving-native-american-ancestry-using-dna/
my name is Norma fine maiden name is Howell my dads name was Lester Edward Howell his dads name was Clarence Orlin Howell, is this somehow a connection here. please let me know. i also had a sister named Debbie Howell.
Thank you, this is helpful.
have you found any Indians from the towpath area between WV and Virginia, in Jefferson county. Family background is supposed to be Tuscarora or Shawnee, from that area. Surnames, Mitchell, and Reynolds. Had an uncle that spent his life researching our background and took all his info found to the grave with him. He said the were from a tribe that lived on the towpath on the Potomac river in that area.
Could you be a little more specific in the region involved? Do you mean the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal towpath?
The surname in Tuscarora goes back to at least 1685 on the Roanoke River in land deeds, court records etc.
My great great grandmother’s name is Martha Ann Taylor of Pitt County NC. Her father was Sylvestor Taylor. On her death certificate she was listed as neuro. She married Daniel Jones and they moved to Martin County, NC..her birthday is 1856. I’ll have to recheck this. I have a picture of her headstone and copy of her death certificate. I dont know what tribe her family was associated with…and since there were so many different tribes I dont know where to look.
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I am descended from William Cane who died in 1732 in Bertie Precinct NC and married an Elizabeth Hardy. Are we talking about the same William Cain or Cane? Thanks
In early records, names were spelled a variety of ways, so I would expect to see it written either way.
Could you please tell me if the surname “Wilson” was ever a Tuscarora name. My family is Native and lived in Maryland in 1800. Later they migrated to New York. Any information would be helpful.
Thank You.
Hello, is anyone familiar with the Jumper family that were Tuscarora? I am a descendent of that line. However, I didn’t see the surname listed here. I know they once resided in Dinwiddie Virginia and later migrated to Pittsylvania/Henry County. Today, there is a large population of “Jumpers” in Rockingham County and many are aware of having both Native and African American heritage. Any additional information would be appreciated.
All the jumpers I know of are Cherokee check the Cherokee east roles for your ancestors
My ancestor, THOMAS RASH came to America in 1695 supposedly. My family ended up in EUREKA, TX. MY NAME IS BILLY NEAL RASH, SR. DO YOU KNOW WHAT OUR SURNAME CAME FOR OR ANYTHING. THOMAS RASH CAME HERE WITH A MAN THE LAST NAME OF THOMAS WHOM WAS GIVEN LAND TO HELP SETTLE LAND FOR A OR THE KING OF WALES. MY FAMILY I BELIEVE WAS GIVEN 600 ACRES. THANK YOU
does anyone know how the name Cusick got to be native, I have got Cusick on both sides of my family.. some were in the states and in the civil war. I have a book called Seven Generations of Iroquois Leadership, Lt. Cornelius Cusick is in it.. on the front page of the book is a picture of him and he looks as English as an English man can, he is wearing an army coat with medals , he was born on the Tuscarora Reserve.. his grandfather was Nicholas Kaghnatsho Cusick.. I am trying to find out how the name became native and if the two sides of my family Cusicks are related.
Perhaps he studied Tuscarora Culture, life & hardships of this tribe. found a book David Cusick wrote. here is the link if interested.
http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1027&context=libraryscience
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Sketches
, see Susan Kalter, “Finding a Place for David Cusick in
Native American Literary History,”
MELUS
27:3 (Fall 2002),
pp. 9-42. Page images of the 1892 edition, edited by William
M. Beauchamp and including extensive annotations, may be
seen at http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/mtq?doc=04555.
In earlier editions, a line was apparently dropped follow-
ing “i.e. Big Neck.” at page 25, line 25 of the present edition;
a conjectural reading (“He attacked the Sah-wau-noo”) has
been supplied in brackets.
No attempt has been made to correct or regularize spelling
and punctuation or to standardize the language and syntax of
the original; some typographical errors have been corrected
I believe Witmell Tuffdick and Sam Smith (Died 1802?) were North Carolina’s Tuscarora Chiefs.
They were.
Sam Smith is my direct line on maternal side- yet finding information on him is complicated… Yet you say he he was a Chief.. can you give a direction for research?? Thank You
I would also like some more information on Sam Smith. I might have a possible connection but I am not certain.
Have been doing my Family Tree and hit a wall at my 4th Grandfather Reuben(Rubin) Blount/Blunt (born abt.1765_1775 in NC). No where can I find in charts or Books that he is of Europe descent. Some researches have pointed me toward the Tuscarara Tribe. Some believe his Father was name James. My father said i have indian blood,but would like to know if there are any records to search or Test. I have no males left in my Family…any Help????
You’ll have to go up the tree and back down to find a Blount male. Seldom do any genealogies state that someone is of European descent. That is assumed, unless they are labeled as African or Indian or something else.
I have always been told that we were of Cherokee descent but the cope name seems to be Tuscarora. Does anyone know if this is true. My great great grandfathers name was William Cope.
Do you know of the name “Taconte” or Davonte”. As a child my family visited the Tuscarora Reservation and Church in about 1950 and met Louise Taconte (or Daconte). She was supposed to be a cousin. It is possible that my Grandmother, Edith M. Smith (later Schmitt), of the Tuscaroras attended Carlisle Barracks and was brought to Ohio by my Great Grandfather, Rev. Charles C. Schmitt, a German Reformed Preacher.
My Great Great Grandmother was Addie Roberts also Tuscarora Indian , looking for any information on her side of the family
Does anyone have any information regarding Grace Verona (Williams) Miller of the NY Tuscaroras? She was born c.1905 in Lewiston, Niagara County. I am trying to trace my native heritage and she is as far back as I have information about (maternal grandmother). Any details or assistance would be greatly appreciated.
I am looking for information on the Anderson family. My mothers grandmother was Victoria Anderson, her father was Thomas G.Anderson. They are both listed as Native American on the 1890 marriage records for Victoria and her marriage to James Newcomb. Thomas G. Anderson was born in New York City in 1835. Thank You for any help.
Surnames from the NC group, excluding the NY chiefs, include Allen, Basket(t), Blount/Blunt, Bridgers, Cain, Charles, Cope, Cornelius, Dennis, George, Gibson/Gipson, Hancock, Harry, Hicks/Hix, Howett/Hewett, Jack, James (may be first name only), Joe as in Capt. Joe, Lawson (possibly), Lightwood/Litewood, Littlejohn (possibly), Lloyd, Miller, Mitchell, Netop, Oin/Owen/Owin/Owens/Owins, Pagett (possibly), Pugh, Randell/Randall, Rash, Rice or Hill, Robarts/Robards/Roberts, Rogers/Rodgers/Roggers, Seneca/Senicar, Smith, Sockey, Squarehooks (possibly), Stone, Strawberry, Taylor, Thomas/Tommas/Tomas, Tuf(f)dick, Tyler (possibly), Walker, Wheeler/Whealter/Wheatter, Whitmeal/Whitmell, Wiggians/Wiggins/Wigans, Wineoak, Yollone
I am through Ancestry and FTdna ,Related to the Gibsons, Hicks, Owens, Rogers,Stone, Walker and Wheeler’s. As you know I was R-m269… The other person in charge of the Iriquois dna would let me in the group saying that the nearest Native in my male line would have been 5 generations. Which would be exactly correct for this. The Tuscarora have little knowledge but have suggested I come look through paperwork. In addition I can prove marriage and family association with all these families too.
Any help finding Cyrus (Cyranius) Cornelius 1825 would be helpful.
do you know of a MATILDA ANN OWENS
Can anyone tell me if the surname Harris is of Tuscarora lineage…my great grandma lived in Windsor, NC and Indian Woods, NC and not sure if she was Cherokee or Tuscarora. Thank you
Can Anyone tell me if the last name Bond is of Tuscarora linage. My GG Grandmother, I was told Effy Bond was from Indian Woods Reservation. She was the house Keeper on RL Speller Farm.
Mr. Small, my G grandmother was Clara Small and I am a Ruffin and the Smalls, Bonds and Smallwoods are said to be related families so if you find any info on anyone from the India Woods area please send me an email (josh3609@gmail.com) sir…thanks in advance!!
Was Small your grandmother’s maiden name or Surname? The Small’s are not related to the Smallwood ‘s. They are related to the Speller’s and Bond. Effy only had two children that took the name Small.
Most of your information is being taken from my ancestry.com posting, and some from FaceBook.
Yes…Bond is Tuscarora…and Outlaws…Joyner…Cherry…Cooper…lots are missing. But I believe they are gathering what exists in both Indian Woods and Lewiston NY. There are more names as well on the 6 NATIONS reserve. Like Monk…Coles…Bissell and Strickland. But most of those names are in Johnston County. Another main municipality of Tuscarora during the 1712 War. Right on the Nuese…between Raleigh…Smithfield…Kinston…Goldsboro….is a big time Tuscarora Territory and several old villages.
What do you know of the Strickland name? I have researched my Strickland line back to the Sizeburgh Castle, yet I know that there is Native in our line due to the fact it shows in my mothers DNA results.
Does anyone know of any of the Allen’s of Southern Band of Tuscarora that moved to Richmond, VA? I can’t imagine their were too many more Allen’s of the Tuscarora that moved to Richmond city specifically. I imagine any families in Richmond from the Tuscarora background with that same surname would have descended from the same original Allen family that originally moved their. My ancestors specifically moved from Craven County, NC to Richmond city, VA. I could use any help that is willing to be offered. I am having a few road blocks. Thank you.
Just found this Allen post. My ggggrandfather was a Solomon Allen. Census states he was born in Orange Co. NC. Married a Lamb in Robeson Co. in the 1840s.
I am looking for any information on the parents of Roger Pugh and Hattie Pugh. I do not know Hattie’s maiden name. It appears Hattie was born in NY, however, I’m pretty sure she was born in NC in 1871. I can’t get any further in ancestry.com than this…so it kind of seems a shame to spend so much money on info I already know and can’t get back any further. So…is there a number or place we can call to ask the Tuscarora band if they have any info? Not sure if a lot of records were destroyed at the time.
Is the name Lassiter out of Bertie County NC associated with the Native Americans in that area.
Yes Tuscarora people are still in N.C.
According to family lore, we are of Tuscaroran descent. My dna with Gedmatch shows Native American ancestry. The family surname is Guy and they lived in Virginia in the 1800’s. I have traced back to Branson Guy, born 1812 (either PA or VA, now WV) and cannot find anything further back. I believe he is the Native American. Are there any Native American’s with the Guy surname from Frederick County, VA (now WV)? Thanks in advance for any assistance. The first record I found for him is the 1840 census, which has very little information outside of who lived in the household and then he was gone by 1850 (presumed dead).
@Laura, I believe I am related to you through Branson Guy, and am excited that someone else in the family tree has the family lore that there is Native American ancestry. (Perhaps there is truth to this lore?) My ancestor was Sarah Jane Guy, whose parents are listed on her death certificate as Adam and Eliza; however, the information was supplied by her husband and it should likely have been Branson and Eliza. (Since Branson died years before she married, it would make sense the name was wrong.) My family legend says that her daughter Malinda L. Shipe had a mother named “Morning Star”, but the English name was Rebecca (in actuality Sarah), who was a full blooded Cherokee. They always cited the darker complexion of Malinda in pictures as proof. I’d be VERY interested to hear of your family lore in regards to this as Branson is a brick wall for me.
Hi Brandy! That is very interesting. I am descended from Charles Wesley Guy, who is Sarah Jane Guy’s youngest brother and both are Branson’s children with Eliza. We were told that Charles Wesley was full Tuscarora, but I believe it was his father, Branson who was the full Native American. They did settle in Martinsburg, WV, which I believe, has a connection with the Tuscarora.
@Laura, please feel free to contact me directly at americanhaggardhousewife (AT) gmail.com. I have managed to find Branson’s widow and her family with her second husband, but am interested in what else you may have found on Sarah’s and Charles’s siblings to see if it could be of any help in finding out more about Branson and Eliza.
Hi Brandy, I sent you an email. Thanks!
Could this Esther Gibson by chance be one of the pocket of Indian family’s recorded as living near Sumter SC in 1800. With what I believe to be an evolved name of Gibbs.
Hi. I’m looking for more information on Blount/Blunt Surname. My Great-Grandfather was Matthew William Blount and his father was Matthew Blount. My Great -Grandfather married Romaine Newsome in 1912. On the 1920 census he is listed as Black and she is listed as Mullatto. I have alwasys been told she was of Indian descent. (However on her Death certificate is states Black.) They are both from the Bertie, North Carolina Area. Any information would be most helpful! Thannks
Indigenous people were listed as black, mulatto, colored, negro..depending on the actual time. There was no designation for an Indian outside of those categories because the aim was commit genocide via the pen. The truth of the matter is that the predominant slave trade involved the natives of this land and that is not taught to hide their identities. However, it is actually documented in several books and it is not hidden..just not broadcasted. As for dna…hmmmf…native american dna uses western tribes as the standard. Nobody who resembled Sitting Bull ran through the southeastern part of the United States. Dna testing done on eastern woodland tribes, therefore, shows little to no so called native american dna and a strain only shows ancient intermixing with asiatic tribes.
my maternal ancestry hails from eastern NC and not a single person from there has NOT heard of “Indian” ancestry; it is a given. Now being recognized for it vs being called something else is another story
The Native people all came from Asia and there wasn’t anyone else to mix with, so until Europeans arrived, their DNA was still that original Asian DNA.
To Roberta or anyone else-
I am looking for lineage on the Chief Samuel Smith line if anyone knows where to find it. Anyone know who Chief Samuel Smith Married? My Smith line comes out of Bertie county, looking for more info on Tuscarora Smiths. Let me know if yal have any info !
I am also looking for information on Samuel Smith. I have traced back a direct line to John Smith Son of Edith Smith and Samuel Smith Jr.
https://www.geni.com/people/Capt-Samuel-Smith-Sr-Chief-of-Tuscorora/6000000066981388849
This link says he was a Chief of the Tuscarora but doesnt say either of his parents were Native American, trying to figure it out.
This Geni line shows as my direct- Minqua Edith Bryant-Folsom is my line. But it is confusing. Why is she Minqua? finding info to prove Tuscarora lineage is not easy.
I’m lookimg for Mary Dennis, born around 1784 in the Bertie County area. I was told she and her daughter were both Tuscarora.
I am the 5th great granddaughter of Da’ke Boston,( Tuscarora) her granddaughter was Elizabeth Boston Brooks who married a Tuscarora, George Washington Brooks who was bonded out and fought with the Confederates. The Pierces, Brooks, Barber, Berry, Smiths, Rogers we are related.
I’m a Brooks and my Smith’s are Tuscarora but can’t figure out where the Tuscarora Smith’s line starts. What state are your Brooks from?
Piney Woods , between Jamesville and Plymouth, N.C
They could be part of the Machapunga Tuscarora.I used to have Pierce friends from Piny Woods.
Does anyone have any information on Jubert George Basket(t) He supposedly had a daughter named Mary Ann Basket “Little Flower”. Now form my reading it looks like she married my great grandfatherx6 (I believe) His name was Captain Robert Johann Messer. He was involved in the Regulator movement in the NC. He was hung by the Adamance River in NC along with five other men in 1771. They were fighting the British….
I really don;t understand a lot of this..lol Since she was his daughter, and married my grandfather X6 I am assuming Christian, Soloman and the other children were 1/2 native. How many generations does a bloodline run?
Here’s a link to numerous Native American resources: https://dna-explained.com/native-american-dna-resources/
That is what I am thinking, Soloman’s son, Soloman was one of my grandfathers, I believe there may be a Rueben? My Grandfather was James Messer from Barker;s Creek, NC. my dad was John Ellis Messer… I am not sure how many generations it runs for sure, but my daughter had a DNA test and it showed a little native… Like 1-1.5 %…
I am related to a Hannah Basket
Jean, Hi there so glad to see your response! Yes you are correct, I am a descendant of the musket oh yeah, also Machapungo and the mattamuskeet also I would love to talk with you by phone,really! you may call me @ 302-670-6717, looking forward to talking with you
I have limited records of my direct relative Joseph Nichols, I…born EST 1735 Indian Woods, Tuscarora Reservation, Bertie County, North Carolina died AFT 1817 Scott County, Virginia….but little else. Records and help are hard to come by. The family eventually made it to Magoffin County Kentucky (FPC by census), and then Hawkins County Tennessee (still FPC by Census) Melungeon to some.
I have ancestors from the Pitt, Martin, Perquimans, Bertie, Beaufort counties (and probably more) with surnames of Gibson, Walker, Taylor, Eason, Perry, Williams, Smithwick, Jones, Reddick, Phelps. I have been told that my gggrandmother on my Jones grandfather’s side, (I have her death certificate and she is listed as negro) Martha Ann Taylor Jones was Native American. Her father was Wesson Taylor and mother Harriet Ross of Pitt county. This is where my information ends. I have also learned but can not verify that there may have been Native American on my grandmother’s side (Smithwick, Williams, Walker, Eason, Gibson) from the Martin County and earlier counties. How or is there a record of the genealogy of the Native tribes in eastern Carolina?
The census would be a good place to start.
Does anyone have any info/connection to Williams or Miller from the NY Tuscarora? This is as far as I have been able to trace back. ANY help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
I’ve traced my ancestry back to a woman named Da’Ke and she was a Tuscarora native who lived in North Carolina. She would’ve been my sixth great grandmother. If anyone knows anything about her, please let me know.
Call me Arii 302-670-6717
All of you who are possibly Tuscarora let us come together and share our stories together based on what I am reading from all of you , we are related, let us find some time to spend some time together, my name is Josephine Franco 302-670-6717, and leave a message, take care
I am a descendant of the Hewett & Mitchell families from The Vanceboro area of Craven County. I have been seeking to find a direct link to the area and this is the closest I’ve come. Any additional information would be very helpful. Thank you
Greetings. to Arii, does Da’ke have any descendants named Peter, by any chance? i have been trying to research the Boston family from the Carolinas and don’t get past 1870. i am also a howell and a smith, if anyone has any information…
thanks
Hello. Do you have anything in the Tuscarora from the Lost Creek Settlement? They are descendants from a Tuscarora Margaret Roberts born around 1725. She was in Northampton early on.
Hello, I’m new. Looking for information on Goins, Maynor, and America Merica Manuel. Hoping to locate information on my Tuscarora roots. Thanks!
Hello my name is ryan Sanderson and I am decedent from the tuscarora bloodline along the side of one my great grand parents I am related to to thomas and kings and smiths and taylor.
Hi. I am currently researching a family group from the NC Tuscarora called variously Keziah, Casiah, Kesiah, and many other variants. I believe it is possible my female ancestor is from this group. She was born before 1755 according to the 1800 census and is found in Edgefield County, SC in 1790 and 1800.
My question for anyone who knows is about Tuscarora marriage and naming practices. Did women customarily take their husbands surnames? I know that in the matriarchal society, women could “divorce” a husband. Did they then resume their original name?
My ancestor, who appears to have three daughters in 1790, has the last name Keziah. I am trying to determine if this is a married, or maiden name. Thanks for any help!
I am a descendant of one Kizziah Souther. From oral family tradition, it is known that we have an Indigenous ancestor, and she would be of the correct generation. However, it is not at all clear looking at her parents charts on Ancestry. I wonder if she was adopted? My reading is that the name Kizziah means “one who shares my fire,” or a family member that one lives with.
The “List of Eight” Keziahs chose their name sometime around 1750. In the Tuscarora language, it is said to mean that, yes. Researching Native American people is hard. Good luck, I hope you can find out if your ancestor is related.
Ceely Ann Keziah daughter of Sandifer Keziah, unknown Tuscarora Father. Ceely Ann married Benjamin Scalf.
North Carolina to South Carolina, South Carolina to Tenneesee to Kentucky.
I am descending from Kizzie Ann Seel(e)y Russell, my gggrandmother. I’ve checked Ancestry and we go back to a Casiah name, but I have no census that mentions her as belonging to any tribe at all. Though, she was mentioned to say her name was to remember the Old Ones. I’d also like to find some information on this link to the Tuscarora as my Russell line is German, Irish & Cherokee.
I am doing researching on my grandparents family, My grandfather Names Joseph Pugh and my grandmother names is Penny Pierce Bertie, NC, Union, St John, Hertford, North Carolina. In the North Carolina census they are listed as Mulatto. Pugh,1856. I am interested in any information about the Pugh and Pierces of the Tuscarora tribe of North Carolina and New York. Reply
My grandmother brother was Chief Arnold Hewitt of my Tuscarora reservation years ago but that about all I know my father and grandmother have both passed and I was not able to have a relationship with them. I believe their fathers name was Pomeroy and mother was Laura
Are there any Deal surnames for Tuscarora Natives.Supposedly my Ancestor Jonas Bird married a women thought to be Tuscarora native.
My gggrandmother was Kizzie (Kizziah) Ann Seely Russell, she was told to have said she was named after the Old Ones to keep them in remembrance. She is not listed on a y census that I can find as Native, but family understood her to be Tuscarora. I have no documents saying this but I would like help to further research if anyone has any tips! I’m on geni & you can also email at Ccheek.realtor@gmail.com
My full-blooded Tuscarora Great Great Grandfather Stephen Owens was married to a white doctor Lois / Louise Cadwell/Colwell/ Colwell . Unusual marriage in those days. Something tells me they served their communities.
Any help with this info a out this amazing marriage / couple would be appreciated. Stephens parents could possibly have been Amos Owen / Owens and Rachel Seward. Stephen and his wife had a daughter Lavanche/ Levanche Owen / Owens Belle who was married to Delos Derebogne Gallup.
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