Author Archives: Roberta Estes

About Roberta Estes

Scientist, author, genetic genealogist. Documenting Native Heritage through contemporaneous records and DNA.

Governor Dinwiddie Directs Indians To Go “A Scalping” in 1757

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Roberta Estes

In the spring and summer of 1757 the long expected Indian allies arrived in Virginia, as many as four hundred by May – Cherokees, Catawbas, Tuscaroras, and Nottaways. But Dinwiddie was wholly unable to use them effectively; and in order … Continue reading →

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1716 NC Indian Child Slaves

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Roberta Estes

North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register Extracts http://archive.org/stream/northcarolinahi00hathgoog/northcarolinahi00hathgoog_djvu.txt Please note that this document has been scanned and optically read. This means that in places the old type may not have read or been interpreted correctly, causing anomalies in the print … Continue reading →

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Chowan Indian Land Conveyances 1733-1735

Posted on January 19, 2014 by Roberta Estes

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Peter Gansett, Indian

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Roberta Estes

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Choctaw Nation in 1847 Provides Relief to Irish Famine Victims

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Roberta Estes

On March 23, 1847, the Indians of the Choctaw nation took up a collection. Moved by news of starvation in Ireland, a group of Choctaws gathered in Scullyville, Okla., to raise a relief fund. Despite their meager resources, they collected … Continue reading →

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Henderson Roll – Cherokee Census of 1835

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Roberta Estes

This Roll is also called the Trail of Tears Roll. The Henderson Roll or Rolls of 1835 is a listing of 16,000 Cherokees living in Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, & North Carolina to be removed to Oklahoma, per Treaty New Echota. … Continue reading →

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Iroquois World in 1812

Posted on January 11, 2014 by Roberta Estes

One of the online groups I follow is currently focused on researching the Mingoes. They have been compiling as many occurrences of the name along with locations as they can find. This map is particularly interesting, not just because of … Continue reading →

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Cherokee Tribal Membership Requirements

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Roberta Estes

Jamie Oxendine of http://www.powwows.com wrote a great article about Cherokee tribal members, requirements for membership today with quite a bit of history thrown in for good measure. He includes the guidelines for membership in each of the three federally recognized … Continue reading →

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Native Heritage Project Wins Award From North Carolina Society of Historians

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Roberta Estes

I am very honored and humbled to have received an award from the North Carolina Society of Historians for the Native Heritage Project. Every year since 1941, this group has conferred awards on worthy nominees in 11 different categories, plus … Continue reading →

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The Cherokee Physician or Indian Guide to Health as Given by Richard Forman, Cherokee Doctor

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Roberta Estes

THE CHEROKEE PHYSICIAN, OR INDIAN GUIDE TO HEALTH, AS GIVEN BY RICHARD FOREMAN, A CHEROKEE DOCTOR; COMPRISING A BRIEF VIEW OF ANATOMY, WITH GENERAL RULES FOR PRESERVING HEALTH WITHOUT THE USE OF MEDICINES. THE DISEASES OF THE U. STATES, WITH … Continue reading →

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