Author Archives: Roberta Estes

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About Roberta Estes

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

George Washington Letter to Tuscarora

The French and Indian War took place from 1754 to 1763.  During this time, a significant amount of land was disputed, and fighting took place primarily in these regions and in borderlands.  The Native American tribes were key players, often … Continue reading

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The Autosomal Me – Unraveling Minority Admixture

You’re invited to come along with me on a journey.  It’s an epic event, a journey into the deepest recesses of our cells, into the smallest pieces of our DNA, into the part previously thought to be useless because it’s … Continue reading

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Tuscarora Chief James Blount 1757 Petition

Colonial and State Records of North Carolina Petition by James Blount for the Tuscarora Nation concerning a land patent James Blount, Tuscarora chief September 25, 1757 Volume 05, Pages 785-786 [From MSS. Records in Office of Secretary of State.] We … Continue reading

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Visit to the Cherokee, 1756

This visit occurred in the midst of the French and Indian War.  The Cherokee sided with the British until suspicions and differences between the two spawned the Anglo-Cherokee War, also known as the Cherokee Uprising, in 1758 in which the Cherokee fought directly … Continue reading

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King Hagler, Catawba Chief, Conference with Peter Henley 1756

Many times the only glimpses we have of the Native people as individuals are through documents like this.  I sure wish the names of his warriors had been recorded. Colonial and State Records of North Carolina Report by Peter Henley … Continue reading

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Tuscarora and Meherrin Complaint, 1758

Minutes of the North Carolina Governor’s Council North Carolina. Council November 26, 1758 – November 29, 1758 Volume 05, Pages 994-995 Upon Complaint of King Blunt and the rest of the Tuskarora Indians that Humphry Bate had settled upon their … Continue reading

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Journal of Bishop Spangenberg, 1752

Colonial and State Records of North Carolina Journal of August Gottlieb Spangenberg’s voyage to North Carolina to establish a Moravian Settlement [Translation] Spangenberg, August Gottlieb, 1704-1792 September 13, 1752 – January 08, 1753 Volume 05, Pages 1-14 ——————– page 1 … Continue reading

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Diary of Bishop Spangenberg, 1752

Colonial and State Records of NC Diary of August Gottlieb Spangenberg during his journey to North Carolina [Translation] [Extracts] Spangenberg, August Gottlieb, 1704-1792 September 1752 Volume 04, Pages 1311-1314 [Translated from the original in the archives of the Moravian Church, … Continue reading

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Treaty between North Carolina and the King Hagler of the Catawba Indians

This treaty found in the North Carolina State records is quite interesting for several reasons.  First, it places the Catawba living in Anson and perhaps also Rowan County, NC in 1754.  This is confirmed by another document, filed on January … Continue reading

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Indians in North Carolina in 1754

This document is found in the Colonial and State Records of North Carolina.  It is undated, but the other document on page 320 is a tax list of taxables by county for 1754 filed on January 4, 1755.  The document sharing … Continue reading

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