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Author Archives: Roberta Estes
Salt and Water
Some English translations of Native names are obvious. And some, well, I’m left to believe that something just didn’t make it in the translation. Here’s an example: Information on this page is from Index of Awards on Claims of the … Continue reading
Roster of the NC 69th Cherokee Regiment – Civil War
This is the second hat tip in one day to Beverly for finding the roster of the Cherokee regiment online. I couldn’t download the pdf to print it, but it’s certainly readable on the screen. The Cherokee roster begins on … Continue reading
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William H. Thomas’s Cherokee Legion of the 69th NC Regiment of the Civil War (Confederate)
William H. Thomas was the only known white Chief of the Cherokee. http://www.cherokee-nc.com/index.php?page=65 His legion of 400 Cherokee men was a part of the larger 69th North Carolina regiment and fought bravely in the Civil War. They did not own … Continue reading
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Waccamaw Legacy – “We was always Indians.”
There are a few books I consider foundation book for the library of anyone who is researching mixed families of color in Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. The book “Waccamaw Legacy, Contemporary Indians Fight for Survival” by Patricial Barker Lerch is … Continue reading
Posted in Fundamental Research List, North Carolina, Waccamaw
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Names That Make Me Smile
Some of these Native names just make me smile. How about Grand John, a St. John’s Indian. Or Many Greets. How do you think that Pierre Joe Stutterer got his name? Or maybe, better yet, Sam Bananas. Now you know … Continue reading
Fundamental Research List
For new and seasoned researchers both, I have put together what I consider to be a fundamental core list of books and resources absolutely essential to understanding the free people of color in colonial and post-colonial America. The books are shown below and have … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina, Resources, South Carolina, Virginia
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Drammacho Mongy – Chickahominy Chief
In James City County, Va., in the Acts of Assembly, we find what may be the first instance of an Indian chief with a surname in the colonial records. Drammacho Mongy, chief Ruler of the Chickahominy, petitioned that lands in … Continue reading
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Michigan Native Resources
I think I’ve hit the proverbial goldmine. This site has several very important rolls, including one as far back as 1836 showing the amount of admixture. Here’s the link to the primary site. http://www.mainlymichigan.com/nativedata/ If you take a look at the … Continue reading
Posted in Chippewa, Michigan, Ottawa
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When a Mohawk is not a Mohawk
Some things seem elementary. If you found an ancestor with the surname of Mohawk, you’d immediately think Native, or at least seriously ponder the possibility. If you knew you were dealing with a Native family named Mohawk, you’d know you … Continue reading
Posted in Mohawk, Penobscot, St. John's Indians
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Atteanis and Attean – Revolutionary War to WWI
Sometimes decisions about how to use one word Indian names is difficult. When the names are hyphenated, such as the Seneca name, Dah-gis-wus-heh, I don’t use the name. Chances of someone finding this name as an English name are pretty small. However, … Continue reading
Posted in Military, Penobscot
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