My dad has told me some family lore about our ancestors. Apparently, my GGGGGGrandad James Rambo married a Native American by the name of Melitta/Matlida/Melinda Rising Star of Running Star. She got in a lot of trouble with her father for this and he disowned her. They had 9 kids and lived in the GA,
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Cherokee Genealogy Queries Posted October 2017
Cherokee Adams Family
I have a 4th great-grandmother, Charity Adams, who was born in 1783 in either North Carolina or Kentucky. Her father’s name was William Adams, and her mother’s name is unknown. Charity claimed to be an orphan when she married in 1800 to John Bly, and that her guardian was said to be William Stringer, even