Looking for information on 6GGF Chief John Watts. His Daughter Barsheba Watts (Gulledge). I am a DNA and Anscesrty Match.
Genealogy Queries by region - North Carolina
Beasley Family
Looking for any information on Parker Beasley, born 1814 in North Carolina. Our family has always been told he was half Cherokee. Hoping to determine who his parents, etc were
Alfred Lamb NC
I’m looking for information on my great-great grandfather Alfred Lamb (1800-1847) from Guilford County NC. born Abt. 1800. At the age of 5 he was taken by his older brother (possibly half brother) to Morgan County Indiana where he married in 1831 to Rebecca Tarry (Terry) b. Abt 1800, also from NC in. I am
Photo Identities
Can anyone identify who appears in this photo? I am looking for a photo of Chief William Abraham Hicks. Thank you. https://www.allthingscherokee.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/men_sitting-150×150.jpg
Chief William Abraham Hicks
I am trying to find a photograph or painting of Chief William Abraham Hicks or his brother, Charles Renatus Hicks. If you have one or know where I can obtain one, please let me know. William is my 1st Cousin, 6X removed. Thank you! Peggy
NancyTaylor, aka Indian Nancy
According to the notes of Elizabeth Lankford Jones as recorded at the Transylvania County Historical Society: “Nancy Taylor (‘Indian Nancy,’ born circa 1740 in Tryon, North Carolina) the Indian died at the age of 110. She smoked a soapstone pipe with a long stem. She would lie in the bed and reach her pipe in
Nancy Bird have a daughter named Gladys?
Checking a family story, my grandmother was named Gladys. Her mother was supposedly a Nancy Bird. She was adopted by a man named Isaac Bennington. Her birth certificate lists “Indian territory Oklahoma” as her birth place.
Mourning Dove Banks 1735-1805
My name is Mark Banks. I am looking for info. on Mourning Dove Banks (1735-1805) full cherokee, who married John Banks Jr. (1740-1803) in 1762 in North Carolina. They settled near Asheville in the 1770’s and she ran a roadhouse from 1774-1788??? Any stories or info. would help !!!
Cooper/Garren/Peek
I have been trying to trace my genealogy through the Cooper family in Alabama and South Carolina. Supposed to be connected to Chief Blackfox through marriage. Issac Zack Cooper was married to Nancy Blackfox (Chief Blackfox daughter) have hit a brick wall on info.
Melitta/Matilda/Melinda Rising Star of Running Star
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,