I have found the same with rumours of Indian blood. All my relatives have regurgitated a legend that we are "part Cherokee" or "part Creek," But I have not found any evidence yet. I think it was just a popular, hip thing to be at one time and everyone keeps repeating it. Which surprises me, because Indians weren't treated much, or any, better than blacks in those days - so who the hell would want to marry, much less brag, about what people would consider "bad blood" back then? >From: "Jim Simpson" <jimsimpson@acf.dhhs.gov> >Reply-To: <jimsimpson@acf.dhhs.gov> >To: CAPE-FEAR-SCOTS-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: re: Bogus Scottish Brothers >Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 9:33:02 -0400 > >My take on bogus shipwreck stories is that they were started in a given >family to disguise another fact. Keeping in mind that shipwrecks were >quite >common during the 1700's and early 1800's, an individual in a family might >go >to an "obvious" solution to a family story that is embarrassing. This is >just a general response, and I too would like others to ring in on this. > >Jim > > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com