The area called Kentucky was originally hunting grounds only, hunted by many SE Indian people. I think the Chickasaw claimed some portion of it. George Ann >From: Richard Wilson <imafo2002@yahoo.com> >Reply-To: CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L@rootsweb.com >To: CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [CHOCTAW-SE] Hopiah >Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 15:26:28 -0700 (PDT) > > Halito All: > > George Ann, anyone you can refer this to who has >the knowledge and can be helpful, would be great. They >were born in the Choctaw Nation. I do know that John >Harper was born in Mississippi and he and sister >Elizabeth Harper both owned land in the Choctaw Nation >in both Mississippi and Louisiana. The patents >indicated that the land was associated with treaties, >such as the "Treaty of Doaks' Stand" and in one case >the "War of 1812". > There are many references to their being full >blooded Choctaw. They came to Kentucky around 1775 and >John Harper was involved in the founding of >Boonesborough. I have discovered that there were a >number of Choctaws in the Boonesborough area as a >number of them died along with the settlers at the >"Battle of the Blue Licks". > One explanation that I had >for this was I think I remember from Choctaw history, >that around this period of time the Choctaw area was >becoming hunted out and the hunters had to go further >and further away from the villages to find game. >Perhaps they heard about Kentucky being full of game, >as it was at that time, and that is why they went to >Kentucky. > Also, there is evidence that John and Mary Ann >Harper continued to practice some of the traditional >customs, such as having all of the property in Mary >Ann's name. The only couple in Fayette County to have >property in the wife's name. > It appears that they continued to be called by >both names throughout their lives. As a matter of >fact, there was some Dawes testimony that among Indian >friends their names were completely Choctaw. In other >words, they didn't use the John or the Mary Ann. > > Imafo > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better >http://health.yahoo.com > > >==== CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST Mailing List ==== >Got a PROBLEM?? Got a GRIPE?? Just wanna' WHINE?? Don't post it to the >list. Write to me, the listowner, at CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-admin@rootsweb.com _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com