This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5R.2ADI/912.1 Message Board Post: Christy - this may be a far stretch but my great grandfather was James Townsend who was married to a Hall and according to my mother always claimed he had some Cherokee blood. I'm probably not really clarifying anything for you but I'm trying to track down both Townsend and Hall lines. If you think this might fit - that's great and since I'm just starting my search - anything you can offer will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.