I have seen several Downings on the list of Cherokees removed from the Tennessee/North Carolina/Georgia area to Oklahoma. I have often wondered where the Cherokees got the surname Downing. Although I currently live near the beginning of the Trail of Tears I haven't looked into that since my Downings weren't this far south. I know there are Downings in South Carolina but that doesn't seem to connect to the Cherokees, at least not in an obvious manner. In any event, Powhatan wasn't a Cherokee so that connection is stretching it. Cheryl Rothwell clrothwell@mindspring.com Logan County, ILGenWeb, coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~illogan/loindex.htm Logan County mailing list> LOGAN-L@rootsweb.com Downing mailing list> DOWNING-L@rootsweb.com Richard III Society mailing list