I never heard of this person. Thorntons lived in Fort Gibson and my parents knew them. Might have been some kin. Oleta On Thu, 31 Aug 2006 13:57:19 -0500 "Dorothy G" <dottur@ptsi.net> writes: > Do you know who Nepoleon Boneparte Thornton's parents were? I am > working on > the (Cherokee) Thornton line and hopefully we can connect our > Thornton's? > Sincerely, > Dorothy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <DocJeep371@aol.com> > To: <indian-territory-roots@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 11:53 AM > Subject: [INDIAN-TERRITORY-ROOTS] Requesting information about > petitions > ofenrollment > > > >I have traced my ancestory back to Trader John Benge who was > married to > > Warteh of the Red Paint Clan around 1861. A decendent of his > Nepoleon > > Boneparte > > Thornton applied for enrollment along with several of his siblings > on > > petition #4301. How do I find out the results of this petition? > His > > Indian blood > > may have been through the Sarah Fielder side of the family or > from a > > claim of > > Cherokee by marriage through John Benge. Any help out there for > this? > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > INDIAN-TERRITORY-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' > > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INDIAN-TERRITORY-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > message > >