Concerning the Field or Fielder.....the Declaration clearly says Fielder.....the stepfather of Obediah M. Benge NOT Fields Joyce Gaston Reece ----- Original Message ----- From: "J W Kite Jr" <obengekite@juno.com> To: <indian-territory-roots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2006 6:19 PM Subject: Re: [INDIAN-TERRITORY-ROOTS] Black Dutch > Joyce, I'll say this but I will say no on the Mehlugeons. Black Dutch-yes > because my Grandmother married to Robert Benge was Black Dutch and a > sweetheart.However I guess she was the only one I knew. Oleta > On Sat, 2 Sep 2006 16:51:22 -0400 "Joyce G. Reece" > <bjreece@bellsouth.net> writes: >> Oleta >> >> In the past I have read one prominent Cherokee researcher say to me >> quite >> bluntly that there is absolutely NO relationship between the >> Melungeon's, >> Black Dutch and Cherokee....would you offer your opinion please >> >> AS for the Obediah Martin Benge application....I, personally, was >> just >> trying to help other researchers. I knew, fairly certainly, that >> you'd >> looked for any military records or pension records but was just >> trying to >> clarify for others who might not know. >> >> I have no (known) relationship to the Benge family but am 'dancing' >> around >> them along with the Martin's, Lawson's & Shelton's trying to >> pinpoint a >> relationship between the families. It almost HAS to be there if we >> could >> just locate more info. I appreciate your answering my earlier >> questions? >> >> I already have a proven lineage into more than one Rev. War >> Patriot...but am >> not interested in DAR to provide me proof of it. >> Joyce Gaston Reece >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.7/436 - Release Date: 9/1/2006 > >