Ken, The Benges were white . Our Indian Blood started when Colonel John Lowrey married Ga-loo-agee-(etc) not sure of all the spelling unless I drag out papers. Colonel John was white also. Yes I've got Uncle Thomas' family too and Abel Spark. My Grandfather and his brother maried the Lowrey sisters and they were Cherokeeso this is part of the Benges being Cherokee. My family came o ver the Trail of Tears and my cousin John Benge was Commander of one of the Wagons. He was one half Cherokee. Oleta E. Benge KiteOn Thu, 31 Aug 2006 11:01:39 -0700 "Ken Baker" <Kenebaker@comcast.net> writes: > Interesting, in that I have a BENGE, "...Abel Sparks (the elder) > married > Elizabeth Benge. She was the daughter of Thomas Benge of Wilkes > County, > North Carolina, as is proved by the will of Thomas Benge dated > January 21, > 1811...." > In following Abel Sparks (my grgrgr)there were Iriah b. 1797 NC; > Citizen > Napoleon Bonapart Sparks b. 1841; Rueben 1877 GA(my grandfather). > I have read about BENGE, which one I don't remember but there was > Indian > Relationship. > > Contact me at 'kenebaker@comcast.net' > > -----Original Message----- > From: indian-territory-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:indian-territory-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of > DocJeep371@aol.com > Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 9:53 AM > To: indian-territory-roots@rootsweb.com > 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 > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.7/435 - Release Date: > 8/31/2006 > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > >