There is one Kirkpatrick listed in Starr's Old Cherokee Family Genealogy, and that was a Joshua Kirkpatrick who married an Eliza Hildebrand, dates unknown. The Cherokee surname index to this book is online at http://members.aol.com/rarebk Also on-line they have the 1835 Cherokee Census, a Cherokee genealogy Tutorial, which shows how to conduct Cherokee genealogy research, and other resources. Also, a Moses Kirkpatrick was a pioneer settler in Barren County KY, on the Cumberland River (now Monroe Co.), in the late 1700's, and his cabin is still standing. Jimbo ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]