Aha! That's the very story that I bebunked! Daddy was so sure that there was an Indian woman of "royal" blood in the family, and he just couldn't understand that the records didn't support it. At best, I found a girl who was probably half. Her birth was because of the capture and rape of her mother, and the mother's husband back home divorced her. At that time, divorce was granted by the legislature, not a court of law. It was common practice for a man to turn his wife aside, even if the kidnapping, capture and rape were not of her doing. That's unthinkable today, but back then, well, things were different. I do know that the idea of an Indian princess in the family wood pile, which at the time would have been scandalous, not to mention, HIDDEN due to the illegality, was a favorite addition to the family history during late Victorian times. The attrocities of the past were far enough back in time for views to have changed abit, and I expect it was kind of romantic to imagine that great granddaddy whisked great grandma away from her people. Of course, there are many families who do have native American heritage quite clearly, but isn't it interesting that even then the idea of the story had to involve a "princess"? Did making her "royal" lessen the scandal? (please don't take the old view for mine, but we all should know that it was illegal for a white man to marry anyone NOT white, including a native American woman, and that practice was not challenged until the 20th century in Virginia.) Does anyone on the list have a confirmed marriage between a native woman and a white man? What sort of proof to do you have of the legal marriage? How did you find out about the native line? I'd be very curious to hear about the documentation. It could be that the heritage was abscured some to allow it to happen. Constance

I could not but help make a comment here...It depends on if you are from the White People or the Indians, or for that matter Slaves... The Indian Marriage were by taking one to their Teepee that is after giving father so Many Horses.. or by fighting the right to have them.. The Slaves Jumped over the Broom .. and Many of our Whites often lived togather until a preacher came along.. an some whites in NC had only to post Banns for two Weeks before Marrying no records kept ... unless your family was Lucky enough to own a Bible.... So I guess it depends on who you were and where you were..but true most indian did not Claim their heritage ....and in HarlanCo Ky if one was of the Indian Race you married under Colored marriage and that was kept in seperate book from the White marriages.. This was in the early 1800's so if you think your Ancestor were Indian look under Color marriage Book... altho Most did not claim Indian Heritage until later as it was so frowned on. The Reservation did have some records if the White man in Charge noted it in the Books ... How do you think we have the Rolls for who was Indian.... also there is proof that the Indian Princess Pocahontas -m- a white Man and she was accepted by Queen of England... So it did happen Darlene ----- Original Message ----- From: "Constance Frazier" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 11:27 AM Subject: Re: [Magoffin] Indian Princess > Aha! > > That's the very story that I bebunked! Daddy was so sure that there was an Indian woman of "royal" blood in the family, and he just couldn't understand that the records didn't support it. At best, I found a girl who was probably half. Her birth was because of the capture and rape of her mother, and the mother's husband back home divorced her. At that time, divorce was granted by the legislature, not a court of law. It was common practice for a man to turn his wife aside, even if the kidnapping, capture and rape were not of her doing. That's unthinkable today, but back then, well, things were different. > > I do know that the idea of an Indian princess in the family wood pile, which at the time would have been scandalous, not to mention, HIDDEN due to the illegality, was a favorite addition to the family history during late Victorian times. The attrocities of the past were far enough back in time for views to have changed abit, and I expect it was kind of romantic to imagine that great granddaddy whisked great grandma away from her people. > > Of course, there are many families who do have native American heritage quite clearly, but isn't it interesting that even then the idea of the story had to involve a "princess"? Did making her "royal" lessen the scandal? (please don't take the old view for mine, but we all should know that it was illegal for a white man to marry anyone NOT white, including a native American woman, and that practice was not challenged until the 20th century in Virginia.) > > Does anyone on the list have a confirmed marriage between a native woman and a white man? What sort of proof to do you have of the legal marriage? How did you find out about the native line? I'd be very curious to hear about the documentation. It could be that the heritage was abscured some to allow it to happen. > > Constance > > > ==== KYMAGOFF Mailing List ==== > To contact the List Admin: mailto:[email protected] > > To unsubscribe send an email to: [email protected] > (In Digest Mode change the "L" to a "D") with the word unsubscribe > in the body of the message. > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > __________ NOD32 1.1265 (20051025) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > >