I keep running into two Myths about the Slaven line that I think need to be addressed. The first is that Richard Harve was the first white settler in the Cumberland Plateau....come on now..think about it ! There are documents pertaining to the Petion of the settlers to didvide the Indian lands long before he showed up ! Lets try to get this staright..he WAS an early settler..but certainly not the first ! The second concerns my GGUncle, Mocissan John. I keep running into a thing that says he brought the first mocissans to the area, thus the name. That make NO sense ! His mother (Otha, aka Dolly) was a full blooded Shawnee..think about it..NA's were making mocissans since the beginning of time in the area, to assume he was the first is to say the NA's had no form of foot covering ! Its just silly to say he brought the first mocissans ! Who knows why he was called Mocissan ? Surely my GGGGrands had some reason..a family pet name is most likely, maybe he was soft as a mocissan, or quiet as..who knows ? But one thing for sure, he didnt bring the first to the area. LOL Another couple of myths busted ! BJ

BJ, He could have been as deadly as a moccasin too! (the snake) ...tim west... BJ. B. wrote: > I keep running into two Myths about the Slaven line that I think need > to be addressed. The first is that Richard Harve was the first white > settler in the Cumberland Plateau....come on now..think about it ! > There are documents pertaining to the Petion of the settlers to > didvide the Indian lands long before he showed up ! Lets try to get > this staright..he WAS an early settler..but certainly not the first ! > The second concerns my GGUncle, Mocissan John. I keep running into a > thing that says he brought the first mocissans to the area, thus the > name. That make NO sense ! His mother (Otha, aka Dolly) was a full > blooded Shawnee..think about it..NA's were making mocissans since the > beginning of time in the area, to assume he was the first is to say > the NA's had no form of foot covering ! Its just silly to say he > brought the first mocissans ! Who knows why he was called Mocissan ? > Surely my GGGGrands had some reason..a family pet name is most likely, > maybe he was soft as a mocissan, or quiet as..who knows ? But one > thing for sure, he didnt bring the first to the area. LOL > Another couple of myths busted ! > BJ > > > > ==== KYMCCREA Mailing List ==== > If you wish to unsubscribe from the KYMCCREA Mailing List, send only > the word > UNSUBSCRIBE to KYMCCREA-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM or if you are > on the Digest List to KYMCCREA-D-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > > >