Hello: I have been searching for a Nancy Morgan or Whitecotton as the wife of William Manning (1775-1867) of Whitley Co ., KY. I was just contacted by a newly found close multiple cousin, we both have a Perkins father and a Ball mother, who says his family believes William Manning was a son of Meredith Manning and an Elizabeth Whitecotton, supposedly a Cherokee. He also says his family has William Manning's first wife as Namcy Sims or Simms. Does any one recognize these names? I have previously been looking at the Reuben Mannings in VA, NC, and SC, as possible fathers of WIlliam. However, William did not have a son named Reuben, while he did have a son named Francis Meredith (Merida) Manning. There was a Meredith Manning in VA and one in SC or NC in the 1700s. Thanks, Steven C. Perkins SPerkins@interaccess.com Manning Y DNA study: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~scperkins/ManningDNA.html