This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: CelesteHolly51 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lawson/6754.1.2.1.1.1.1.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Janet, I could not figure out what you were replying to...when you said all that about "talking to them." I had been posting to answer Kat about Nannie Lawson; that post was in answer to her query. You and I have corresponded before,so of course I am working on the Hooker line from southwestern VA/NC, and I have tried to help you before. I guess you did not remember. I showed you how things might have played out. Some things we will never know but do not get confused by all that "Eurasian" stuff some are going on about. The Q1a3 is not a European line; it originated in Asia and is found there and in this continent still today. All Native American yDNA is Asian in origin. Nothing has been found to say that the Q1a3 (even without the M3 mutation) is not Native American. The oral and written documentation is overwhelmingly on the side of Native American ancestors. It was not popular to be Native American back in the day these Hookers were saying they were Cherokee. They would not have said that unless they had reason to believe it. Saying that they were part Cherokee back then could have led to lots of problems for them with some people. Many people tried to cover up that they were part Native American. These Hookers remembered that they were "allowed" to go to white schools - they said it like it was unusual for them to have gotten to go to school with whites. They would not have said that if they did not have Native AMerican heritage. Celeste Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.