This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: trrabo Surnames: Hendricks, Swartwout, Hartman, Meyer, Dingman, Tripp, Gardinier, Woodworth, Muller, Bradt Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.meyer/3340/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I've been trying to find my rumored Indian ancestry for years now. I recently found the Swartwouts (my ancestors) listed on an Ojibwe ancestry website, but there's no clear connection written to Ojibwe ancestry so I'm looking for any help on interpreting the website below as well as any rumors or information on were that ancestry is located. As well as the link, I have included areas of my ancestry where the Indian blood could come from: http://www.ojibwe.info/RedLake/HTML/people/p00000ot.htm The Swartwout family is on my dad's side. My great grandfather passed down stories in our family (and his siblings in their families) of Indian blood (thought to be Ojibwe) which in their time was not to be spoken of...so I'm guessing records may have been doctored at some point to show only European ancestry. The story was that it was only 2-3 generations before him. There's another rumor of Indian ancestry from the MicMac tribe as a result of rape back in the 17-1800's, but it could be that these rumors point to the same ancestry and the details of which tribe just got mixed up. It would have at least been back in the 1800's if not the 1700's. My great grandfather was Francis Hendricks. His mother and father were Francisco Hendricks (who looks 25% Indian but records show he's European...so perhaps one of his biological parents wasn't one who raised him) and Anna Hartman. ----- Anna's parents were John Henry Hartman (birth name was Henry Meyer and he's definitely 100% German) and Louise Dingman. We have only one photo of Louise Dingman of mediocre quality and she looks like she might have Indian blood. ----- Louise's parents were Jacob Dingman and Phobe/Phoebe Tripp. We have a photo of Phoebe and she looks completely European so if her daughter Louise is part Indian as she appears in the photo, then either Jacob is part Indian or Phobe had an encounter with an Indian and Louise was born of a different father. ----- Jacob's parents were Peter Dingman and Margaret Gardinier. Phobe/Phoebe Tripp's parents were Charles Tripp and Jane E. Woodworth. ----- Peter Dingman's parents were Johannes (John) Dingman and Mareytje Muller. ----- Johannes's parents were Jacob Dingman and Eva Swartwout. ----- Eva's parents were Roeloff Swartwout and Eva Albertz Bradt. So the Swartwout's could be another source of Indian blood or perhaps it's just further back than we originally thought. 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.