Hi Jeff! Helen Rountree has traced one Perry family to the Chickahominy of Virginia in 1704. They lived quite close to Maryland and there is reason to believe some of them migrated to Maryland during the general flux from Virginia because of English encroachments. Best wishes, Pat Elder "I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it." Abraham Lincoln http://ContinuityPress.com - Specializing in Melungeon, Civil War, and Jackson County, Tennessee Genealogy and History Books -----Original Message----- From: JEFFERY BEARD [mailto:jefib@yahoo.com] Sent: Friday, March 10, 2000 8:21 PM Subject: PERRY SURNAME I'm looking for information on my ancestor SAMUEL PERRY who lived in the Baltimore area of Maryland. Sometime around 1800 Samuel Perry moved to Tennessee and settled in Carter County TN. Is the surname Perry found among any of the Native American tribal groups in Maryland ? Any information would be appreciated thank you. Jeff Beard