Hello Everyone, I'm a new subscriber to the DelMarVa List. My interests reach just north of Delaware, into that part of South Philadelphia once known as "the Neck," near the Tinicum Marsh and present-day Philadelphia Int'l. Airport. Mary Simon was my 3xgreat-grandmother, married first to Daniel Odenheimer--a basketmaker in 1860s Philadelphia--then to Benjamin Whartnaby. From the time my mother was a little girl, her great-grandmother (Benny and Mary Whartnaby's daughter) told her there were "Indians in the family." Over the years, attempts to learn more from her own mother and grandmother were ignored or met with silence. I would love to confirm or debunk this bit of family legend, but can't seem to make much headway. Aside from the tiny hints my mother was given as a girl, our only other information comes from a related branch of the Whartnaby family unknown to us until I began digging into our roots. With regard to Mary Simon, we've been told she was "the daughter of a Blackfoot chief." Now, because I think of the Blackfoot tribe as being from Canada and the Western Great Plains, I'm wondering if there could be any truth to this--if there was ever a Blackfoot presence in the DelMarVa peninsula or up the Eastern seaboard. I would be very grateful for your insight or suggestions as to how I might further my research. Many thanks. With kind regards, Sandy Levins sandylevins@earthlink.net