This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zYB.2ACE/1610.1.2.2 Message Board Post: I believe the Smoky Smith that was mentioned is a different one. He is my father's brother and is of creek descent. It has been said that the Hopwood's and Posey's from the Carolinas an Ga. were of cherokee and creek descent but registered primarily as Creek.-Mike