If there is Indian in my line as told by my father, the marriage (or whatever) would have had to occur prior to 1800. My Calvin (m: Laura Everts) died in 1835 leaving (at least) 3 very young children. I'm assuming he was born circa 1800. We have a fairly complete record of my line to Calvin, and there are no Indians noted in those generations. For what it's worth... Phil -----Original Message----- From: PMaeveReed@aol.com [mailto:PMaeveReed@aol.com] Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 9:46 AM To: ROBLEE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: ROBLEE-D Digest V04 #87/Which Indian Nation? Abenaki has my vote. They were located from NY state west to the coast with other Algonquin tribes (Penobscot and others), south to Virginia and north well into Canada. They lost huge numbers of their population due to the epidemics the Europeans brought and so the nomadic Abenaki (People of the Dawnland, ie, east) who were mainly hunters and fishermen, were driven further east by the invading Iroquoian peoples like the Mohawk and Oneida. The Iroquois built more permanent settlements and spoke a different language with different cultural beliefs. They were also better at negotiating alliances with different European groups due to the availability of large numbers of them (read warriors) in one place. The Native ancestor I searched for on my Roblee side I believe was Catherine, no last name, who was born in Vermont and married into the Cross family (married to my Calvin O. Roblee b 1847). I have yet to prove this though, and it may not happen in my life time unless I can get my father's cousin or her daughter to participate in some DNA studies. Due to their nomadic nature, the Abenaki were unable to point to "ancestral lands continuously occupied" for US claims and so were just ruled to be extinct and therefore not recognized. The Canadian government does not share this view and I had a nice visit to the (extinct?) village of Odanak in Quebec last summer where the locals knew all about the people who lived in Warren and Hamilton Counties, NY! The other Abenaki settlements in Swanton VT and Old Town, ME would probably also disagree that they feel extinct. You mean there were other Native ancestors????!!! Phyllis ==== ROBLEE Mailing List ==== Please visit our new web site - http://www.robleesonline.org/ CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The School Employees Retirement System of Ohio intends this e-mail message, and any attachments, to be used only by the person(s) or entity to which it is addressed. This message may contain confidential and/or legally privileged information. If the reader is not the intended recipient of this message or an employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you are prohibited from printing, copying, storing, disseminating or distributing this communication. If you received this communication in error, please delete it from your computer and notify the sender by reply e-mail.