Hi, I was wondering if your MARTIN family has ties to the SMITH, BURNETT(e), or POTTER families! I, also, heard the my ancestor was part Cherokee. I think..mine were from TN. Kae

Hi, The best on-line resource I've found is Barbara Benge's site in connection with Jerry Blankenship - Cherokee by Blood. If you go to the Tennesse Genweb site you can find the link or try searching "Cherokee By Blood". Like most of us whose ancestors were mixed blood in the 18th and 19th centuries - the only hope is finding relatives who were listed on the rolls or admitted later. There is a series of transcriptions in many of the major libraries called "Cherokee By Blood" of pension applications. The last time I checked the author had issued 7 volumes - there may be more now. Great resource. If you don't have time to go the archives and search yourself - try checking out these volumes in the Greenville, SC, Charlotte, NC and Columbia, SC libraries. There's even some in the Seattle, WA library! Good luck in your search! Nancy Crayton -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 4:46 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [SCAnderson] researching Cherokee lines in South Carolina Hi, I was wondering if your MARTIN family has ties to the SMITH, BURNETT(e), or POTTER families! I, also, heard the my ancestor was part Cherokee. I think..mine were from TN. Kae ______________________________