>From Monroe County, Tennessee, Chancery Court miscellaneous Deeds: Shelton, Locke, et al: Bound to Gideon Morgan, Jr - John Locke and A. Shelton, exec's of William S. Lentz, dec'd. Witnessed by John Locke (by attorney Return J. Meigs; Palatiah Shelton by Attorney R.J. Meigs and R.J. Meigs The cast of Characters: Gideon Morgan, Jr. was the son of Gideon Morgan, Sr. and was 1/2 Cherokee. A. Shelton - not sure exactly who he is since we have A.J. Shelton in the county but also have Azariah in the same area. Palatiah Shelton - Big question as to which one he is. I suspect it is the same Palatiah as is showing earlier in Blount County R.J. Meigs, attorney - the son of Cherokee Indian Agent, Return Jonathan Meigs In my opinion this offers a lot of creedance to the theory of the Cherokee connections of the Sheltons in southeast TN. to the Cherokee Joyce Gaston Reece