This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Sweat(t), McNeeley Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/zARBAIB/52.71.1.1.2.1 Message Board Post: On 21 March, Wendell wrote: "William Sweatt and his wife are Cherokee Indians. One is full the other half. I don`t know which one is full cherokee. One of their gr son applied for Ckerokee Indian pension in 1905. He states his gr mother Rachel Sweatt is 3/4 cherokee. If you notice in 1850 Campbell Co Census. Rachel Sweet and her husband are living next to William Sweat. Rachel md Hutson (Hudson)." "I would like to exchange info with you. I desc from George and Martha Sweatt thru their daughter Elizabeth Sweatt. Here in Sequatchie Valley we spell Sweatt with two tt." Hello Wendell Sorry about the delay in my response. I am working on the road for next two weeks near Charlotte, NC. My preferred email address is [email protected] But, occasionally on the road, I use my yahoo address which is where i received your message. Yes, I am aware that as early as 1830 census, the neighbors of William Sweat were heads of families with names like Hutson, Ivy, Dannel, and most significantly- the McNeeley families. Indeed, I believe your ancestor, Martha "Patsy" McNeeley, married George Sweat(t). Thank you for letting me know that your generation in the Sequatchie Valley uses the Sweatt version. I have also seen Swet, Sweet, and Sweat. McNeeley has been spelled McNeely, McNealy, as well as McNeeley. My branch of interest in that of William McNeeley who married Mary Sweat. I believe Mary was sister of William Sweat. William McNeeley and Mary Sweat had two children who married into the Sweat family. So, there is several intermarriages between the neighbors of this area of Campbell Co. I do know that William Sweat was living near his sons- William J., Quinton John, and George, And now, as you say, his daughter Rachael (who was married to Hutson). Do you have any marriage date for Rachael Sweat and Hutson? Do you know the fate of their children? DID your ancestor Elizabeth Sweat marry a Walker- what was his full name and when were they married? When did the Sweat persons in your line change the name from Sweat to Sweatt? Also, do you have the full reference for the Cherokee pension applications of 1905. Where are they available for reading? Let's keep in touch and share some family history. Where do you live now? Thanks for your patience, Bob Kramp,