This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Lindesu Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.thompson/17529.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: What was the migration, if any from NC? I do have some Thompsons married to Cherokee. And they do eventually trace back to NC, but not in 1827. William Thompson, Born 1745 in Norfolk, VA died in North Carolina. He was married to Jamima Portlock. I do not know for sure if she was Cherokee, but I do know that they lived among the Cherokee. In fact many of these Thompsons were believed to either be part Indian, or married to Indian or part Indian women. There was a William, Jesse, Benjamin, James and Allen. Several fought in the Revolutionary war, but it is uncertain which side they may have fought on, as many of those living with the Cherokee were loyalists. Jesse Thompson had a daughter named Nancy Jane, but she was born prior to 1827, more in the 1810 range. And there is no way to be certain that this is even the right family for you, but certainly possible. As I said, many Thompsons were living and intermarrying with the Cherokee in the NC region. The migration for! my Thompson went from North Carolina to the Tennessee River area of Akabama, then to Arkansas, Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, and later to Texas. One great source for these early cherokee thompsons is a book James George Thompson, 1802-1879, by Mary Wilson Kelsey and Mavis Parrott Kelsey, Copyright 1988, Texas A & bM University Press. If you can get your hands on this book the first chapter deals with some of these early Thompson lines and migrations. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.