Hello Dianna, Let's see if we can help, if only a little bit. Pocahontas was not Cherokee, though some of the people that married into her descendancy may have been. She was a Powhatan Indian from the Algonquian Nation. "Pocahontas was an Indian princess, the daughter of Powhatan, the powerful chief of the Algonquian Indians in the Tidewater region of Virginia. She was born around 1595 to one of Powhatan's many wives. They named her Matoaka, though she is better known as Pocahontas, which means "Little Wanton," playful, frolicsome little girl." A continuation of the text the above paragraph was taken from can be found at the following address: http://www.apva.org/history/pocahont.html <A HREF="http://www.apva.org/history/pocahont.html">Pocahontas</A> ********** Other excellent reading about this famous lady can be found at the following address, including a descendancy list: http://clickit.go2net.com/search?cid=239125&site=srch&area=srch.comm.fastws&sh ape=textlink&cp=dogpile&rawto=http://www.geocities.com/Broadway/1001/poca.html <A HREF="http://clickit.go2net.com/search?cid=239125&site=srch&area=srch.comm.fas tws&shape=textlink&cp=dogpile&rawto=http://www.geocities.com/Broadway/1001/poc a.html">The Real Pocahontas - by David Morenus</A> ********** A little more about Pocahontas can be found at: http://www.powhatan.org/pocc.html <A HREF="http://www.powhatan.org/pocc.html">The Pocahontas Myth - Powhatan Renape Nation - the real story, not Disney's Distortion</A> ********** I will look up the family names you give in some of the Cherokee rolls to see if they show up there. This will give you at least a little bit more in determining if you have any Cherokee ancestry. I'll post this information as soon as I complete the search. Thanks for being part of the ROOTWALKER family. "This Land Is Our Land!" Stan Magnesen ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In a message dated 9/27/02 7:09:04 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > Subj: [ROOTWALKER] Batson-Cross > Date: 9/27/02 7:09:04 PM Pacific Daylight Time > From: [email protected] (dianna forster) > Reply-to: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > James B. Cross > I am trying to find out this man's earlier lineage. In the 1850 Tn. > census he is listed as a carpenter and married to Cynthia born in Tn. In > other sources I've found her maiden name to be Wright. I read the > biography of James William Cross and saw the name Bolling which is the > same name as in the Pocahontas genealogy. James and Cynthia Cross are my > GGgrandparents. Their daughter Ophelia and her husband Zachariah Batson > are my Ggrandparents. Their son Burnie and Agnes are my grandparents. > Their son Louis Ray and Ruth Batson are my parents. I am trying to find > out if I have Cherokee heritage as well as being in the lineahge of > Pocahontas. This is reported on p. 191 of SOUTH SIDE COUSINS with no > proof or reference. Any information would greatly be appreciated. > >