Perhaps lesser known facts include that they had the first written native language and started the first newspaper for Indians. Georgia I believe. donkelly ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Betty Hughes" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 7:09 PM Subject: [TNHAWKIN] Cherokee Heredity > The State of Franklin TNSSAR Chapter welcomes any member with Cherokee > heredity to join our Chapter. I have led the chartering of Chapters in > the Cumberland Gap, the, General Joseph Martin Chapter and the Watauga > Chapter in Carter County, TN. Many of the GM Chapter members descend from > one of Joseph's Cherokee wives. We welcome your membership. General > Martin recognized te friendship of the Cherokees and without their > non-support at King's Mountain, we might not have turned the tide and won > the Amer. Rev. War. We seek the support of the Cherokee descendants that > helped us. > Best wishes, > Bob Hughes, Past Pres. > TNSSAR > > > "Do not go where the path may lead; Go where there is no path and leave a > trail"---Emerson > Opportunities never come to those who wait...they are captured by those > who dare to attack. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.12/1098 - Release Date: > 10/29/2007 9:28 AM > >