With all due respect, I do not agree with your posting. It was not always us against the Cherokees. In cases such as Betsy Ward, who is recognized by DAR and SAR as a Patriot, they tried to prevent war. As a group, the Cherokees were peaceful and very smart. Afterall, we were invading their land that they had occuppied for centuries. Bob Hughes "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. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 6:24 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TNHAWKIN] Jacob Lawson This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: drdjones Surnames: Lawson Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.hawkins/2784.1.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: This is my own belief after reading the historical evidence. The Indian maiden stories were mostly untrue--a romantic fantasy--with occasional exceptions like the Sizemores. The DNA data suggests that there are very few Indian descendents among white settlers of the tri-state area. Most of the Indian maiden stories originated during the very late 1800s and early 1900s when the Guion-Miller Roll was being assembled. Our ancestors saw $$ signs. During the life of Jacob Lawson the Indians in Tennessee were very unfriendly to white settlers. They killed them when they could and vice versa. You only have to look at the newspapers of the time to come to that conclusion. Remember that Davey Crockett's grandfather was killed by the Cherokee/Creek Indians near Rogersville in Hawkins County, Tennessee in 1777. http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnnews/index.html 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. ------------------------------- 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

Bob, I agree also with you, I know too many family lines that go back to an indian grandmother in Hawkins/Hancock co. Lots of them, like myself have photos to prove it. Correction: It was Nancy Ward, not 'Betsy'. Margaret Mabrey TNHANCOC List admin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Betty Hughes" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 6:36 PM Subject: Re: [TNHAWKIN] Jacob Lawson > With all due respect, I do not agree with your posting. It was not always > us against the Cherokees. In cases such as Betsy Ward, who is recognized > by DAR and SAR as a Patriot, they tried to prevent war. As a group, the > Cherokees were peaceful and very smart. > Afterall, we were invading their land that they had occuppied for > centuries. > Bob Hughes > > "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. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 6:24 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [TNHAWKIN] Jacob Lawson > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: drdjones > Surnames: Lawson > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.hawkins/2784.1.1.2.1/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > This is my own belief after reading the historical evidence. The Indian > maiden stories were mostly untrue--a romantic fantasy--with occasional > exceptions like the Sizemores. The DNA data suggests that there are very > few Indian descendents among white settlers of the tri-state area. Most > of the Indian maiden stories originated during the very late 1800s and > early 1900s when the Guion-Miller Roll was being assembled. Our ancestors > saw $$ signs. During the life of Jacob Lawson the Indians in Tennessee > were very unfriendly to white settlers. They killed them when they could > and vice versa. You only have to look at the newspapers of the time to > come to that conclusion. Remember that Davey Crockett's grandfather was > killed by the Cherokee/Creek Indians near Rogersville in Hawkins County, > Tennessee in 1777. > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnnews/index.html > > 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. > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > > ------------------------------- > 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