That's interesting, because my grandma always claimed my Williams girls (Mahala and Martha Williams) were part Cherokee. We've had our MitDNA done and it showed European heritage but, of course, that only applies to the female line, if there were any males with Native American DNA, it wouldn't show in the MitDNA in the female line. My McAbee great grandfather (son of one of the two Williams sisters) spoke an Indian language fluently and told my uncles stories about living near/with Indians, but I think that was from living in Massac Co. Illinois in his youth.   --- On Wed, 8/11/10, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [TNWEAKLE] Speaking of Indians in Weakley Co. To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, August 11, 2010, 11:31 AM My Williams family of Weakley also claims Cherokee lines.  My  grandfather, Lawrence Virgil Williams, was born in 1865 and claimed to be  one-eighth Cherokee.  His father, Lawrence P. Williams, came from N.C.  through East Tenn. and was a skilled woodsmen as well as farmer.  He died  in 1905 and though the entire family accepts the Indian heritage as truth we do  not know if it came from the Williams or Cashion line.  I also have an uncle named Finis (Finis Buton Williams born in Weakley  around 1911.  It would figure that with NC so close and the Trail going through TN, there is more to this than some families want to admit.  Bobbie W. 

What is MitDNA? It relates to the female line? Where can I have the female DNA done? I am very interested in tracing some parts of my female lines!!!! Thanks, Leslie ----- Original Message ----- From: "marigold castle" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2010 1:52 AM Subject: Re: [TNWEAKLE] Speaking of Indians in Weakley Co. That's interesting, because my grandma always claimed my Williams girls (Mahala and Martha Williams) were part Cherokee. We've had our MitDNA done and it showed European heritage but, of course, that only applies to the female line, if there were any males with Native American DNA, it wouldn't show in the MitDNA in the female line. My McAbee great grandfather (son of one of the two Williams sisters) spoke an Indian language fluently and told my uncles stories about living near/with Indians, but I think that was from living in Massac Co. Illinois in his youth. --- On Wed, 8/11/10, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [TNWEAKLE] Speaking of Indians in Weakley Co. To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, August 11, 2010, 11:31 AM My Williams family of Weakley also claims Cherokee lines. My grandfather, Lawrence Virgil Williams, was born in 1865 and claimed to be one-eighth Cherokee. His father, Lawrence P. Williams, came from N.C. through East Tenn. and was a skilled woodsmen as well as farmer. He died in 1905 and though the entire family accepts the Indian heritage as truth we do not know if it came from the Williams or Cashion line. I also have an uncle named Finis (Finis Buton Williams born in Weakley around 1911. It would figure that with NC so close and the Trail going through TN, there is more to this than some families want to admit. Bobbie W. ------------------------------- 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