Hi - No, since no flaming was intended let's all just forget about hurt feelings and all those other things that get in the way of sharing real information. It sounds to me that for once we are lucky to have people on the same list that may be able to help clear some cobwebs. Deannamail, if you know any more of the Capt. Robert Tucker connection, could you please post it here to the list? If he influenced the Nansemond people, and was influenced by, that could have a lot to do with so many branches of Tuckers claiming kinship. I really appreciate the information that's coming out here. Jan rwortham@flash.net writes: > I'm new to the board - 1) what is the Melungeon 2) but maybe more > important, I don't understand the comment about the Cherokee Woman thing -- being new > did I accidentally stumble into something that was already ongoing? Margie > had asked about an ancestor being on the Dawes rolls, I responded I had been > told we had Indian blood in our line & this could be my answer and Benny > indicated his line could be as well; is the problem the word "Indian" was used > rather than "Native American"? I've never felt shame in being told I have Indian > blood so feel at a loss as to why there was this response to the string I > tried to help on. >

I am really confused by all of this....what is wrong with having Indian blood in your line. I have been searching for my Indian connection in my Tucker line for the past three or four years and would be more than happy to be able to finally figure out just exactly where it connects. Is it suppose to be considered a dirty thing? If we are that racial, that much of bigot then I really feel sorry for us as a nation. I personally feel that MY heritage, and my search for MY Indian blood should there be some is a great thing and one to be proud of just like the English blood, the German, and the Irish blood in my line. We are all part of different backgrounds that make up Americans. NO ONE was born in America but the Native American's and they were none other but the Native American Indians.

I, too, have been looking for my Cherokee connection. I've been told that my great grandmother was full blood Cherokee and have connections on both sides, but can't find information. In my family, the Indian connection was always a source of pride, even more so than the English or whatever. Leslie red <red72@famvid.com> wrote: I am really confused by all of this....what is wrong with having Indian blood in your line. I have been searching for my Indian connection in my Tucker line for the past three or four years and would be more than happy to be able to finally figure out just exactly where it connects. Is it suppose to be considered a dirty thing? If we are that racial, that much of bigot then I really feel sorry for us as a nation. I personally feel that MY heritage, and my search for MY Indian blood should there be some is a great thing and one to be proud of just like the English blood, the German, and the Irish blood in my line. We are all part of different backgrounds that make up Americans. NO ONE was born in America but the Native American's and they were none other but the Native American Indians. ==== TUCKER Mailing List ==== Kathy Tucker Leigh, List Moderator kroseleigh@leighdesigns.us http://archiver.rootsweb.com/TUCKER-L TUCKER Family website at: http://www.usgennet.org/family/tucker/index.html ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237