Thanks, Haynes- I still remember Boone Brownand his big cigars when I was in SHS and Marclene Brown was a classmate. I am 74- did not know Boone was still living- may be. If so, he is past 90. Concerning the 'Blach Irish"- some called themselves "Dark Dutch". If the names had a meaning in Irelend or the Netherlands, it was different than the meaning early settlers had . The meaning varied in Georgia. Concerning the area you speak of, we attended a Sevier Family Reunion in Gatlainburg and came due south to Cherokee, N.C. to Hiawasse to Alpine Helen to Clarkesville and Toccoa, then to Atlanta. Ga. Militia Gen(1812 ) & Great Grandad's Grandad james Rutherford Wyly is buried there in Clarkesville in old Cemetery downtown by the Episcopal Church which J.R. and his Clevelands first cousins built for Charleston Tourists who summered in Clarkesville and Alpine Helen. He built 2 or 3 Misionary Baptist and 1 Episcopal church and insisted they all have a balcony for all people, Slave, free, indentured, Indian, or whatever to share the worship without having to be a guest of someone who owned their family pew. Gen Ben Cleveland, is buried near him as is Sarah Hawkins Clark Wyly, granddaughter of Governor John Sevier and Sarah Hawkins. The Inn was sold to Wylys by Walton's son in law Gen. Joseph Martin- part Cherokee who was also married to Betsy Ward, dau. of Beloved Woman of Cherokee Old Echota, Nancy Ward. agent Gen . Martin also had 2 to 4 Cherokee Wives & 2 Anglo- Susannah Graves at one time or another. Sister Mary Graves is on my tree. Descendants include Grandad's cousins in Tahlequah Cherokee Government- one printed the Cherokee Phoenix in Sequoya's alphabet. Grandad had no Cherokee blood. The Tahlequah group included first Attorney Gen. of Western nation, a few lawyers, an FBI agent under Hoover, and a dr. or 2. This came through Buffington- McNair- Bushyhead- and related lines. He had just cleared the Tugaloo Turnpike from Tellico Plains to Toccoa, Ga. He and Sarah ran the Traveller's Rest inn in Toccoa, bought from Cherokee leased land by Jesse Walton when jesse left for Georgia Gold Fields. Some credit the Ga. Gold Fields and the Cherokee tollerance of Polygamy near Old Echota for Andrew Jackson's removal of some soldiers and officers of Old Echota who fought with him in War of 1812 were put on Trail of Tears. Wylym and Cleveland , with 700 Anglos and 400 Cherokees fought British and agitated Seminoles in Florida, 1812 See Ga. Dept of Natural Resources on Internet then go to Traveller's Rest Inn. Wylys sold it to Jarrett- Lucas families - third family ownership until Ga. made it into a State Park- and Clemson U. craftsmen hold pioneer skills classes there on weekends. J.r. and sons sold their habersham Couty Iron Works- forge and foundry, to Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun, now apparently under Lake hartwell. Take care, Charles A. Wyly