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In many of the families mentioned here, we often see in many of the new and old members of Saponi Town the oral history of Cherokee.
In my family aswell, this rings true, but in several of the census records that I have looked at many of the families do reside near the Cherokee nation, not discounting that many of these same families move out of or into those areas (following older records, looking at 1800 the families actually move into the Chereokee Nation by 1820) so looking back how many families may have had Cheraw-Saponi connections?
If you hear or say the “Cheraw-Saponi” words quickly , to me it is very close to the word “Cherokee”, again, not wanting to discredit my families oral history, but it looks asthough this may have offer something to think about.
And from the records that I have seen my family does come out of South Carolina and NC moving into Tn, and eventually north.
Just something to think about.
Very good point, now that you mention it. 🙂 People unfamiliar with the “Cheraw” name by itself might turn it into “Cherokee”.
This is interesting as i have been told that my g-grandmother was half Cherokee and half Blackfoot but her family was from what i understand Maryland Anne Arundle county, Baltimore City, and possible the eastern shore of Maryland.
This could explain that she might actully have been Cheraw-Saponi but her children and her husbands being that the first husband was African American and the second one my g-grandfather was white could have heard Cherokee.
Hi Techteach
My famiy surnames in Maryland Pitts and Mela(given)her surname G. not sure what G stands for. and in Va. the surname would be Booker. In North Carolina the surname Cheeks? not sure since his father was white but he was adopted by an uncle and no surname was given for his mother Mary who was either half or pure blood indian and in South Carolina I have teh surmanes of Wright Gibson and James.
Could G. Stand for Green?
tia
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