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- Mon Dec 28, 2015 4:24 am
- Forum: Cherokee
- Topic: Pinn Family, Cherokee???
- Replies: 1
- Views: 9495
Re: Pinn Family, Cherokee???
Have you seen the Virginia state Senate resolution recognizing the United Cherokee Tribe of Virginia? They refer to Raleigh Pinn as Wiccocomico and Cherokee, but there is no indication of where the information comes from.
- Wed Dec 23, 2015 9:04 am
- Forum: Cherokee
- Topic: Saleechie (Doublehead) Colbert
- Replies: 4
- Views: 31220
Saleechie (Doublehead) Colbert
I have been in contact with the daughter of the man who I believe may be the last living carrier of the mtDNA of Saleechie Colbert, and possibly Creat Priber. She was kind enough to share their dna results with me. While 23andMe has her as X2a, they have her father as I4. As I understand it, Creat P...
- Mon Dec 07, 2015 6:27 am
- Forum: Native American
- Topic: Delaware Indians
- Replies: 2
- Views: 11129
Re: Delaware Indians
Thank you. Very interesting information
- Fri Nov 27, 2015 6:02 am
- Forum: Native American
- Topic: Delaware Indians
- Replies: 2
- Views: 11129
Delaware Indians
Does anyone know of a study of Delaware Indian dna? I'm not sure how well their genetic history has been documented, but I understand that they were in Pennsylvania with the early settlers and I would be interested in knowing if and how that effected the dna mixture of settlers who later moved west.
- Thu Oct 15, 2015 12:22 am
- Forum: Cherokee
- Topic: Viking DNA?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 25750
Re: Viking DNA?
Thanks, interesting reading.
- Wed Oct 14, 2015 5:36 am
- Forum: Cherokee
- Topic: Viking DNA?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 25750
Viking DNA?
Greetings, I have enjoyed reading about how the Cherokee have Jewish roots, but that doesn't seem to explain all of the anomalous DNA samples found among the Cherokee population. I have a cousin who we believe is a direct descendant of a Cherokee woman, but her mtDNA matches DNA sometimes found in S...
- Mon Oct 12, 2015 7:06 am
- Forum: Cherokee
- Topic: Cherokee Adair Family
- Replies: 3
- Views: 25538
Re: Cherokee Adair Family
I have come across four or five John Adair, but your dates match Gen. John Adair, born in America. I don't know much about the family. I have one Adair female who married into a side branch of my family.