Subject: Re: Indian ancestors,Laurens,SCbef 1814 From: C. Coats-Siercks Date: June 28, 1998 The Cherokee Nation was removed from SC in 1838, the process of course started prior to that but that is the official date I believe and there are several eastern rolls during that time period, the Chapman and Drennen come to mind although I don't recall their exact dates...there were however, several other tribes that were removed prior to that, one being the Creek...but they were both removed to OK...a lot of Indians during that period would not admit their native heritage or tore up their records...so if they went into GA about that time that might be the case as well....Charlotte ----Original Message Follows---- From: [email protected] Date: Sun, 28 Jun 1998 23:38:29 EDT Subject: Indian ancestors,Laurens,SCbef 1814 To: [email protected] From: (Helen Austin, Decatur, AL) [email protected] What records may be found for Indian ancestors who lived in the vicinity of Old 96 District, or Laurens Co, SC during the colonial period and up to 1820. I have a Mary Catherine"Polly" whose father was "said" to be a Dick TINNY or TE-NE-AH. Some say she was "Polly" BONDS. Some say her mother was a KEZIAH. All (interviews with descendants) say she was full blood indian, perhaps Cherokee. Certainly Polly was born in 1814 in Laurens Co, SC. She married Hugh Mahaffey HENDERSON b 1814 in Laurens Co, SC and son of James. They probably married in Gwinett Co, GA bef 1834. This would have been before the government records of Indians, right ? Or did the early SC government or individual counties keep any census or records for the Indians in their district ? I would appreciate some advice for trying to find her ancestry. I do see BONDS, TINNY, TINSLEY in the census records of both Laurens Co, and for Gwinett Co, GA where they removed before 1830. ==== SCROOTS Mailing List ==== Go To: #, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, Main |