spirithorse
05-31-2004, 11:09 PM
Hello,
I am so excited to find your site! I have been trying to trace the ancestry of my great-grandmother, who I have been told was the daughter of an indian chief. So far I have not been able to officially document the indian heritage, so I have been studying the native american history of Ohio and WV, where my ancestors are from, to hopefully get some clues. We have been told by an indian acquaintence (who we had never met before) that the spirits told her that my father was part Seneca and Sioux. My father was always told by his mother that his grandmother was Seneca, so that was the first we had heard about the Sioux. For all I knew, the Sioux was in the West. Then, I was told by a Mohawk Valley historian and artist that there was an Eastern Sioux called the Tutelo Sioux, some of which were adopted into the Iroquois. Upon further research, I found that the Tutelo Sioux and Seneca where neighbors. Naturally, I was ecstatic to find your info. on this site about "Blackfoot the other Seneca." I was wondering if my g-gma's maiden name, Boyce, is an eastern Sioux and/or Seneca name? She was born in Jackson Co. WV in 1872. Her father was Marcellus Boyce, who was born in either Taylor or Preston Co. WV in 1843. A distant cousin could only trace his lineage as far back as his parents, Mary and Joshua Boyce. Apparently they showed up in the 1850 census. No info. has been found yet as to when and where they were born. All that is known is that they died of typhoid fever after drinking contaminated water - not sure where she got this info. Since little is known about Marcellus' parents, I am guessing that this may be where the native american ancestry comes in, if it is there. Marcellus married Catherine Atkinson (from Monroe Co. OH) in 1866. Catherine's lineage has surnames Atkinston (Northumberland PA - this line traces back to 1700s Ireland) Van Buskirk (Ohio 1822), Brown (Greene Co. PA 1778), Cross (Halifax Twp. PA 1736). I realize I may need to travel to Preston or Taylor Co., WV to find info. on Mary and Joshua Boyce. However, if anyone can give me any clues as to how I can document my ndn heritage that seems so elusive, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks a bunch! And thanks for this great site! :D
I am so excited to find your site! I have been trying to trace the ancestry of my great-grandmother, who I have been told was the daughter of an indian chief. So far I have not been able to officially document the indian heritage, so I have been studying the native american history of Ohio and WV, where my ancestors are from, to hopefully get some clues. We have been told by an indian acquaintence (who we had never met before) that the spirits told her that my father was part Seneca and Sioux. My father was always told by his mother that his grandmother was Seneca, so that was the first we had heard about the Sioux. For all I knew, the Sioux was in the West. Then, I was told by a Mohawk Valley historian and artist that there was an Eastern Sioux called the Tutelo Sioux, some of which were adopted into the Iroquois. Upon further research, I found that the Tutelo Sioux and Seneca where neighbors. Naturally, I was ecstatic to find your info. on this site about "Blackfoot the other Seneca." I was wondering if my g-gma's maiden name, Boyce, is an eastern Sioux and/or Seneca name? She was born in Jackson Co. WV in 1872. Her father was Marcellus Boyce, who was born in either Taylor or Preston Co. WV in 1843. A distant cousin could only trace his lineage as far back as his parents, Mary and Joshua Boyce. Apparently they showed up in the 1850 census. No info. has been found yet as to when and where they were born. All that is known is that they died of typhoid fever after drinking contaminated water - not sure where she got this info. Since little is known about Marcellus' parents, I am guessing that this may be where the native american ancestry comes in, if it is there. Marcellus married Catherine Atkinson (from Monroe Co. OH) in 1866. Catherine's lineage has surnames Atkinston (Northumberland PA - this line traces back to 1700s Ireland) Van Buskirk (Ohio 1822), Brown (Greene Co. PA 1778), Cross (Halifax Twp. PA 1736). I realize I may need to travel to Preston or Taylor Co., WV to find info. on Mary and Joshua Boyce. However, if anyone can give me any clues as to how I can document my ndn heritage that seems so elusive, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks a bunch! And thanks for this great site! :D