It seems that just about everyone in KY and TN claim to be part “Indian”. My family had that legend. So far 5-6 in my immediate family have tested and have no indication of Native American blood. I’d bet that most family legends get shot down on the “Indian” claim. You would think that even with dilution more of these would be substantiated if there had been that many Cherokee women around for marriage.
Yeah, I've heard that all my life too. I was born and raised in Cumberland County Ky. There's stories of my family having some Native heritage too, on my mothers side. But, I don't know if anyone in the family has had it checked out.
