There has been many years of dispute of whether John Fields ( born 1763 / died in Perry County Kentucky ) was related to the Davis / David Fields line. Well, this has now been confirmed with DNA, as i match 2 of David / Davis Fields descendants. I have had a theory on this for a few years, but people disputed it every step of the way. John mentions his brother Stephen in his revolutionary war pension, and Stephens father was David, so it appears with DNA that this is also the same family, wit...
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I've been finding more and more evidence of Saponi and some Catawba connections in my family as I continue my research. I honestly feel there is much more of this input than people realize, especially when you look at when and where the Saponi migrated to and from. You never hear these tribes mentioned in Kentucky. Its always Cherokee ancestry, no matter who you talk to. Yes, I believe some families may have married remnants of the Cherokee and Shawnee, but they originated as Saponi many year...
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