Ok See If I get this Typed Right. My Husband is of Indian Decent His family Show up as Henderson in 1759.?

Question

But we found out one of his Great Grandfathers Changed His Name to Henderson the Earliest I can trace is to 1759 for a ? Henderson man born in 1759 in Taylor's Creek, Hanover County, Virginia. He married an Unknown Woman on February 20,1792 in Louisa County, Virginia she was born in 1762 in that town. They had 7 Children Robert Henderson born 1780 in Mecklenburg North Carolina, Jones Henderson born 1773 in Virginia,James H.Henderson born 1792 in Virginia, Cyrus H,Henderson born1801 in Georgia, John H. Henderson born 1807 in Georgia and a SR Henderson born 1825. We found out they changed their Last Name to Henderson Because they were Cherokee Indian andat that time in those Place It was Not GOOD To be or admit to Being and Indian. I am trying to find out if this family may show up in anyone else Family Tree By their Indian Name It is really important for me to find this out for his Aging Mother.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

I'm no expert in genealogy, but to the best of my knowledge of the Cherokee, their tribal lands were primarily in the Appalachian Mountains of western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee, so my best guess is that the earliest connection to this group would be the Mecklenburg one in 1780, since Mecklenburg County is in the western part of North Carolina.

By 1759, the Tuscarora had mostly migrated north--they were defeated in the Tuscarora War and left their ancestral lands in eastern North Carolina before 1720 (they joined the Iroquois League, becoming the sixth of the Six Nations). It would seem possible that, during this migration, individuals or families among the Tuscarora may have settled among other tribes along the way, including some in eastern Virginia.

One thing I can say with absolute certainty is that 1759 was not a good time to admit to being Indian--the French and Indian War (and especially Pontiac's Conspiracy) led to the rise of the view that "The only good Indian is a dead one" that persisted for the next 130 years.

Hope this is of some help.

Answer 3

Henderson is a Scottish surname. Given that North Carolina had more Scots per square mile than any other colony in the years immediately before the American Revolution and that the Cherokee also lived there, it's probably a safe assumption to guess that a Scot intermarried with the Cherokee. That's certainly what happened in the case of the Cherokee Indian chief, John Ross (1790-1866), whose Cherokee name was Kooweskoowe. Similarly, Sam Houston, an American of Scottish descent, lived among the Cherokee, taking a Cherokee wife at one point.

Try contacting the Clan Henderson Society at www.ClanHendersonUSA.org or 8500 Wendell Drive, Alexandria, VA 22308-2158. If your husband becomes a dues-paying member, you can submit your family tree to the clan genealogist.

Answer 4

Retreat for a moment, and recheck your documentation.
BASED ON WHAT YOU PRESENT.. much of this is oral history/ family tradition, and it may or may not be accurate.
For starters... you have an unknown Henderson and an unknown woman.. but a specific marriage date? There is a huge contradiction there. I am very skeptical that (someone) has an accurate date without the document... and the document would include a name. And, if no one has documentation of those names, I would very much question how it is "proven" for these men to be their children.
http://www.cyndislist.com/native.htm
Here is a collection of sources for Native American research. There MAY be some nugget of truth in what has been passed down, but it is also very possible that it is not provable. The statement of "they changed the name" is more often an explanation that is grabbed on, when the documents don't fit the tradition.

Answer 5

A lot of people with a last name that has "son" at the end were in fact from a family of a different name. What they did was add "son" to their first name, hence, "Davidson" "Henderson." for protection of whatever they were hiding from. You may be looking for someone by the name of Hender or Hinder. Good luck

Answer 6

But for the names alone....this could easily be my own family's story at this particular era and place....actually documented on the internet as an "unanswered question of exact linage" to the Cherokee Nation -- but, almost assuredly so...... This must be a saga that was in some way repeated quite regularly at this period in history... the intermarriage with Natives and the assumption of European names...and the "assimilation" into the mix of the standing culture of the times ......
This is, however, all but impossible to prove or to trace in exacts (we have tried again and again), for, so much care was taken by the original persons to cover their tracks in this "crossover"--- that decades ....turning into centuries... leave little TO track !!
Sorry, to not be able to say anymore than this to help with this endeavor --- but -- I wanted to let you know that there ARE others laboring under a similar dilemma !! It MAY be different in YOUR particular case -- and, you may be able to "crack the code" in finding a link that is documentably sound -- but, it will possibly be a difficult and arduous task at the least !!
Good Luck to you in this endeavor !!