tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7077574950918175884.post2974642170630648769..comments2023-04-03T08:07:44.584-04:00Comments on Welcome to Genealogy By Ginger!: DNA Results - are we really SMITHS?Ginger Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17453442334718861407noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7077574950918175884.post-38936965824527308872009-04-17T22:08:00.000-04:002009-04-17T22:08:00.000-04:00I still will ride on the assumption that James Smi...I still will ride on the assumption that James Smith was a mixed-blood, mostly Cherokee man. I also believe that Jinnie Lee was a Cherokee woman. So, we have Cherokee blood from both of those lines. The deposition says that David Smith married a "Cherokee woman". So Sarah Gallymore was a Cherokee woman. However, the relationship between James Smith and Jinnie (Lee) Gallymore befuddles me still.Mr. Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02473393029600175769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7077574950918175884.post-39414360024265818702009-03-24T20:15:00.000-04:002009-03-24T20:15:00.000-04:00Usually when you see the last name followed by "ne...Usually when you see the last name followed by "nee" and then another last name, this means the first last name is what she is using now and the "nee" means that the other last name is the last name she used before she was married. So, in our case, Jennie Lee married a Gallymore. She could have married a Lee before the Gallymore or Lee could be her maiden name. Hard to tell without more research. The deposition we have does seem to indicate that she later married James Smith. I believe he was married before Jennie, if indeed they were married at all. In any event, Sarah/Sally Gallymore or Gilmore is really a Gallymore. And David Editon Smith is really a Smith. So no worries there. Ofcourse we can "flirt" with the idea that James Smith was not really a Smith at all. He may have had a Cherokee name and just chose the name "James Smith". I've considered this as a possibility. Because there is no doubt that at one time they lived among the Cherokee Nation and lived as Cherokees. So much research.Mr. Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02473393029600175769noreply@blogger.com