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The original heritage of Jeannie Long Jacobs is likely the most uncertain certain things in her descendants. The claim is that she was a full blooded Cherokee Princess, will we ever know for certain if that is true? Well the aim for her biography is to simply gather the evidence, and where that evidence may be challenged or correct or conflicts.
Many people hope that DNA will solidify this aspect, however the challenge is for many of us is that she is our 6th Great Grandparent, which we have about 264 of, and if we were to show Native American, to prove it is from her is a challenge. Many of us show none, but yet show "unknown" of some sort, but that is not proof that it does not exist, it is simply proof of the possibility of recumbent DNA, combined perhaps with a lack of empirical or conflicting research as many people who had Native American with white may not know, or may want that information hidden from the records.
If we can find an MTDNA descendant we will be in a better position to make a "stance" and decision on this as a whole, so my aim on this page for Jeannie is simply present the actual documentation that we find into one full picture.
We have evidence to support this claim on several descendant lines, not just one, so there likely is some "truth" to it, but where that truth may be we wait and see.
The following descendants have made native claims, and she has been attached to the copies of the documents.
Jeannie was born about 1754 in Orange County, North Carolina. Her parents and siblings are currently unconfirmed.
She would marry Richard Hargis in 1767 in Orange County, North Carolina[5]
They would have:
She died about 1815 in Person, North Carolina.
Will of Jane Hargis, County of Person, State of North Carolina, 2 Feb 1815, (February Term 1815)[6]:
"I, Jane Hargis, ... unto my beloved son Richard Hargis....
Witnesses: A. Brown, John Roberts [son-in-law, husb. to dau. Nancy (Hargis) Roberts]. Test. Jesse Dickens, CCC."
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Jeannie is 25 degrees from Herbert Adair, 21 degrees from Richard Adams, 19 degrees from Mel Blanc, 27 degrees from Dick Bruna, 18 degrees from Bunny DeBarge, 32 degrees from Peter Dinklage, 15 degrees from Sam Edwards, 16 degrees from Ginnifer Goodwin, 18 degrees from Marty Krofft, 14 degrees from Junius Matthews, 15 degrees from Rachel Mellon and 18 degrees from Harold Warstler on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.
OK, I have done everything I can on my end to merge these two.
I really appreciate you taking care of it for me. Without being on the trusted list, I cant do it myself.
Hope all is well.
Chuck Auld Auld-121