I'm very interested in family history, but recently learned of something unsettling. One of my cousins has recently been researching our family tree. I know we have American Indian heritage, but she discovered something that sent chills down my spine. One of my female ancestors, a Cherokee, was listed as marrying an Englishman. In parenthesis, beside her name is the word "captive". It bothers me to think about it. I believe they had nine children together. Even though she is long gone, I am haunted by the circumstances. Was she already a captive and could her life have actually been made better by marrying him? Or was she taken captive to be his wife? I'll never know the answers.
Does anyone else know anything of their family tree?
Does anyone else know anything of their family tree?