Signed Copy Completing the Circle Hathcock Indian Blood - NC Occaneechi Saponi

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About the auction
You are bidding on a signed copy of an out of print book that I published over 20 years ago. Titled Completing the Circle, this was the result of many years of research I did into one of my own family lines, centering around the alleged Native American bloodline in this family. From family stories to spending many years with the North Carolina tribe associated with same, this book represents a very memorable journey into the past for me and those related.
While I experienced both appreciation and conflict for digging into this part of the family past, it still was a heck of a ride for me! I must tell you again that this book is over 20 years old and many aspects and information are outdated and some things turned into wrong paths or dead ends.
In regards to the main premise of this book, obviously the possible connection to the Saponi Indian Tribe, there are a few things that I must tell/warn you about.  First of all, not everyone subscribes to the idea that there was any native connection whatsoever. Then there are many who gladly accept and show pride in the same.
You have to know a bit about native genealogy to see where the conflict can arise here. In the Hathcock/Saponi connection, it is even a tougher process! When dealing with what I call "old tribes" of the NC/VA Piedmont areas, you are not dealing with what became known as the "Five Civilized Tribes" (a government term that I perceive as insulting) that were associated with the Dawes Commission of the early 1900s. One of the most documented tribes if this group were the Cherokee(Tsalagi).
Using the Tsalagi as an example, in addition to the dawes final rolls, there were many censuses and rolls taken of the Eastern Cherokee for the purposes of payment for broken treaties(pretty much all of them), etc. These give us a rich source of documentation today to establish bloodlines for both tribal membership and genealogy.
With the above in mind, let's go back to the Siouan tribes of the Southeast such as the Occaneechi and Saponi tribes. Also remember that just in the SC/NC areas, there were 30 plus smaller tribes that were under the Catawba confederacy in addition to larger tribes of Iroquoian linguistic stock like the Cherokee and Tuscarora.
These smaller bands usually ended up merging with larger tribes to simply survive. Plus, detailed documentation is practically nonexistent compared to tribes that were more enumerated, studied, and written about. Instead, when dealing with the smaller tribes, documentation has to come from trader's notes, court records, private diaries, or such books as A New Voyage to Carolina by John Lawson (I recommend this book completely!) or the writings of William Byrd, all of which date back to the early 1700s.
We can also find many notes during the revolutionary war that often mentions native issues.  In the case of the Hathcock/Haithcock family, there are some excellent notes that mention native characteristics, as well as census records beginning in 1790.
My point is that if you think that you will just find some kind of "Indian" documentation within these smaller tribes, especially where the individuals proudly proclaim their heritage, you are in for disappointment.
Bottom line… do your own research, immerse yourself in the rich history that is waiting to be found, and most of all… be proud of who you are and those before you.  No one can tell you who you are….you already know.
The title was originally sold exclusively through either Amazon or directly from me. I actually didn't know that I still had any copies left, but these few surfaced and they are NEW. They have been sold all over the Eastern seaboard, as the Hathcock family is a big one! Originally, I believe that I only printed about 50 copies of this edition, which is the revised one. The original is long gone and I hold only one copy of it myself.
I have retired from genealogy as it beat both me and my wallet up! The travel time and places it took me were exhausting, but well worth it.
Best of luck to you all.
This item has been stored in a smoke-free environment ever since.
If you have any questions/doubts or concerns, just ask BEFORE bidding. (Just don't ask me how to become a millionaire....Remember, I'm selling bubblegum cards and toys on eBay. That should tell you something...heh.)
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About the seller
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