This was sent to me by another person who got this from Donna
The Dresslers of Va were in-laws of our Smiths.. In fact, Donna Dressler sent most of my Smith genealogy to me...The Fox family is in So. Mo today(some of the Tn descendants)..There are many links to the Cherokee chiefs in the Smith line.. They were cousins of Nancy Ward's grandchildren.. Walkers and Lowerys..Seviers..making them relatives of not only these but all of the chiefs in the Moytoy line...Chief Nettle Carrier, descendant of Dragging Canoe lived nearby and some Smiths have the story of descendancy from his "seven wives" reported in Mooney's book...It is my belief that the Smiths descending to Chad Smith at Talequah are from this same family...as they were living among ours near Ft. Louden...The Cherokee lineages do not give the name of Cabin Smith's father, so I am having trouble with this..However, the migration patterns are the same..TN>GA>AR>OK..our two lines go Tn>Ga/Ar/Mo...