I have Cherokee roots as well -- my great-great-grandmother was Cherokee. However, we've never been able to go back past my g-g-grandmother, as few to no valid records seem to exist, either because of translation errors, missing documents, or the fact that no documents were made.
It also doesn't help that I'm from the east Tennessee area, where the Trail of Tears originated. My g-g-grandmother was thankfully spared and remained in Tenn, but we don't know exactly why. We know she married a white man at some point, and we have all his information, but we have been unable to find out anything about her ancestors.
So, anyway - that was a really long way to say, "I don't know. But if you find out, could you please post what you find here?"
