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'''Native American.''' The Chickasaw and Cherokee Indians had nearly all been exiled from the state by 1839. For further information on the tribes and their records in Tennessee, see [[Indians of Tennessee|Indians of Tennessee]]. For information on specific settlement patterns, see county and local histories. | '''Native American.''' The Chickasaw and Cherokee Indians had nearly all been exiled from the state by 1839. For further information on the tribes and their records in Tennessee, see [[Indians of Tennessee|Indians of Tennessee]]. For information on specific settlement patterns, see county and local histories. | ||
'''Major Ports of Entry.''' Most foreign-born immigrants arrived at the ports of New Orleans, New York, or other Atlantic and Gulf ports. The major port of entry for the Mississippi River was New Orleans. Passenger lists for these ports are at the Family History Library and the National Archives. [[Portal:Tracing Immigrant Origins|Tracing Immigrant Origins]] and the [[United States Emigration and Immigration|United States Research Outline]] give details about those records. | '''Major Ports of Entry.''' Most foreign-born immigrants arrived at the ports of New Orleans, New York, or other Atlantic and Gulf ports. The major port of entry for the Mississippi River was New Orleans. Passenger lists for these ports are at the Family History Library and the National Archives. [[Portal:Tracing Immigrant Origins|Tracing Immigrant Origins]] and the [[United States Emigration and Immigration|United States Research Outline]] give details about those records. | ||
=== Records === | === Records === | ||
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Some published sources about migration to Tennessee include: | Some published sources about migration to Tennessee include: | ||
Lightfoot, Marise Parrish. ''Let the Drums Roll: Veterans and Patriots of the Revolutionary War Who Settled in Maury County, Tennessee.'' [Columbia, Tennessee]: Maury County Historical Society, 1976. ( | Lightfoot, Marise Parrish. ''Let the Drums Roll: Veterans and Patriots of the Revolutionary War Who Settled in Maury County, Tennessee.'' [Columbia, Tennessee]: Maury County Historical Society, 1976. (Family History Library book 976.859 D3L.) This record contains maps, historical information, biographical sketches, and an index. | ||
Williams, Mike K. ''Virginians in Tennessee, 1850.'' Signal Mountain, Tennessee: Mountain Press, 1988. ( | Williams, Mike K. ''Virginians in Tennessee, 1850.'' Signal Mountain, Tennessee: Mountain Press, 1988. (Family History Library Book 976.8 W2w.) This book is divided into two parts: the first contains an alphabetical list of Virginians with their ages, county of residence, and the birth date and place of the spouse; the second part contains historical and genealogical information. There is an index. | ||
For the history and location of some of the old roads in Tennessee used by immigrants, see: | For the history and location of some of the old roads in Tennessee used by immigrants, see: | ||
Daniels, Jonathan. ''The Devil’s Backbone: The Story of the Natchez Trace, with Map and Headpieces by the Dillons.'' New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, [1962]. ( | Daniels, Jonathan. ''The Devil’s Backbone: The Story of the Natchez Trace, with Map and Headpieces by the Dillons.'' New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, [1962]. (Family History Librarybook 976 B4d.) | ||
Other sources on emigration and immigration can be found in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | Other sources on emigration and immigration can be found in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||