Editing Cherokee (section)

====Scots (and other Europeans) among the Cherokee in the 18th century====
The traders and British government agents dealing with the southern tribes in general, and the Cherokee in particular, were nearly all of Scottish ancestry, with many documented as being from the [[Scottish Highlands|Highlands]]. A few were Scotch-Irish, English, French, and German (see [[Scottish Indian trade]]). Many of these men married women from their host peoples and remained after the fighting had ended. Some of their [[mixed-race]] children, who were raised in Native American cultures, later became significant leaders among the [[Five Civilized Tribes]] of the [[Southeastern United States|Southeast]].<ref>Mooney, James. ''History, Myths, and Scared Formulas of the Cherokee'', p. 83. (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1900).</ref>
[[File:Mather Brown - Portrait of Major John Norton as Mohawk Chief Teyoninhokarawen - Google Art Project.jpg|thumb|left|''Portrait of Major [[John Norton (Mohawk chief)]] as Mohawk Chief Teyoninhokarawen'' by [[Mather Brown]], ca. 1805. [[Yale Center for British Art]] (his father was a Cherokee while John Norton adopted by the Mohawks)]]

Notable traders, agents, and refugee Tories among the Cherokee included [[John Stuart (loyalist)|John Stuart]], Henry Stuart, Alexander Cameron, John McDonald, John Joseph Vann (father of [[James Vann]]), Daniel Ross (father of [[John Ross (Cherokee chief)|John Ross]]), John Walker Sr., Mark Winthrop Battle, John McLemore (father of Bob), William Buchanan, John Watts (father of [[John Watts (Cherokee chief)|John Watts Jr.]]), [[Chisholm Tavern (Knoxville)|John D. Chisholm]], John Benge (father of [[Bob Benge]]), Thomas Brown, [[John Rogers (Cherokee chief)|John Rogers]] (Welsh), John Gunter (German, founder of Gunter's Landing), [[James Adair (historian)|James Adair]] (Irish), William Thorpe (English), and Peter Hildebrand (German), among many others. Some attained the honorary status of minor chiefs and/or members of significant delegations.

By contrast, a large portion of the settlers encroaching on the Native American territories were [[Scotch-Irish Americans|Scotch-Irish]], Irish from [[Ulster]] who were of Scottish descent and had been part of the [[Plantations of Ireland|plantation of Ulster]]. They also tended to support the Revolution. But in the back country, there were also Scotch-Irish who were Loyalists, such as [[Simon Girty]].