FNU LNU (Native American)

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• Name	FNU LNU (Native American)
  Gender	Female
  Biography	PROOF THAT SHE WAS NATIVE AMERICAN: In 1905, the U.S Court of Claims awarded more than $1 million to the Eastern Band of Cherokees for violations to their treaties. The money was to be distributed to descendants of people who were tribal members from 1835 to 1846. According to an e-mail I received from the governmental offices of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Nation, when the U.S. Government approved this money, they sent people door-to-door asking individuals if they had "Indian" blood. If they thought they had Indian blood, they were given paperwork to fill out. The list of people who applied for this money is known as the Guion Miller Roll, named after Interior Department Special Commissioner, Guion Miller. In 1907, 12 of John #5's great-grandchildren and 7 of his great-great-grandchildren applied for their “share” of the money, based on stories they were told about their great-(great)-grandmother being an “Indian”. Emma (Doby) Inscore appears to be the first applicant. Some of the information she listed is incorrect, such as her grandfather’s siblings, and this information was duplicated by some of her siblings, who also applied. In the application from William Pinkney Doby, great-grandson of John #5, William stated that his mother told him that his grandfather (Alsey Doby, John #5’s son) was half-Indian. No one from the Doby family was accepted and the Cherokee Nation states that there are no Dobys anywhere in any tribal documents, except the rejections in the Miller Roll, which can be found here. The Dobys that applied had no proof that any of their ancestors were part of the Cherokee Nation between 1835 and 1846. While it is possible that she was Cherokee, it’s more likely that she was from a tribe local to Sussex County, VA, where John #5 was born and raised, or Wake County, NC, where he lived.
  Death	unknown	USA
  	Her death date or burial location is not known. Family folklore states that she died or ran off. Her last known child (Berry) was born around 1784, then John #5 married Sarah White in 1784, putting her death or disappearance between those two events.
  Person ID	I232342205275	Doby
  Last Modified	14 Jan 2026

  
  

  Family	John Doby,   b. 17 Jul 1750, Albemarle Parish, Surry County, Virginia, British Colonial America d. aft. Sep 1835, probably Jasper County, Georgia, USA (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1768
  	It's unlikely that they were legally married, as marriage between different "races" was illegal at the time. Their first child was born around 1769, so they became a couple around that time.
  Children	+ 1. Elizabeth Doby,   b. Abt. 1769, Orange County, North Carolina, British Colonial America d. Aft 1830, Wake County, North Carolina, USA (Age 62 years) + 2. Alsey Doby,   b. Abt 1771, Wake County, British Colonial America d. Aft. 1860, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA (Age 90 years) + 3. Olive Doby,   b. Abt 1778, Wake County, North Carolina, USA d. Aft 1840, Wake County, North Carolina, USA (Age 63 years) + 4. Sarah Doby,   b. Abt 1780, Wake County, North Carolina, USA d. North Carolina, USA + 5. John Doby,   b. Abt 1780, Wake County, North Carolina, USA d. Jun 1849, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA (Age 69 years)   6. Berry Doby,   b. Abt. 1784, Wake County, North Carolina, USA d. 20 Aug 1814, Fort Hampton, Limestone County, Alabama, USA (Age 30 years)
  Family ID	F709	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Jan 2026