populations, and leaders. Modern studies have generally confirmed that Timberlake's map was remarkably accurate. The journal, simply entitled Memoirs, and his map of the Overhill Cherokee country, have both been reprinted several times. Timberlake's Memoirs is still considered one of the best contemporary accounts of the 18th-century Cherokee. Notes and references 1730 births 1765 deaths American explorers American people of English descent 18th century Cherokee history Explorers of North America Explorers of the United States History of Tennessee People of pre-statehood Tennessee People of Virginia in the French and Indian War Virginia colonial people