▁freely ▁with ▁the ▁Indians , ▁but ▁the ▁English ▁s eld om ▁mixed ▁with ▁the ▁n atives . ▁Hence ▁it ▁appears ▁that ▁among ▁the ▁pione er ▁families ▁of ▁our ▁County , ▁the ▁May le , ▁Mail ▁or ▁Male ▁family ▁have ▁Indian ▁blood ▁in ▁their ▁ve ins . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁a ▁Maryland ▁local ▁paper ▁reported ▁on ▁Gar rett ▁County ▁family ▁history . ▁It ▁said ▁that , ▁according ▁to ▁family ▁tradition , ▁Mar quis ▁Cal mes , ▁a ▁French man ▁res iding ▁in ▁Virginia , ▁had ▁a ▁French ▁servant ▁woman . ▁It ▁was ▁not ▁known ▁whether ▁she ▁was ▁from ▁France ▁or ▁the ▁French ▁col ony ▁on ▁H ait i . ▁She ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁fall ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁a ▁Ch ero kee ▁man , ▁and ▁they ▁had ▁a ▁daughter ▁known ▁as ▁Pr isc illa ▁Harris . ▁Pr isc illa ▁grew ▁up ▁on ▁the ▁Cal mes ▁plant ation , ▁and ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁beautiful , ▁with ▁an ▁o live ▁complex ion , ▁black ▁eyes , ▁and ▁long ▁hair ▁-- ▁" so ▁long ▁that ▁she ▁could ▁sit ▁on ▁it ." ▁Her ▁descend ants ▁were ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁kept ▁some ▁of ▁Pr isc illa ' s ▁wonderful ▁hair ▁for ▁many ▁years . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁Burn ell , ▁Jr , ▁John ▁F . ▁( 1 9 5 2 ), ▁" The ▁Gu ine as ▁of ▁West ▁Virginia " ▁( un pub lished ▁M . A . ▁th esis ), ▁Ohio ▁State ▁University . ▁Gilbert , ▁Jr ., ▁William ▁Har len .