Hello Vance....I would love to have the DNA test but it is out of my price range right now. My families on my father's side are the Gipson/Gibson, Nichols, Perkins,Cornwell from Virginia to Ohio. We are the people they call Carmel Indians. The stories in our family don't match the information I found online when I started researching our family.
I met a man about 3 years ago that happened to be a cousin of mine. His name was Walter Gibson. I had never met him before. He recently passed away. He told me with much pride "We are of the Cherokee Nation.". In that conversation he told me that my great grandpa or great great grandpa held a high position in the tribe. My great grandpa was Ira Gipson and Ira's father was Brison Gipson/Gibson. I know there is a lot of controversy over who and what these families are. My mother's side of the family is suppose to have Native American ancestry also. Maybe one day I will be able to take the test.