yep, tuscorora, natchez, eastern sioux, delaware, the possibities are endless.one thing that struck me was the mention of shoe boots 'crowing' like a rooster as a war cry??could it have been a turkey gobble?this was a traditional war cry of the Cherokee as I recall.....there were numerous emigrations besides the infamous Trail of Tears of 1838-39.....some documented, some not....he could have been on any one of them.....regarding the reservation roll of 1817, there were 2 "Boots", one named Boot and one named Tom Boot.most of these folks did not go thru with the emigration, things got fouled up and they got disgusted and just stayed put or went west and came back.let me peruse those other surnames you posted and i will get back to you.MW