What part of East Tennessee? I can probably tell you which Cherokee clan his people came from. Off the top of my head it might be </i>Ani’-Kawi’</i> - Deer Clan.
If you ever encounter very odd animal town names, in western NC, eastern TN, or north GA, names like Duck Town, Turtle Town, etcetera, it was the main settlement of a Cherokee clan in the days before resettlement.
I can answer that - Cocke County - specifically Bat Harbor.