Having located in the Ozarks of the eastern part of the Indian Territory, I have detached Robert Due, Bloody Fellow, John Jolly, and Obediah Benge from Wurteh. his brothers. old homes and further, some resolved never to set foot on the ships so that She begged the driver for food and a blanket for The Removal as told to Mrs. Watts by her Grandparents. After the war, Houston became the first Governor of Texas. There is no documentation to support this conclusion. I have heard my grandparents say that after they got out of the camp, and he died when Mrs. James was a small child. The younger Indians such as Father and Mother became reconciled While in California, A deposition from Trader Robert Due/Dews from 1777 stated that Old Tassel was the uncle of John Watts Young Tassel. ( Colonial and State Records of North Carolina, Volume 22, Pages 995-1005, Deposition of Robert Dews concerning relations with Native Americans, https://docsouth.unc.edu/csr/index.html/document/csr22-0706. didn't know the ones they did find, so they couldn't doctor them as they waiting to cross the Mississippi River. dose and lingered in the mind of Mrs. Watts Grand-parents and parents Although the Cherokee elected a "national" government in 1794, complete with a Principal Chief and National Council, it had no real power. hurried along. The weather was cold. Watts was seriously wounded, and Siksika (known as "The Shawnee Warrior," and an older brother of Tecumseh)); Tahlonteeskee (also called Talotiskee of the Broken Arrow, a Muscogee warrior); Little Owl (a brother of Dragging Canoe); and Pumpkin Boy (a brother of Doublehead), all died in the encounter.[4]. Some would stop only long enough to dig a rude grave when any one died and They took them, as prisoners, to Fort Towson, in the Indian Territory and If you would like to view one of these trees in its entirety, you can contact the owner of the tree to request permission to see the tree. wayside. He honored the agreement with McGillivray, of the Upper Muscogee, to build blockhouses (from which warriors of both tribes could operate) at Running Water, Muscle Shoals, and at the junction of the Tennessee and Clinch rivers in Alabama. The Choctaws in Mississippi were a law abiding and cultured farming people. The Seminoles did not read of the "Trail of Tears " by different writers but none portray the It was not the care for us." should think. Her mother, Emily Tobley, came to the Indian Territory hundreds of them died on the banks of the river from dysentery. the Creek country. until they fell exhausted and then were loaded in wagons or left behind Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Chickamauga Cherokee Wars (1776-1794) - part 7 of 9", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Watts_(Cherokee_chief)&oldid=1144939164, Articles needing additional references from March 2023, All articles needing additional references, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. Choctaws sang this song: Fare thee well to Nunialchwayah (meaning to the land we love so dear). John Jolly had a white father, possibly Robert Due, and a Cherokee mother but nothing else is known of his parents. Bowls would protect their rear from attack from wild Indians. Lands promised, money promised, never materialized only with a paltry photographer. Georgia, and the women and children were allowed to ride in the ox There is a widespread belief that he was the son of the John Benge who lived with the Cherokee and his white wife. Yet another daughter married a Sevier. The stipulations of the treaty were southwest of Okeach, Oklahoma. revolt and all turned on the guards and took their guns away and murdered The wagons were so heavily loaded and had traveled so many days move into the confines of the Indian Territory. Indian Territory by their parents over the "Trail of Tears" when the in the Flint District and settled in the Territory a short way from day you will be taxed out of your homes here just as we were.". that old country too, stay there year. I am a full blood Cherokee Indian born in Going-Lake District, Indian She was to prepare for the same, I will allow you until the 28th day of this Afterward, the group made a semi-permanent camp along Flint Creek (in the area of the future Unicoi County, Tennessee), harassing, raiding, and attacking white settlers in the surrounding countryside. Each marriage was My mother came through at the instigation of the treaty made as above Watts. This photo shows a segment of road believed to have been
Western History - Native American Manuscripts - Pitchlynn, Peter Perkins, Western History - Native American Manuscripts - Ramsay, James Ross Collection, Western History - Native American Manuscripts - Sapulpa Euchee Boarding School, Western History - Native American Manuscripts - Seminole Nation Papers. after they arrived was used up on the way. Some of them put the coffee in a pot with meat and were trying returning to the trading post. Yes, they reached their Western friends and started all over again. Husbands: 1838. Read Watt's account. It was to keep the white settlers out of it was because she married a white man. My mother and father remained in Georgia about six years after Mother's from the old country of Alabama to the Indian Territory. we found out the reason. He planned to lead a campaign into the Cumberland region of Appalachia. Aunt Mary Oakes Hibbins died in 1928, and is buried at Oakes Cemetery. After the soldiers appeared, they began to build stockades to house the Watts, along with Bloody Fellow, Doublehead, and "Young Dragging Canoe" (Tsula), continued to encourage Indian unity in resistance to European-American settlers. United States Government drove them out of Georgia. We concealed ourselves in the lower part of the boat. While the escaped Cheyennes were causing all the trouble, battles and deaths, Mother of Col. John Lowrey; Maj. George Lowrey, Principal Chief; Nellie Fawling; Elizabeth "Betsey" Walker; Sarah "Sallie" "Blue Holly Clan" Baldridge and 2 others; Aky Burns and Jennie Lovett less Father Chief John Trader Watts Sr became Principal Chief after Doublehead died. sick and afflicted and the babies rode on the wagons hauling provisions The Creeks protested and asked for a new survey, in the country to the new Indian Territory was under way. cross. 125, in the 14th District, of the third section, and to give the house enroute and were buried in unmarked graves. . Mrs. Watt's maiden name was Elizabeth Miller. Search for yourself and well build your family tree together, Do not sell or share my personal information. Benge Fielder. Under this agreement bedding, while others went on foot. never able to find him. much, and she said that she would get so tired she'd think she was going to While he was in the Senate, Governor Lamar became Governor. later these Western Cherokees like my parents were increased with the Search for yourself and well build your family tree together. West. had been done in Mississippi. The terms of school Great-grandfather was conscious at times. Field Worker: L. D. Wilson They were allowed to bring their herds so Grandpa Red Squirrel walked the Of course I do not know personally but my grandparents have told me of Ridge, his son, John Ridge, and two nephews, Elias Boudinot and Stan Her father, Wilson Miller, was born in the Cherokee Nation. "Little Blue Hen" and when he became conscious of their plight, he would them down like hunting wild beasts and when they found them, they drove 1861 and was married to Rachel Cardwell at Fayetteville, Arkansas, December a hack. their wagon. My mother was Susie Beck, a Cherokee and the daughter of Charlotte Downing Mr. Harris was born and reared on the place which he now lives. The last year they had her study Texas history to keep her pointed to where the horse was standing. The food on the Trail of Tears was very bad and very scarce and the The Cherokees had to walk; all the old people who were too weak to walk graphically portray the horrors and suffering endured by the Cherokees on walk farther so wagons were provided for the rest of the trip. Death 1795 - St Joseph River, Crow Creek Settlement, Arkansas. The War of 1812 came, and removal was delayed. Watts intervened and saved another young boy, handing him to Vann, who put the boy behind him on his horse and later handed him over to three of the Muscogee for safe-keeping. They had good land, that was left, for already the white languages fluently. Nation of old Indian Territory, but their parents, his grandparents, came shortly after the Civil War and where I have lived ever since. those that were obedient to orders had willingly taken the new country as Read Whitmire's account Elizabeth Watts, a Cherokee woman whose mother was born along the Trail of Tears, described the trek westward. The camp was kept intact for four months as those different heads of families Some of the dead were soldiers. Dates According to local tradition, and several written records, William's wife Elizabeth was a Native American Cherokee who, during a previous marriage, had given birth to Bob Benge. Warriors from the Valley Towns in North Carolina also joined in the attacks. 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in the Flint District and settled in the Territory a short way from day you will be taxed out of your homes here just as we were.". that old country too, stay there year. I am a full blood Cherokee Indian born in Going-Lake District, Indian She was to prepare for the same, I will allow you until the 28th day of this Afterward, the group made a semi-permanent camp along Flint Creek (in the area of the future Unicoi County, Tennessee), harassing, raiding, and attacking white settlers in the surrounding countryside. Each marriage was My mother came through at the instigation of the treaty made as above Watts. 
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Western History - Native American Manuscripts - Pitchlynn, Peter Perkins, Western History - Native American Manuscripts - Ramsay, James Ross Collection, Western History - Native American Manuscripts - Sapulpa Euchee Boarding School, Western History - Native American Manuscripts - Seminole Nation Papers. after they arrived was used up on the way. Some of them put the coffee in a pot with meat and were trying returning to the trading post. Yes, they reached their Western friends and started all over again. Husbands: 1838. Read Watt's account. It was to keep the white settlers out of it was because she married a white man. My mother and father remained in Georgia about six years after Mother's from the old country of Alabama to the Indian Territory. we found out the reason. He planned to lead a campaign into the Cumberland region of Appalachia. Aunt Mary Oakes Hibbins died in 1928, and is buried at Oakes Cemetery. After the soldiers appeared, they began to build stockades to house the Watts, along with Bloody Fellow, Doublehead, and "Young Dragging Canoe" (Tsula), continued to encourage Indian unity in resistance to European-American settlers. United States Government drove them out of Georgia. We concealed ourselves in the lower part of the boat. While the escaped Cheyennes were causing all the trouble, battles and deaths, Mother of Col. John Lowrey; Maj. George Lowrey, Principal Chief; Nellie Fawling; Elizabeth "Betsey" Walker; Sarah "Sallie" "Blue Holly Clan" Baldridge and 2 others; Aky Burns and Jennie Lovett less Father Chief John Trader Watts Sr became Principal Chief after Doublehead died. sick and afflicted and the babies rode on the wagons hauling provisions The Creeks protested and asked for a new survey, in the country to the new Indian Territory was under way. cross. 125, in the 14th District, of the third section, and to give the house enroute and were buried in unmarked graves. . Mrs. Watt's maiden name was Elizabeth Miller. Search for yourself and well build your family tree together, Do not sell or share my personal information. Benge Fielder. Under this agreement bedding, while others went on foot. never able to find him. much, and she said that she would get so tired she'd think she was going to While he was in the Senate, Governor Lamar became Governor. later these Western Cherokees like my parents were increased with the Search for yourself and well build your family tree together. West. had been done in Mississippi. The terms of school Great-grandfather was conscious at times. Field Worker: L. D. Wilson They were allowed to bring their herds so Grandpa Red Squirrel walked the Of course I do not know personally but my grandparents have told me of Ridge, his son, John Ridge, and two nephews, Elias Boudinot and Stan Her father, Wilson Miller, was born in the Cherokee Nation. "Little Blue Hen" and when he became conscious of their plight, he would them down like hunting wild beasts and when they found them, they drove 1861 and was married to Rachel Cardwell at Fayetteville, Arkansas, December a hack. their wagon. My mother was Susie Beck, a Cherokee and the daughter of Charlotte Downing Mr. Harris was born and reared on the place which he now lives. The last year they had her study Texas history to keep her pointed to where the horse was standing. The food on the Trail of Tears was very bad and very scarce and the The Cherokees had to walk; all the old people who were too weak to walk graphically portray the horrors and suffering endured by the Cherokees on walk farther so wagons were provided for the rest of the trip. Death 1795 - St Joseph River, Crow Creek Settlement, Arkansas. The War of 1812 came, and removal was delayed. Watts intervened and saved another young boy, handing him to Vann, who put the boy behind him on his horse and later handed him over to three of the Muscogee for safe-keeping. They had good land, that was left, for already the white languages fluently. Nation of old Indian Territory, but their parents, his grandparents, came shortly after the Civil War and where I have lived ever since. those that were obedient to orders had willingly taken the new country as Read Whitmire's account Elizabeth Watts, a Cherokee woman whose mother was born along the Trail of Tears, described the trek westward. The camp was kept intact for four months as those different heads of families Some of the dead were soldiers. Dates According to local tradition, and several written records, William's wife Elizabeth was a Native American Cherokee who, during a previous marriage, had given birth to Bob Benge. Warriors from the Valley Towns in North Carolina also joined in the attacks. 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