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Chief Ishmael (1750 Waccamaw Indian - Cherokee Chavis 1740–1805 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: Bertie, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1805

Death Location: Bertie County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Phillip tribe)

Mother: Celia OWNER)

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The story of Chief Ishmael (1750 Waccamaw Indian - Cherokee Chavis began in 1740 in Bertie, North Carolina, United States. Chief Ishmael (1750 Waccamaw Indian - Cherokee Chavis passed away in 1805 in Bertie County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Chief Ishmael (1750 Waccamaw Indian - Cherokee Chavis began in 1740 in Bertie, North Carolina, United States.
  • Chief Ishmael (1750 Waccamaw Indian - Cherokee Chavis passed away in 1805 in Bertie County, North Carolina, USA.

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Chief Chavis's Ancestors

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Chief Chavis
1740–1805
Birth Place: Bertie, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Phillip Chavis Co-Founder of Lumbee (Na A mixed slave owner, pee dee tribe)
1726–1780
Vance, Granville County, North Carolina, USA
Celia (Selah Bass Locklear - Chavis (IL)x (BLACK MULATTO SLAVE) OWNER)
1715–1800
Bertie, Bertie, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William (Lazarus Chavis Chivers Shivers Sr) **
1709–1777
Surry, Virginia, United States
Mary (Frances "Lottie" (Smith) Gibson (Married 2nd) cousins)
1700–1781
Henrico, Virginia, USA
Robert (Thomas Locklear Sr. (WHITE SLAVE) OWNER)
1695–1749
River, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Ann) Patterson
1702–1745
Pender County, North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Bartholemew Shivers
1685–1750
Martha Smith
1685–1731
Gibson Gibson
1660–1727
Frances Lightfoot
1666–1756
Nicholas Locklier
1650–1745
Hannah Locklier
1680–1750
Margaret MacKinnon
1670–1740
2nd-Great-Grandparents
VA Shivers
1654–1703
Harry Chavis
1655–
Patsy Boone
1658–
Mingo II
1639–1710
Elizabeth Chavis
1641–1681
John. Brooks
1640–1704
Elizabeth Smith
1665–1720

Chief Chavis's Timeline

2 Records

1740
1740
Birth of Chief Ishmael (1750 Waccamaw Indian - Cherokee Chavis in Bertie, North Carolina, United States
Bertie, North Carolina, United States
1805
1805
Age 65
Death of Chief Ishmael (1750 Waccamaw Indian - Cherokee Chavis in Bertie County, North Carolina, USA
Bertie County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Bertie, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1805
    Event Place: Bertie County, North Carolina, USA

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