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Chief James Logan Colbert 1721–1784 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 July 1721

Birth Location: Plum Tree Island on Roanoke River, near N/C VA border North Carolina

Death Date: 7 Jan 1784

Death Location: Creek, Alabama, United States

Father: William Calvert

Mother: Dorothy Logan

Spouse(s): Sopha {MS}, Chickasaw Chickasaw`, Ishtanaha {MS}

Children(s): Mary Colbert, Major {MS}Pontotoc, Mary Pontotoc, Chief Doublehead, Major {AL}, Samuel {OK}, Joseph {AL}, Lemuel (Chickasaw), Sally {MS}, Elizabeth (Chickasaw), Celia {MS}, William (Choctaw), James Colbert, John Colbert, James {OK}, Susannah {Divorced}, Molsie Colbert, Nahettaly Colbert, Major {MS}Pontotoc, Kanahoya Colbert, Lucy Colbert, William Colbert

In 1721, Chief James Logan Colbert entered the world in Plum Tree Island on Roanoke River, near NC VA border North Carolina, born to William Calvert And Dorothy Mimey Vernon Logan. Chief James Logan Colbert married Chickasaw Ishtanaha Chickasaw, Ishtanaha Iska Colbert First Chickasaw Full Blood Wife M 1740 Ms, Sopha Genies Colbert Ms, and had children including Celia Colbert Mclish James Chickasaw Ms, Chief Colonel George Tootemastubbie Colbert Of The Chickasaw War 1812 Creek War George Married Cherokee Sisters Daughters Of Doublehead, Elizabeth Colbert James Chickasaw, James Holmes Colbert, James Isaac Colbert James Archivist And Historian Of Chickasaw Nation Ok, John Old John Colbert, Joseph Colbert James Chickasaw Al, Kanahoya Friend Seeker Colbert, Lemuel Colbert Levi Chickasaw, Lucy Colbert, Major General Chief William Cooshemataha Pyaheggo Billy Colbert James Chickasaw War 1812 Creek War Battle Of Fallen Timbers Ms Pontotoc, Major Levi Itawamba Mingo Colbert Chief Of Chickasaw Tribe Al, Mary Ann Polly Colbert Moniac James Chickasaw Ms Pontotoc, Mary Polly Colbert, Molsie Colbert, Nahettaly Colbert, Sally Colbert James Chickasaw House Of In Cun No Mar Ms, Samuel Colbert James Chickasaw Ok, Susannah Susan Elizabeth Susy Colbert Allen Perry James Chickasaw Ms Pontotoc Divorced, William Billy Chooshemataha Pyaheggo Colbert, William Pleasants Colbert Choctaw. Chief James Logan Colbert/ passed away in 1784 in Creek, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1721, Chief James Logan Colbert entered the world in Plum Tree Island on Roanoke River, near N/C VA border North Carolina, born to William Calvert And Dorothy Mimey Vernon Logan.
  • Chief James Logan Colbert married Chickasaw Ishtanaha Chickasaw, Ishtanaha Iska Colbert First Chickasaw Full Blood Wife M 1740 Ms, Sopha Genies Colbert Ms, and had children including Celia Colbert Mclish James Chickasaw Ms, Chief Colonel George Tootemastubbie Colbert Of The Chickasaw War 1812 Creek War George Married Cherokee Sisters Daughters Of Doublehead, Elizabeth Colbert James Chickasaw, James Holmes Colbert, James Isaac Colbert James Archivist And Historian Of Chickasaw Nation Ok, John Old John Colbert, Joseph Colbert James Chickasaw Al, Kanahoya Friend Seeker Colbert, Lemuel Colbert Levi Chickasaw, Lucy Colbert, Major General Chief William Cooshemataha Pyaheggo Billy Colbert James Chickasaw War 1812 Creek War Battle Of Fallen Timbers Ms Pontotoc, Major Levi Itawamba Mingo Colbert Chief Of Chickasaw Tribe Al, Mary Ann Polly Colbert Moniac James Chickasaw Ms Pontotoc, Mary Polly Colbert, Molsie Colbert, Nahettaly Colbert, Sally Colbert James Chickasaw House Of In Cun No Mar Ms, Samuel Colbert James Chickasaw Ok, Susannah Susan Elizabeth Susy Colbert Allen Perry James Chickasaw Ms Pontotoc Divorced, William Billy Chooshemataha Pyaheggo Colbert, William Pleasants Colbert Choctaw.
  • Chief James Logan Colbert passed away in 1784 in Creek, Alabama, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Calvert
1695–1784
Birth Location: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Dorothy Logan
1705–1737
Birth Location: Chickasaw Nation, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sopha {MS}
1721–1768
Birth Location: Chickasaw, Mobile, Alabama, United States mississippi
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Chickasaw Chickasaw`
1720–1768
Birth Location: Chickasaw, Mobile, Alabama, USA
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Ishtanaha {MS}
1732–1822
Birth Location: Chickasaw, Mobile, Alabama, United States
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Children(s)

Mary Colbert
1740–1827
Birth Location: Tuskegee Town, Upper Creek Nation, Alabama, USA
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Major {MS}Pontotoc
1742–1836
Birth Location: Pontotoc County, Mississippi, United States of America
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Mary Pontotoc
1740–1827
Birth Location: Chickasaw Nation Indian Territory - Pontotoc County, Mississippi
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Chief Doublehead
1764–1839
Birth Location: Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, USA
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Major {AL}
1759–1834
Birth Location: Chickasaw Nation, Muscle Shoals, Colbert County, Alabama
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Samuel {OK}
1761–1782
Birth Location: Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, Mississippi Territory
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Joseph {AL}
1767–1799
Birth Location: Chickasaw Nation, Alabama
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Lemuel (Chickasaw)
1759–1834
Birth Location: Chickasaw, Chickasaw, Iowa, USA
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Sally {MS}
1743–1826
Birth Location: Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, Toxish, Pontotoc County, Mississippi,
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Elizabeth (Chickasaw)
1768–1837
Birth Location: –
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Celia {MS}
1780–1824
Birth Location: Chickasaw Nation, Mississippi Indian Territory, Toxish, Pontotoc County, Mississippi
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William (Choctaw)
1764–1839
Birth Location: Chickasaw Indian Nation, Muscle Shoals, Colbert, Alabama, USA
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James Colbert
1768–1842
Birth Location: Pontotoc Co, Mississippi, USA
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John Colbert
1766–1843
Birth Location: Chickasaw, Mobile, Alabama, USA
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James {OK}
1768–1839
Birth Location: East Chickasaw Nation, Mississippi
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Susannah {Divorced}
1770–1848
Birth Location: Chickasaw Nation, Toxish, Pontotoc County, Mississippi
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Molsie Colbert
1740–1827
Birth Location: –
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Nahettaly Colbert
1740–1780
Birth Location: Squirrel King's Chickasaw Settlement, South Carolina, USA
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Major {MS}Pontotoc
1742–1836
Birth Location: Chickasaw Nation, Toxish, Pontotoc County, Mississippi
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Kanahoya Colbert
1760–1786
Birth Location: Choctaw, Oklahoma, USA
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Lucy Colbert
1760–
Birth Location: Chickasaw, Pontotoc, Oklahoma, USA
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William Colbert
1745–1797
Birth Location: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
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Chief Colbert's Ancestors

Self
Chief Colbert
1721–1784
Birth Place: Plum Tree Island on Roanoke River, near N/C VA border North Carolina
Parents
William Calvert
1695–1784
Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Dorothy (Mimey Vernon) Logan
1705–1737
Chickasaw Nation, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Jannet (D') Blainville
1650–1700
Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Andrew (John Colbert sc-ky) -PR
1640–1710
Glencairn, Dumfries, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Mary Colbert
1605–1658
John Cuthbert
1600–1672
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lady Dunbar
1570–1647

Chief Colbert's Descendants

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Chief (James Logan) Colbert (5 July 1721–7 Jan 1784) m. Sopha (Genies Colbert) {MS} (1721–1768) m. Chickasaw (Ishtanaha) Chickasaw` (1720–1768) m. Ishtanaha (Iska Colbert *First Chickasaw Full Blood Wife (m\1740) {MS} (1732–1822)
  1. 1. Mary (Polly) Colbert 1740–1827 m. William (Dixon) Moniac 1740–1837 m. Mekko (Andrew Jackson) Knight 1697–1780 m. William (Dixon) Moniac 1745–1787
    1. 1. Totkis Moniac 1781–1837 m. Elizabeth ('Betsy' Weatherford) Moniac 1780–1804
      1. 1. Samuel Moniac 1813–1896 m. Susan (Moniac) Marlow 1814–1894 m. Susie Moniac 1814–1894
        1. 1. LEVIETA ('Gussie') MONIAC 1856–1891 m. John (F.) Boon 1854–1901
        2. 2. Mary (Jane) Moniac 1831–1903
        3. 3. Richard (S) Moniac 1846–1870
        4. 4. James Moniac 1843–1881
        5. 5. Eliza Moinac 1850–1909
        6. 6. Vicey Moinac 1856–1891
        7. 7. M (M) Moniac 1840–1861
        8. 8. Mary Moniac 1846–
        9. 9. Elisa (Eliza Liza) Moniac 1846–1909
        10. 10. Catherine Moniac 1845–
        11. 11. David (John) Moniac 1836–1902
        12. 12. Peggy Moniac 1835–
        13. 13. Martha Moniac 1840–
        14. 14. Alexander Moniac 1850–
        15. 15. David (John) Moniac 1838–1861
        16. 16. Michael (M.) Moniac 1842–
        17. 17. Amelia Moniac 1852–
        18. 18. Levitia Moniac 1856–1891
      2. 2. Alexander (Dixon) Moniac 1812–1835
      3. 3. Levitia (Lucretia "Vicey") Moniac 1802–1858 m. John (F.) Boon 1854–
        1. 1. Charles Boon 1873–
        2. 2. Hattie Boon 1876–
        3. 3. Maggie Boon 1878–
        4. 4. Lesly Boon 1879–
      4. 4. David (Tate Maj) Moniac 1802–1836
      5. 5. Adeline (Elizabeth Moniac) Fleming 1813–1880
    2. 2. Mary (Polly) Moniac 1783–1804
  2. 2. Major (General Chief William Cooshemataha Pyaheggo “Billy” Colbert (James) (Chickasaw)*War 1812 Creek War Battle of Fallen Timbers) {MS}Pontotoc 1742–1836 m. Ish-ta-na-ha ("Minney") (Colbert) 1748–1837 m. Jessie Moniac 1754–1818 m. Jessie (Wayther) Moniac 1754–1818 m. Jessie (Wayther) Moniac 1754–1818 m. Mimma (InNaNaHa) Greer 1748–1837
    1. 1. Elijah (Colbert (Wm) (Chickasaw)) {MS} 1762–
    2. 2. Dicy (Colbert (Wm) (Chickasaw)) {MS} 1764–
    3. 3. Ishtonnarhay (Colbert (Wm)) (Chickasaw) 1778–
    4. 4. Balbarhubby (Colbert (Wm)) (Chickasaw) 1784–1834
    5. 5. Meharchubby (Colbert (Wm) (Chickasaw)) {MS} 1786–1834
    6. 6. Margaret (Colbert - Allen (Wm) (Chickasaw) {MS}) Lowndes 1788–1850
    7. 7. Logan (Colbert (Wm) (Chickasaw)) {MS} 1790–1870
    8. 8. Shemarhoye (Colbert (Wm) (Chickasaw)) {OK} 1792–1842
    9. 9. Onnarhoketay (Colbert (Wm) (Chickasaw)) {MS} 1798–1834
    10. 10. Lucy (Ellen Colbert (Wm) (Creek)) {KY} 1799–1852
    11. 11. William (Colbert (Wm)) (Creek) 1772–1848
    12. 12. Onnarhoketay Colbert 1798–
    13. 13. Immarhollochetubby Colbert 1788–1834
    14. 14. Nancknitubby Colbert 1802–
    15. 15. Ishtonnarhay Colbert 1778–1842
    16. 16. Jamison Colbert 1782–1842
    17. 17. Wileky Colbert 1794–
    18. 18. Meharchubby Colbert 1788–1834
    19. 19. Margaret Colbert 1788–1850
    20. 20. Balbarhubby Colbert 1784–1834
    21. 21. Shemarhoye Colbert 1792–1842
    22. 22. Logan Colbert 1790–1870
    23. 23. Nuzeka Colbert 1804–1834
    24. 24. Apalartubby Colbert 1800–1834
    25. 25. Schtimmarhoye Colbert 1796–
    26. 26. Tooklaishtubby Colbert 1818–1834
    27. 27. Elijah Colbert 1762–
    28. 28. Polly Colbert 1765–1827 m. William (Dixon) Moniac 1740–1837 m. William (Dixon) Moniac 1745–1787
      1. 1. Susan Moniac 1790–1850 m. James Marlow 1764–1813
        1. 1. Susie Moniac 1814–1894 m. Samuel Moniac 1813–1896
        2. 2. Elizabeth Marlow 1805–1906
        3. 3. Nancy Marlow 1806–1881
      2. 2. Josiah (- The Prophet) Francis 1780–1818
      3. 3. Mary ((Polly)) Moniac –1804
      4. 4. Samuel (Sam) Moniac 1781–1836
      5. 5. Mary (Polly) Moniac 1750–1824
      6. 6. John Colbert 1766–1843
      7. 7. Samuel ("Totkis-Hadjo") Moniac 1781–1837
      8. 8. Elise (- Elise Jane [Magnaque]) Moniac 1775–
      9. 9. Hannah ([Magnaque]) Moniac 1775–
      10. 10. Jessie Moniac 1762–
      11. 11. Nahoga (( Nancy )) Moniac 1780–
  3. 3. Mary (Ann “Polly” Colbert - Moniac (James) (Chickasaw) {MS}) Pontotoc 1740–1827
  4. 4. Chief (\ Colonel George "Tootemastubbie" Colbert of the Chickasaw *War 1812; * Creek War *George married Cherokee Sisters, Daughters of) Doublehead 1764–1839
  5. 5. Major (Levi Itawamba Mingo Colbert, Chief of Chickasaw Tribe) {AL} 1759–1834
  6. 6. Samuel (Colbert (James) (Chickasaw)) {OK} 1761–1782
  7. 7. Joseph (Colbert (James) (Chickasaw)) {AL} 1767–1799
  8. 8. Lemuel (Colbert (Levi)) (Chickasaw) 1759–1834
  9. 9. Sally (Colbert (James) (Chickasaw) *House of In-cun-no-Mar) {MS} 1743–1826
  10. 10. Elizabeth (Colbert (James)) (Chickasaw) 1768–1837
  11. 11. Celia (Colbert - McLish (James)(Chickasaw) {MS} 1780–1824
  12. 12. William (Pleasants Colbert) (Choctaw) 1764–1839
  13. 13. James (Holmes) Colbert 1768–1842
  14. 14. John ((Old John)) Colbert 1766–1843
  15. 15. James (Isaac Colbert (James) Archivist and Historian of Chickasaw Nation) {OK} 1768–1839
  16. 16. Susannah (Susan Elizabeth ‘Susy” Colbert - Allen - Perry (James) (Chickasaw) {MS}Pontotoc) {Divorced} 1770–1848
  17. 17. Molsie Colbert 1740–1827
  18. 18. Nahettaly Colbert 1740–1780
  19. 19. Major (General Chief William Cooshemataha Pyaheggo “Billy” Colbert (James) (Chickasaw)*War 1812 Creek War Battle of Fallen Timbers) {MS}Pontotoc 1742–1836
  20. 20. Kanahoya ("Friend Seeker") Colbert 1760–1786
  21. 21. Lucy Colbert 1760–
  22. 22. William ("Billy" Chooshemataha Pyaheggo) Colbert 1745–1797
    1. 1. William Colbert 1772–1848

Chief Colbert's Timeline

13 Records

1721
5 Jul 1721
Birth of Chief James Logan Colbert in Plum Tree Island, North Carolina, United States
Plum Tree Island, North Carolina, United States
1721
1721
Birth of Chief James Logan Colbert in Plum Tree Island, North Carolina, USA
Plum Tree Island, North Carolina, USA
1721
5 July 1721
Birth of Chief James Logan Colbert in Plum Tree Island on Roanoke River, near N/C VA border North Carolina
Plum Tree Island on Roanoke River, near N/C VA border North Carolina
1721
1721
Birth of Chief James Logan Colbert in Plum Tree Island, North Carolina, USA
Plum Tree Island, North Carolina, USA
1721
5 July 1721
Birth of Chief James Logan Colbert in Plum Tree Island on Roanoke River, near N/C VA border North Carolina
Plum Tree Island on Roanoke River, near N/C VA border North Carolina
1721
5 July 1721
Birth of Chief James Logan Colbert in Plum Tree Island on Roanoke River, near N/C VA border North Carolina
Plum Tree Island on Roanoke River, near N/C VA border North Carolina
1740
1740
Age 19
Chief James Logan Colbert was married in Chickasaw, Mississippi, USA
Chickasaw, Mississippi, USA
1776
1776
Age 55
Chief James Logan Colbert was married
None
1784
7 January 1784
Age 63
Death of Chief James Logan Colbert in Thrown from a horse - Creek Nation, Alabama or Killed by Slave named Caesar.
Thrown from a horse - Creek Nation, Alabama or Killed by Slave named Caesar.
1784
7 January 1784
Age 63
Death of Chief James Logan Colbert in Muscle Shoals, Colbert, Alabama, USA
Muscle Shoals, Colbert, Alabama, USA
1784
7 Jan 1784
Age 63
Death of Chief James Logan Colbert in Creek, Alabama, United States
Creek, Alabama, United States
1784
7 January 1784
Age 63
Death of Chief James Logan Colbert in Muscle Shoals, Colbert, Alabama, USA
Muscle Shoals, Colbert, Alabama, USA
1784
7 Jan 1784
Age 63
Death of Chief James Logan Colbert in Creek, Alabama, United States
Creek, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jul 1721
    Event Place: Plum Tree Island, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1721
    Event Place: Plum Tree Island, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 July 1721
    Event Place: Plum Tree Island on Roanoke River, near NC VA border North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1721
    Event Place: Plum Tree Island, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 July 1721
    Event Place: Plum Tree Island on Roanoke River, near NC VA border North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 July 1721
    Event Place: Plum Tree Island on Roanoke River, near N/C VA border North Carolina
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Chickasaw, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1776
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 7 Jan 1784
    Record Source: Findagrave, Capt James Logan Colbert 7 Jan 1784

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 January 1784
    Event Place: Thrown from a horse - Creek Nation, Alabama or Killed by Slave named Caesar.
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 January 1784
    Event Place: Muscle Shoals, Colbert, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jan 1784
    Event Place: Creek, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 January 1784
    Event Place: Muscle Shoals, Colbert, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jan 1784
    Event Place: Creek, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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