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Chief Moytoy 1734–1792 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1734

Birth Location: Overhill Settlements, Monroe, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1 March 1792

Death Location: Running Water, Lookout Town, Tennessee, USA

Father: Chief Bone

Mother: Nionne Moyton

Spouse(s): U' Pathkiller

Children(s): Nettle Carrier, Naky Brown, Crying Canoe, Little Canoe, Young Canoe, Turtle Canoe

In 1734, Chief Moytoy entered the world in Overhill Settlements, Monroe, Tennessee, USA, born to Chief Little Bone And Nionne Ollie Moyton. Chief Moytoy married Clan, U Ga Lo Gv Leaf Pathkiller, and had children including Crying Snake Canoe, Little Owl Canoe, Naky Sarah Tatsi Brown, Nettle Carrier, Turtle At Home Canoe, Young Dragging Canoe. Chief Moytoy passed away in 1792 in Running Water, Lookout Town, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1734, Chief Moytoy entered the world in Overhill Settlements, Monroe, Tennessee, USA, born to Chief Little Bone And Nionne Ollie Moyton.
  • Chief Moytoy married Clan, U Ga Lo Gv Leaf Pathkiller, and had children including Crying Snake Canoe, Little Owl Canoe, Naky Sarah Tatsi Brown, Nettle Carrier, Turtle At Home Canoe, Young Dragging Canoe.
  • Chief Moytoy passed away in 1792 in Running Water, Lookout Town, Tennessee, USA.

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Chief Moytoy's Ancestors

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Chief Moytoy
1734–1792
Birth Place: Overhill Settlements, Monroe, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Chief Little Bone
1708–1778
Sevier Island, Tennessee, USA
Nionne (Ollie) Moyton
1720–1800
Cherokee County, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
White (Owl-Tom Carpenter The Raven of Chota) (Algonquin)
1680–1741
Cherokee, Washington, Tennessee, USA
Sister (Old Hop) Moytoy
1660–1741
Old Chota, Crockett, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Chief Moytoy's Descendants

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Chief Moytoy (1734–1 March 1792) m. U' (ga' lo' gv' Leaf) Pathkiller (1734–1792)
  1. 1. Nettle Carrier 1756–1793
  2. 2. Naky (Sarah Tatsi) Brown 1765–1850 m. Nathan (Ward) Sr 1761–1835
    1. 1. Landreth Ward 1811–1889
    2. 2. Silas Ward 1813–1885
    3. 3. Nathan (Ward) Jr 1809–1862
    4. 4. Zachariah (Ward) Sr 1793–1878
    5. 5. Benjamin Ward 1796–1860
    6. 6. Stephen (Ward) Sr 1788–1849
      1. 1. Rebecca Landreth 1807–1875
    7. 7. Lewis (Thomas) Ward 1802–1875
    8. 8. Eleanor Cox 1800–1870
    9. 9. Enoch Ward 1806–1893 m. Nancy Ward 1804–
    10. 10. Wells Ward 1808–
  3. 3. Crying (Snake) Canoe 1755–1836
  4. 4. Little (Owl) Canoe 1749–
  5. 5. Young (Dragging) Canoe 1750–
  6. 6. Turtle (At Home) Canoe 1758–

Chief Moytoy's Timeline

4 Records

1734
1734
Birth of Chief Moytoy in now, Monroe, Tennessee, USA
now, Monroe, Tennessee, USA
1734
1734
Birth of Chief Moytoy in Overhill Settlements, Monroe, Tennessee, USA
Overhill Settlements, Monroe, Tennessee, USA
1792
1 March 1792
Age 58
Death of Chief Moytoy in Running Water, Lookout Town, Tennessee, USA
Running Water, Lookout Town, Tennessee, USA
1852
1852
Age 118
Chief Moytoy resided here in Illinois District, Cherokee Nation
Illinois District, Cherokee Nation

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1734
    Event Place: now, Monroe, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1734
    Event Place: Overhill Settlements, Monroe, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1852
    Event Place: Illinois District, Cherokee Nation
    Record Source: Oklahoma and Indian Territory, U.S., Indian Censuses and Rolls, 1851-1959

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source: Oklahoma and Indian Territory, U.S., Indian Censuses and Rolls, 1851-1959

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Illinois District, Cherokee Nation West (Oklahoma)
    Record Source: Oklahoma and Indian Territory, U.S., Indian Censuses and Rolls, 1851-1959

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Martin, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 March 1792
    Event Place: Running Water, Lookout Town, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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