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James Logan Colbert 1721–1784 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jul 1721

Birth Location: Plum Tree Island, North Carolina, Colonial America

Death Date: 7 Jan 1784

Death Location: Creek Nation, Alabama, Atmore, Escambia County, AL, USA - Injuries sustained from being thrown by a horse

Father: William Chief

Mother: Dorothy Vernon

Spouse(s): Saleechie DOUBLEHEAD

Children(s): Major Colbert, Polly Colbert

James Logan Colbert was born in 1721 in Plum Tree Island, North Carolina, Colonial America, the child of William D Blainville Piomingo Chooshemataha Colbert Chief And Dorothy Mimey Vernon. James Logan Colbert married Saleechie First Fullblood Doublehead, and had children including Major General Amp Chief William Chooshemataha Pyaheggo Colbert, Polly Peggy Colbert. James Logan Colbert passed away in 1784 in Creek Nation, Alabama, Atmore, Escambia County, AL, USA - Injuries sustained from being thrown by a horse.

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Biography

  • James Logan Colbert was born in 1721 in Plum Tree Island, North Carolina, Colonial America, the child of William D Blainville Piomingo Chooshemataha Colbert Chief And Dorothy Mimey Vernon.
  • James Logan Colbert married Saleechie First Fullblood Doublehead, and had children including Major General Amp Chief William Chooshemataha Pyaheggo Colbert, Polly Peggy Colbert.
  • James Logan Colbert passed away in 1784 in Creek Nation, Alabama, Atmore, Escambia County, AL, USA - Injuries sustained from being thrown by a horse.

Immediate Family

Parents

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

Saleechie DOUBLEHEAD
1721–1836
Birth Location: Chickasaw Indian Nation, Mobile, Coosa County, Alabama, USA
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Children(s)

Major Colbert
1742–1836
Birth Location: Pontotoc Chickasaw Nation, Mississippi territory, New France
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Polly Colbert
1753–1790
Birth Location: Alabama
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James Colbert's Ancestors

Self
James Colbert
1721–1784
Birth Place: Plum Tree Island, North Carolina, Colonial America
Parents
William d'Blainville Piomingo "Chooshemataha" Colbert , Chief
1695–1784
Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Dorothy ("Mimey") Vernon
1705–1737
Chickasaw Nation, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Andrew Colbert
1640–1710
Glencairn, Dumfries, Scotland
Jannet (D') Blainville
1650–1700
Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
James Logan
1680–1705
COLONY of North Carolina, North America
Unknown
1685–
Colony of North Carolina, North America
Great-Grandparents
John Cuthbert
1640–1710
Mary Drakies
1605–1635
D' Blainville
1630–
Edward Vernon
1665–1742
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Colbert
1600–1710
Janet McKenzie
1570–
Alexander Drakies
1565–
Christian Dunbar
1570–

James Colbert's Descendants

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James (Logan) Colbert (5 Jul 1721–7 Jan 1784) m. Saleechie (First Fullblood) DOUBLEHEAD (1721–1836 (1768?))
  1. 1. Major (General & Chief William "Chooshemataha Pyaheggo") Colbert 1742–1836 m. * (Sa-Li-Tsi Saleechi Standing Fern Shullachee) Doublehead 1762–1846
    1. 1. Levitia ("Hetty") Colbert 1790–1839 m. William (R) Duncan 1755–1806
      1. 1. John Dunakin 1810–1870 m. Mary (Margaret) Hargett 1808–1860
        1. 1. William Duncan 1838–1920 m. Margaret ("Peggy" Elizabeth) Brandon 1840–1925
  2. 2. Polly (Peggy) Colbert 1753–1790 m. William (Dixon "Jacob") Moniac 1745–1846
    1. 1. * (Sa-Li-Tsi Saleechi Standing Fern Shullachee) Doublehead 1762–1846 m. Major (General & Chief William "Chooshemataha Pyaheggo") Colbert 1742–1836

James Colbert's Timeline

9 Records

1721
5 Jul 1721
Birth of James Logan Colbert in Plum Tree Island, North Carolina, Colonial America
Plum Tree Island, North Carolina, Colonial America
1721
July 5, 1721
Birth of James Logan Colbert in Plumtree, Avery County, North Carolina, United States of America
Plumtree, Avery County, North Carolina, United States of America
1721
5 Jul 1721
Birth of James Logan Colbert in Plum Tree Island, North Carolina, Colonial America
Plum Tree Island, North Carolina, Colonial America
1784
7 Jan 1784
Age 63
Death of James Logan Colbert in Creek Nation, Alabama, Atmore, Escambia County, AL, USA - Injuries sustained from being thrown by a horse
Creek Nation, Alabama, Atmore, Escambia County, AL, USA - Injuries sustained from being thrown by a horse
1784
7 January 1784
Age 63
Death of James Logan Colbert in Alabama, United States of America
Alabama, United States of America
1784
7 Jan 1784
Age 63
Death of 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 Jan 1784
Age 63
Death of James Logan Colbert in Muscle Shoals, Colbert, Alabama, USA
Muscle Shoals, Colbert, Alabama, USA
1784
7 Jan 1784
Age 63
Death of James Logan Colbert in Creek Nation, Alabama, Atmore, Escambia County, AL, USA - Injuries sustained from being thrown by a horse
Creek Nation, Alabama, Atmore, Escambia County, AL, USA - Injuries sustained from being thrown by a horse
1842
May 1842
Age 121
Death of James Logan Colbert in Doaksville, Towson, Choctaw Nation, IT
Doaksville, Towson, Choctaw Nation, IT

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jul 1721
    Event Place: Plum Tree Island, North Carolina, Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: July 5, 1721
    Event Place: Plumtree, Avery County, North Carolina, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jul 1721
    Event Place: Plum Tree Island, North Carolina, Colonial America
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jan 1784
    Event Place: Creek Nation, Alabama, Atmore, Escambia County, AL, USA - Injuries sustained from being thrown by a horse

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 January 1784
    Event Place: Alabama, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jan 1784
    Event Place: Thrown from a horse - Creek Nation, Alabama or Killed by Slave named Caesar.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jan 1784
    Event Place: Muscle Shoals, Colbert, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1842
    Event Place: Doaksville, Towson, Choctaw Nation, IT

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jan 1784
    Event Place: Creek Nation, Alabama, Atmore, Escambia County, AL, USA - Injuries sustained from being thrown by a horse
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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