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John "Old, Forked, Tongue" Watts 1704 – 1779 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1704

Birth Location: Hiwassee, Clay, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1779

Death Location: Cherokee Nation East, Overhills, Great Tellico, Washington, Tennessee, Native America

Father: Moytoy Cherokee"

Mother: Oshasqua Carpenter

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1704 marked the beginning of John "Old Forked Tongue" Watts's life in Hiwassee, Clay, North Carolina, United States, to parents Moytoy Pigeon of Tellico Moytoy "The Supreme Chief of the Cherokee" and Oshasqua Muskrat Carpenter. John "Old Forked Tongue" Watts passed in 1779 at Cherokee Nation East, Overhills, Great Tellico, Washington, Tennessee, Native America.

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Moytoy Cherokee"
1686 – 1754
Birth Location: Hiwassee, Clay, North Carolina, United States
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Oshasqua Carpenter
1684 – 1711
Birth Location: Cherokee, Washington, Tennessee
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1704
    Event Place: Hiwassee, Clay, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1779
    Event Place: Cherokee Nation East, Overhills, Great Tellico, Washington, Tennessee, Native America
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