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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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The story of John "Old Forked Tongue" Watts began in 1704 in Hiwassee, Clay, North Carolina, United States. John "Old Forked Tongue" Watts passed away in 1779 in Cherokee Nation East, Overhills, Great Tellico, Washington, Tennessee, Native America.

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Biography

  • The story of John "Old Forked Tongue" Watts began in 1704 in Hiwassee, Clay, North Carolina, United States.
  • John "Old Forked Tongue" Watts passed away in 1779 in Cherokee Nation East, Overhills, Great Tellico, Washington, Tennessee, Native America.

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John Watts's Ancestors

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John Watts
1704 – 1779
Birth Place: Hiwassee, Clay, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Moytoy Pigeon of Tellico Moytoy "The Supreme Chief of the Cherokee"
1686 – 1754
Hiwassee, Clay, North Carolina, United States
Oshasqua (Muskrat) Carpenter
1684 – 1711
Cherokee, Washington, Tennessee
Grandparents
Thomas Carpenter
1607 – 1675
Plymouth, Devon, England
Elizabeth (Pride Chalakahatha Shawnee) Carpenter
1615 – 1679
Shawnee, Frederick, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Willam Carpenter
Anne Stroud
1545 – 1637
Robert CARPENTER
1578 – 1651
Susan Jeffery
1579 – 1651
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Reade-Carpenter
1523 – 1554
Isabella Storke
1525 – 1590
William Carpenter
1545 – 1607
Anne Stroud
1545 – 1637

John Watts's Timeline

2 Records

1704
1704
Birth of John "Old Forked Tongue" Watts in Hiwassee, Clay, North Carolina, United States
Hiwassee, Clay, North Carolina, United States
1779
1779
Age 75
Death of John "Old Forked Tongue" Watts in Cherokee Nation East, Overhills, Great Tellico, Washington, Tennessee, Native America
Cherokee Nation East, Overhills, Great Tellico, Washington, Tennessee, Native America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1704
    Event Place: Hiwassee, Clay, North Carolina, United States

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

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