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Nancy "Yellow Bird" Brown Ward 1730 – 1777 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Apr 1730

Birth Location: Chota, City Refuge, Bertie Co. North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 11 Mar 1777

Death Location: Bertie, North Carolina, United States

Father: James Tribe

Mother: Eleanor (Stubblefield)

Spouse(s): James Cherokee)

Children(s): Oo-ka-war-dar Sixkiller

The story of Nancy "Yellow Bird" Brown Ward (Cherokee) began in 1730 in Chota, City Refuge, Bertie Co. North Carolina, United States. Nancy "Yellow Bird" Brown Ward (Cherokee) married James Bryant Ward (1\2 Cherokee), and had children including Oo-ka-war-dar Possum Scraper Sixkiller. Nancy "Yellow Bird" Brown Ward (Cherokee) passed away in 1777 in Bertie, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Nancy "Yellow Bird" Brown Ward (Cherokee) began in 1730 in Chota, City Refuge, Bertie Co. North Carolina, United States.
  • Nancy "Yellow Bird" Brown Ward (Cherokee) married James Bryant Ward (1\2 Cherokee), and had children including Oo-ka-war-dar Possum Scraper Sixkiller.
  • Nancy "Yellow Bird" Brown Ward (Cherokee) passed away in 1777 in Bertie, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Tribe
1705 – 1769
Birth Location: Bertie, North Carolina, United States
JT
Eleanor (Stubblefield)
1710 – 1760
Birth Location: Bertie, North Carolina
E(

Spouses(s)

James Cherokee)
1725 – 1780
Birth Location: Bertie, North Carolina, United States
JC

Children(s)

Oo-ka-war-dar Sixkiller
1749 – 1864
Birth Location: Lived 1/4 mile from Smoke Smith; captured at the ame time as Salawee prior to the TOT
OS

Nancy Ward's Ancestors

Self
Nancy Ward
1730 – 1777
Birth Place: Chota, City Refuge, Bertie Co. North Carolina, United States
Parents
James (Cherokee Chief ) Brown - Eastern Tribe
1705 – 1769
Bertie, North Carolina, United States
Eleanor ("Tame Doe" Brown) (Stubblefield)
1710 – 1760
Bertie, North Carolina
Grandparents
White (Owl an Algonquin Indian Moytoy Savannah Tom Raven Carpenter Moytoy of Tellico (adopted by Moytoy) II)
1680 – 1765
Cherokee, Washington, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
Chief I
1640 – 1730
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nancy Ward's Descendants

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Nancy ("Yellow Bird" Brown) Ward (15 Apr 1730 – 11 Mar 1777) m. James (Bryant Ward (1\2) Cherokee) (1725 – 1780)
  1. 1. Oo-ka-war-dar (Possum Scraper) Sixkiller (1749 – 30 Mar 1864) m. (Hummingbird) (Wah le Yah Chick Asa de) He
    1. 1. Dee-su-gaw-skee Scraper (1778 – 1854) m. Ta-Ya-Ni ((Tiania)) Smith (ABT 1782 – 1860)
      1. 1. Oo-le-Nah-We Scraper ( – ABT 1846) m. Susannah (Arle) (De-Soo-Go-Ski) (1810 – Oct 1883)
        1. 1. Jennie ((Je-nie)) Scraper m. Jack ((Ja-gee) Bunch) (Da-gar-qua-nuh) (Abt. 1830 – Civil War)

Nancy Ward's Timeline

2 Records

1730
15 Apr 1730
Birth of Nancy "Yellow Bird" Brown Ward (Cherokee) in Chota, City Refuge, Bertie Co. North Carolina, United States
Chota, City Refuge, Bertie Co. North Carolina, United States
1777
11 Mar 1777
Age 47
Death of Nancy "Yellow Bird" Brown Ward (Cherokee) in Bertie, North Carolina, United States
Bertie, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1730
    Event Place: Chota, City Refuge, Bertie Co. North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1777
    Event Place: Bertie, North Carolina, United States
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