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William d'Blainville Piomingo "Chooshemataha" Colbert 1695 – 1784 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Mar 1695

Birth Location: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 1784

Death Location: Alabama, USA

Father: Andrew Colbert

Mother: Jannet Blainville

Spouse(s): Dorothy Vernon

Children(s): Chief Colbert

The story of William d'Blainville Piomingo "Chooshemataha" Colbert , Chief began in 1695 in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland. William d'Blainville Piomingo "Chooshemataha" Colbert , Chief married Dorothy "Mimey" Vernon, and had children including Chief Captian James Logan Colbert. William d'Blainville Piomingo "Chooshemataha" Colbert , Chief passed away in 1784 in Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William d'Blainville Piomingo "Chooshemataha" Colbert , Chief began in 1695 in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.
  • William d'Blainville Piomingo "Chooshemataha" Colbert , Chief married Dorothy "Mimey" Vernon, and had children including Chief Captian James Logan Colbert.
  • William d'Blainville Piomingo "Chooshemataha" Colbert , Chief passed away in 1784 in Alabama, USA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Colbert's Ancestors

Self
William Colbert
1695 – 1784
Birth Place: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
Andrew Colbert
1640 – 1710
Glencairn, Dumfries, Scotland
Jannet (D') Blainville
1650 – 1700
Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Colbert
1640 – 1710
Castlehill, Inverness, Scotland
Mary Cuthbert
1605 – 1635
Drakies, Inverness, Scotland
D' Blainville
1630 –
Great-Grandparents
John Colbert
1600 – 1710
Janet McKenzie
1570 –
Alexander Cuthbert
1565 –
Christian Dunbar
1570 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Dunfermline
1526 – 1565
Lady Fram
1534 – 1574

William Colbert's Descendants

1.
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William (d'Blainville Piomingo "Chooshemataha") Colbert (3 Mar 1695 – 1784) m. Dorothy ("Mimey") Vernon (1705 – 1737)
  1. 1. Chief (Captian James Logan) Colbert (5 Jul 1721 – 7 Jan 1784) m. Sopha (Minta Ishtanaha 'Nahettaly') Hoya (1721 – 1836 (1768?))
    1. 1. Polly (Peggy) Colbert (1753 – 1790) m. Chief (William Dixon "Jacob") Moniac (1745 – 1846)
      1. 1. Jessie ('Jemima Mimey') Moniac (1762 – 1 Feb 1846) m. Major (General Chief William "Chooshemataha Pyaheggo") Colbert (8 Aug 1742 – 30 May 1836)
    2. 2. Major (General Chief William "Chooshemataha Pyaheggo") Colbert (8 Aug 1742 – 30 May 1836) m. Jessie ('Jemima Mimey') Moniac (1762 – 1 Feb 1846)
      1. 1. Levitia ("Hetty") Colbert (1790 – 1839) m. William (R) Duncan (7 July 1755 – 20 October 1806)
        1. 1. John Duncan (abt 1810 – Dec 1870) m. Mary (Margaret) Hargett (abt 1808 – 1860)

William Colbert's Timeline

3 Records

1695
3 Mar 1695
Birth of William d'Blainville Piomingo "Chooshemataha" Colbert , Chief in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1695
3 Mar 1695
William d'Blainville Piomingo "Chooshemataha" Colbert , Chief was baptized in , Glencairn, Dumfries, Scotland
, Glencairn, Dumfries, Scotland
1784
1784
Age 89
Death of William d'Blainville Piomingo "Chooshemataha" Colbert , Chief in Alabama, USA
Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1695
    Event Place: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1695
    Event Place: , Glencairn, Dumfries, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1756
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1756; Page Number: 63

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Glencairn, Dumfries, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S., Naturalization Records Indexes, 1794-1995, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Indexes and Registers of Declarations of Intention and Petitions for Naturalization of the U.S. District and Circuit Courts for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1820-1906; Microfil

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1784
    Event Place: Alabama, USA

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