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William Cooshemataha Pyaheggo Colbert 1742–1836 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 August 1742

Birth Location: Chickasaw Indian, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States

Death Date: 1836

Death Location: Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Chief Nation)

Mother: First Fullblood

Spouse(s): Ish wife)

Children(s): Sehoyi Windclan

The story of William Cooshemataha Pyaheggo Colbert began in 1742 in Chickasaw Indian, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States. William Cooshemataha Pyaheggo Colbert married Ish Ta Na Ha Colbert S Second Wife, and had children including Sehoyi Iii Windclan. William Cooshemataha Pyaheggo Colbert passed away in 1836 in Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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  • The story of William Cooshemataha Pyaheggo Colbert began in 1742 in Chickasaw Indian, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States.
  • William Cooshemataha Pyaheggo Colbert married Ish Ta Na Ha Colbert S Second Wife, and had children including Sehoyi Iii Windclan.
  • William Cooshemataha Pyaheggo Colbert passed away in 1836 in Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Colbert's Ancestors

Self
William Colbert
1742–1836
Birth Place: Chickasaw Indian, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States
Parents
Chief James Logan Colbert (Adopted into Chickasaw Nation)
1721–1784
Plum Tree Island, , North Carolina, USA
First Fullblood
1722–1836
Chickasaw, Mobile, Alabama, United States
Grandparents
William Colbert
1695–1784
Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Dorothy ("Mimey" Vernon) Colbert
1705–1737
Chickasaw Nation, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
Maria Pie
1705–1765
Georgia, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Colbert
1640–1710
Jannet Blainville
1650–1700
Jeanne Pye
1665–1732
Anne MEUNIER
1674–1707
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Castlehill
1600–1672
Mary Drakies
1610–
Jean Pye
1644–1684
Marthe Calot
1636–1710
Anne Marchand
1655–1694

William Colbert's Descendants

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William (Cooshemataha Pyaheggo) Colbert (8 August 1742–1836) m. Ish (ta na ha (Colbert's second) wife) (1754–1818)
  1. 1. Sehoyi (III) Windclan 1759–1850 m. William (Dixon) Moniac 1759–1787
    1. 1. Nancy ((Creek Indian) L N U (American) Indian) 1777–1830 m. Samuel Griffis 1775–1859
      1. 1. Charles (Griffis) Sr. 1800–1880 m. Keziah Kirkland 1802–1860
        1. 1. Elijah Griffis 1840–1866 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Reddish 1844–1904
        2. 2. John (Jacob* "Jake") Griffis 1845–1932 m. Elizabeth ("Betsie") Davis 1838–1909
        3. 3. Mary (Pollie) GRIFFIS 1825–1881
        4. 4. Charles (Absolum) Griffis 1826–1914
        5. 5. Nancy GRIFFIS 1825–1870
        6. 6. Daniel (Kirkland Griffis) II 1821–1882
        7. 7. Naomi Griffis 1828–1890
        8. 8. Pollie Griffis 1825–1880
        9. 9. David Griffis 1835–1890
        10. 10. Henry Griffis 1836–
        11. 11. Mary Griffis 1829–1870
        12. 12. Kizzie Griffis 1838–1894
        13. 13. Joel Griffis 1838–1864

William Colbert's Timeline

3 Records

1742
8 August 1742
Birth of William Cooshemataha Pyaheggo Colbert in Chickasaw Indian, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States
Chickasaw Indian, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States
1827
30 May 1827
Age 85
Death of William Cooshemataha Pyaheggo Colbert in Pontotoc, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States
Pontotoc, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States
1836
1836
Age 94
Death of William Cooshemataha Pyaheggo Colbert in Pontotoc, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States
Pontotoc, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 August 1742
    Event Place: Chickasaw Indian, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 180.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: VRA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M84.0606

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 May 1827
    Event Place: Pontotoc, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M84.0606

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1836
    Event Place: Pontotoc, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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