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William - Cherokee Billy Scott (Oconostota) 1725 – 1794 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1725

Birth Location: Robeson, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 24 Nov 1794

Death Location: Watauga Settlement, TN, North Carolina, United States

Father: Smallpox Settico

Mother: A Moytoy-

Spouse(s): Lucretia James

Children(s): William Scott

William - Cherokee Billy Scott (Oconostota) was born in 1725 in Robeson, North Carolina, United States, the child of Smallpox Conjurer Settico and A Ni Gai Moytoy-. William - Cherokee Billy Scott (Oconostota) married Lucretia Lucy James, and had children including William - Cherokee Billy Scott. William - Cherokee Billy Scott (Oconostota) passed away in 1794 in Watauga Settlement, TN, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • William - Cherokee Billy Scott (Oconostota) was born in 1725 in Robeson, North Carolina, United States, the child of Smallpox Conjurer Settico and A Ni Gai Moytoy-.
  • William - Cherokee Billy Scott (Oconostota) married Lucretia Lucy James, and had children including William - Cherokee Billy Scott.
  • William - Cherokee Billy Scott (Oconostota) passed away in 1794 in Watauga Settlement, TN, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Smallpox Settico
1680 – 1765
Birth Location: Tellico, Crockett, Tennessee, United States
SS
A Moytoy-
1686 – 1730
Birth Location: Cherokee, Washington, Tennessee, United States
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Spouses(s)

Lucretia James
1722 – 1805
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
LJ

Children(s)

William Scott
1750 – 1835
Birth Location: , RobesonCo., North Carolina, USA
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William (Oconostota)'s Ancestors

Self
William (Oconostota)
1725 – 1794
Birth Place: Robeson, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Smallpox Conjurer Settico
1680 – 1765
Tellico, Crockett, Tennessee, United States
A (Ni Gai) Moytoy-
1686 – 1730
Cherokee, Washington, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Chief (Moytoy Canacaught Great) Conjurer
1640 – 1730
Cherokee County, North Carolina, USA
Rainmaker (I Chalaka Red Paint) Woman
1645 – 1710
Town, Rockdale, Georgia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Father Rainmaker
1607 – 1675
Red Woman
1615 – 1675
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Christian Beaver
1585 – 1675
Catherine Witter
1590 –

William (Oconostota)'s Descendants

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William (- Cherokee Billy Scott) (Oconostota) (1725 – 24 Nov 1794) m. Lucretia (Lucy) James (1722 – 1805)
  1. 1. William (- Cherokee Billy) Scott (1750 – 1835) m. Martha (Rebecca) Harper (26 January 1755 – 1874)
    1. 1. Micager (Scott* (FB Old Cherokee) Nation) (1775 – 1854)
      1. 1. David Scott (Abt 1802 – 15 June 1880) m. Nancy Maynard (1806 – 1880)
        1. 1. Moses (Vincent) Maynard (Abt. 1828 – 07 APR 1880)

William (Oconostota)'s Timeline

3 Records

1725
1725
Birth of William - Cherokee Billy Scott (Oconostota) in Robeson, North Carolina, United States
Robeson, North Carolina, United States
1747
16 Jan 1747
Age 22
William - Cherokee Billy Scott (Oconostota) was married in St. Luke's Parish, Queen Anne's County, Maryland
St. Luke's Parish, Queen Anne's County, Maryland
1794
24 Nov 1794
Age 69
Death of William - Cherokee Billy Scott (Oconostota) in Watauga Settlement, TN, North Carolina, United States
Watauga Settlement, TN, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1725
    Event Place: Robeson, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1747
    Event Place: St. Luke's Parish, Queen Anne's County, Maryland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1794
    Event Place: Watauga Settlement, TN, North Carolina, United States
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