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 Abt 1753 - Abt 1808 (~ 55 years)
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| Name |
John (Kunokeski "Young Tassel") WATTS |
| Suffix |
Jr |
| Nickname |
Young Tassel |
| Born |
Abt 1753 |
Cherokee Territory, Chicamauga Area, Little Tennessee River  |
| Gender |
Male |
| FamilySearch ID |
G5LJ-68B |
| Name |
Young Tassel |
| _UID |
DDA28D4D58B349179FC385CB730E7268D10B |
| Died |
Abt 1808 |
Fort Payne, Willstown, Alabama |
| Person ID |
I11697 |
Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
15 Apr 2024 |
| Father |
"Trader" John WATTS, "Forked Tongue", b. Abt 1724, Bowling Green, Carolyn Co., Virginia , d. 4 Mar 1771, Willstown, Fort Payne, Alabama (Age ~ 47 years) |
| Mother |
Gi-Yo-Sti-Ko-Yo-He BIRD CLAN, b. Abt 1736, Cherokee Nation East, North Carolina , d. 15 Nov 1825, Cherokee Nation, Alabama (Age ~ 89 years) |
| Family ID |
F5910 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Kay-I-Oh "Wurtagua" Of The CHEROKEE, b. 1752, In Cherokee Nation , d. 1808 (Age 56 years) |
| Children |
| | 1. Nancy WATTS, d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 2. Thomas WATTS, d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 3. Joseph WATTS, b. 25 Jun 1765, Burke County, North Carolina , d. 14 Apr 1874, Rabun County GA. (Age 108 years) |
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| Last Modified |
29 Aug 2016 |
| Family ID |
F5911 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- This John Watts was an Indian trader with the Cherokee and of mixed Cherokee and British blood. He also acted as an interpreter for them in dealing with the U. S. Army, etc. When Chief Dragging Canoe died in 1792, he named John Watts as the new Cherokee Chief.
See WIKI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Watts_(Cherokee_chief)
Watts, John - Cherokee Chief, was born in 1753, the son of Trader John Watts. Also known as Kettiegesta, he was for many years a leading chief of the warlike Chickamauga faction of Cherokees that waged war on the American Frontier.
From page 353 of "Old Frontiers", by J.P. Brown: Chief John Watts was described by Governor Blount as "unquestionably the leading man in his Nation." He possessed a talent for making friends, red and white. William Martin, son of General Joseph Martin, said of him, "He was one of the finest looking men I ever saw, large of stature, bold and magnanimous, a great friend of my father
s." Major G.W. Sevier states: He was a noble looking Indian, always considered a generous and honorable enemy," and other pioneers paid high tribute to his "engaging personality".
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