Margaret Elizabeth Carlile's Line

Descendants of Amatoya Moytoy Generation No. 1 1.  AMATOYA1 MOYTOY was born 1640 in Chota, Little Tennessee River.  He married QUATSY. Children of AMATOYA MOYTOY and QUATSY are: 2. i. CHIEF MOYTOY OF2 TELLICO, b. Abt. 1680, In Old Cherokee Nation; d. Abt. 1741, In Old Cherokee Nation.  ii. OLD HOP MOYTOY, b. 1690.  iii. TISTOE MOYTOY, b. Abt. 1680.  iv. QUKAH-ULAH MOYTOY, b. 1681.  v. NANCY MOYTOY, b. 1683. Generation No. 2 2.  CHIEF MOYTOY OF2 TELLICO (AMATOYA1 MOYTOY) was born Abt. 1680 in In Old Cherokee Nation, and died Abt. 1741 in In Old Cherokee Nation.  He married SISTER OF OLD HOP (CHIEF). Children of CHIEF TELLICO and SISTER (CHIEF) are: 3. i. CHEROKEE3 MAIDEN.  ii. WOLLENAWOA. 4. iii. TAME DOE, b. Bet. 1700 - 1706, Cherokee Nation East; d. Abt. 1760. 5. iv. OCONOSTOTA "CUNNE SHOTE", b. Abt. 1704, James Beaver Jr of rootsweb; d. Abt. Mar 1783.  v. CLOGOITTAH, b. Abt. 1706. 6. vi. ATTACULLACULLA, b. Bet. 1705 - 1708; d. May 1777. 7. vii. KITEGISTA, b. Abt. 1708; d. Aft. 1788.  viii. TATHTOWE, b. Abt. 1712.  ix. KILLAQUE, b. Abt. 1714.  x. OUNACONOA, b. Abt. 1716.  xi. SKALILOSKEN, b. Abt. 1718. 8. xii. CHIEF GREAT EAGLE, b. Abt. 1720.  xiii. OUKAII-OUKAH, b. Abt. 1722.  xiv. KOLLANNAH, b. Abt. 1724. 9. xv. AN-NEE-WA-KEE, b. Abt. 1726. Generation No. 3 3.  CHEROKEE3 MAIDEN (CHIEF MOYTOY OF2 TELLICO, AMATOYA1 MOYTOY)  She married CHRISTIAN GOTTLIEB PRIBER.  He was born Abt. 1700 in Kingdom of Saxony (Germany), and died 1753 in Fort Oglethorpe, GA. 4.  TAME3 DOE (CHIEF MOYTOY OF2 TELLICO, AMATOYA1 MOYTOY) was born Bet. 1700 - 1706 in Cherokee Nation East, and died Abt. 1760.  She married SKAYAGUSTUEGWO "FIVEKILLER" 1728 in Cherokee Nation East. Children of TAME DOE and SKAYAGUSTUEGWO "FIVEKILLER" are:  i. LONG4 FELLOW, b. 1726; d. Abt. 1836. 11. ii. GHIGAU (NANCY WARD), b. Bet. 1728 - 1738, Chota, City of Refuge; d. 1822, Womankiller Ford, Benton, TN.   5.  OCONOSTOTA "CUNNE3 SHOTE" (CHIEF MOYTOY OF2 TELLICO, AMATOYA1 MOYTOY) was born Abt. 1704 in James Beaver Jr of rootsweb, and died Abt. Mar 1783.  He married WOMAN OF PAINT CLAN.  She was born Abt. 1704. Children of OCONOSTOTA SHOTE" and WOMAN CLAN are: 12. i. OLLIE4 OCONOSTOTA, b. Abt. 1720.  ii. DAUGHTER OF OCONOSTOTA, b. Abt. 1730; m. THE BARK; b. Abt. 1750. 13. iii. THE TERRAPIN, b. Abt. 1736; d. Aft. 1796.   6.  ATTACULLACULLA3 (CHIEF MOYTOY OF2 TELLICO, AMATOYA1 MOYTOY) was born Bet. 1705 - 1708, and died May 1777.  He married OLLIE OCONOSTOTA, daughter of OCONOSTOTA SHOTE" and WOMAN CLAN.  She was born Abt. 1720. Notes for ATTACULLACULLA: Known as Ukwaneequa or Chuconnunta.  English translation of his name was Little Carpenter.

Quatsy of Tellico and Amatoya Moytoy: 1. QUATSY OF TELLICO, (A-Ni-Wa-Yah, Wolf Clan) born about 1650 married AMATOYA MOYTOY, born about 1640. When the English-designated "Emperor" of the Overhill Towns was ask to go to London with Sir Alexander Cumming to meet King George II, Quatsy was ill and Moytoy would have been about 90 years old if the year of his birth is right. Instead, the principal Chief of Tellico sent Quatsy's brother (Kollannah), Shallelockee Kettagusta (a son), Seayagusta Oukah Ulah (a son), Attackcullaculla (a son), Clogoittah (a son) and Tathtowie (Tistoe, another son). By "son" the Cherokees were understood to mean any younger male clan relative of the mother:  Quatsy's clan was Wolf, one of the four main clans of the Algonquian Indians. The only member of the delegation who was not a member of the principal family of Tellico was Ounakannowie.

The Daughter of Quatsy of Tellico and Amatoya Moytoy: 2. NANCY MOYTOY (A-Ni-Wa-Yah, Wolf Clan) was born about 1685, married RAVEN OF CHOTA, probably WHITE OWL, born about 1680. There is speculation he was of the Algonquin Tribe.

The Daughter of Nancy Moytoy and Raven of Chota, White Owl: 3. TAME DOE (A-Ni-Wa-Yah, Wolf Clan) was born about 1716, died about 1760, married A DELAWARE INDIAN, SKAYAGUSTTUEGO, "FIVEKILLER", THE RAVEN OF CHOTA.

Note: "Raven" is a title given to a warrior who has shown exceptional bravery in battle.

The Daughter of Tame Doe and Skayagusttuego: 4. NANYE`HI (A-Ni-Wa-Yah, Wolf Clan) born about 1738, was first married to Kingfisher. She had two children, Catherine and Fivekiller with him before he was killed in battle. She then married BRYAN WARD. They had one child, a daughter ELIZABETH.

Drawing by George Catlin

Nanye`hi and Kingfisher were married when she was probably about sixteen years old. As a young mother of two during the Battle of Talliwa against the Creeks, she crouched behind a log, loading the guns for her husband Kingfisher, "chewing the ends of the bullets so as to make them cause more damage". When he was killed, Nanye`hi picked up his gun and continued the battle, rallying the Cherokee to victory. The Cherokee made her "The Ghi-ga-u" a Beloved Woman, a position reserved for brave and wise women who served as their people's guide.

As a Beloved Woman she had a voice and vote in General Council, leadership of the Women's Council, the honor of preparing the Black Drink (a tea used in ceremonies to purify the warriors before battle) and the right to spare the life of a prisoner already condemned to death.

When a Cherokee War Party prepared to attack illegal white settlements on the Watauga River, she was able to send warning to several of the settlements in time for most of them to escape. Nanye`hi was trying to avert the unnecessary blood shed of civilians, both of the whites and her own people.

One woman taken alive by the Cherokee warriors was Mrs. Bean. The whites had fled to Fort Caswell for protection. She had gone out from the Fort with the other women to milk the cows but was lagging behind when she was captured. She was sentenced to die and was being tied to a stake when Nanye`hi exercised her right to spare condemned captives. Nanye`hi took the injured Mrs. Bean into her own home to nurse her back to health.

By saving this woman's life, two things would change for the Cherokee forever. Mrs. Bean taught Nanye`hi how to set up a loom, spin thread and yarn, and weave cloth. With this skill, women came to be expected to do the weaving and household chores and men came to be farmers, thus Europeanizing the Cherokee in terms of gender roles.

Mrs Bean also tried to repay Nanye`hi with dairy cows. She taught the Cherokee women and the Ghigau's slaves (Nanye`hi had been awarded the black slave of a Creek warrior after the victory at the Battle of Taliwa and so became the first slaveowner among the Cherokee) how to make butter and cheese. This introduced dairy farming to the Cherokee. The large herds required more manual labor. Soon the Cherokee would be using wide spread slave labor.

She did not counsel peace when she felt compromise would hurt her people. She was a negotiator at the 1785 signing of the Treaty of Hopewell, the first treaty the Cherokee made with the new "United States".

In 1808, the Women's Council, with Nanye`hi at its head, made a statement to the Cherokee people urging them not to sell any more land. Again, in 1817 she told the people to refuse any more requests for land. She also advised them to take up arms against the "Americans" if they had to.

When she became too old to attend General Council meetings, she sent her walking stick in her place. Nanye`hi, or Nancy as she was now called, was well aware that Cherokee "removal" west of the Mississippi River was inevitable.

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Bryan Ward, born about 1720, was a widower who came to the American colonies from County Antrim in the north of Ireland. He served with the British army in the 1740's and fought in the French-Indian War during 1753-1759. Then he started trading with the Cherokee people, receiving the name "The Old Trader".

In 1755 he witnessed the Battle of Talliwa where he must have met the beautiful Nanye`hi (Nancy). The two were married Sept. 18, 1756. They were not together long, he settled at Tugaloo River, Georgia where he had another white family. She ran an inn at Womankiller ford on Ocowee River, Tennesse. It is said that they visited each other often and remained "friendly". Nancy would bring their daughter, Betsy with her to visit her father or he would come there. The two families seemed to get along well. Bryan died August 15th, 1815 in Franklin County, Georgia.

Nancy was given by treaty reservations lands, December 19, 1818 res# 156;
One mile below John McIntosh's on Mouse Creek where the old trace crosses said creek from Tellico Block House to Highwassee Garrison beginning at the ford and running down said creek for compliment, is by her for diverse causes and considerations bequeathed to her daughter [grandaughter] Jenny McIntosh [nee Walker ap Caty Kingfisher] and to her heirs forever.

The Ghi-ga-u, Nanye`hi, Nancy Ward died in 1824 and is buried near Benton, Polk Co. Tennessee.

The Daughter of Nanye`hi and Bryan Ward: 5. ELIZABETH "BETSY" WARD (A-Ni-Wa-Yah, Wolf Clan) was born September 18th, 1757. Married JOSEPH MARTIN JR. about 1775. On July 12, 1793, Betsy (Ward) Martin was at the home of Chief Hanging Maugh, who had succeeded Tassel as head chief of the Cherokees. She was there to see off a delegation of dignitaries who were going to meet President George Washington in Philiadelphia. Suddenly, and without warning, a company of whites under Capt. John Beard attacked, killing Hanging Maugh's wife, Betsy and eleven others. Many were wounded, including Betsy Martin. Capt. Beard was tried before a court martial but acquitted.

( In "Historical Sketches", scroll down and click on "General Joseph Martin: A Forgotten Pioneer 1740-1798)

General
Joseph
Martin Jr.

Born near Charlottesville, Va, in 1740, of English descent, he was a strong willed lad, ran away from school, but a great student of nature and man. His besetting sin was gambling, which soon put him in debt. At the end of The French and Indian War, he spent 6 years hunting and trading with Indians. With valuable furs and winnings from gambling, he paid off his debts. His companion often was Ben Cleveland, hero of King's Mountain. In 1763, he went beyond the mountains and settled in Powell's Valley, now known as Martin's Station (near Knoxville).

Three years were spent as an overseer on a relative's plantation, netting him enough money to buy "Scuffle Hill" Farm on Smith's River, below Martinsville. In 1773 he moved his family to this plantation. In 1774, Dunmore commissioned him Capt. of the Militia, but served as a Lieutenant in Capt. Abram Penn's Co. against the Shawnee. 1775, as Capt. of the Committee of Safety for Virginia, he formed an "association with Betsy Ward, daughter of Nancy Ward, a half breed, and closely allied to some Indian chiefs." (note: it is said his son was very upset with his father for never ending his "association with Betsy Ward" as he considered it an offense to his mother... he would often leave his white family for long periods of time to go back and live with the Indians). Martin gained valuable information this way. During 1777-1789 he was Superintent of Cherokee Affairs, appointed by Gov. Patrick Henry. The pay was 20 shillings a day while with Indians, half pay when at Williamsburg.

He was appointed Major of Battalion against the Cherokees and a series of successes raised him in National prominence and placed him among the heroes of the Revolutionary War (Brig. General). In 1783 he was commissioned to treat with the Creeks, Cherokees and Chickamaugas. Finally, warfare ended. After 15 years of public service, he returned to his farm. Sarah died in 1782 and he married Susanna, daughter of Thomas Graves, who lived across river above the double branches, but soon went to Georgia to fight Indians and was elected to the Georgia legislature. In 1791-1800 he served in the legislature of Virginia from Henry Co.

He was a large man with prepossessing appearance, bland and courteous in manners, not lazy. He was bald for many years, but wore chin whiskers that he plaited and wore beneath his shirt. Fond of fine clothes, but stuck with old style of short trousers, knee buckles, he never drank, lost a tooth, or bled by lancet. In 1804 he sold "Scuffle Hill" and bought a plantation from Randolph Harrison on Leatherwood where he died in 1808. DAR # 68 649 (with Graves) and #'s 47 839, 66 913, 69 061, and 79 099 (with Lucas) from Marriages of Some Va. Residents.

The Daughter of Elizabeth Ward and Gen. Joseph Martin: 6. NANNIE MARTIN (A-Ni-Wa-Yah, Wolf Clan) married MICHAEL HILDEBRAND, born 1781 to JOHN HILDEBRAND and BARBARA EAKER of Germany. It was believed John Hildebrand and Barbara Eaker and their children were born in Germany, however, Hicks says otherwise. He says John was born February 12, 1755 in Earl Twp, Lancaster Co, PA, and died December 20, 1847. He married (1) Barbara Warlick Eaker. She was born Abt. 1749, and died Abt. 1801. He married (2) Susannah Womancatcher Abt. 1806. She was born Abt. 1790, and died Abt. 1817. JOHN HILDEBRAND, SR:1817-19 Reservations: November 03, 1818, #145, on Hiwassee Riv, in Right of Children, 6 in fam Blood: German Military service: Bet. 1775 - 1779, Revolutionary War Note: December 1816, List of agents, etc. employed by the Cherokee Agency; John Hildebrand, Miller, b:PA, $204.78 Occupation: 1816, Miller BARBARA WARLICK EAKER: Blood: German Hicks says Michael Hildebrand was born 1781 in CNE [Lincoln Co, NC], and died September 1863 in Canadian Dist, CNW. He married NANCY MARTIN Abt. 1800 in Ocoee, Polk County, TN, daughter of JOSEPH MARTIN and ELIZABETH WARD. She was born Abt. 1778 in CNE [TN], and died April 1837 in the old nation before the Removal. MICHAEL HILDEBRAND: 1835 Census roll: Okoa Creek, McMinn Co, TN Blood: German NANCY MARTIN: Miller application information given by Nancy Morrow and Emmett Starr. NANCY MARTIN: Clan: Ani'-Wa'ya = Wolf Clan (Nanye'hi)       Michaels brother, Peter was one of the Captains of Emigrant detachments in 1838-39 on the Trail Where They Cried. He located on Flint Creek where he operated a saw, turning and grist mill. Peter Hildebrand was born May 10, 1782 in Germany, and died December 11, 1851 in Oklahoma. He married Elizabeth Harlan Abt. 1808, daughter of Ellis Harlan and Catherine Kingfisher. She was born August 15, 1793 in CNE [TN], and died September 19, 1826. Peter Hildebrand:1835 Census roll: Okoa Creek, McMinn Co, TN, 3m18-, 0m18+, 2f16-, 1f16+ 1835 Smith Resolution: Amohee, voted Nay; anti-treaty Blood: German Detachment: November 08, 1838, 38-12 P Hildebrand/J V Hilderbrand; as Conductor

The Daughter of Nannie Martin and Michael Hildebrand: 7. MARGARET PEGGY HILDEBRAND (A-Ni-Wa-Yah, Wolf Clan), was born March 11, 1811 in McMinn Co. Tennessee, married JOHN CATRON, recorded as being born February 14th, 1802 in Virginia. He is believed to have been French, some think he was actually born in France, spending some time in England before coming to America. He's listed on the 1835 Census Roll in Okoa Creek, McMinn Co. Tennessee. He died March 20, 1865. Margaret is listed on the 1851 Drennan Roll, Tahlequah, as Margaret Catron. She is buried in the John Sanders Cemetery near Tailholt, Oklahoma.

The Daughter of Margaret Hildebrand and John Catron: 8. LAVANNAH ELIZABETH CATRON (A-Ni-Wa-Yah, Wolf Clan) was born January 13, 1835. She married THOMAS HOLMES CARLILE July 19, 1853, son of THOMAS CARLILE, born @ 1805 in South Carolina, and MARY LEVERETT, born @ 1800. Thomas Carlile was the son of WILLIAM CARLILE, born @ 1776 in South Carolina. Thomas Holmes Carlie was born May 30, 1832 in Conway Co, Arkansas, and died August 06, 1875 in Tahlequah Dist, Cherokee Nation West. She married Levi Rogers Keys April 28, 1878, son of Samuel Keys and Mary Hanna. He was born March 28, 1852 in Jackson Co, Alabama, and died 1928 in Oklahoma. Lavannah Elizabeth Carlile was listed on the 1851 Drennan roll: Tahlequah, 1880 Census [CN]: Tahlequah, 1338 as Elizabeth Keys, 1890 Census [CN]: Tahlequah, 3978 as Elizabeth Keys, 1902-07 Dawes roll: card# 6196, roll# 14764 as Elizabeth Keys 1906-09 Miller roll: Cookson, OK, ap# 1080, roll# 16180 as Elizabeth Keys. She was 1/8 Cherokee who died Sepember 13, 1909 and is buried in the Park Hill Cemetery. Thomas Holmes Carlile was a blacksmith who was killed by the Pins Indians, seeking revenge against those who had fought for the Confederacy during the Civil war. This is an article from the Cherokee Advocate, 1877: "Oscee Sanders, a good looking indian, 29 yrs old, was tried at the March term of the U.S. court, tried and convicted to be hung on the 21st day of April last. Two days prior to the execution, the President reprieved him; and the 2nd day of June was fixed as day for his execution. Again, he was reprieved, and the 8th day of September 1876 set as the day upon which he was to suffer the penalty of his crime. Sanders was convicted in the murder of Thomas Carlile. About dark on the 6th of august, Carlile and his wife were sitting on the gallery before the 2 houses when Oscee Sanders with a stranger rode up to the gate. "good evening' sanders said in cherokee. Carlile then asked them to come in. The stranger came in the yard first , Sanders following, and rode directly to where Carlile was sitting. It was noticed that both Sanders and the stranger had pistols in their hands. the stranger caught hold of Carlile and tried to throw him off the gallery. whilst this was going on , Mrs. Carlile spoke to Oscee Sanders and asked him not to do this. Sanders then threw his pistol in her face and went where Carlile and the stranger were strugglin. Mrs. Carlile and the children ran to the meadow and hid in the weeds and grass. As they were running away they heard a shot and shortly after that, two more. 1/2 hour later after all was quiet , they returned to find her husband lying dead at the steps of the porch on the ground. Sanders was persistent in his denial of partition (sic) of the murder up to the last moment. (the author states that there were two more articles written about this story. The other man was caught and sentenced to five years in prison. there was a 3rd man later charged and released. Lydia Keys was the granddaughter of William Keys, brother of Samuel Keys II, and Sallie Riley, sister of Polly Riley. Here's what she had to say about the incident... "My grandmothers house was still standing near Wauhillau and we moved into her house. The Pin Indians were bad, following the war, and had killed many southern soldiers who had returned. They came to our house one sunday to kill my father, but he was gone to Sunday Schoool and they did not find him. My mother was sitting in teh door with a baby in her arms and they threatened to ride over her and into the house on their horses, and would have done so, but their horses couldnt get through the door" . "That same day, they went on down to one of our neighbors, Thomas Carlile, called him to the door and shot him." "after Thomas Carlile was killed, my father thought it unsafe to remain in Tahlequah District, and he moved his family further to the northwest to what he termed the 'great wide praire', where he could find peace and quiet for himself and his family." Thomas Holmes Carlile is buried in the Caney Cemetery, near Wauhillau.

The Daugher of Lavannah Elizabeth Catron and Thomas Holmes Carlile: 9. MARGARET ELIZABETH CARLILE (A-Ni-Wa-Yah, Wolf Clan) was born October 27, 1855 in the Tahlequah District of the Cherokee Nation West. Margaret was listed on the 1880 Census [CN]: Tahlaquah, 2144 as Margaret Spears, prior to the death of her first husband, George Washington Spears in 1881. She married JAMES THEODORE KEYS ON November 17, 1883. The 1902-07 Dawes roll: card# 6475, roll# 15494 as Margaret E Keys 1906-09 Miller roll: Cookson, OK, ap# 1412, roll# 16171 as Margaret E Keys, 1/16 Cherokee James Theodore Keys was born to JAMES MADISON KEYS and MARY ETTA SMITH on August 18, 1853 in Jackson Co., Alabama and died Febuary 7, 1917. He is listed on the 1880 Census [CN]: Sequoyah, 774 1902-07 Dawes roll: card# 6475, roll# 15493 1906-09 Miller roll: Cookson, OK, ap# 16186, roll# 16170. 1/16 Cherokee, his occupation was a farmer.