The Mobile area was settled even earlier. Founded in 1702
by French explorers, Mobile served as the capital of French
Louisiana for 16 years. In 1763, Mobile and the Gulf area of Florida
became a British colony. Control of Mobile and British West Florida
changed hands several times between 1780 and the War of 1812.
By 1830 my ancestors had followed the Old Federal Road, an Indian
Path, into Alabama, and began to purchase land and began their
plantations of cotton or corn, with the help of their slaves and
some of the Indians who wanted the work.
The City of Montgomery, which became the county seat in 1822, was
built on the side of the Indian town Ikanatchati (Econachatee),
which means red ground, and Towasa on a high red bluff known to
Alibamu Indians as Chunnaanaauga Chatty.
There were many intermarriages among the people; some were mixed
before they arrived.
Some may frown at that remark but one must consider those landing
at Plymouth Rock in the 1600s, sharing that first Thanksgiving with
the Indians, and yes mine were there, Doty and Fuller, and the
Indians helped them survive. Then at Maryland and in Virginia
colonies, our other ancestors lived among the Powhatans, and soon
ventured into the first few colonies being established on the east
coast of North Carolina around 1700 - study your history and the old
maps of our Colonial History, and find the many beautiful colors of
the past.
There were several tribes fighting over their place in the
Carolinas, plus those in the New England states, most migrating into
Ohio and Kentucky or in the South they were moving into Georgia,
Tennessee, Mississippi and Texas.
One of my very distant cousins was hanged, drawn and quartered by
King Phillip in Rhode Island History, but King Phillip was an indian
himself, appointed by the King of England, to do his dirty work.
I found many preachers in my lineage, many different religions,
as immigrants from many different countries were seeking freedom in
this new country.
My files help to prove their locations, names of family members,
and the neighbors who joined them. My images are mostly saved in art
format for better viewing and if you have your internet options
"settings" adjusted, maybe you can view them as well, and before
long I will have them copied into jpeg format.
When an elder migrated, usually most of his married children
followed with their families, so it is always important to view the
next page of any census, because a transcriber might have made an
error, or the image may be blurred, or the person may be using a
different name, nickname, middle name, or altered the spelling for
whatever reason.
I have a paid subscription to gather my census collection and
keep them for future reference, because genealogy is an ongoing task
- it is never complete!
A good reference to locating your native american ancestors is
the book written by Caleb Starr, of Pennsylvania, who married a
beautiful native in Tennessee.
Starr
Natives
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