William WEATHERFORD Jr.
- Born: 25 Dec 1813, Alabama
 General Notes:
His mother died after giving birth to William.
ANCESTRY:
His great great grandparents were Captain Jean Baptiste Louis DeCourtel Marchand, French commander of Fort Toulouse in Alabama; and Sehoy I, Indian princess of the prestigious Wind Clan (Hutalgalgi), the highest ranking tribe of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation.
His grandmother, great grandmother, and great great grandmother were each named "Sehoy" and were Native Americans of the Wind Clan (Hutalgalgi) of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation.
His great grandmother's uncle was "Red Shoes" (Muskogean Chief), an Indian Chief of the prestigious Wind Clan (Hutalgalgi) of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation.
His father was "Red Eagle" William Weatherford, Chief of the Wind Clan (Hutalgalgi) of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, who famously battled and then surrendered to Colonel Andrew Jackson at Fort Toulouse (Fort Jackson) during the Creek War.
His half granduncle was Alexander McGillivray (descendant of the Scottish Clan MacGillivray Chiefs Lineage, part of the Clan Chattan Confederation of the Scottish Highland), who became Chief of the Upper Creek (Muscogee) Indians, one of the most powerful and historically important Native American chiefs among the Creek of the Southeast.
His cousin was Major David Moniac, an American military officer who in 1822 became the first Native American graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point.
Research Notes:
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Weatherford)
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