David Alexander MONIAC
- Born: 29 Jan 1833, Pinchong Creek, Montgomery County, Alabama
- Died: 29 Sep 1882, Baldwin County, Alabama at age 49
- Buried: Daphne Methodist Church Cemetery, Daphne, Baldwin County, Alabama
 General Notes:
NOTES:
David served as Sheriff in Baldwin County.
His 3rd 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 father 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.
His granduncle was Chief "Red Eagle" of the Wind Clan (Hutalgalgi), the highest ranking tribe of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation.
His half great granduncle was Alexander McGillivray 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 1st cousin, once removed, was Osceola, influencial leader of the Seminole Indians of Florida.
Research Notes:
-- Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Moniac)
-- Find A Grave, Memorial # 36334466
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