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Facts and Events
References
- Levi Colbert, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
- Memorial# 52425730, in Find A Grave.
Maj. Levi Colbert, the youngest of the four sons of James Logan Colbert. In 1833, Levi Colbert, the head chief of the Chickasaws, lived about one mile West of Cotton Gin Port, Mississippi. He had a plurality of wives. He had an intellect far superior to the common mass of people without regard to color or nationality. He was shrew and influential among the Chickasaw tribe, his words or advice was the law among them. His people loved him, the Chiefs, Captains, with their King, looked up to him. His speeches in the councils would electrify them and throw them almost into ecstasies. His eloquence might well be compared to Henry Clay and Mr. Webster or any one else. His eyes would glow with brightness, his gestures were so sublime that they seemed to [unreadable] what he was about to say. His Indian name was It-a-wam-ba Mingo (meaning) “Setting King”. He was kind and generous to a fault, liberal in all dealings, never out of humor. He loved his friends and was loved and honored by all who knew him. He was kind and affectionate to his family. He had a number of wives (3) and two of them sisters, (surname Allen), possibly daughters of John L. Allen. They lived as cordial and affectionately, as so many sisters, they would laugh and joke each other as though they wives of different men, and no discord ever happened among them. Each of them had their children so trained that it seemed that all three were their mothers, and cared for alike.
Spouse(s)
1. Ishtimmarharlechar,
2. Temusharhoctay 'Dollie' (Schtimmarshashoctay),
3. Mintahoyo House (Minto-Ho-Yo) of Imatapo,
4. Seletia Colbert
Maj. Levi Colbert's children:
Son's
1. Martin
2. Alexander
3. Adam
4. Charles
5. Lemuel
6. Daugherty
7. Abijah
8. Commodore
9. Morgan
10. Lims
11. Benjamin
12. McKinney
Daughter's
13. Charlotte
14. Zilia
15. Eliza
16. Charity
17. Ailsa
18. Philista
19. Maria
20. Unknown daughter, whose given name I have forgotten, she married a white man by the name of Kilpatrick Carter and raised one son and a daughter now alive and living near Doaksville in the Chocktaw Nation.
Maj Levi Colbert settled about 18 or 20 miles below Tuscumbia, Alabama at a place called Buzzard Roost and employed a white man by the name of Kilpatrick Carter to build him a house and when the house was near finished said Carter married on of his daughters. Levi Colbert then gave up his new home to Carter and built a large Double head log house on the west side of the Tombigbee River one and a half miles west of Cotton Gin Port, Mississippi. While on his way to Washington City, he went by way of his old home below Tuscumbia, Alabama, where he had a married daughter, on his arrival there he was taken sick with Pneumonia and died in the beginning of the year, in 1833 or 1834 in the (80) eightieth year of his age.
- Both Native South and Deep South: The Native Transformation of the Gulf South Borderlands, 1770-1835, in Wainwright, James Eyre (Thesis), Rice University, History Department. (Houston, Texas)
Pages 96, 124, 128, 288, May 2013.
Levi Colbert appears on the page numbers cited. Other Colbert Family member's are doing business with John Turnbull and are presented within the thesis.
- Chickasaw Indians, in Handbook of Texas Online.
Chief Levi Colbert asked for permission to settle inside Mexican Texas, on lands along the Sabine River (Texas–Louisiana). Though this request was denied and the Chickasaws were instructed to settle in Indian Territory, as late as 1837 communities of Chickasaws and Choctaws lived inside Texas.
- Patrick Hogue (Samples). Everett Family and the Choctaw Trading Post, the (Factory).
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2. John Perry (1766-1806), 1/2 Choctaw. He married Unity White. He married a Susan Colbert Chickasaw wife. He was the original claiment of a Spanish Land Patent of 1,000 acres on Bayou Pierre, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana on the 20th of October, 1788. The heirs of George Cochran were later claiments of this land. As of the 27th day of October 1795, the Board of Commissioners could not confirm this land claim by the Spanish Patent, as the claiment's were non residents at the time.
[daughter]
2a. Eliza Perry (1800-?). Married James W. Williams Jr. on the 11 Aug 1818 in Montgomery County, Alabama. The wedding was performed by H. D. Stone, C.J.M.C.A.T.. They made their home in Sabine County, Texas, and later Sabine Parish, Louisiana. Both the county and the parish are separated by the Sabine River (Texas–Louisiana).
- Patrick Hogue (Samples). The Samples / Semples Family.
- Chickasaws to President Andrew Jackson, 28 MAY 1831: [M-234 Roll #136], Chickasaw Agency, May 28th 1831.
To Our Father Genl. Jackson
Agreeable to a treaty held at Franklin (Ten) in 1830 between the Honl. John H. Eaton & Genl. John Coffee commissioners &c and a delegation of your Chickasaw children, a delegation was selected by the Nation who proceeded under the guidance and care of our Agent in search of a country and a home west of the Mississippi River, we traveled westwardly through the Territory of Arkansas and through the Cherokee country and seen a small portion of the Creek country we then traveled South and west going to the country on the Canadian the Red Rivers and their Tributary streams as through an examination as the unusual cold weather would admit.
Father, we met a delegation of our Choctaw brothers under the care of their Friend Col. George S Gaines on the South Fork of the Canadian, we traveled with them over their country and after becoming satisfied as to its extent and quality we saw not more good lands than what we thought they would want themselves, not withstanding we proposed to purchase a part for our own People, they refused to sell and sayd that they had not more good lands then they wanted and would not sell one Foot.
Father, It is our wish and hope to preserve our independence & our Nation and our names to the latest generation, and for this purpose and in order that we might become more than merely acquainted with the country west of Arkansas as possible, we petitioned our agent to permit a portion of our delegation to cross the Red River and examine a portion of the Texes country which was granted and our agent gave us his purse and all the means in his power to make our journey comfortable and he afforded us protection accordingly five of us in number proceeded a cross the Red river not far above were the east boundrey of the Choctaw country strikes the Red river and Proceeded to examine the country between the Red & Sabbeen rivers, this country we are well pleased with.
Father, The tract of country which we explored South of the Red river lyes along side your Choctaw Nation and between the Red and Sabbeen rivers and adjoining the west boundry of the State of Louisiana from river to river. If this country can be purchased for us our Nation will remove and be satisfied, we see no other country which we think would suit us so well.
Father, we hope that you will not think that your Chickasaw children are disposed to remove beyond your controll and protecting care, we love our white Brothers, and have been a happy people under your care and protection untill of late, the State of Mississippi has extended her laws over us and we are threatened and looking for the same fate from Alabama.
Father, we are told that the laws of these states are written in more than a hundred big books we cannot read, we cannot understand them and although we love our White brothern, we cannot see in the extention of these state laws over us any thing but injustice and oppression. We have been taught to look to the east from the days of our great and beloved Father George Washington to the days of our great and beloved Father Genl. Jackson for protection, we have not lost confidence but will wait with patience for the country which our brothers Majr Eaton & Genl. Coffee promised us which is to be equal in extent to the one we now occupy with water soil & timber sufficient for all the purposes of the Chickasaw people.
Father, we have ever been true and faithful to all treatys that have been entered into by our Nation and we still have confidence in our Father the President that when he finds that we are anxious to comply with the late treaty, that he will not see his Chickasaw children brought under state laws which we cannot understand. Your red children is now oppressed by new laws & customs executed by white officers whose words we do not understand. You have told us Father that if we remain where we are you cannot prevent this state of things.
Father, we know that you speak not with a forked toung, you have told us that you wished to see your Chickasaw children prosperous and happy. We know that we cannot be so under the existing state of things and our only hope is that you will provide a home for us beyond the reach of the white mans laws, where we can again be happy and free in the enjoyments of our own laws and customs and under the protecting care of our Father the President of the United States.
Father, Some of our People are dissatisfied and wish to remain at their old homes and think that injustice has been done them, we would therefore respectfully ask that the following clauses & provisions be added to the Treaty --
1st That each Family who may remain shall be entitled to a reservation of a section and a half of land.
2nd each emigrant whose improvements has added value to his occupancy to receive in money such valuation from the government in addition to the sum which he is to receive for his reservation.
Father, we your Chickasaw children being anxious to see our Father, the President we therefore respectfully ask permition for a delegation of our People twelve in number to visit Washington City at your next session of Congress.
Accept Father the fervent wishes of your Chickasaw children for your health and continuation of your useful labours for your country.
With Greate Respect
Your dutiful Children
Oto cha The King his X mark
Tish a mingo his X mark; Maj. Levi Colbert his X mark; Col. George Colbert his X mark; Capt Wm McGilbery his X mark; Capt Saml Sealy his X mark; Mingo Tush cush his X mark; Pis to lo tubbe his X mark; Esh stimo lut cha his X mark; Capt James Brown his X mark; Capt Isaac Alberson his X mark; To co wah his X mark; Ish sta a tubbe his X mark; Bark a tubbe his X mark; Capt Thos Sealy his X mark; Ohe le nah ubbe his X mark; Oke le he ubbe his X mark; Ma ho la ubbe his X mark; Mah teco sho ubbe his X mark; Tho lo te sho his X mark; Cha watta ha his X mark; E lash sho ubbe his X mark; Ohe cubbe his X mark; Newberry's son his X mark; Tho lah mo tubbe his X mark; Boh me ah tubbe his X mark; Capt Thompson sr his X mark; One ta hi a ka tubbe his X mark; Ah ta kin subbe his X mark; Lewis or Pis to la ubbe his X mark; E bah me hubbe his X mark; Ash shah cubbe Junr. his X mark; Chick a saw nah ubbe his X mark; I. Kemp his X mark; J. McLish ; John Glover his X mark; Pitman Colbert; Capt Hayse his X mark;
Signed in full Council of the Chiefs and Warriors of the Chickasaw Nation at the Chickasaw Agency this 29th May 1831 in presence of
Benj. Reynolds U.S. Agent
John L Allen U S Sub Agent
W.D. King of Ala
Robertson Childress of Tennessee
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