Person:Susannah Emory (1)

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Susannah Emory
b.Aft 1741 Great Tellico, Old Cherokee Nation (now Monroe county, Tennessee, United States)
d.Abt 1799 Tugaloo River Region, Old Cherokee Nation (now White county, Georgia, United States)
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Susannah EmoryAft 1741 - Abt 1799
  2. Mary EmoryAbt 1745 -
  3. Elizabeth EmoryAbt 1748 - Abt 1781
Spouse and Children
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m.
  1. Oonotota BushyheadAbt 1758 - Bef 1839
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Richard FieldsAbt 1744 - Abt 1781
  • W.  Susannah EmoryAft 1741 - Abt 1799
m.
  1. Chief Richard FieldsAbt 1762 - 1827
  2. George FieldsAbt 1764 - 1849
  3. John FieldsAbt 1767 -
  4. Luvica FieldsAbt 1770 -
  5. Rev. Turtle FieldsAbt 1774 -
  6. Thomas FieldsAbt 1776 -
  7. Susannah FieldsAbt 1776 -
Spouse and Children
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m. Abt 1781
  1. Nancy MartinAbt 1782 -
  2. Judge John Martin, Jr.1784 - 1840
  3. Rachel Martin1788 -
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Facts and Events
Name Susannah Emory
Gender Female
Birth[1] Aft 1741 Great Tellico, Old Cherokee Nation (now Monroe county, Tennessee, United States)
Marriage to Capt. John Stuart
Marriage to Richard Fields
Marriage Abt 1781 Monroe, Tennessee, United Statesto Capt. John Martin
Death[1] Abt 1799 Tugaloo River Region, Old Cherokee Nation (now White county, Georgia, United States)
Nationality[1] Cherokee - Long Hair Clan
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Research notes

  • thought to have had 3 "husbands"
    • Note: Cherokee women had sexual freedom to select their partners as long as they did not violate the rules against incest within a clan and there were no taboos against unmarried women having sex or having children.
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Susannah Emory, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
    last accessed Sep 2024.

    Susannah Emory (after 1741 – 1797–1800) was a Cherokee matriarch. She was born in the Cherokee country at Great Tellico, now located in Monroe County, Tennessee. Her family was displaced frequently because of various wars that took place on the frontier, but she was known to have been friendly to White settlers. Married three times, her descendants include many notable Cherokee leaders. ...

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