Gen William Cooshemataha Pyaheggo Colbert
Birth: 8 Aug 1742 Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA
Death: 1836 (aged 93–94) Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA
Burial: Pontotoc City Cemetery, Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA
Memorial #: 11787222
Bio: Military Figure. Major General William Cooshemataha Pyaheggo Colbert was born about 1742. He was the eldest son of James Logan Colbert, a Scotchman who came to the eastern coast and settled in Charleston, South Carolina in the early 1700s. Williams mother was a full blooded Chickasaw Indian. In 1784 James Logan Colbert was killed in a horse accident. William relocated and settled in Toxish in the southeastern part of the present day Pontotoc County Mississippi. This was the beginning of his eventful life. William Colbert led one band of the Chickasaws in their campaigns against Little Turtle, commanding the Northwestern confederation of Indians. They went there at the solicitation of President Washington to aid General St. Clair, and afterwards General Wayne. William Colbert was in the party of Chickasaws that visited President George Washington when our national government was in Philadelphia. It was on this occasion that he was given the title of General, because of his services to the American people. He was a celebrated fighter, and an ally of the Americans, not only against hostile Indians, but also Spain when trying to take possession of Mississippi, and later, the British invaders, during the War of 1812. He fought for his own people and assisted Andrew Jackson against the Creeks. Andrew Jackson presented William with a military coat, which he wore on important occasions until his death. On September 20, 1816, at the signing of the Chickasaw treaty, William earned the name Major General William Colbert. For his long services and his faithfulness to the United States government, William Colbert received an annuity of one hundred dollars for the remainder his life. William Colbert died during the winter of 1836, and his place of burial is in the Pontotoc City Cemetery.
Family Members
Parents
James Logan Colbert 1721-1784
Siblings
George Colbert 1744-1839
Levi Itawamba Minco (Bench Chef) Colbert 1759-1834
James Colbert 1768-1842
Children
Elisha Colbert Rackley 1775-Unknown
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Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 27 February 2021), memorial page for Gen William Cooshemataha Pyaheggo Colbert (8 Aug 1742–1836), Find a Grave Memorial no. 11787222, citing Pontotoc City Cemetery, Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave .
