Welcome to my genealogy Blog! Welcome cousins to my research conducted over the past 20 years regarding our common ancestors in Alabama.
This site will dispel misconceptions touted as truths about remnant Native Americans in Alabama.
After the Removal Act of 1830.
Remnant “friendly” Creek Indians remained in Alabama. They fought to retain land reservations issued by the United States Government, under the Treaty of Fort Jackson, at the close of the Creek Civil War of 1813 – 1814.
All lands p
reviously owned and occupied by the Creeks, prior to the outbreak of hostilities, were exempt from seizure. But, General Andrew Jackson sought the confiscation of all Indian lands, to the detriment of any “friendly” persuasions to the contrary.
One of those so-called “friendly” Creeks was David Tate, our common ancestor. Tate was described a
s the first among the “friendlies.” A leader and chieftain, his was the unwelcome task of contesting the Treaty until his death, in 1829. Tate was a wealthy landowner and slaveholder.
Interestingly, Tate was the older brother of William Weatherford, the Red Eagle of lore. Initially, both were opposed during the Red Stick War, and though they were labeled adversaries, never allowed politics to come between them; even after the slaughter of Tate’s first wife, Mary Louise Randon, and nearly her entire family, at Fort Mims. Their brotherly affection remained intact.
Yes, Virginia, you do have Indian blood. And, no, Virginia, they weren’t “savages.”
Do you share common Scotch, Irish, English, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, or Cherokee ancestry? Let’s swap information.
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The Tates who lived in Virginia are my kin,we have,John’s James,David,William Christian names ,they owned much land
I’m a Tate, and would love to be connected to David, but I know little of my ancestry except that they came to Alabama from Georgia. An interesting coincidence, my name is William Hood Tate. I was named after a Presbyterian minister in my hometown of Sylacauga, Alabama. It irks me to see the spelling of our name anything but Tate. I think we are decidedly British: two London mayors were Tates—the renowned Tate Museum of Art in London. I have just finished a manuscript, a historical Christian novel about the colonization of Savannah, “The Odyssey of Molly Bawn”. So I am a writer as well. I am looking for a publisher. Please get me related to you and David! LOL!Bill
My name is Tanya Gonzalez and I too believe that I am a descendant of Chief Weatherford my grandfather was John Jake and sometimes they called him David but he went by the last name friend and he married a lady named Elizabeth and they had like several children I think like seven children they moved to Texas and I was just one wondering if you had any information on him I believe he was born in Alabama around between 1783 – 1909
Hello Cousin!
Have you tried the 1970 census for Alabama? “Betsy” [Stratford] and her infant son “Jonas” [Jack] Weatherford were neighbors before he emigrated. Thank you. See the “Will of Margaret Tate.”
David Tate was her father through Flora (not actual name). I wondered where he went.
Regards,