The Mobile area was settled even earlier. Founded in 1702 by French explorers, Mobile served as the capital of French Louisiana for 16 years. In 1763, Mobile and the Gulf area of Florida became a British colony. Control of Mobile and British West Florida changed hands several times between 1780 and the War of 1812.

By 1830 my ancestors had followed the Old Federal Road, an Indian Path, into Alabama, and began to purchase land and began their plantations of cotton or corn, with the help of their slaves and some of the Indians who wanted the work.

The City of Montgomery, which became the county seat in 1822, was built on the side of the Indian town Ikanatchati (Econachatee), which means red ground, and Towasa on a high red bluff known to Alibamu Indians as Chunnaanaauga Chatty.

There were many intermarriages among the people; some were mixed before they arrived.

Some may frown at that remark but one must consider those landing at Plymouth Rock in the 1600s, sharing that first Thanksgiving with the Indians, and yes mine were there, Doty and Fuller, and the Indians helped them survive. Then at Maryland and in Virginia colonies, our other ancestors lived among the Powhatans, and soon ventured into the first few colonies being established on the east coast of North Carolina around 1700 - study your history and the old maps of our Colonial History, and find the many beautiful colors of the past.

There were several tribes fighting over their place in the Carolinas, plus those in the New England states, most migrating into Ohio and Kentucky or in the South they were moving into Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi and Texas.

One of my very distant cousins was hanged, drawn and quartered by King Phillip in Rhode Island History, but King Phillip was an indian himself, appointed by the King of England, to do his dirty work.

I found many preachers in my lineage, many different religions, as immigrants from many different countries were seeking freedom in this new country.

My files help to prove their locations, names of family members, and the neighbors who joined them. My images are mostly saved in art format for better viewing and if you have your internet options "settings" adjusted, maybe you can view them as well, and before long I will have them copied into jpeg format.

When an elder migrated, usually most of his married children followed with their families, so it is always important to view the next page of any census, because a transcriber might have made an error, or the image may be blurred, or the person may be using a different name, nickname, middle name, or altered the spelling for whatever reason.

I have a paid subscription to gather my census collection and keep them for future reference, because genealogy is an ongoing task - it is never complete!

A good reference to locating your native american ancestors is the book written by Caleb Starr, of Pennsylvania, who married a beautiful native in Tennessee.
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