John William Prince (abt. 1774 - bef. 1830)

Born about 1774 in Virginia Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Giles) Prince — married about 1798 in Giles, Amelia, Virginia [uncertain]

Descendants

Died before 1830 before about age 56 in Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

When John William Prince was born in 1774 / 1775, his father, John, was 29 and his mother, Mary, was 22.

He married Mary Giles in 1799. They had 21 children in 38 years.

He may have died in Lawrence County, Kentucky. ^[1]

Research Notes

This profile had a death date of 15 Nov 1866 with location Lawrence, Kentucky, United States. Profile had a reference of the Find A Grave: Memorial #30629845, but that page, as of 23 August 2020, does not have any death date or cemetery, although it has the same location, so death date is being removed from the profile.

1860 Census with wife Mary, living at son Thomas's home, as age 90. 1830 Census has Mary as head of house, so her husband probably died before 1830.

From Facebook post with information from "Chronicles of Oklahoma"^{[2] [citation needed]}

"Chronicles of Oklahoma" has this excerpt... "Moytoy, the Cherokee "Emperor," died about 1753. His son, Amo-sgasite, (Dreadful Water) claimed his title. The Cherokees, according to their ancient custom, selected their own head man, and the choice fell upon Standing Turkey of Echota, Kana-gatoga, known to the white men as Old Hop because he was advanced in age, and lame.7 Oconostota was at the time War Chief, and Atta-culla-culla Peace Chief. Other prominent chiefs were Outacite of Keowee, known as Judd's Friend; BIG EAGLE, AWALI-NA-WA, KNOWN TO THE WHITE MAN AS WILLENAWAH, OF TORQUO; Wahatchie, Waya-tsi, Bad Wolf, head man of the Lower Towns; Round O of the Middle Towns; and Amo-sgasite of Tellico." ^[3]

Willenawah (a.k.a., GREAT Eagle) was primarily known for the activities of his children who included: Kaiyah-tehee (a.k.a., Old Tassel); Wurteh (a.k.a., Worth) who married Nathaniel Gist and was the mother of Sequoyah; and Doublehead. " Big Eagle" was an English translation error for Great Eagle.

Little Prince is first recorded in 1780 living as a chieftain at Broken Arrow. During the summer, he joined British Indian Agent John Tate who led a combined force of Upper and Lower Creeks to support Colonel Thomas Brown at Augusta, Georgia who was at the time defending the city against American forces.

After Tate died en route to the city, most of the Upper Creek with the exception of Tukabatchee chieftain Efa Tustenuggee returned to their villages while Little Prince and his 250 warriors continued on to Augusta. Arriving in time to take part in the Battle of Augusta, Little Prince led an attack to break the siege by Colonel Elijah Clarke suffering 70 casualties as a result.

Following the American retreat, a number of American prisoners were handed over to the Creek and tortured before their execution most notably the garrison commanding officers Brown and Grierson. How much control Little Prince had over his warriors at this point is disputed among historians however his ally Efa Tustenuggee was said by General Thomas S. Woodward to be "the most hostile and bitter enemy the white people ever had".

He was a later signatory of the Treaty of Colerain in 1796, thereafter a supporter of peaceful relations with the United States government, although he would take part in the Creek War in 1813. He and seven other chieftains were involved in the execution of Little Warrior during the spring of 1813, however he would retain his position of the lower Creek until his death in 1832.201. Chief Little Prince and his wife Honeysuckle. Honeysuckle was the daughter of chief Big Eagle of the Cherokees. Parents of Honeysuckle

Father Willenawah GREAT EAGLE b. 1711 Cherokee, Alabama, United States, d. 9 Aug 1807 Hiwasse River, Tennessee, United States

Mother Wurteh Ailsee - Red Paint b. 1714 Cherokee, Alabama, United States, d. 1752 Cherokee, Alabama, United States,

They had a child named John William Prince. He was born in 1775 in Virginia and married Mary Giles. John William Prince was a Cherokee Indian. He married Mary Giles around 1798. They moved to Lawrence County, Kentucky where they raised their family and lived out the remainder of their lives. Their known children are:

1. Rachel Prince born in VA ^[1]
2. Nicholas Prince born in VA and he married Chrity Rigsby ^[1]
3. Clarenda Prince born in VA. and married Peter L Skaggs Jr ^[1]
4. Arthur Prince born in VA., married Nancy Gore ^[1]
5. Margaret Prince ^[1]
6. Ruth Prince married Hezekiah Rice ^[1]
7. Thomas Prince born in VA. married Hannah Terry ^[1]
8. David Prince married Fanny ^[1]
9. Mary Ann Prince married Jonathon Dean ^[1]
10. John Prince born in Lawrence Co, KY. married Lavinia Griggith
11. James Princ born in Lawrence Co., KY.married Elizabeth Hensley
12. Wilson Prince born in Lawrence Co.,KY. married Zelphia Griffith
13. Zachariah Prince born in Lawrence Co.,KY. married Sarilda Jane Hayes

Burial: Prince Cemetery Cherokee Lawrence County Kentucky, USA ^{[citation needed]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9} Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 23 August 2020), memorial page for John William Prince (1775–unknown), Find A Grave: Memorial #30629845, ; Maintained by Donna (contributor 47056406) Unknown. No cemetery or detah date is listed
2. ↑ Facebook post "Be Safe and Keep Your Powder Dry" written by Daryl Skaggs Jun 24 2014
3. ↑ Big Eagle "Chronicles of Oklahoma" (Vol. 16, No. 1, March 1938) by John P Brown Page 3-4

See Also:

• daughter Clerinda (Prince) Skaggs Find A Grave: Memorial #7170376