May be a clue?
Moses Kirkland, the South Carolina backcountry loyalist who had been in exile since 1775, now reappeared on the scene. In the winter of 1778, Kirkland, now John Stuart's deputy to the Seminole-Creeks, was directed to escort some Creek headmen to St. Augustine for talks with Augustine Prevost on how the Indians might participate in combined operations against the rebels.
*John Stuart father of the Bushyhead Cherokee Clan.
Kirkland, Moses, Memorial For 300 Acres On Edistoe River, Summarizing A Chain Of Title To A Grant To William Moultrie Of Feb. 22, 1771. Date: 2/4/1772
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Edisto River; Rocky Branch
Year: 1790 State: South Carolina County: Orangeburgh Sheet No: 250
Reel no: M637-11 District: South
Enumerated by: Daniel Green
Transcribed by Cheryl Hill for USGenWeb,
http://www.usgwcensus.org/. Copyright: 2003
39 | George Sizemore | 2 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | S256 | (*Creek Indian per family DNA NA Haplogroup direct male NA ancestor; married into my Green family; *my notes)
40 | Benjamin Kirkland | 3 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | K624 |
41 | William Green | 5 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | G650 |
42 | John Randel | 2 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | R534 |
43 | Edward, Sen'r. Van | 2 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | V500 |
44 | Edward, Jun'r. Van | 1 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | V500 |
45 | Martin Cloud | 1 1 | 1 | 0 | * | C430 | *Unreadable