John (Kunokeski "Young Tassel") WATTS, Jr^[1]

Abt 1753 - Abt 1808  (~ 55 years)

• Name	John (Kunokeski "Young Tassel") WATTS
  Suffix	Jr
  Nickname	Young Tassel
  Birth	Abt 1753	Cherokee Territory, Chicamauga Area, Little Tennessee River
  Gender	Male
  FamilySearch ID	G5LJ-68B
  Name	Young Tassel
  _UID	DDA28D4D58B349179FC385CB730E7268D10B
  Death	Abt 1808	Fort Payne, Willstown, Alabama
  Person ID	I11697	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	15 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	"Trader" John WATTS, "Forked Tongue",   b. Abt 1724, Bowling Green, Carolyn Co., Virginia d. 4 Mar 1771, Willstown, Fort Payne, Alabama (Age ~ 47 years)
  Mother	Gi-Yo-Sti-Ko-Yo-He BIRD CLAN,   b. Abt 1736, Cherokee Nation East, North Carolina d. 15 Nov 1825, Cherokee Nation, Alabama (Age ~ 89 years)
  Family ID	F5910	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Kay-I-Oh "Wurtagua" Of The CHEROKEE,   b. 1752, In Cherokee Nation d. 1808 (Age 56 years)
  Children	1. Nancy WATTS   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Thomas WATTS   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Joseph WATTS,   b. 25 Jun 1765, Burke County, North Carolina d. 14 Apr 1874, Rabun County GA. (Age 108 years)
  Family ID	F5911	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

• Notes

  This John Watts was an Indian trader with the Cherokee and of mixed Cherokee and British blood. He also acted as an interpreter for them in dealing with the U. S. Army, etc. When Chief Dragging Canoe died in 1792, he named John Watts as the new Cherokee Chief. See WIKI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Watts_(Cherokee_chief) Watts, John - Cherokee Chief, was born in 1753, the son of Trader John Watts. Also known as Kettiegesta, he was for many years a leading chief of the warlike Chickamauga faction of Cherokees that waged war on the American Frontier. From page 353 of "Old Frontiers", by J.P. Brown: Chief John Watts was described by Governor Blount as "unquestionably the leading man in his Nation." He possessed a talent for making friends, red and white. William Martin, son of General Joseph Martin, said of him, "He was one of the finest looking men I ever saw, large of stature, bold and magnanimous, a great friend of my father s." Major G.W. Sevier states: He was a noble looking Indian, always considered a generous and honorable enemy," and other pioneers paid high tribute to his "engaging personality".

  
  

• Sources

  [S856] David Brinkley.