Hi Marcie.. If you check the site I posted on our board along with the excerpt, you might get an idea why your ancestor specified he was fully christianised..seems the only way to be freed from forced indentured service was to become a christian...this was before race was a primary factor in slavery..after that, it was decided that Africans and Indians and mulattoes were "real estate" and could be made slaves for life...Now I understand why the Choctaws seemed to accept christianity so "enthusiastically" in the beginning... Barbara ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marcia Lee" <mlee@uwf.edu> To: <CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 12:52 PM Subject: [CHOCTAW-SE] Harper - Which SixTown location & other questions > Good afternoon all, > > I have found info on my ancestor John Harper which states that in > his own words he was a Choctaw born in abt.1760 near Columbus, MS. On a > map of Lowndes Co, MS in 1830 it shows 4 Choctaw villages located near > what is Columbus. All are to the east in the Choctaw Cession of 1816 & > 1830. One is Bernard Roman's Camp 1771, the other Silas McBee.1819. > Which of the Clans where located in that area? > > John Harper, parents George & Elizabeth Harper. He married Mary Ann > unknown (also Choctaw) they moved from MS to KY abt. 1779/1780. Was at > Ft. Boonesborough where daughter Lydia was born. Other children were > Sibby, Mary Polly, Elizabeth Betsy, Keziah, Parthenia, Jemima, > Philadelphia. Deposition by John Harper says children all had Choctaw > names also (doesn't give them though) His will says that he is "a fully > Christianized Choctaw" whatever that meant. It says father was George, > wife Mary, brother Thomas. That he was living on Lulbegrud Creek, > Jefferson Co., KY. He died Jan. 1840 in Montgomery Co., KY. > > John is in DAR Patriot index applying for pension 2 Jan. 1834, > Montgomery Co., KY at age 89. It lists his birthdate as 1745 with wife > as Mary Ann. Also says at advanced age John put in a claim for Indian > Lands. A Congressman Langley of KY (60th Congress-What year was that?) > put in a bill to entitle John's decendants to share Indian lands in > I.T.-it failed to pass. > > How would one locate the bill that was introduced? > > It seems lots of new info leads to more questions. Any ideas where > to look next? > > Marcie > > > > ==== CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST Mailing List ==== > DON'T FORGET OUR ARCHIVES. Got a question? Looking for ancestor's name? Check our archives at: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST > >