The Westo Indians were associated with massive slave raids into the Carolinas and Georgia during the late 1600s. They were armed by the Colony of Virginia and sold their slaves to Virginia and Charleston Slave markets. Initially, South Carolina planters did business with them also, but began to fear them after they settled on the Savannah River near modern day Augusta. A combined army of Shawnee (Savano) Indians and Carolina militia gave them a thrashing around 1680. I have French map that shows a Westo village in Georgia, southeast of modern day Macon around 1730. The Westo name probably was derived from the Hitchiti-Creek term wes-te, which means "people with long, unkempt hair." Virginia historians feel that the Westos were a band of Rickohocken Indians, since it is a documented fact that the Colony of Virginia had a long term contract with the Rickohockens to obtain Native American slaves from the Lower Southeast. Richard T.

You might want to try this page for some additional reading on the Westo Indians, http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/creek/migration/allophylic_languages.htm This page on the Yuch also contains Westo history http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/uchean/yuchihist.htm Judy On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 12:23 PM, <TalliyaSoutheast@aol.com> wrote: > The Westo Indians were associated with massive slave raids into the > Carolinas and Georgia during the late 1600s. They were armed by the Colony > of > Virginia and sold their slaves to Virginia and Charleston Slave markets. > Initially, South Carolina planters did business with them also, but began > to > fear them after they settled on the Savannah River near modern day > Augusta. > A combined army of Shawnee (Savano) Indians and Carolina militia gave > them a thrashing around 1680. I have French map that shows a Westo > village in > Georgia, southeast of modern day Macon around 1730. > > The Westo name probably was derived from the Hitchiti-Creek term wes-te, > which means "people with long, unkempt hair." Virginia historians feel > that > the Westos were a band of Rickohocken Indians, since it is a documented > fact that the Colony of Virginia had a long term contract with the > Rickohockens to obtain Native American slaves from the Lower Southeast. > > Richard T. > Notes on the Creek Indians > http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/creeknotes/index.htm > > Early Creek History > http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/creek/early-history/ > > Migration Legend of the Creek Indians > http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/creek/migration/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CREEK-SOUTHEAST-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Native American Genealogy http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/ AccessGenealogy http://www.accessgenealogy.com/

Thanks Judy!   Glenn Kindest Regards, Glenn D. Faulk Contemporary Equine San Antonio, Texas (210) 416-7043 --- On Tue, 10/20/09, Judy White <jwhite@loganet.net> wrote: From: Judy White <jwhite@loganet.net> Subject: Re: [CREEK-SOUTHEAST] Westo Indians To: creek-southeast@rootsweb.com Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2009, 2:34 PM You might want to try this page for some additional reading on the Westo Indians, http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/creek/migration/allophylic_languages.htm This page on the Yuch also contains Westo history http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/uchean/yuchihist.htm Judy On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 12:23 PM, <TalliyaSoutheast@aol.com> wrote: > The Westo Indians were associated with massive slave raids into the > Carolinas and Georgia during the late 1600s.  They were armed by the Colony >  of > Virginia and sold their slaves to Virginia and Charleston Slave  markets. > Initially,  South Carolina planters did business with them  also, but began > to > fear them after they settled on the Savannah River near  modern day > Augusta. >  A combined army of Shawnee (Savano) Indians and  Carolina militia gave > them a thrashing around 1680.  I have French map that  shows a Westo > village in > Georgia, southeast of modern day Macon around  1730. > > The Westo name probably was derived from the Hitchiti-Creek term wes-te, > which means "people with long, unkempt hair."  Virginia historians feel >  that > the Westos were a band of Rickohocken Indians, since it is a documented > fact that the Colony of Virginia had a long term contract with the > Rickohockens  to obtain Native American slaves from the Lower Southeast. > > Richard T. > Notes on the Creek Indians > http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/creeknotes/index.htm > > Early Creek History > http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/creek/early-history/ > > Migration Legend of the Creek Indians > http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/creek/migration/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CREEK-SOUTHEAST-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Native American Genealogy http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/ AccessGenealogy http://www.accessgenealogy.com/ Notes on the Creek Indians http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/creeknotes/index.htm Early Creek History http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/creek/early-history/ Migration Legend of the Creek Indians http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/creek/migration/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CREEK-SOUTHEAST-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Richard,   I knew you'd have info. for me.   Thanks, Glenn Kindest Regards, Glenn D. Faulk Contemporary Equine San Antonio, Texas (210) 416-7043 --- On Tue, 10/20/09, TalliyaSoutheast@aol.com <TalliyaSoutheast@aol.com> wrote: From: TalliyaSoutheast@aol.com <TalliyaSoutheast@aol.com> Subject: [CREEK-SOUTHEAST] Westo Indians To: creek-southeast@rootsweb.com Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2009, 2:23 PM The Westo Indians were associated with massive slave raids into the  Carolinas and Georgia during the late 1600s.  They were armed by the Colony  of Virginia and sold their slaves to Virginia and Charleston Slave  markets.  Initially,  South Carolina planters did business with them  also, but began to fear them after they settled on the Savannah River near  modern day Augusta. A combined army of Shawnee (Savano) Indians and  Carolina militia gave them a thrashing around 1680.  I have French map that  shows a Westo village in Georgia, southeast of modern day Macon around  1730. The Westo name probably was derived from the Hitchiti-Creek term wes-te,  which means "people with long, unkempt hair."  Virginia historians feel  that the Westos were a band of Rickohocken Indians, since it is a documented  fact that the Colony of Virginia had a long term contract with the Rickohockens  to obtain Native American slaves from the Lower Southeast. Richard T. Notes on the Creek Indians http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/creeknotes/index.htm Early Creek History http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/creek/early-history/ Migration Legend of the Creek Indians http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/creek/migration/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CREEK-SOUTHEAST-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message