I am beginning my study of an ancestor who was a Creek Indian trader . He was married , possibly to a Creek Indian, and therefore descendants would be part Creek Indian. He is listed as a trader in the "Letters of Benjamin Hawkins" Vol IX 1796-1806 p. 168 and p. 195 , as being in the nation 40 years from Tuckabatchee. His name was Christopher Heckel , spelled Heickle in this volume. He was born abt 1742 in Germany, arrived Ebenezer in 1752, and if in the Creek nation for 40 years, would have left Ebenezer about 1756. He would have been an old man by the time of the Creek War in 1812/13. Can someone tell me where I might begin looking for records for this man and his family? The above reference is the only one so far that we have found about him and I don't have a clue where to begin to find records confirming that he was a trader and lived in the nation for that long period of time. What about census records for 1790 and 1800/1810 in AL? Would he be listed with the Indian lists or in a county enumeration for Tuckabatchee? I really need some direction here to get started. Thanks for whatever advice this list may have to offer. Dar at dhackle@ix.netcom.com