Greetings, Here are some basics for you. I'll be glad to provide more specifics if you would like. John Blount (Blunt), or Lafarka, was a half-blooded chief among the Upper Creeks of Central Alabama who fled to Florida following the close of the Creek War of 1813-1814. Reports at the time indicated that he lost heavily in livestock and property as a result of the war. Upon relocating to Florida (near the present site of Blountstown), he established a new village and became active with British forces along the Apalachicola River during the War of 1812. When the British withdrew from the region, he switched his allegiance to the United States. As a result of this, he suffered heavily at the hands of the Seminoles during the First Seminole War. He property was stolen, etc. He served as a guide for Andrew Jackson's 1818 invasion of Florida and was mentioned in Jackson's report of June 2, 1818, as "my faithfull Pilot, Blount... he knew the country, and rendered me important services as a guide, without him I could not have operated successfully, and have sent him to you & beg that he may be liberally rewarded for his attachment to the u states & faithfull services rendered, three of his clan accompanies him, who I also wish to receive the attention of the government. Blount ought to receive a pension, he has been stripped of all his property." Blount was subsequently paid around $2,000 by the government to cover his losses at the hands of the Seminoles. After the First Seminole War he developed extensive farms in the area surrounding his village and was a slave-holder. He was granted a reservation by treaty, but gave up his holdings and agreed to migrate to Texas during the early 1830s. His Uncle, Red Shoes, already lived on the Trinity River. Prior to departing, however, Blount's Reservation was raided by white slave stealers who beat the chief and carried away several of his slaves. His departure was also delayed because he refused to leave until a son of his was returned from a government school where he was being educated. He died shortly after arriving in Texas in 1834. Best, Dale Cox