LISA KNOTT wrote: > Where would I begin to look for an ancestor that I am told was a > Choctaw Chief in South Carolina. He had a daughter called Princess of > the Wind who was raised by a family named Walden. ================ Lisa, In researching my mother's line (Weatherford) it took me into the "Creek" Indians of Alabama in the early 1800's. It seems that there were certain set social levels, or clans, and one was in the level, or clan, they were born into. The government was matriarchal, i.e. the authority was passed down through the female and not the male. Each clan level had it's own name. One of these levels, or clans, was named "Wind". The "Wind" clan was the top level, or ruling clan. Male children born to a female in the Wind clan were eligible to be chosen as a "chief", or a leader in some capacity. A young female in the Wind clan was known as a "Princess" of the 'Wind" clan. I found this to be very interesting. Seems like one always finds out something new. As it turned out, I was able to trace the Weatherford line to one William Weatherford. (A g-g-grandfather). His mother was named "Sehoy" and she was a "Princess of the Wind". William (Indian name was Red Eagle) led the Creeks against Andrew Jackson at the Battle of the Bend in 1814. He lost. Jim