for those who want to know about who nancy ward was, i found this. her daughter elizabeth married general joseph martin--indian fashion i guess you would say as he had another wife in va. Tennessee the Volunteer State 17691923: Volume 1 > CHEROKEE INVASION OF HOLSTON > page 165 > At this time there lived in Chota a famous Indian woman named Nancy > Ward. She held the office of Beloved Woman, which not only gave her > At this time there lived in Chota a famous Indian woman named Nancy > Ward. She held the office of Beloved Woman, which not only gave her > the right to speak in council, but conferred such great power that she > might, by the wave of a swan's wing, deliver a prisoner condemned by > the council, though already tied to the stake.9 She was of queenly and > commanding presence and manners, and her house was furnished in a > style suitable to her high dignity. Her father is said to have been a > British officer, and her mother a sister of Attakullakulla.10 [p.165] > Her daughter, Betsy, was the Indian wife of General Joseph Martin. She > had a son, Little Fellow, and a brother, Long Fellow (Tuskegetchee), > who were influential chiefs.11 The latter boasted that he commanded > seven towns, while thirteen others listened to his talks; and though > he had once loved war and lived at Chickamauga, at the request of his > nephew, General Martin, he had moved to Chestua, midway between Chota > and Chickamauga, where he stood like a wall between bad people and his > brothers, the Virginians.12 Like her distinguished uncle, Nancy Ward > was a consistent advocate of peace, and constant in her good offices > to both races. She gave timely warning and assistance to the traders > when the young warriors dug up the hatchet in 1781;13 and delivered >condemned prisoners from the stake, as we shall see.". . . betty