Notes for Levi "Itawamba Mingo" COLBERT


He was listed as a resident in the census report in Chickasaw Roll, Chicka saw
Nation, MS, 1818. Levi's occupation: Chickasaw Chief in Chickasaw Nati on, MS,
before 1834. Levi's will was probated in Monroe Co., MS, 24 NOV 18 35.

Levi Colbert died soon after the Chickasaw Treaty of 1834 was signed. He h ad
served with the United States troops under General Jackson in the Batt le of
New Orleans and had long been recognized as a councilor by his peopl e, the
Chickasaw.

He led a group west to look at new lands and preferred to remove the Chick
asaws into Texas (then part of the Republic of Mexico). This was reject ed by
U.S. authorities, but welcomed by the Mexican government.
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Notes for Lindsey COLBERT


She was listed as a resident in the census report on '1855' Choctaw Rol l, Blue
Co., Choctaw Nation, IT, 1856.
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Notes for Margaret COLBERT


From Kerry Armstrong's site:
Conflicting evidence states that Margaret was born in VA, circa 1796. In 1
842, Lowndes Co., MS, she was involved in a lawsuit against her husband, J ohn
L. Allen, over some Chickasaw Indian Nation land.
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Notes for Molsey COLBERT


From Kerry Armstrong's site:
She was listed as a resident in the census report in Chickasaw Nation, 181 8.
Molcy was baptized at in Monroe Mission, Pontotoc Co., MS, 7 MAY 182 6. She
was listed as a resident in the census report in IT, 1847.

Indian Pioneer History Project for Oklahoma
Date: May 5, 1937
Name: Eli Roberts (Former slave of Susan & Molsey Colbert, brought to t he
Chickasaw Nation by their father James "Holmes" Colbert
Post Office: Berwyn, Oklahoma
Residence Address: Three miles north of Berwyn-across Coal Creek
Date of Birth: September 15,1866
Place of Birth: Boggy Depot, Indian Territory
Father: Ned Roberts
Place of Birth: Mississippi
Information on Father: was a slave of Suzan and Malsie Colbert
Field Worker: Jennie Selfridge
Interview #428

We came to Oklahoma from Mississippi, in "1837".  My family was brought he re
by Holmes Colbert and Malse Colbert.  "during my first life hear it w as wild
tribes of all kind Aimialms (animals) ---- (illegible) hogs cows A nd every
thang was wild.

"We lived happy hear until 1925 but no use We haven't got a thing to li ve on
Just hear on the helps of the Lord  styles of clothing we wore shir ts and
they was woven made de moxkins (mossasine) out of bulk skin wasn 't no bridges 
Church under Brush houses  Printed wasn't no tipewrite rs we had stage routes
trails no newpaper  the Country was all open indi an lands Just one store and
post office plenty game and fish no homesteade rs  had lots of horse 
(racing/raising) no medicine no settlements  we h ad grave yards  we had foris
on the rivers and Creeks  we had farries boa ts on the rivers no salt works 
Yes the indians had payments  I did n ot  no medical instruments.  I have told
all I can remember in those da ys  My grandmother was Lanny Colberts"

In 1867, Eli Roberts father moved from Boggy Depot to Spring Creek.  It w as
one and one and one-half miles west of the present town of Milo. Oth er
colored families moving west and settling in what is now Carter Coun ty at
this time were the STEPHENSONs, COHEEs, and COBBs.  Ned Roberts liv ed on
Spring Creek two years, the moved to a place near where Dawes Acade my
(colored) was later established.  This location was in Section 2, Towns hip 3
south, Range 2 east.

Dawes Academy was first founded by the Calvery Baptist Church, probably ab out
1876, since Eli Roberts attended school there in 1879, and it had be en in
operation a few years then.  The school was taken over by the govern ment
about this time, and James BANK (colored) continued as teacher.

There were no white settlers in the vicinity of what is now Berwyn and Spr
inger in 1866.

Old man Tom HUMBY (colored) lived on what is now known as the Henderson Fl at. 
William ABRAM lived one and three-fourths miles southwest of the Daw es
Academy.  Abner RICHARDSON, an uncle of Ned Roberts, lived three-fourt hs of a
mile east of the present town of Berwyn.  Aunt Lucy COBB and her s on, Robert
Cobb, established a place four miles east of Berwyn on the Wash ita, before
the Roberts family left Boggy Depot.

Walker MARTIN was the only white man in the settlement.  He lived near whe re
Caddo Creek empties into the Washita River.  He moved here from Atok a, where
he had operated a large grape press.  After he moved to the Washi ta, he began
the cultivation of a large orchard and grape vineyard, and pe ople went for
miles to buy fruit and wine from him.  About twenty years pr ior to this time,
Martin had killed a man in Texas, and after he spent sev eral years on the
Washita, the United States officers learned where he wa s.  He knew they would
get him, so he committed suicide on the railroad tr ack north of Durant.

Uncle Charli Henderson  was the next settler in this country.  He establis hed
a store on the Washita at the location which was later know as Dresden .

Before Henderson's store was established, the negro settlers traded at o ld
Mill Creek.  Jimmy DAVIS operated a large store there.  They carried th eir
grain to Governor HARRIS' mill at Mill Creek.  Eli ROBERTS worked f or Charlie
HENDERSON and drove an ox wagon from Dresden to Gainesville a nd Denison.  He
usually hauled cotton or hogs on the trip over, and haul ed groceries and dry
goods coming back.  On two occasions he drove a he rd of hogs from Dresden to
Gainesville.

Jim and Pink LEE lived over in the yellow hills northeast of Ardmore. Th ey
were at this location when they killed Jim GUY and Andy and Jim ROFF. T hey
lived in a log house and when they saw the officers coming, they pull ed the
chinks out of the house and began shooting.  They were both kill ed a few days
later by United States Marshal Heck THOMAS and his officers.

The first store at Springer was located on Buzzard Creek, and was probab ly
established by Jim RUSHING

A man by the name of FOX established  one of the first farms near Springe r,
and old man SPRINGER establisher a ranch there.

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Notes for Sally COLBERT


From Kerry Armstrong Site:
She married Thomas Love. Thomas was born in VA, before 1782. Thomas was t he
son of William 'English Bill' Love. Thomas died 1832 in Holly Spring s,
Marshall Co., MS, at 50 years of age. Note: this would have to be incor rect
in that he ahd children born ca. 1785 and his wife Sally was born c a. 1750.
JCT 1/28/01 He was listed as a resident in the census report in C hickasaw
Census, 1818. Thomas's occupation: Trader in Chickasaw Nation, be fore 1832.

"Thomas Love was very probably a white man and a refugee Loyalist. The Ind ian
nations were often asylums for refugee Loyalist, or Tories, in the ear ly
days. He died in Mississippi."

Don Martini in his book, "Southeastern Indian Notebook", says that he fath
ered 13 children by two wives. One supposedly a daughter of trader James L
ogan Colbert and the other a full blood Chickasaw named Emahota. Other sou
rces indicate that he had only one wife Sally Emahota Colbert, the olde st
child of James Logan Colbert.

One source exception is contained in an article about Robert H. Love, o ne of
Thomas' sons. This article was published in 1909, in "A History of t he State
of Oklahoma", by Luther B. Hill. (Vol. II, p. 155). Hill states t hat Robert's
father had two wives, one a full blood Chickasaw named "Mahot a". But, Hill
states, this was his second wife and the mother of Robert a nd his brothers
and sisters. Hill also states that Mahota had been marri ed before. However,
Hill's other facts do not seem to mesh with other sour ces. He gives Robert's
father's name as "Henry" and not "Thomas". (I suppo se he could be "Henry
Thomas Love" or "Thomas Henry Love".) Hill further s tates that Robert H. Love
married first, Sallie Love, an adopted daught er of his brother, (he does not
give the brother's name). That Robert h ad three children by this marriage.
That Robert then married Phebe Waterm an in 1862, (two years after she arrived
in Indian Territory in 1860), a nd had a daughter named Maybelle Love. Hill
further states that "Henry" w as an Irishman who migrated with his Chickasaw
wife from Mississippi to In dian Territory when the tribe removed in "1832".
He states in another pla ce that Robert was "13" when his family removed.

Marie King Garland, noted Love Family historian, is also in agreement th at
Thomas Love had two wives. The first being Sally Colbert and the seco nd being
Emahota.

According to a statement made by Robert Howard Love in 1882, Thomas Lov e, his
father died in 1832 in Mississippi.
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Notes for Samual B. "Pitman" COLBERT


He was listed as a resident in the census report in Chickasaw Roll, Chicka saw
Nation, MS, 1818.
Also known as "Sam B. Colbert". He was an adopted son of George Colbert; p
robably a son of brother Samuel Colbert.

Additional Information:
Educated at Ellicotts Lower Mill, Maryland, 1802-1807; served as captai n, US
Army under Jackson, 1 Oct 1813-31 May 1814; on census, 1818 (by hims elf, not
with George Colberts clan); at treaty negotiations, 1827; explori ng
delegation, 1830; at treaty, 1832, exploring delegation, 1835; at trea ty of
Doaksville 1837; moved to Indian Territory, Oct 1838; named to Incom petent
Commission, 1839; owned 100 slaves 1839; resigned from commissio n, 1840;
raised 100 bales of cotton on Red River plantation, 1841; met Hit chcock,
1842; led an
unsuccessful effort to restore system of Hereditary chiefs, Jul 1845; on 1 847
census owning 98 slaves, 45 horses, 350 cattle, 150 hogs, 80 sheep, 1 60 bales
of cotton; delegate to Washington, 1848; President of tribal coun cil, 1851;
was president of the Constitutional Convention, 1851.
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Notes for Susan COLBERT


Title: Seidler & McCurdy Family; by Peggy Seidler 
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Notes for Susan "Sukey" COLBERT


She was listed as a resident in the census report in Chickasaw Nation, 181 8.
She was listed as a resident in the census report on '1855' Choctaw Rol l,
Kiamitia County, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, circa 1856.

Indian Pioneer History Project for Oklahoma
Date: May 5, 1937
Name: Eli Roberts (Former slave of Susan & Molsey Colbert, brought to t he
Chickasaw Nation by their father James "Holmes" Colbert
Post Office: Berwyn, Oklahoma
Residence Address: Three miles north of Berwyn-across Coal Creek
Date of Birth: September 15,1866
Place of Birth: Boggy Depot, Indian Territory
Father: Ned Roberts
Place of Birth: Mississippi
Information on Father: was a slave of Suzan and Malsie Colbert
Field Worker: Jennie Selfridge
Interview #428

We came to Oklahoma from Mississippi, in "1837".  My family was brought he re
by Holmes Colbert and Malse Colbert.  "during my first life hear it w as wild
tribes of all kind Aimialms (animals) ---- (illegible) hogs cows A nd every
thang was wild.

"We lived happy hear until 1925 but no use We haven't got a thing to li ve on
Just hear on the helps of the Lord  styles of clothing we wore shir ts and
they was woven made de moxkins (mossasine) out of bulk skin wasn 't no bridges 
Church under Brush houses  Printed wasn't no tipewrite rs we had stage routes
trails no newpaper  the Country was all open indi an lands Just one store and
post office plenty game and fish no homesteade rs  had lots of horse 
(racing/raising) no medicine no settlements  we h ad grave yards  we had foris
on the rivers and Creeks  we had farries boa ts on the rivers no salt works 
Yes the indians had payments  I did n ot  no medical instruments.  I have told
all I can remember in those da ys  My grandmother was Lanny Colberts"

In 1867, Eli Roberts father moved from Boggy Depot to Spring Creek.  It w as
one and one and one-half miles west of the present town of Milo. Oth er
colored families moving west and settling in what is now Carter Coun ty at
this time were the STEPHENSONs, COHEEs, and COBBs.  Ned Roberts liv ed on
Spring Creek two years, the moved to a place near where Dawes Acade my
(colored) was later established.  This location was in Section 2, Towns hip 3
south, Range 2 east.

Dawes Academy was first founded by the Calvery Baptist Church, probably ab out
1876, since Eli Roberts attended school there in 1879, and it had be en in
operation a few years then.  The school was taken over by the govern ment
about this time, and James BANK (colored) continued as teacher.

There were no white settlers in the vicinity of what is now Berwyn and Spr
inger in 1866.

Old man Tom HUMBY (colored) lived on what is now known as the Henderson Fl at. 
William ABRAM lived one and three-fourths miles southwest of the Daw es
Academy.  Abner RICHARDSON, an uncle of Ned Roberts, lived three-fourt hs of a
mile east of the present town of Berwyn.  Aunt Lucy COBB and her s on, Robert
Cobb, established a place four miles east of Berwyn on the Wash ita, before
the Roberts family left Boggy Depot.

Walker MARTIN was the only white man in the settlement.  He lived near whe re
Caddo Creek empties into the Washita River.  He moved here from Atok a, where
he had operated a large grape press.  After he moved to the Washi ta, he began
the cultivation of a large orchard and grape vineyard, and pe ople went for
miles to buy fruit and wine from him.  About twenty years pr ior to this time,
Martin had killed a man in Texas, and after he spent sev eral years on the
Washita, the United States officers learned where he wa s.  He knew they would
get him, so he committed suicide on the railroad tr ack north of Durant.

Uncle Charli Henderson  was the next settler in this country.  He establis hed
a store on the Washita at the location which was later know as Dresden .

Before Henderson's store was established, the negro settlers traded at o ld
Mill Creek.  Jimmy DAVIS operated a large store there.  They carried th eir
grain to Governor HARRIS' mill at Mill Creek.  Eli ROBERTS worked f or Charlie
HENDERSON and drove an ox wagon from Dresden to Gainesville a nd Denison.  He
usually hauled cotton or hogs on the trip over, and haul ed groceries and dry
goods coming back.  On two occasions he drove a he rd of hogs from Dresden to
Gainesville.

Jim and Pink LEE lived over in the yellow hills northeast of Ardmore. Th ey
were at this location when they killed Jim GUY and Andy and Jim ROFF. T hey
lived in a log house and when they saw the officers coming, they pull ed the
chinks out of the house and began shooting.  They were both kill ed a few days
later by United States Marshal Heck THOMAS and his officers.

The first store at Springer was located on Buzzard Creek, and was probab ly
established by Jim RUSHING

A man by the name of FOX established  one of the first farms near Springe r,
and old man SPRINGER establisher a ranch there.

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Notes for Thomas COLBERT


He was listed as a resident in the census report in Chickasaw Nation, 1818 .
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Notes for Tooklaishtubby COLBERT


He was listed as a resident in the census report in Chickasaw Nation, 1818 .
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Notes for Vina COLBERT


She was listed as a resident in the census report on '1855' Choctaw Rol l, Blue
Co., Choctaw Nation, IT, 1856.
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Notes for William "Chooshemataha Pyaheggo" COLBERT


The best evidence of General William Colbert's death is found in some o ld
Chickasaw Agency records. One is a receipt from Ish-ta-na-ha to Benjam in F.
Smith, Chickasaw Agent, for the pension of General Colbert. The rece ipt is
dated 15 JUL 1824, for $40 in full for, "... the amount settl ed on my husband
Genl. Wm. Colbert by the Govt. of the U. S. up to 30th M ay 1834 at which time
he deceased."

Additionally, in Smith's Chickasaw Agency expenditure accounting on 27 S EP
1824, he list a payment to, "... Ish-ta-na-ha Colbert for the Pensi on of
Genl. Wm. Colbert...." And again in his accounts accepted by U.S. au ditor Wm.
Stuart on 4 DEC 1824, Smith states that $40 was paid, "to the wi fe of Gen.
Wm. Colbert in full to 30 MAY 1824." His body was interred 18 27 in Pontotoc
Cty Cem, Pontotoc, Pontotoc Co., MS. This date of death a nd burial comes from
a gravestone located in the Pontotoc Cemetery, plac ed there at a much later
date and hencethe date is very suspect.

He married twice. He married Jessie 'Mimey' Moniac in Chickasaw Nation, be
fore 1780. Jessie was the daughter of John (Jacob?) Moniac and Tuckabatch e.
Jessie was baptized at in Monroe Mission, Pontotoc Co., MS, 6 JAN 182 8. He
married Ish-ta-na-ha in Chickasaw Nation, before 1824.

Conflicting evidence states that he died in Tockshish, Chickasaw Natio n, MS
TER, 5 MAY 1827. William was the eldest son of James Logan Colber t. He was a
celebrated fighter, and was an ally of the Americans, not on ly against
hostile Indians, but also when a struggle against Spain for t he possession of
the Mississippi seemed imminent, and later, when the r ed men and the British
invaders were in league against an infant nation, ( War of 1812).
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Notes for William James COLBERT


William was baptized at in Monroe Mission, Pontotoc Co., MS, 7 OCT 1827.
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Notes for William Jameson COLBERT


He was listed as a resident in the census report in Chickasaw Nation, 18 18 as
Jameson.
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Notes for Winchester (Daugherty) COLBERT


Winchester's will was probated in Pontotoc Co., Chickasaw Nation, IT, 17 F EB
1897.

From Kerry Armstrong's site:
"Daugherty (Winchester) Colbert although listed as a son of the large fami ly
of Levi Colbert, and although he was reared as a member of that famil y, a
verification impels the conclusion that he was not, in fact, a s on of Levi
Colbert. He is reputed to be the natural son of an itinerant, a dventurous
white man by the name of Darrity. His mother was a Chickasaw wo man. He was
received by adoption in to the family of Levi Colbert.

"He was invested with the family name of Colbert, his own father's name be ing
employed as his first name. But Darrity Colbert soon became Daugher ty
Colbert, occasioned not only by a similarity in the names but also prob ably
influenced by the fact that a near relative of Levi Colbert bore t he name of
Daugherty Colbert. The name Winchester Colbert was adopted by t he young man
some years later and so through life he sometimes was recogni zed as Daugherty
Colbert and at other times as Winchester Colbert." (Memse rve, John Bartlett,
Chronicals of Oklahoma, "Governor Daugherty (Wincheste r) Colbert", vol.XVIII,
p.348).

Recent "Colbert" Scholars believe that he was the son of Samuel and Nan cy
(Frazier) Colbert, (a younger son of James Logan Colbert), and upon Sam uel's
early death, he was adopted by Levi Colbert. (See, Martini "Chickas aw
Empire").

He removed to Indian Territory in 1837 and settled with his family near wh ere
Canadian, Oklahoma is located today. The Colbert home was on the sou th side
of the Canadian River near North Fork, a community of the Creek Na tion. Later
in life he moved to Pontotoc Co., Indian Territory. In Augu st of 1858, he
became the second Governor of the Chickasaw Indian Natio n. He was re-elected
in August of 1862, and again in August of 1864. He w as the Chickasaw Governor
during the period of the Civil War.
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Notes for Coel of COLCHESTER


COEL was the son of Cyllin. The name Coel implies the same meaning as the
English name 'Faith' does now. Coel was educated in Rome. (Wurts, 1942; Morgan
1911)

The book "Bloodline of the Holy Grail" lists him as the son of King Marius of
Siluria. My data will remain as it is based upon Wurts, 1942 and Morgan 1911,
since there are considerable questions as to the aforementioned book.
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