Lachlan McGillivray
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Lachlan McGillivray (born 1718 Drumanglass, Lochaber, Scotland died 1799 Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Scotland) As a child he emigrated to Darien, Georgia as one of the first Scottish colonists. He spent more than 30 years as trader with the American Indians in Alabama; and married an Indian princess of the Creek Indian Wind Clan, named Sehoy II Marchand. They lived at Little Tallassee, near today's Montgomery, Alabama.
From his fur trading profits, Lachlan progressed from an Indian trader in Alabama at Little Tallassee, an Augusta, Georgia store keeper, and finally as a Savannah, Georgia plantation owner (Vale Royal and others).
Their son, Alexander McGillivray, became the leader of the Creeks as they attempted to prevent overrunning of Creek territory covering most of Middle and Southern Alabama and Georgia, as European settlers pushed inland from the Eastern seaboard.
Their daughter, Sehoy III gave birth to the famous William Weatherford.
[edit] Reference
- Cashin, Edward J. Lachlan McGillivray, Indian Trader: The Shaping of the Southern Colonial Frontier. University of Georgia Press, 1992. Covers Trading Life.
