Jean Baptiste Louis DeCourtel Marchand

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jean Baptiste Louis DeCourtel Marchand (died 1722) in Wetumpka, Alabama. Little is known about Captain Marchands' early life. It is known that Jean was the French military commanding officer of the French Colonial trading Fort Toulouse near present day Wetumpka, Alabama. Sometime in 1722, he was murdered by his own men in a mutiny who had apparently become fed up and frustrated over shortages of food, supplies and pay.

[edit] Marriage

In 1720 he married Sehoy of the prestigous Wind Clan of the Creek Nation.

[edit] Issue of Captain Marchand and Sehoy

Sehoy Born: April 1722 Died: 1799, she become the grandmother of the infamous William Weatherford. Note; I am a descendant of William Weatherford's family. My ancestral cousin was not infamous, he did the best he could to defend the rights of the sovereign Creek nation against continued thievery & genocide by the US Government. He retired peaceably, a southern gentleman. His loss at Horseshoe Bend allowed for the forced removal of the Southeastern Tribes to Oklahoma.

Chief Red Shoes Died: 1783/84, he was the uncle of Alexander McGillivray, possibly died as a result of having taken a liking of the White mans "fire water" and was consumed by it.