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The following excerpt is just one reason why I have often said that we should be looking into Catawba history etc.
In so many of the documents that I have read, the use of the term “Catawba” is often a catch all term use by the early American authorities to lump all people of the eastern Siouan nations togewther.
The following citation is no different.
I will use the a-b-c etc to post what I think of this paragraph from the said paper.
“The Catawba Indians”,- The people along the River”;
Douglas Summers Brown.
University of South Carolina press-Columbia.
Page 220
(A) Ozato or Ozusta may have served briefly as a Catawba king.
On July 6, 1738 Secretary Hammerton listed a (6lb) item: To Commission and the Great Seal for the King” for Ozato, John Harris, Eno’s Jemmy Warrior, and captain Tom”. The nation involved is not mentioned, but the Eno tribe was incorporated with the Catawba’s.(17)
(B) John Harris may have been the Cheraw King commissioned three months later with Iscountgonita; and captain Tom is listed later as a Catawba head man(18).
(C) In 1751, “Ozusta, the Catawba King” is listed as the headman of Kewhohee in the Cherokee’s(19). Perhaps he was the Ozato commissioned by Hammerton who lost favor with his own people and went to the Cherokees.
(D) 17; four years later, on March 6’ 1742 Hammerton commissioned two Pedee Kings, a war captain for each, and Jemmy Warrior of the Cheraw in the Catawba” see Hammerton public Documents for 1741-42.
(E) 18, On Jan.5 1740, Hammerton issued Indian commissions to Capt. Tom and Donpaint Jack, Wateree Indians. A captain Tom was listed as headman with the Catawba King Essetaswa in the South Carolina Journal, Sept. 5, 1749.
(F) 19, S.C. Indian Affairs Documents, p. 164. An “Oruste” is mentioned as Catawba King in company with the Cherokee by Logan, I, 20
(A) Ozato; there appears to be several spellings for this Chiefs name, that’s not unusual except that it may confuse future researchers, as I believe that is what has happened here. These spellings may represent two differnt people.
“Oato’ may be very different from “Oruste’.
(B) John Harris,(Cheraw King), Harris has also been mispelled as “Hassis” a great place to look for a tribal etymology; Aswell LINDA you may want to look into your families story of being related to a Chief.
(C) Ozusta the Catawba king, a bit different spelling again but said to be from Keowee Town a branch of the Savannah river in South Carolina, Chief Jemmy Warrior listed as Eno and Cheraw – Catawba; Pedee River?
(D) Jemmy Warrior, listed as both Eno and Catawba.
(E) Captain Tom and Donpaint Jack, ( Don as in Donald; Don as in to wear something, paint jack and Jack as a last name, of to diverge from.
(F) “Oruste” may or maynot be the Cherokee Chief “Olustee” which may translate to carry something, however may have been used as the last name “Carrie”, Cary or Carey’.
You should check the material here:
http://sciway3.net/clark/freemoors/NativeAmericans.html
I think my own Brown ancestors may have been connected with this. They ended up in Madison county–which is still in the the panhandle of Florida. Madison county also had quite a few other Melungeon/Saponi surnames, too.
Andrea
RE-reading this first post, please note that there are several people listed as belonging to several tribes, these people are listed by thier first names etc.
Often I have read names such as Keawee, Shakori, Eno, etc, and many times these names refer to the same group of people.
It’s my guess and several other researchers here, put forth a theory that many of these small tribes are the same people , termed by goeography rather than by descent!
Just a working theory!
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