Sehoy III
creek trader (c. 1750 – 1813)
Sehoy III, also called Sehoy Weatherford (c. 1750 – c. 1813) was a Muscogee Creek trader who was part of the Sehoy matrilineage. Like her mother and grandmother, both also called Sehoy, she contracted multiple marriages with white traders. According to Muscogee custom, her sons inherited her tribal identity and later fought on the Creek side of the Creek War and the Red Sticks rebellion. After inheriting property, Sehoy III set herself up as a successful trader in Coosada.
Early life and family
She was born around 1750 to Sehoy II, a Muscogee Wind Clan woman, and her husband Malcolm McPherson, a Scottish trader. (Other family tradition makes Sehoy III's father a Tuckabatchee chieftain). Her siblings were Elizabeth and Malcolm McPherson II; she also had half-siblings, Sophia Durant, Alexander McGillivray, and Jeanette Milfort Crook, from Sehoy II's marriage to Lachlan McGillivray. After being raised by his Scottish father, Alexander positioned himself as a Creek leader, with Sophia acting as his spokesperson.
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