William Weatherford's Creek Resistance

William Weatherford

A military and political leader belonging to the Upper Creek towns of the Creek Nation. Leading the militant faction known as the Red Sticks, he fought against the United States and pro-American Creek forces in the Creek War of 1813–1814. Renowned for commanding the attack on Fort Mims in 1813, he continued fighting at Holy Ground and other engagements. After surrendering to Andrew Jackson in 1814, he encouraged peace and surrender among the Creek and lived out his life as a plantation owner in southern Alabama.

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Year	William Weatherford
1780	Birth of William Weatherford (Period: c. 1780–1781 (exact date of birth unknown), Location: Around the Creek village of Coosada, near present-day Coosada, Alabama (differing accounts exist regarding birth place))
1801	Marriage of William Weatherford and Mary Moniac (Age: 21 years old, Period: c. 1801, Location: Estimated to be near present-day Alabama, exact location unknown)
1804	Marriage of William Weatherford and Sop浏览ina Cany Telo-toco Moniac (Age: 24 years old, Period: c. 1804–1813, Location: Unknown)
1811	Tecumseh's Southern Tour and Participation in the Red Sticks Movement (Age: 31 years old, Period: 1811–1812, Location: Creek inhabited areas in the Southeast, including present-day Alabama)
1812	War of 1812 (Age: 32 years old, Period: 1812–1815, Location: Southern United States, especially around Alabama and Tennessee)
1813	Creek War (Age: 33 years old, Period: 1813–1814, Location: Southeastern United States, centered around Alabama) Fort Mims Massacre (Age: 33 years old, Period: August 30, 1813, Location: Fort Mims, north of present-day Mobile, Alabama, near the Tensaw River) Attack on Fort Mims (Age: 33 years old, Period: August 30, 1813, Location: Fort Mims, north of present-day Mobile, Alabama) Defense of Econochaca (Age: 33 years old, Period: December 1813, Location: Econochaca, near present-day Montgomery, Alabama) Battle of Holy Ground (Age: 33 years old, Period: December 23, 1813, Location: Econochaca (Holy Ground), northwest of present-day Montgomery, Alabama, along the Alabama River)
1814	Operation of a Plantation in Southern Alabama (William Weatherford, Age: 34 years old, Period: 1814–1824, Location: Near Little River, Monroe County, Alabama) Battle of Calabee Creek (Age: 34 years old, Period: January 27, 1814, Location: Near present-day Calabee Creek, Central Alabama) Involvement in the Battle of Horseshoe Bend (Age: 34 years old, Period: March 27, 1814, Location: Tohopeka (Horseshoe Bend), near present-day Dadeville, Alabama) Surrender to Andrew Jackson (Age: 34 years old, Period: c. April 1814, Location: Fort Jackson, near present-day Wetumpka, Alabama) Treaty of Fort Jackson (Age: 34 years old, Period: August 9, 1814, Location: Fort Jackson, near present-day Wetumpka, Alabama)
1817	Marriage of William Weatherford and Mary Stiggins (Age: 37 years old, Period: c. 1817, Location: Monroe County, present-day Alabama)
1824	Death of William Weatherford (Age: 44 years old, Period: March 24, 1824)

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Group	List
The Randolph Family	Peyton Randolph John Randolph of Roanoke Edmund Jennings Randolph Thomas Mann Randolph Jr. John Randolph
The Harrison Family	Benjamin Harrison V Carter Henry Harrison I William Henry Harrison Carter Bassett Harrison Benjamin Harrison IV
Wars with Indigenous Peoples and Territorial Expansion	Andrew Jackson William Henry Harrison John Sevier Isaac Shelby Tecumseh William Weatherford Pushmataha Osceola Sequoyah
Texas annexation	James Knox Polk John Tyler Zachary Taylor Winfield Scott Samuel Houston Stephen Fuller Austin

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