Nione ‘Ollie’, {probably fictional}

• Not the wife of Chief Attakullakulla "Little Carpenter", Cherokee Emissary to England
• Not the daughter of Oconostota Cunne Shote "Stalking Turkey" Oconostota

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Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Ollie-42

We retain this profile of Nion(n)e Ollie because she is frequently claimed on unsourced web sites as the spouse of Attacullaculla. If we merged her away, she'd just get recreated. But just know that while there are numerous Internet stories claiming her existence, there are no historical records of a woman by this name, nor any records of the name of any wife or mate of Attacullaculla. She has been detached as his spouse; please do not re-attach her. Thank you.

Research Notes

Wikipedia and other sites claim the Nionne Ollie story comes from Norton’s Journal, but that is not the case. Norton recorded a lengthy discourse by Selukuki (Turtle-at-Home) who said he was a son of Attacullaculla. Selukuki described his father, Attacullaculla, but made no mention of his mother to Norton.[1] He also recounted a story of the Natchez tribe, saying that after their defeat by the French about 1730, some Natchez moved east and lived with the Cherokee. According to his story, the Natchez made a plan to kill the Cherokee with whom they lived, but a Natchez woman revealed the plan to the Cherokee. As a result, the Cherokee killed many of the Natchez, some committed suicide, and "Some time after, they removed to the Muscogui or Creek Country, where they have resided ever since." [2]

Attacullaculla's wife is referenced in only three historical records and none of them name her. In 1758, he requested that South Carolina Governor Lyttleton send him a cloak for her; in 1766, she is mentioned in a letter; and in 1774, she accompanied him to North Carolina. [3]

Sources

1. Klinck and Talman, eds., Journal of Major John Norton. The Champlain Society, Toronto, ON. 1970. p. 42
2. Journal of Major Norton, pp. 46-47.
3. Kelly, James. “Notable Persons in Cherokee History: Attakullakulla” in Journal of Cherokee Studies, Winter, 1978 p. 27.

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Not a known wife of Chief Attakullakulla "Little Carpenter", Cherokee Emissary to England

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