Susannah Otterlifter

Susannah was a Cherokee Woman

Disputed Origins

According to David Hampton, although Emmet Starr listed Susannah Harlan as the grand-daughter of Nan-ye-hi "Nancy" Ward Cherokee-59 , an 1817 claim for Revolutionary War damages by the descendants of Ellis Harlan makes it clear that Susannah was the daughter of Ellis Harlan but not by Nancy's daughter Ka-ti. [1]

Biography
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Susannah Harlan was the eldest daughter of Ellis Harlan and an unknown Cherokee woman. She married a full-blood Cherokee named Otterlifter about 1798. They were the parents of eight children, Diana, Nancy, Lucy, Alexander, Dew, Nellie, Rachel, and Elsie. [2] Susannah may be the "Susy Otterlifter" who was living at Red Clay (now Tennessee) in 1835. [3] but David Hampton believes that Susannah and Otterlifter probably emigrated to Indian Territory in 1829 as "Old Settlers." [4] Her date and exact place of death are unknown.

Sources

1. ↑ Hampton, David K. "Cherokee Mixed-Bloods" ARC Press of Cane Hill, Lincoln, AR, 2005. p. 236
2. ↑ Hampton, p. 236
3. ↑ Tyner, James W. transcriber, "Those Who Cried (1835 Cherokee census)" Chi-ga-u Inc., Norman, OK, 1974, p. 180
4. ↑ Baker, Jack D. transcriber, "Cherokee Emigration Rolls 1817-1835" Baker Publishing Co., Oklahoma City, OK, 1977, pp. 9, 20, 32, 35, 46

Source: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Harlan-544
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