Unacata "Unagadihi, White Man Killer" Watts

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Unacata "Unagadihi, White Man Killer" Watts

Also Known As: "Malachi Unacatadihi Watts", "MALACHI (White Man Killer) WATTS (said to be 1\2 Cherokee Indian", "he might be more)"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Cherokee, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 11, 1804 (49-50)
Anson, North Carolina, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Capt. John Watts, Sr., "Old Forked Tongue Interperter-Trader Watts"; N.N. and Sister of Doublehead
Husband of Ann Lydia Watts
Father of Fanny Watts and Jamina Watts
Brother of Wur-teh Watts; Chief John "Kunokeski Young Tassel" Watts and Philip Watts

Reference #: (Cherokee #532)(Slave Owner)
Managed by: Janet Denise Cole
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About Unacata "Unagadihi, White Man Killer" Watts


Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cherokee-180

Unacata was Cherokee.

Unacata was born about 1754, the son of a woman known only as the sister of Doublehead. It is unknown if his father was John Watts, the trader, but unlikely as he was never known by an English name. He was the brother of John Watts, the leader of the Chickamauga Cherokee. In 1792 Governor Blount of Tennessee described him as "a good-natured pleasant fellow." [1] His date of death is unknown.


References

  1. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cherokee-180 Cites
    1. American State Papers, Indian Affairs, Vol. 1, p. 293. Image at Unacata
    2. Martini, Don. Who was who among the southern Indians, A genealogical notebook, 1698-1907. "Watts, John - Cherokee Chief, was born in 1753, the son of Trader John Watts. Also known as Kettiegesta, he was for many years a leading chief of the warlike Chickamauga faction of Cherokees that waged war on the American Frontier.,,, He was a brother to Unacata and to a Cherokee killed at Boyd's Creek, and was the father of John Watts, Big Rattlinggourd, and perhaps Hard Mush (Gatunuali).
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Unacata "Unagadihi, White Man Killer" Watts's Timeline

1754
1754
Cherokee, North Carolina, United States
1770
1770
1775
1775
Iredell, North Carolina, United States
1804
April 11, 1804
Age 50
Anson, North Carolina, United States