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Republic of West Florida

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  • “Choctaw Bill” Williams (1767 - 1825)
    Children: William married Penelope Richardson circa 1784 in Bullock County, North Carolina, United States. Together they had the following children: Elizabeth Cason, Susanna Knight, Robert C. Williams...

For 74 days, the Lone Star Republic (other than that other Lone Star Republic) lasted for 74 days until annexed by the Americans.

Rev. Isom Price Pounds, Cheraw Reserves from 2 US Presidents - - - Coming over from Horry Co just having signed a petition for a more fair court called the Kingston Petition, for natives to have gun rights, marking his X with his 2 brothers then heading over with the group with Choctaw Bill, just in time to revolt from Spain, hold down a Republic for a few months and then get annexed by the Americans.

Once they became a state, the state flag retained the Lone Star in the original MS Flag, called the Magnolia Flag.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_West_Florida