Biography on mary musgrove
Biography on mary musgrove
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Mary Musgrove
American colonist
Coosaponakeesa | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1700 Coweta, Creek Nation (near present-day Macon, Georgia) |
| Died | 1765 (1766) |
| Spouse(s) | John Musgrove Jacob Matthews Reverend Thomas Bosomworth |
Mary Musgrove (Muscogee name, Coosaponakeesa, c. 1700–1765) was a leading figure in early Georgia history.
She was the daughter of Edward Griffin, an English-born trader from Charles Town in the Province of Carolina, and a Muscogee Creek mother. Fluent in local Creek languages as well as English, Mary became an important intermediary between Muscogee CreekNatives and the early colonists.
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Musgrove carved out a life that merged both cultures, making a significant contribution to the development of colonial Georgia.
Early life
Mary Musgrove was born in the Creek Indian "Wind Clan" with the Creek name Coosaponakeesa in Coweta Town along the Ockmulgee River.
She was the daughter of a Creek Native American woman and Edward Griffin,[1&#