Cornelius Dougherty 
Cornelius was born in 1700 in Seneca Old Town, ON, Canada.1 He died at the age of 79 in 1779 in Seneca, Old Town.1 General Notes
Benjamin Hawkins describes old Cornelius Dougherty's place, abandoned by 1
797, near the town of Quanasee. He calls Doughterty "an old Irish trader
." He was said to have been 120 years old when he died. He was original
ly a member of the party of James II who fled to America after the Glorio
us Revolution and taught the Cherokees how to steal horses from Virgini
a, according to Samuel Cole Williams. He first went into the Overhill tow
ns of the Cherokee in 1719. According to Rogers and Rogers, Alexander Doug
hterty (Cornelius' father?), an Irish trader from Virginia, was the fir
st white man to marry a Cherokee, in 1690.
"Indian Countryman" of Hiqwassee
‌Cornelius and Ah Nee Wa Kee were married in a religious ceremony in Cherokee Nation East. They had three sons and three daughters, named Sour, James, John, Pratchey, Jane and Nancy.
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Children
Sour Mush
Sour was born in 1728 in Cherokee Nation East.1 He died at the age of 92 in 1820 in Cherokee Nation East.1
Pratchey Moytoy
Pratchey was born in 1734 in Cherokee Nation East, USA.1 She died at the age of 36 in 1770.1
James Dougherty
James was born in 1742 in Cherokee Nation East, GA, USA.1 He died at the age of 76 in 1818 in Sussex, DE, USA.1
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