Moytoy

Moytoy

Moytoy (amatoya) is a Cherokee word meaning "rainmaker." It can also refer to:

The Moytoy line of Chiefs has never been broken in the Southern Cherokee Nation of Kentucky.


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  • Moytoy of Tellico — Moytoy of Tellico, Emperor of the Cherokee Born c. 1687 Tellico Died 1760 Residence Great Tellico Nationality Cherokee Title …   Wikipedia

  • Moytoy of Citico — was a Cherokee leader during the time of the Anglo Cherokee War (1759–1761) and was its chief initial instigator, in response to perceived slights by the British while campaigning with them against the French in the French and Indian War in 1758 …   Wikipedia

  • Moytoy III — Savannah Tom Carpenter, Moytoy III (b.1680 Chota, City of Refuge d.April 1711 Oconee, South Carolina) was a member of the Cherokee/Shawnee Moytoy Carpenter family, and the father of Attacullaculla.He was the son of Moytoy II (Trader Tom… …   Wikipedia

  • House of Moytoy — The House of Moytoy (pronounced Mah tie ), or Moytoy Carpenter, was a prominent family of Overhill Cherokee chiefs during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The family name is derived from the Cherokee title Ama Matai , meaning Water… …   Wikipedia

  • Nancy Moytoy — of the Wolf Clan (born ca. 1683) was a member of the Cherokee/Shawnee Moytoy Carpenter dynasty. She was the eldest daughter of the Cherokee chief Moytoy I of Chota and the mother of Attacullaculla. She was the wife of Moytoy III (Savannah Tom… …   Wikipedia

  • Attacullaculla — Infobox Person name = Attacullaculla image size = caption = birth name = birth date = c. 1708 birth place = death date = c. 1777 death place = death cause = resting place = resting place coordinates = residence = Chota nationality = Cherokee… …   Wikipedia

  • Overhill Cherokee — Timberlake s Draught of the Cherokee Country The term Overhill Cherokee refers to the former Cherokee settlements located in what is now Tennessee in the southeastern United States. The name was given by 18th century European traders and… …   Wikipedia

  • Prince of Chota — is a courtesy title given to male members of the Cherokee Chota Tanasi line of eighteenth century chiefs, particularly referring to Attakullakulla, grandson of Moytoy II, Emperor of the Cherokees, who was referred to as the Prince of Chote Tenase …   Wikipedia

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