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Not to be confused with Red Bird or Redbird Smith.

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Chief Red Bird, aka Aaron Brock aka Cutsawah Brock Cherokee aka Aaron "Chief Red Bird"
"Cutsawah" Brock (1721-xxxx) was friendly with early settlers and permitted them to hunt in
the area. His Indian name was pronounced: "Tsalagi Ugvwiyuhi Totsu'hwa". His year of death is
in dispute.

Contents
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• 1 Significant life events
• 2 Murder and aftermath
• 3 Chief Red Bird monument
• 4 If he died in 1797
• 5 Red Bird River
• 6 Parents and Ancestry
• 7 Family
• 8 Notes
• 9 References
• 10 Bibliography
• 11 External links
[ edit] Significant life events

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He led his tribe of Cherokees first to North Carolina and then to Red Bird Creek, Clay County,
Kentucky. The Chickam Uaga Tribe in the area attacked the white settlers. The settlers did not
distinguish between the Chickham and the Cherokees; they attacked both.

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Chief Red Bird monument
In honor of Chief Red Bird and his assistance to settlers, the State of Kentucky erected a
monument in Cumberland County, Kentucky. The attached plaque reads: "CHIEF RED BIRD
was a legendary Cherokee Indian for whon this fork of the Kentucky River is named. He and
another Indian, Jack, whose name was given creek to the south, were friendly with early settlers
and permitted to hunt in area. Allegedly they were killed in battle protecting their furs and the
godies thrown into river here. The ledges bear markings attributed to Red Bird" [1] location:
near Big Creek Elementary School on Highway 66 [2]
[ edit] If he died in 1797
This story is well documented by letters from the Governor of Tennessee to the Cherokee Tribes
in 1797: A conflicting death story in 1979 in Kentucky, Edward Ned Mitchell and William
Livingston murdered an Indian named Red Bird and an Indian named Lame Will.[3]
Letters from the Governor of Tennessee regarding murders of Red Bird and Willie: Letter of
March 17, 1797 author: Sevier, John, (1745–1815) Tennessee Governor (1796–1801) summary:
This is a letter, dated March 17, 1797, written by Tennessee Governor John Sevier (1796–1801,
1803–1809) to Governor Garrard of Kentucky. Sevier discusses the murders of Red Bird and
another Cherokee Indian by Mitchell and Levinstone. He calls the murders "wanton and
unprovoked" and states that he wishes to have the perpetrators apprehended, although it may be
difficult, and taken to Kentucky to be punished.[4]
Letter of March 28, 1797 Knoxville, Tennessee, to Warriors Chiefs of the Cherokee Nation.
John Sevier Papers, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee. author: Sevier,
John, (1745–1815) Tennessee. Governor (1796–1801 : Sevier) summary: This document is a
letter addressed to the warriors and chiefs of the Cherokee Nation, written by Tennessee
Governor John Sevier (1796–1801, 1803–1809 ) on March 28, 1797. Sevier reports that he has
been requested by the Governor of Kentucky to have the two Tennessee citizens who murdered
Red Bird and another Cherokee apprehended and sent to Kentucky to be tried for their crime.
Sevier states that he has sent forth orders in compliance with this request, and he is now urging
the Cherokee leaders to capture those from amongst their people who were responsible for the
murders of several white citizens. Sevier warns the Cherokees about the dangers of bringing
about a war, which could be the consequence of further acts of aggression between the citizens
of the United States and those of the Cherokee Nation. [5] [non-primary source needed]
[ edit] Red Bird River
Red Bird River near the line of Clay and Bell Counties to Leslie County, Kentucky was named
for Chief Red Bird.[6][7]
[ edit] Parents and Ancestry
Different sources have two possible sets of parents: Aaron Brock, Sr. was born Dec. 8, 1721 in
Virginia and died in 1811 in Clay County, Kentucky. Some say he was Chief Red Bird.
[according to whom?]
Others say his parents were Reuben Brock (1680-XXXX) Christian Place (1700–1721).
[according to whom?]
[ edit] Family

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In 1748 Chief Red Bird married Susannah Caroline Cherokee Davis (1725–1760), a household
member of George "All" Sizemore and Agnes Cornett Shepherd (1753–1833). Their children;
Edward Brock (1743-xxxx);
Aaron Brock, II (1748-xxxx) who married Elizabeth Noe (1750-xxxx) in 1866 in Harlan, KY.
Mahala Susan Brock (1749–1820) who married Edward "Ned" Callahan (1743–1823);
Jessie James Brock (1751–1843) an American Revolutionary soldier who was granted land;
Chief Red Bird and Susan moved from South Carolina to Kentucky with him. He was the first
settler on Wallins Creek, Kentucky.
George Brock (1752–1839) who married Julia Ann Bruner (xxxx-1828);
Reuben Brock (1754-xxxx) who married Elizabeth Camp (1760-xxxx);
Mary "Polly" Brock (1757–1855);
James Brock (1760–1831)

[ edit] Notes
• ^ [1]
• ^ [2]
• ^ ["Annals of Tennessee, Page 678, by Dr. JGM Ramsey, 1853]
• ^ [3]
• ^ [4]
• ^ govguru retrieved 6th Oct 2010
• ^ [5]
[ edit] References [ edit] Bibliography
• http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/th/read/CherokeeGene/2002-08/1030746250
• http://www. flickr.com/photos/graysonfamily/533321299/
• Dr. John J. Dickey Diary Page 2074 Capt Byron account, Fleming County, Ky. Recorded
in the 1870s and beyond. Reprinted in Kentucky Explorer, Volume 11, No March, 1997,
p. 107.
• http://awt.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=gayfamilyfile&
id=I047922&ti=5542
• Dickey, John Jay, 1898a, February 2, Diary record testimony of Captain Byron, in
Manchester, Clay County, Kentucky.
• Dickey, John Jay, 1898b, July 12, 1898, Diary record testimony of Abijah Gilbert, in
Clay County, Kentucky.
• Dickey, John Jay, 1898c, July 12, Diary record testimony of John R. Gilbert, in
Manchester, Clay County, Kentucky.
 • Letters from the Governor of Tennessee regarding murders of Red Bird and Willie:
Letter of March 17, 1797 author: Sevier, John, (1745–1815) Tennessee Governor (1796–
1801) summary: This is a letter, dated March 17, 1797, written by Tennessee Governor
John Sevier (1796–1801, 1803–1809) to Governor Garrard of Kentucky. Sevier
discusses the murders of Red Bird and another Cherokee Indian by Mitchell and
Levinstone. He calls the murders "wanton and unprovoked" and states that he wishes to
have the perpetrators apprehended, although it may be difficult, and taken to Kentucky
to be punished.
Letter of March 28, 1797 Knoxville, Tennessee, to Warriors Chiefs of the Cherokee Nation.
John Sevier Papers, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee. author: Sevier,
John, (1745–1815) Tennessee. Governor (1796–1801 : Sevier) summary: This document is a
letter addressed to the warriors and chiefs of the Cherokee Nation, written by Tennessee
Governor John Sevier (1796–1801, 1803–1809 ) on March 28, 1797. Sevier reports that he has
been requested by the Governor of Kentucky to have the two Tennessee citizens who murdered
Red Bird and another Cherokee apprehended and sent to Kentucky to be tried for their crime.
Sevier states that he has sent forth orders in compliance with this request, and he is now urging
the Cherokee leaders to capture those from amongst their people who were responsible for the
murders of several white citizens. Sevier warns the Cherokees about the dangers of bringing
about a war, which could be the consequence of further acts of aggression between the citizens
of the United States and those of the Cherokee Nation.
[ edit] External links*http://www.brockancestry.com/red_bird.htm
• http://awt.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?
op=GET&db=gayfamilyfile&id=I047922& ti=5542
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