Event: Tribe 1/2 Creek Indian 1
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Of the Wind Clan. Went to school in Charleston, SC under the care of her f ather's cousin Rev. Farquhar McGillivray. Sophie was sent to a girls' scho ol and was very homesick for her wilderness home, so she returned ho me to her parents at Little Tallassee. She was taught hunting skills by h er Uncle Red Shoes. Sophie was trained to be a leader to her people; she a ttends tribal councils at Hickory Ground. Women of the clan had a pla ce of high importance in tribal business. Neighboring tribes are the Aliba mos, the Cowetas and the Coushatta.

Sophie and a servant rode horses for 4 days to stop a Creek attack on Tens aw in Baldwin Co., AL Two weeks later Sophie gave birth to twins. Sophie a nd Benjamin remained at Durant's Bend until the Creek War of 1814. Then th ey fled to safety among the Seminoles and Spanish in Pensacola, Florida