Other Events:

• Noteworthy: Indian interpreter for George Washington
• Occupation: Interpreter for President Washington for twenty-four years.
• Military Event: American Revolution - served the British during the war, but afterwards served the US.
• Served American Revolution?: Y
• Military Flag: Y

Notes:

He was born aboard a British Navy ship near St. Johns Island off Puerto Rico or St. Thomas Parish, Berkeley, South Carolina, United States.
John was of Scottish descent. His father was a commissioned officer for Britain and was opposed to the Revolution. John absorbed his father's beliefs and fought with the British against America in the Revolution at the age of only 17. After the war, he embraced the new independent America and continued to serve in the military, fighting in the War of 1812 and serving as an interpreter for the Choctaw Nation, appointed in 1786 by President George Washington. He served as interpreter for all the treaties between the Choctaw Nation and the United States.
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Family/Spouse: Sophia FOLSOM. Sophia (daughter of Ebenezer FOLSOM and Ni-Ti-Ka) was born in 1773; died in 1871 in Indian Territory, Choctaw Nation, Oklahoma; was buried in Garland Family Cemetery, Tom, McCurtain, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Hon Peter Perkins PITCHLYN was born on 30 Jan 1806 in Noxubee County, Mississippi; died on 17 Jan 1881 in Washington, DC; was buried in Congressional Cemetery, Washington, DC.
2. Rhoda PITCHLYN was born in in Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi; died on 28 Feb 1911 in Davis, Murray, Oklahoma.