Col John PITCHLYN^[1]

1745 - 1835  (89 years)

• Name	John PITCHLYN
  Prefix	Col
  Born	11 Jun 1745	Georgia
  Gender	Male
  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.  [2]
  Served American Revolution?	Y
  Military Flag	Y
  Died	20 May 1835	W Point, Clay, Mississippi
  Person ID	I11962	Main
  Last Modified	27 May 2013

  
  

  Family	Sophia FOLSOM,   b. 1773,   d. 1871, Indian Territory, Choctaw Nation, Oklahoma  (Age 98 years)
  Children	1. Hon Peter Perkins PITCHLYN,   b. 30 Jan 1806, Noxubee County, Mississippi ,   d. 17 Jan 1881, Washington, DC  (Age 74 years) + 2. Rhoda PITCHLYN,   b. Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi ,   d. 28 Feb 1911, Davis, Murray, Oklahoma
  Last Modified	28 Oct 2023
  Family ID	F4036	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• 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. http://www.geni.com/people/Major-John-Pitchlynn-Sr/6000000003481639907

  
  

• Sources

  [S21] FOLSOM. A Genealogy of the Folsom family : John Folsom and his descendants, 1615-1882, Chapman, Jacob, AM, (Republican Press Association, Concord, NH. 1882). [S24] Daughters of the American Revolution.