Mary Musgrove By Kai hannah 1700 born in 1700 to the prestigious Wind Clan of the Creek tribe 1700 her family sent her to live with a white family on the outskirts of Charles Towne (modern day Charslton, South Carolina). 1700 baptized and given a Christian name of Mary 1700 Mary returned to Coweta during the time of the insurrection 1700 betrothed to John Musgrove 1725 Mary and John Musgrove lived among the Creeks, later they moved to the Musgrove estate in Pomponne 1735 Oglethorpe, came to start the British colony of Georgia, he sought out Mary to be his interpreter and adviser 1735 helped Oglethorpe negotiate land treaties with the local tribes, which led to the founding of Savannah in 1733 and of Augusta in 1735. 1735 John Musgrove died in 1735 1735 Mary with a 500-acre plantation, a large number of cattle 1738 her influence with the whites and with the Indians continued to grow 1738 asked to establish a new trading station closer to Florida to double as a listening post to keep tabs on the Spanish forces in Florida 1740 second husband was Jacob Matthews 1742 due to Mary's influence with them, and the joint Creek- Georgian army successfully pushed the Spaniards back 1743 Mary for her help by taking a diamond ring off his finger and presenting it to her, along with a bank note for £200 1745 Since 1737, Mary's landholdings increased substantially after her kinsmen transferred their own holdings to her. 1746 owned thousands of miles of land along the Savannah River and the islands of Sapelo, Ossabaw and Saint Catherines 1747 she married Thomas Bosomworth, an Anglican clergyman 1749 Mary, Bosomworth, and numerous Indians were outraged by the actions of the British and in summer of 1749 they marched on Savannah in protest 1749 Mary was placed under arrest 1756 released for fear of a larger revolt by the Indians 1756 accepted a compromise where the islands of Ossabaw and Sapelo were to be sold by the British at a public auction and Mary would get the proceeds 1756 When Mary died five years later, all her property passed to her English husband and his heirs according to the English law