Mary Musgrove was a very influential woman of her time. Her heritage of both Native American and English blood gave her the perfect advantage for prosperity in the time period in which she lived. She had a great impact on the state of Georgia as an interpreter, trading post owner, and tribal member. Musgrove was born in Coweta Town, Georgia, on the Ockmulgee River, to an Indian mother related to two Creek leaders, Chigelli and Brims, a white trader father around 1700; Musgrove's birth name was Coosaponakeesa. As a member of the Creek Tribe and the Wind Clan, Musgrove spent the early years of his life learning his tribe's language, Muskogee, as well as English, and the ways of the buckskin trade. Being of mixed ancestry, he was familiar with the cultures of both Native Americans and colonial populations. When Musgrove was about ten years old, she was sent to live with a white family in Ponpon, South Carolina, just outside Charles Towne. There she was baptized, given the name Mary and attended an English school. As a result, he became accustomed to both colonial and tribal life. While he was living in South Carolina, a revolt by the Yamasees Indians took place against some trading practices used in the Carolinas. Musgrove left South Carolina for Coweta, Georgia, when the revolt was ended in 1715. When Mary was seventeen, she met and married John Musgrove, Jr., who was a colonel sent to visit the Creeks and established a treaty of peace with them from the governor of South Carolina. He had a heritage very similar to Mary's; he had a Native American mother and a colonial landowner father. The Musgroves began living on Creek land but ended up moving to Pomponne, where John's estate was located. In 1732, they... middle of paper... land, where she is now buried. Today the island is a nature reserve. Mary Musgrove was a very powerful woman. It had influence in both the Indian and Georgian colonial worlds. He maintained peace between the two groups and protested against unfair treatment of those of Indian origin. He also helped keep the Spanish from taking over Georgia by influencing the Indians to side with the colonists. Without her, things could be very different today. Works Cited Frank, Andrew K. "Mary Musgrove (ca. 1700-ca. 1763)." New Encyclopedia of Georgia. Np Aug. 8, 2013. Web. Oct. 13, 2013. “Georgia Women of Achievement.” Georgian women. Np and Web. 13 October 2013Bois, Danuta. “Mary Musgrove (Cousaponokeesa).” Illustrious women. Np 1998. Web. October 13, 2013Irby, Richard E., Jr. "Mary Musgrove, Queen of the Creeks." About North Georgia. NP and Web. 24 October. 2013.