1736-1796+Molly+Brant

Molly Brant



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 * Adviser of Sir William Johnson (British Superintendent of Indian Affair)
 * Was very influential in many political trades and decisions because women in the Mohawk clan decided the land distribution and food trades.
 * Brother was the leader of the Mohawk people (Joseph Brant)
 * Ended up marrying Sir William who was commanded to make a fort at tip of the George lake, making it the northernmost fort in Colonial America.
 * Had 8 children with Sir William.
 * After Sir William's death in 1774 she fled to Canada during American Revolution and ended up as an intermediary between British official and local natives.