Talk:Chota (Cherokee town)

Chota not in the historical record before the 1740s
If there is a pre-1745 primary source document that mentions Chota, be sure to cite it before modifying this sentence. Please note the following:


 * There was a "Chota" in the Lower towns in South Carolina that is mentioned in 1717 and 1721. Historians often confuse this Chota with the Overhill town of Chota (Schroedl, Overhill Cherokee Archaeology at Chota-Tanasee, 9).


 * Several sources claim that James Needham and Gabriel Arthur visited Chota in 1673. This is based on a letter written by their employer, Abraham Wood.  The letter, however, does not name the village, and it's debateable as to whether or not Needham and Arthur were even in the Overhill country.  This error might be rooted in Samuel Cole Williams' Early Travels (1928), in which Williams notes the village encountered might have been Chota.


 * Some sources (mostly genealogical) mention a "Moytoy of Chota" as the father of Moytoy II (of Great Tellico). I think this is based on Emmet Starr's History of the Cherokee Indians (written in 1922).  I don't have access to the book, so I can't say whether or not he's basing it on documentation, oral tradition, etc.  It receives scant attention elsewhere, so I mostly ignored it.  Bms4880 (talk) 19:33, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

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Basic information to add to this article (which anyone interested in this subject would expect to find here): the etymology of the name "Chota." 173.88.246.138 (talk) 16:30, 23 April 2023 (UTC)