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[[File:Timpoochee Barnard 1838.jpg|thumb|"Timpoochee Barnard" - Author Unknown

Born: Timpoochee (John) Barnard

1776

Creek Nation, along the Coosa          and Tallapoosa Rivers near Montgomery, Alabama.

Dead: 1834 (age 58)

Burial Location: Fort Mitchell National                                Cemetery, Fort Mitchell, Alabama

Spouse(s): Unnamed Creek woman

Parent(s): Timothy Barnard

Unnamed Yuchi Woman

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= Timpoochee Barnard = Timpoochee Barnard (1776 - 1834) was a Yuchi Tribal leader and a delegate of the Creek who served as Major of the Uchee warriors during the War of 1812 and the Creek Wars of 1817-1818. After his military service, Barnard was a key Uchee leader who signed and negotiated peace treaties, such as the Treaty of Fort Jackson and the Treaty of Washington, between the United States government and the Creek Nation Indians. He served out the rest of his years living on the Creek land in Alabama until his death in 1834 at the age of 58.

Early Life and Family
Timpoochee Barnard, born Timpoochee John Barnard, was born in 1776 in the Creek Nation along the Tallapoosa and Coosa rivers in Alabama. His father was Timothy Barnard, a Scotts trader and interpreter for U.S. agent Benjamin Hawkins. Timothy served as an officer in a ranger company stationed in Georgia in 1773, and was later appointed as Justice of the Peace and given the power to act on the Indian lands. During the American Revolution, he served as a Royalist, defending the British monarchy on American soil. After which, his property was seized by the state of Georgia and Timothy was banned from the state. Later, he married a Yuchee woman, making his new home the Creek Nation Tribal lands in Alabama. Together, they had eight children, consisting of six sons (James, William, Timpoochee, Cuseene, Michy, and Buck) and two daughters (Polly and Matoya). Growing up, Timpoochee's mother taught him the native language of the Yuchee people, and he learned english from his father. He also learned the Muscogee language, as it was deemed absolutely necessary in the public and private life of the Creek people, as a form of personal communication and a trading language. Timpoochee Barnard married a Uchee woman, and together they had six children (Michee, Buckee, James, William, and two daughters named Cussena, and the other is unknown). Together, he and his wife raised their children on the Creek reservation in Alabama.

Career
The earliest record of Timpoochee's military service was during the War of 1812. He served along side the Americans against the British. He was known to be brave and skillful, which resulted in him being highly respected and requested to lead other troops. His command noted that Barnard was never a man who to never disappoint his command or their expectations of him. During the wars, he was wounded twice, but continued to fight in almost all the battles his company participated in.

After the serving in the War of 1812, Timpoocheee was involved in war the Creek War 1813 - 1814, specifically the Battle of Calebee Creek where he battled the Red Sticks, also known as the Upper Creeks. He served under General Ford and General Andrew Jackson and along side Captain John Broadnax and their soldiers when they faced the Creek Indians in January 1814. For this battle, he was appointed the military title of major and commanded 100 Yuchee warriors to serve along side the Americans On the night of January 27, 1814, a large number of Creek Indians found the squatting location of Ford and Timpoochee's men. The Creeks isolated the men from the other troops in the hopes of gaining an upper hand on their enemy. When seeing what the Creeks were attempting to do, Timpoochee made a despairing attack against the Creeks with the help of his Yuchee men, driving them back allowing time for Broadnax and his men to assist. This action gave Major Barnard a reputation with the Americans as a courageous soldier and leader. The war between the Americans and the Creek Indians ended on August 9, 1814 with the signing of a treaty.

Four year later in 1818, Timpoochee participated in the first Seminole Wars of 1817-1818 and the Battle of Econaffinnah, also known as the Battle of Natural Bridges. Again, he served under General Jackson and fought along side the American army against the Seminole Indians. The wars started when American troops began raiding Seminole villages in east Florida in the hopes of finding runaway slaves and cattle. After the American victory, the United States regained control over eastern Florida, pushing the Seminole tribe further south.

Legacy & Major Contributions
Following the surrender of the Red Stick Creek Indians to the Americans at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend The United States government and the Creek Indians negated a peace treaty. The Treaty of Fort Jackson was signed on August 9, 1814. This treaty required that the Creek give up 23 million acres across the United States, and the remaining of their land in Georgia and some in Alabama, to the federal government. The treaty, which ended the Creek Nations War, was supported by Timpoochee, as he notably signed it "Timpoochee Barnard, Captain of the Uchee"

On February 13, 1825, the Treaty of Indian Springs was signed by The Lower Creek Council leader William McIntosh. This ratified the Treaty of Fort Jackson, which was singed 12 years prior. The ratification required that the Creek nations surrender all tribal land in Georgia and 3 million acres in Alabama in exchange for $400,000. Unknown to the tribe, over half of these earnings were taken by McIntosh and his men. This treaty was not signed by the upper creek chiefs and leaders, those who had the authority in the tribe. Therefor, President John Quincy Adams did not view this treaty to be valid. He then ordered the white incursions into the Creek territories in Georgia to hault. Creek leaders, including Timpoochee Barnard, traveled to Washington D.C. to negotiate a new treaty which would void the Treaty of Indian Springs. The new treaty, known as the Treaty of Washington, required that the Creek Indians surrender all of their land east of the Chattahoochee River. In exchange, their land in Alabama was returned, the United States Federal government reimbursed the tribe $217,600, plus an additional $20,000 per year indefinitely to the tribe for damages caused by McIntosh and the military invaders. The peace treaty was officially signed on January 24, 1827.

After a life full of heroic actions and Indian spirit, Timpoochee Barnard died, prior to the Alabama Indian Removal of 1836, at the age of 58 near Fort Mitchell in Alabama. His burial location is one of the few Indian grave sites marked at Fort Mitchell. He was remembered to be a devoted family man and a creature of habit. The family was said to be extremely beautiful and the handsomest in all of Creek Nation.