Vann, James, 1762?-1809
James Vann (c. 1762–64 – February 19, 1809) was an influential Cherokee leader, one of the triumvirate with Major Ridge and Charles R. Hicks, who led the Upper Towns of East Tennessee and North Georgia as part of the ᎤᏪᏘ ᏣᎳᎩ ᎠᏰᎵ (Uwet Tsalag Ayetl or Old Cherokee Nation). He was the son of ᏩᎵ (Wali) Vann and Indian trader Joseph John Vann. He was born into his mother's Clan, ᎠᏂᎪᏓᎨᏫ (Anigodagewi or Wild Potato Clan), also called Blind Savannah Clan. Vann was among the younger leaders of the Old Cherokee Nation who thought its people needed to acculturate to deal with the European Americans and the United States government. He encouraged the Moravians to establish a mission school on Cherokee land, and became a wealthy plantation owner and enslaver of people.
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| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| contributorOf | Cherokee, biography, Vann family. | Northeastern State University, Tahlequah Campus, John Vaughan Library | |
| referencedIn | Vann House (Architecture, Domestic Subject File) | Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library | |
| contributorOf | Vann, James (Personality File) | Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library | |
| referencedIn | Joseph R. Caldwell and Sheila Kelly Caldwell photographs of the Vann House in Georgia, circa 1951 | National Anthropological Archives |
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| associatedWith | Doublehead, d. 1807. | person |
| associatedWith | Moravian Church | corporateBody |
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| Chatsworth | GA | US |
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Death 1809-02-19
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Cherokee,
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