Tomochichi was the chief of the Yamacraw Indians. Very little is known about his early days, but we know that he was born on in the year of 1644. Why do we not know a lot about his young life? It was because we never had accurate documentation at the time. Historians believe that Tomochichi was presumably a Creek before becoming a Yamacraw Indian. In 1728, Tomochichi created the tribe of the Indians known as the Yamacraw Indians. This tribe consisted of an assortment people form both the Creek and Yamasee Indian tribes. These two tribes had some arguments about whether they would have peace agreements with the Spanish and the English. His group of about 200 people settled near the Savannah River. In 1733, James Oglethorpe had come around and thought about negotiating with the natives that had lived there. He thought about this because he knew that without the Indians' permission, he would never be able to make a success out of his settlement. Now we know that some Indians knew English and some of them didn't. Tomochichi did not know English, so he would speak to Mary Musgrove. Mary Musgrove was one of the settlers among Oglethorpe's group, and interpreted between Oglethorpe and Tomochichi. Now Tomochichi had encountered many English men in his life and had seen how ruthless and vicious they were, but he allowed them to settle in Savannah. Why did he let the settlers settle here? Well it's because he wanted to take advantage of trading and diplomatic connections. One year after Oglethorpe and his settlers had arrived, Tomochichi accompanied him back to England. He saw that the English had good intentions to settle and later returned to Georgia in February 1736. The friendship between Oglethorpe and Tomochichi was so strong that Tomochichi convinced his tribe to convert to Christianity. The Yamacraws later learned how to speak English by the orders of Tomochichi. He later died on October 5, 1739. His last wish was to be buried among his English friends instead of being buried in the traditional Yamacraw burial site. He was given full military ranks and you can see his grave mark down in Savannah.