Mary Musgrove

Coosaponakeesa
Bornc. 1700
Coweta, Creek Nation (near present-day Macon, Georgia)
Died1765 (1766)
SpousesJohn Musgrove
Jacob Matthews
Reverend Thomas Bosomworth

Mary Musgrove (Muscogee name, Coosaponakeesa, c. 1700–1765) was a leading figure in the early history of colonial Georgia. She was the daughter of Edward Griffin, an English-born trader from Charles Town in the Province of Carolina, and a Muscogee Creek mother. Fluent in local Creek languages, as well as English, Mary became an important intermediary between Muscogee Creek Natives and the early colonists. Musgrove carved out a life that merged both cultures, making a significant contribution to the development of colonial Georgia.

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