James Logan Colbert (c. 1720 – 7 January 1784) was a Scottish trader who lived much of his life among the Chickasaw.

He also served as an officer of the British Army who commanded an independent company in the Western Theater of the American Revolutionary War.

[1] He was married to three Chickasaw women: Nahettaly, sophia, and Mary (all sisters) and among them had nine children; including George, Levi, and William, who became notable 19th-century tribal leaders.

[2] He fought with the British during the American Revolutionary War; most notably at Fort Jefferson, where he was wounded in action,[3] and Arkansas Post.

Many of Colbert's children, who were mixed race, acted as a light skinned upper class, which did most of the slavery reinforcing within the tribe.