Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Winganuske Powhatan (156651024)? One descendant shows .51 percent Amerindian while another descendant shows 3 percent. Add to your scrapbook. This blog is for serious open-minded readers who are interested in documenting their Native American ancestry. Try again later. If you have done much searching uou have most likely seem the sentence that goes something like this: "we know the names of many of Powhatan's children from the testimony of Machumps." In 1561 a Spanish Caraval was blown off course and dropped anchor in a wide river in the Chesapeake Bay. Please enter your email and password to sign in. [22] "Hokolesqua," Ohio History Central, article. Her name is sometimes spelled Winanuske, however Strachey spelled it Winganuske. This browser does not support getting your location. Wife of Uttamatomakkin "Tomocomo" Uttamattomakkin Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. Where did you get your information? Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. Reach your own conclusions, not mine and not someone else's. This is not unusual for the Powhatan Indians, grave markers are an English tradition. He also says that if they were not the same man then they would at least be contemporaries and would have known of each other. [7] Most of what we know of Powhatan and his family comes from his writings. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. Please reset your password. Nothing is known about her other than her English name and that Thomas Rolfe, son of Pocahontas, called her his mother's sister. I could really use some help. Shortly after they arrived they began to build an outpost on the Pamunkey River near a village whose people were subjects to Don Luis' family. Please enter a valid Memorial ID. When Powhatan died he was succeeded by his brother Opitchapam and then Opechancanough. This wikitree claims that the mother of all/most of these children was Amopotuskee, a Shawnee Indian woman from the Bear Clan in the Shenandoah Valley some 185 miles away. Sometimes I get the impression that some genealogy researchers do not grasp that they are two different men. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. Check out my sources and see if they are real, who knows maybe I just made them up to look impressive. As this man was born some sixty years after the death of Opechancanough, simple math should tell you that it is not possible for him to be his son. Very little information about her is known with certainty. Mother of Chief Yau-Na-Hah Verify and try again. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. [21] Brendan Wolf, "Don Luis de Velasco/Paquiquineo (fl. This proof was located in the old library of the Maryland Historical Society, an item of three lines covering eleven years. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. Resend Activation Email. And claiming 'psychic ability' as a source of your information is more than slightly off-putting. Leadership was transferred to the oldest son and then to his brothers and finally their sisters. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. Here is what I know about Cleopatra. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. View All. wife of Powhatan stepmother wife of Necotowance half sister About Matachanna, of the Powhatan Matachanna, a daughter of Powhatan of the Powhatan, was married to Tomocomo, a priest, before 1616, when he accompanied Pocahantas, her sister, on her trip to England. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. The wikitree profile for her is a really amazing mess of names. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. Po14-3Matachanna, went to England with Pocahontas to take care of the son of Pocahontas and John Rolfe. Documented in 1611 by Englishman William Strachey to be Powhatan's favorite wife, as relayed to him by her brother Machumps. The 'matta' in Mattachana indicates that her mother was of that tribe. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. The GPS tells us that we must do an exhaustive search, I think I did a pretty good job so far. [20] According to the EncyclopediaVirginia entry for Don Luis, scholar Helen Rountree does not believe they were the same person. Nothing is known about her other than her English name and that Thomas Rolfe, son of Pocahontas, called her his mother's sister. Parahunt was the leader of the Powhatan Tribe. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. Ja12-1-4Mary Martin married Josiah Fugate Ja12-2daughter. Chief was born on June 17 1545, in Werowocomoco, Pamunkey River, Virginia. So what does it mean to be a searcher? document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Do you know the difference? Rev. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. If there is no historical proof, then there is no genealogical proof. Thanks for your help! According to current members of the Pamunkey Indian Tribe, the parents of Powhatan are unknown. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. In the next chapter of his book, Strachey describes the power structure of the Powhatan Confederacy including the role of the weroance, which he and John Smith described as a commander. Half sister of Tatacope Powhatan, Weroance of Quiyocohannock; wife of Necotowance; Secotin Sonacock, of the Powhatan; Pamouic Sonacock, of the Powhatan; Unknown, of the Powhatan and 10 others; Nantaquas, of the Powhatan; Parahunt, of the Powhatan; Taux, of the Powhatan; Po-Chins, of the Powhatan; Mehtafe, of the Powhatan; Tahacope, of the Powhatan; Metha, of the Powhatan; Matachanna, of the Powhatan; Pocahontas and Matachannu, of the Powhatan less, The record of the General Court was evidently intended to be a verbatim copy though they differ in phraseology and spelling:Note: "Dec. 17th, 1641 -- Thomas Rolph petitions Gov. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. Po14-1a son. Up until quite recently, I would not have been able to answer that question. Weve updated the security on the site. Geni requires JavaScript! Print Family Tree. m1?Theodore Pettus/Pettis. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. Try again later. Make sure that the file is a photo. cemeteries found in King William, King William County, Virginia, USA will be saved to your photo volunteer list. The modern day Native American line of this family adapted the surname Powhatan from very early times. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. [17]. Use it as a starting point, but like any good genealogist, seek confirmation in original, primary sources. Change). Waughs descendants by his first wife carry the strong tradition of Indian blood. After attending Cambridge University he embarked on a diplomatic career which eventually lead to his boarding the ship The Sea Venture in 1609. Matachanna, a daughter, who in 1616 was married to the priest Uttamatomakkin. Winganuske's parents are believed to be The Great King of the Patawomeck and Wahunsenacawh's oldest sister (neither of their names are known), making Winganuske Powhatan's niece as well as his wife. First, there is the serious searcher. In the above wikitree some of the Indians have been given a surname. I think there are several types of searchers. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Learn more about managing a memorial . Learn more about merges. Many of the Indian people you mention here are the ancestors who we are researching. Please try again later. of the current day Pamunkey Indian Reservation, King William County, Virginia, Mardela Memorial Cemetery, Mardela Springs, Wicomico County, Maryland, United States, The Powhatan Tribe, Chief Powhatan and Pocahontas, Wahunseneca, Paramount chief of the Powhatan, Tatacope Powhatan, Weroance of Quiyocohannock, Opechancanough "Mangopeesomon", paramount chief of the Powhatan, http://www.gurganus.org/ourfamily/browse.cfm?pid=90804, http://reedcookdearman.blogspot.com/2011/07/powhatan-lineage.html. ). Okay, so what are we looking at here. The colonists referred to him as simply The Powhatan, denoting his position as emperor over numerous tribal chiefs of the Powhatan nation. The Powhatan was not friendly toward the colonists, seeing them as encroachers. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. The internet tells us a very different story about the life of Cleopatra. We have set your language to A bloodline passed on to her own daughters Pocahontas and Cleopatra. She was my 4th great-grandmother. Their children are said to be Shawnee, but their grandchildren somehow become Cherokee. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. Smith wrote about him later saying he was the most manliest, comeliest and boldest spirit he has seen in a "savage". Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. ). Drag images here or select from your computer for Cleopatra Powhatan memorial. Try again. Half sister of "Cleopatra", of the Powhatan; Tatacope Powhatan, Weroance of Quiyocohannock; wife of Necotowance; Secotin Sonacock, of the Powhatan; Pamouic Sonacock, of the Powhatan and 8 others; Unknown, of the Powhatan; Nantaquas, of the Powhatan; Parahunt, of the Powhatan; Taux, of the Powhatan; Po-Chins, of the Powhatan; Mehtafe, of the Powhatan; Tahacope, of the Powhatan and Metha, of the Powhatan less. [13], According to Helen Rountree, Powhatan took wives from the tribes under his control. Try again. By the time Smith left Virginia in 1609, the fragile peace was already beginning to fray. in England, where he spent some time. Now, how many people who say they are descended from Thomas Rolfe have changed their family tree once they read that oral history? cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Dont forget Princess Pocahontas and Queen Cleopatra of the Pamunkey Tribe and daughters of the great Powhatan Chief Wahunsenacawh, my 11th great-grandfather. A researcher will look up those sources and read them themselves. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. Can you tell me the specific name of the online course you took on geneaological proof that you recommend because you didn't state the name of the course above. He was called Cornstalk by the Anglo-Americans. Forget about Murmuring Ripple, Dashing Stream and Morning Scent Flower and all those other names you see on the internet because they belong in a file folder labeled junky genealogy. He arrived a single man, but later married an English woman named Jane. It is possible that John Smith and others asked Powhatan about his ancestors, but the names were not recorded, and if they were I believe they have been written like his, Wahunsenacawh (the original English spelling), and not some dubious English translation. Please reset your password. )Death date is UNKNOWN, but 1646 according to several family trees on Ancestry.com (sources not shown). Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. Based on the relationship between Pocahontas and Cleopatra it is believed that Cleopatra was the daughter of Powhatan. English Step two; cite your sources, see below. Weve updated the security on the site. 0 cemeteries found in King William, King William County, Virginia, USA. I descend from Standing Turkey Old Hop Moytoy. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. Thank you for reading this blog. to let him go see Opechanko, to whom he is allied, and Cleopatre, his mother's sister.". John Rolfe married Pocahontas. Matachanna Cleopatra Powhatan Birth 11 January 1564 - Powhatan, Richmond, Virginia, America Death 1650 - King William County, Virginia, USA Mother Nonoma Winanuske Matatiske Father Chief Wahunsonacock Powhatan Show more Quick access Family tree Records 16 Photos 7 New search Matachanna Cleopatra Powhatan family tree For Rachel to have the bloodline of the matrilineal royal succession, she had to have been a daughter or granddaughter of Powhatan's sister, whom I believe was the wife of the Great King of Patawomeck. Early West family historian Leonard West theorized her Christian name was Rachel Powhatan, based on the frequency of the name Rachel among the Croshaw descendants. Information from Arnold gedcom, JD Watson: There is positive and indisputable proof that Pocahontas had a sister named Cleopatra (or Matachanna). The fate of only one of the Indians is recorded. Winganuske is known to have been the favorite wife of Mamanatowick Wahunsenacawh, better known as Paramount Chief Powhatan, and is believed to be the mother of his daughters Pocahontas and Cleopatra. Family members linked to this person will appear here. If you a serious searcher or researcher, copy my citation list and dive into the hunt. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. According to the legend, Thomas Pasmere Carpenter married Pride Powhatan, daughter of Cleopatra and Opechancanough. If he wished his own children to be eligible to succeed to the Paramountcy someday, they also had to descend from this same female bloodline, thus he married his niece. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? I thought you might like to see a memorial for Cleopatra Powhatan I found on Findagrave.com. Daughter of Wahunseneca, Paramount chief of the Powhatan and Unknown Failed to report flower. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. John Waugh. Strachey wrote that Powhatan was said to have had at that time, twenty sons and ten daughters. m2Winganuske, Princess eldest of the two sisters of Chief Powatan, sister of Machumps. After they had extracted the full ransom from Wahunsunacock, then they forged an alliance with him by marrying Pocahantas to John Wolfe, a planter in the Jamestown colony who is credited with introducing tobacco as a cash crop. Failed to delete memorial. They had a daughter named Elizabeth Skiffins who married a White man from Virginia named Reynard Anderson. Want to leave a comment? Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. I see no reason why it should be applied to anyone else. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. Failed to delete memorial. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. If you find something new come back and give me a answer to your question. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. Nicketti Powhatan b. That being said, here is some oral history from the Mattaponi Tribe who were once members of Chief Powhatan's federation. Make sure that the file is a photo. Princess Pocahontas, Matoaka Rebecca Powhatan 1595 - 1677. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. This database contains family trees submitted to Ancestry by users who have indicated that their tree can be viewed by all Ancestry subscribers.These trees can change over time as users edit, remove, or otherwise modify the data in their trees. This manuscript is an 18th century copy of the Bland Manuscript which is in turn a copy of some of Virginia's original records. Pocahontas, which means "Little Wanton," a playful, frolicsome little girl. Did Grandpa tell you that your Great Grandma was a Shawnee princess, search until you land on website that tells you, heck yeah, Grandma was not only a Princess but the long lost daughter of Chief Powhatan. The encountered at least two Indian males who for some reason opted to go to Spain with them. Cleopatra Shawano Powhatan was my 10 great-grandmother. To insure strict obedience to the compact, a law was passed at Jamestown imposing a heavy penalty on any people crossing the line without a special permit from the Commissioners Council and the General Court. [10]. Gathered from those who lived during the same time period , were born in the same place, or who have a family name in common. Start, or continue, your research with my article on Cleopatra and her family. Ja9-1-1Christian (Pettus) Martin, born about 1636 or 1637, known to have had much Indian blood. He made his next capital at Orapakes, located about 50 miles (80 km) west in a swamp at the head of the Chickahominy River, near the modern-day interchange of Interstate 64 and Interstate 295. Let me know if you have anything I don't or if you find any new 'evidence'. That leaves us with Cleopatra. Drag images here or select from your computer for Rachel Matachanna Powhatan Croshaw memorial. This browser does not support getting your location. One of the wives' named was Winganuske. cemeteries found in King William, King William County, Virginia, USA will be saved to your photo volunteer list. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. [14], Only three other children have been identified as the offspring of Powhatan. It came about after her alliance in marriage in 1614 to John Rolfe, a leading tobacco planter. In fact here are his exact words: I say they often reported unto us that Powhaan had then lyving twenty sonnes and ten daughters, besyde a young one by Winganuske, Machumps his sister, and a great darling of the Kings; and besides young Pocohunta, a daughter of his using sometyme to our fort in tymes past, now married to a private captain called Cocoum, some two years since. Pocahantas, for all her fame, was a mere Princess. Where does this leave us from a genealogical standpoint? Strachey did not stay long in Jamestown, he returned home t in 1611. When the King of Patawomeck called Opitchipam his brother, it was because he was actually his brother by marriage rather than his real brother, as by the words of Powhatan, himself, he only had 3 brothers by his mother (Opitchipam, Opechancanough, and Keckatough). JEM Genealogy Ornes Moore Motley Echols Edwards Fackler Parsons Reynolds Smith Brown Bruce Munger Beer Kern Viele Nims Baker Bondurant Von Krogh Magnus Munthe and others To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. This period has come to be known as "The Starving Time." I thought you might like to see a memorial for Rachel Matachanna Powhatan Croshaw I found on Findagrave.com. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. Their oral history of Pocahontas goes on to tell us that after she was kidnapped by the English, her Indian husband, Kocoum was murdered. Pocahontas's birth year is unknown . Parents and Siblings. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? In fact, no reputable genealogist would consider conducting research without it. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. Reynard is my 7th great-grandfather. From a historical perspective, the two men might or might not be the same person. Try again later. Thanks for your help! (see my blog on Nicketti) Very recently she, Cleopatra has been called 'Cleopatra the Shawano Powhatan', alleging some kind of Shawnee heritage. The downside of so much internet research is there's no accountability. When the Jamestown colonists arrived, Wahunsunacocks domain encompassed the entire region that was to become Virginia. He interviewed, extensively, two English speaking Indians, Machumps and Kemps. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. But here's the problem, Machumps never named the children of Powhatan. A system error has occurred. To use this feature, use a newer browser. If you would like to view one of these trees in its entirety, you can contact the owner of the tree to request permission to see the tree. She married a White man named James Skiffins. Nonoma was born in 1570. Pocahontas . 1. Include gps location with grave photos where possible. If you are a 'copy and paster' or you already know the answer to your Cleopatra questions, I'm glad ya'll made it all the way to the end of this article and hope you have a nice day! Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). Emperor Wahunsunacock perhaps had hundreds of wives and children. Learn more about merges. , (http://www.ohiohistorycentral,org : accessed 3 November 2015). There additional information obtained from the sacred oral history of the Mattaponi Tribe. Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. Powhatan lived long, and allegedly had 100 wives, with one child by each. After nine years away from home, he longed to return to his homeland. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. They were a royal dynasty and keep in mind that the family lineage was preserved by most Native Americans, as they still do now, through the matriarchal line. Cleopatra has four or five profiles, each with different information. She passed away on 1650 in King William County, Virginia, USA. Matachanna Shawano Powhatan, "Find A Grave Index" - severe misinformation on the memorial. Her name was Mary Sizemore. As for myself the belief in Opechancanough as my 8th grandfather fits because while stationed in England in the 50s I had a strange urge to kill English women and children.This of course bothered me greatly so much so that I would not even tell my shrink.Finding out about Opechancanough had let me realize that it was bred into me and I am not really a potential mass murderer.For this reason I embrace Opechancanough as mine and honor his name for being probably the first native American to fight for Indian rights.I even call my new grandson "Opi" even though my son named him (xxxxx). I have look high and low for her and the help of several excellent researchers, thanks Jim Glanville and Susan Reynolds! From there back the family line gets a little mixed up. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. 1625 Tsenacomoca, James City, Virginia, USA d. 1720 Hackers Creek, Lewis, West Virginia, USA: JEM Genealogy JEM Genealogy Ornes Moore Motley Echols Edwards Fackler Parsons Reynolds Smith Brown Bruce Munger Beer Kern Viele Nims Baker Bondurant Von Krogh Magnus Munthe and others Our single source for Cleopatra is a derivative record, meaning it was copied from an original, and in this case it seems to be a copy of a copy. Failed to remove flower. Add to your scrapbook. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. She gave birth to the child and later married John Rolfe who claimed the son as his own.[18]. The Rolfe's were joined by an entourage of 10 or 12 Powhatans, including a priest named Tomocomo, from whom Powhatan had ordered a first hand report on the English homeland; Tomocomo's wife Matachanna, who was also Pocohantas' half sister; and a group of male and female servants From http://www.jeaniesgenealogy.com/2015/11/cleopatra-shawano-powhatan- "The Mattaponi say that the mother of Pocahontas and Mattachana was a Mattaponi Indian woman. Please enter your email and password to sign in. Matoaka Pocahontas Powhatan 1595 - 1617. According to stories all over the web, Cleopatra married her uncle Opechancanough and is the mother of at least children, including, Pride Powhatan and Princess Nicketti. Matachanna, a daughter of Powhatan of the Powhatan, was married to Tomocomo, a priest, before 1616, when he accompanied Pocahantas, her sister, on her trip to England. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? Documented in 1611 by Englishman William Strachey to be Powhatan's favorite wife, as relayed to him by her brother. He did not marry an Indian woman and he did not run off to Tennessee. Very little, if anything, was known about Powhatan or his people prior to the arrival of the English. d/o Emperor Wahunsonacock Big Chief Powhatan, Thank you for fulfilling this photo request.

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