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About Chief Wahunsonacock Powhatan
Powhatan (c. 1547 – c. 1618), whose proper name was Wahunsenacawh (alternately spelled Wahunsenacah, Wahunsunacock or Wahunsonacock), was the leader of the Powhatan, an alliance of Algonquian-speaking Native Americans living in Tsenacommacah, in the Tidewater region of Virginia at the time when English settlers landed at Jamestown in 1607.
Living in Tidewater region of Virginia. He is a
Powhatan Chief - Father of Pocahontas (Amonute). Known to had have 100 wives. Was the chief of 30 tribes - totaling about 20,000 people. From Virginia area. He died 1 year after his daughter's death. "Pocahontas".
Tribes associated with Powhatan
Powhatan gained control of six tribes when he became chief. He inherited them from his father, whose name is unknown.
Those six tribes included:
• Arrohattoc(Arro-hattoc/Arrohateck) • Appomattoc (Appomattox) • Mattaponi (Mattapa-nient) • Pamunkey • Youghtanund • Powhatan
Through his chiefdom, Powhatan obtained the following tribes known as The Powhatan Confederacy (Tsenacommacah):
• Accohannock • Accomac • Chesapeake • Chickahominy • Kiskiack (Chiskiack) • Cuttatawomen • Kecoughtan • Moraughtacund (Morattico) • Nandtaughta-cund • Nansemond
• Opiscopank (Piscataway) • Paspahegh • Piankatank • Pissaseck • Patawomeck (Potomac) • Quiyoughcohannock • Rap-pahannock (Tappahannock) • Sekakawon (Secacawoni)
• Warraskoyack (Warrascocake/Warwick-squeak) •
Weanoc (Weyanock) Werowocomoco Wiccocomico (Wiccomico)
Source:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powhatan_(Native_American_leader)
https://jemgen.com/getperson.php?personID=I23782&tree=A001
https://jemgen.com/getperson.php?personID=I23785&tree=A001
https://historicjamestowne.org/history/chief-powhatan/
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.biography.com/.amp/political-figur...
Chief Wahunsonacock Powhatan's Timeline
1547 |
June 17, 1547
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Tsenacommacah, Virginia, Colonial America
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1590 |
1590
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Werowocomoco, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
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1595 |
September 15, 1595
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Matoaka, Gloucester, Virginia, USA, Virginia, Colonial America
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1618 |
April 1618
Age 70
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Pamunkey Neck, King William, Virginia, USA
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Pamunkey Reservation, King William, Virginia, United States
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