Loyparkoweh Opessa Straight Tail, Straight-Tail

https://adkinsmetcalffamily.wordpress.com/tag/shawnee/ Opessa aka Opethatha-Wapatha-Wopatha-Hopesha-Opessa Straight Tail-Oppaymolleh – Pekowi born 1664 OH-died latter 1760 OH – son of Straight Tail-Meaurroway/1630 & Pekowi Woman/1635, Turtle Clan, moved 1677 with band to IN, moved 1680 to IL, 1689 moved with band to TN-NC-KY-VA, by 1693 living in Cecil Co MD, about 1693 a Pekowi Chief under his father in Cecil Co MD, 1697 moved to Lancaster Co PA with band, 1697 succeeded Straight Tail as Pekowi Chief in Pequea PA, signed Treaty 1701 with William Penn with Lemoytungh & Pemoyajagh, 1706 Council Philadelphia, 1707 Conference at Pequea Lancaster Co PA with Governor John Evans, 1710 Conference at Conestoga PA with John French & Henry Worley, resigned 1711 to move to Sassoonan’s Delaware village-Shamokin PA, succeeded 1711 as Pekowi Chief at Pequea PA by his brother Cakundawanna/1662, 1715 Conference Philadelphia with Sassoonan, 1722 moved to Old Town MD-upper Potomac & replaced his brother Cakundawanna as Pekowi Chief again by 1723, by 1734 moved to AL with band, by 1738 returned to western MD/southeast PA, Aug. 1749 Council Philadelphia, 1750 moved to OH, 1752 succeeded Pheasant-Kakawatchekee/1680 as Head Pekowi Chief on the Ohio River, May 1756 Council Tioga Point, Aug. 1760 Council Ft. Pitt, brother in law (through sister Snow White) of Peter Chartier/1690, connected with Poxinosa, White Fish (1) & Okowellos Cornstalk, great-grandfather of Tecumseh/1768, husband 1st by 1684 IN of Margaret Pekowi/1670, 2nd 1711 PA of Polly-Daughter of Sassoonan/1695-Delaware, father with Margaret of children/1685-94, daughter Snow White/1695, sons Tecoomteh/1698, Wawwaythi/1700, Loyparkoweh/1705 & Lawaquaqua-Pride Opessa/1710-all Pekowi, children with Polly unknown Opessa, Loyparkaweh aka Loapeckeway-Lawpakaway – Pekowi born about 1702 PA-died after 1760 OH – son of Opessa/1664 & Margaret Pekowi/1670, grandson of Meaurroway-Straight Tail, Turtle Clan, in west PA 1711-23 with father Opessa, returned to north MD/east PA area with Opessa 1723, living on the Alleghany River by 1727, a Pekowi Chief in PA by 1732, in 1732-1733-1734 signed letters to the Governor of PA as one of the Chiefs on the Alleghany complaining about the sale of rum to the natives, moved to AL 1734 with Opessa, left a wife & children in AL with relatives/clan members, returned to PA by 1738 sent letter to the Governor with Neucheconner & Coycacolenne protesting the sale of rum, then called a young Chief guided by vice regent Neucheconner, between 1738 & 1744 lived at Chartier’s Town-Alleghany Co PA & Logstown-Alleghany Co PA, apparently moved to OH with Peter Chartier & Neucheconner in 1744-45 for he is living in Lower Shawnee Town OH in 1752 when he sent a letter with 3 other Shawnee Chiefs there to the Governor of PA reporting that they were still loyal to the British though most of their neighbors had gone over to the French, attended Council Philadelphia 1753 after Opessa moved to OH, apparently opposed the Shawnee participation in French-Indian War/1754-60, a minor Pekowi Chief in OH after death of Opessa, husband 1st 1720 MD of Nancy Pekowi/1706, 2nd 1738 PA of her sister Elizabeth Pekowi/1704, father with Nancy of Tecumsapah-Margaret/1724, Sewatha-Sarah (1)/1727, Watmeme-Polly/1730, Nancy-Middle Daughter/1734, Sarah (2)-Younger Daughter/1736 & Metheotashe-Mary/1738-all Pekowi, children with Elizabeth unknown

This tree comes from the books: Green, Don with Schultz, Noel. Shawnee Heritage I. Second Edition. Published by Lulu.com. 2008. ISBN 978-1-4357-1573-8./ Green, Don. Shawnee Heritage II. First Edition, Published by Lulu.com. 2008. ISBN: 978-0-557-03605-9.

Loyparkoweh Straight Tail aka Loyparkoweh Opessa born about 1702 or 1705 and died after 1760.

His first wife was Nancy. She was born about 1706 or 1710 in Maryland and died after 1752 in Alabama. Their children were:

• 1 . Tecumsapah - Margaret Opessa born about 1724 or 1725. By 1737 she was married to Thomas McKee, born about 1695 and died 1772 in Harrisburg, PA, adopted Irish. Their children:

• Alexander "Trader" McKee born 1738
  
• Nancy McKee born 1740
  
• Hugh McKee born 1742
  
• Catherine McKee born 1744
  
• Child McKee born 1746
  
• Child McKee born 1748
  
• Thomas McKee born 1750
  
• Child McKee born 1752
  
• John McKee born 1754
  
• James McKee born 1755
  

She was the step mother of the sons of Thomas McKee by his previous marriage:

• Thomas -Pelewiechen McKee born 1720 - white, adopted Delaware
  
• Col. Alexander -Wapimescheu - White Elk McKee born 1725 - white, adopted Shawnee, died 1799, Ontario, Canada.
  

• 2. Sarah Opessa aka Older Daughter of Loyparkaweh was born 1727 and died after 1768. She was the mother of Tecumoplas born 1742 and the grandmother of Jane Collins born 1768.
• 3. Watmeme-Polly Opessa born 1730. . She was the wife of Black Fish .
• 4. Middle Daughter - Nancy Opessa born 1735. . She was the wife of Daniel McQueen born 1736. Daniel was the son of James McQueen , white, adopted Creek.
• 5. Younger Daughter-Sarah Opessa born 1738 . She was the wife of Isadore Chesne.
• 6. Metheotashe-Mary Opessa born 1738 or 1740 in Alabama and died 1789 in Missouri. Her first husband was Pukenshinwah . She was the mother of Tecumseh, the aunt of Tecumoplas Margaret Collins and great-aunt of Jane Collins. Her daughter,
• Tecumapease , is often confused with her sisters and nieces by some white histories.

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A member of the Turtle Clan.

 1711 - in western Pennsylvania
 1723 - returned to northern Maryland / easter Pennsylvania
 By 1727 - living on the Allegheny River
 By 1732 - a Pekowi Chief in Pennsylvania
 1732, 1733, and 1734 signed letters to the Governor of Pennsylvania complaining about the sale of run to the natives
 1734 - moved to Alabama
 1738 - left his first wife and children in Alabama and returned to Pennsylvania
 1738 to 1744 lived in Allegheny County Pennsylvania
 1752 - living in Lower Shawnee Town in Ohio and sent letter to Governor of Pennsylvania
 1753 - attended Council Philadelphia

Note: Loyparkoweh and his brother Wawwaythi exchanged wives in 1739.