Cleopatra Shawano Powhatan was my 10 great-grandmother. I have always been serious about my genealogy, but this class has helped me evaluate/reevaluate not only my research process, but that of others. Thank you for reading this blog. The title seemed especially apropos to the colonists since not only was she Queen, but her exotic dark looks and elaborate trappings also seemed very regal, and reminiscent of the Egyptian queen. 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. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. He had created the empire through conquest and alliances. I would urge you to tread with caution when using the books as a source for your genealogy. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. There was an error deleting this problem. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. Of the original 240 or so colonists, only about 60 were still alive. "Tribal historians say she later married Col. Joseph Croshaw, burgess, and became the mother of several of his children, including possibly (as some say) Unity Croshaw who married John West II, nephew of Thomas West, Lord de la Warr, and first cousin of Toby West. 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. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? 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 the last paragraph - which I believe you found on a message board - This is a commonly referenced storybut this version has the names of the two Sizemore men backwards. Discover life events, stories and photos about Cleopatra (1602-1680) of Virginia, United States. Failed to remove flower. [14] Helen C. Rountree, "Marriage in Early Virginia Indian Society," article. 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. Some say Opechancanough "Mangopeesomon", paramount chief of the Powhatan was her husband. The modern day Native American line of this family adapted the surname Powhatan from very early times. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. Families come in all shapes, sizes and styles; so do the people who search for them. Cleopatra Powhatan the Shawano was born in 1590, near Jamestown colony, and died in 1680, Cleopatra Powhatan was half sister of Pocahontas. Add to your scrapbook. You can contact the owner of the tree to get more information. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. When Matachanna was born in 1592, in Richmond, Virginia, United States, her father, Chief Mamanatowick Wahunsenacawh Powhatan, was 46 and her mother, Winganuske, was 22. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. He talked to Strachey about the Powhatan people, but there is no list of names of Powhatan's children. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. Sorry! based on information from your browser. Ja9-1-1Christian (Pettus) Martin, born about 1636 or 1637, known to have had much Indian blood. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. Aaron Brock/ Red Bird (father of Jesse Brock) vs. the Genealogical Proof System, Join Amazon Kindle Unlimited 30-Day Free Trial. Other wikitrees, for the same people, have different mothers. [20] According to the EncyclopediaVirginia entry for Don Luis, scholar Helen Rountree does not believe they were the same person. They kinda jump around from books to web to other documents. [18] Phoebe Mills Farris, "Pocahontas' First Marriage: The Powhatan Side of the Story," article. They just go on ancestry.com and copy someone else's tree, and. Thomas and his son, Moytoy, with other Shawnee moved into Cherokee territory founding the town Running Water. , (http://www.americanindianmagazine.org/story/pocahontas-first-marriage?page=show : Spring 2014 issue; accessed 1 November 2015). Now if you were paying attention and recall that Opehanacanough and Wahusunacock were brothers/half-brothers, you might realize that she was also Opechanacanoughs niece [or half-niece as the case may be]. 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). Please try again later. Nataquoud was present at the aborted execution of John Smith. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the
Done button to see the photos in the gallery. Winganuske Pocahontas Patawomeck Powhatan, Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. He was born, probably around 1720 in Pennsylvania. 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. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. Try again later. The 'matta' in Mattachana indicates that her mother was of that tribe. This account has been disabled. [8] William Strachey and Richard Henry Major. Soon conflict led to the First Anglo-Powhatan War, and further English expansion beyond Jamestown and into Powhatan's territory. Try again later. m1Evan Williams and was the ancestor by Williams . Pocahontas . By the time Smith left Virginia in 1609, the fragile peace was already beginning to fray. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. Many of the Sizemore's are decended from this union as one of Goldenhawk's descendants was George All Sizemore, who had some 50+ children. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. This account has been disabled. He asked for permission to see 'Opechanko', to whom he was allied and Cleopatra, his mother's sister. Please be thoughtful, leave your sources if you are making a claim. She was my 4th great-grandmother. Daughter of ChiefPoechancanough of the Algonquian Nation Nonomo(Algonquian) Powhatan and Winaonuska Nonoma Nonoma Powhatan. Was she the same person as "Cleopatra", of the Powhatan? See http://www.jeaniesgenealogy.com/2012/10/jane-eagle-plume-princess-n Geni requires JavaScript! There is a problem with your email/password. It was thought the "Indians" would never concoct nor had ever heard the name Cleopatra and it is believed that John Rolfe suggested the name for Pocahontas younger sister. Treat it as a launchpad for more research, not as the gospel truth. That much is familiar history. Parents and Siblings. He made his first capital at Werowomocomo. Drag images here or select from your computer for Winganuske Pocahontas Patawomeck Powhatan memorial. Who knew genealogy was so easy, it only took me a week to complete my tree and here's the exciting bit, I'm related to Sitting Bull, Henry VIII and Charlemagne. Where history, genealogy and myth collide. Who was Cleopatra's husband? [1] Powhatan, as I'll call him, was the head of a confederation of about thirty or so Algonquian speaking tribes living in and around the Chesapeake Bay. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. King William, King William County, Virginia, United States, Wahunseneca, Paramount chief of the Powhatan, Uttamatomakkin "Tomocomo" Uttamattomakkin, Tatacope Powhatan, Weroance of Quiyocohannock, https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000095209279076&. Any inappropriate comments will be deleted and/or reported. We know this because Thomas Rolfe, several years after his return to Virginia, petitioned the Governor for permission to see her. Please try again later. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Winganuske Pocahontas Patawomeck Powhatan I found on Findagrave.com. Daughter of Wahunseneca, Paramount chief of the Powhatan and Mother of Pocahontas & Matachanna Most ancestors hunters fall into one of two categories; searcher or researcher. It has been suggested that Don Luis and Opechancanough are one and the same. William Deyo, official Pamunkey tribal historian, said, "Rachel Powhatan would not have been a sister of Pocahontas but a cousin (born about 1600). Try again later. Family members linked to this person will appear here. I believe I descend from an Indian woman named Nikitie who married Gabriel Arthur, half breed son of Gabriel Arthur the scout. 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! The names and number of her children were never recorded. They had a daughter named Elizabeth Skiffins who married a White man from Virginia named Reynard Anderson. This is a carousel with slides. Year should not be greater than current year. It seems I am related to two former Presidents of the United States, William Henry Harison (9th) and Benjamin Harrison (23rd). When Powhatan died he was succeeded by his brother Opitchapam and then Opechancanough. All I will say about them is: if you can't provide a source for your information, then all of your content is not worth the paper it's written on. Also on board was the new Lt. This browser does not support getting your location. 1. They flit from website to website looking for someone else's 'research' that fits the answer they want. Powhatan sent the cackarous Nemattanew to operate against the English on the upper James River, though they held out at Henricus. Maybe I misread or misinterpreted them. 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. What does 'the shawano' mean? Dont forget Princess Pocahontas and Queen Cleopatra of the Pamunkey Tribe and daughters of the great Powhatan Chief Wahunsenacawh, my 11th great-grandfather. The as yet unnamed matriarch of this dynasty would have been born about 1550 had 4 sons as follows and succeeded in Reign as Chief Powatan, leaving a a realm of six tribes Po15Wahunsenacawh, Sachem, Chief Powatan. 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. There was a problem getting your location. Everyone has different information. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. So ask yourself, are you a searcher or a researcher? Add to your scrapbook. First cousin of Pocahontas.Her birth date is uncertain. 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. Nothing is known about her other than her English name and that Thomas Rolfe, son of Pocahontas, called her his mother's sister. Historian Helen C. Rountree suggests she may (or may not) have been Matachanna, a sister of Pocohantas who married the priest Uttamanakin: https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000095209279076&. based on information from your browser. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. 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. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. We have set your language to [21]. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. (ref., Shawnee Heritage by Don Greene; also Monteith Family and the Potomac Indians by William Deyo). (http://www.lva.lib.va.us : accessed 7 November 2015). You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. 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. The Powhatan Indians did not keep written records and William Strachey's records are one of the few (possibly only) English records known to mention her. Where did you get your information? Check out my sources and see if they are real, who knows maybe I just made them up to look impressive. Learn more about merges. But here's the problem, Machumps never named the children of Powhatan. Try again later. Your blogs are very informative. With one single test, you can discover your genetic origins and find family you nenver know you had. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). This browser does not support getting your location. In the above wikitree some of the Indians have been given a surname. Some of the families who carry the traditional descent from Pocahontas and Kocoum are: Martin, Threlkeld, Porch, Sullivan, Fugate, Roberson, Curtis, Limbrick, Newton, Green, Butler, Courtney, Humphries, Brown, Jett, Peyton/Payton, Chilton, Burton, Hudson, Jones, Cox, Grigsby, Bates, Berry, Kitchen, Fines, Chinn, McGuire, Payne, Rollow, and many others. He was likely a brother of Col. Thomas Pettus, who had a sister named Christian and owned land that adjoined that of Chief Wahanganoche which was the later home of Ka-Okees daughter, Christian. This database contains family trees submitted to Ancestry by users who have indicated that their tree can only be viewed by Ancestry members to whom they have granted permission to see their tree.These trees can change over time as users edit, remove, or otherwise modify the data in their trees. As a matrilineal society the power of the tribe passed through the female line. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. Historian Helen C. Rountree suggests Cleopatra may (or may not) have been Matachanna, a sister of Pocohantas who married the priest Uttamanakin: https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000095209279076& From Pg. Chief was born on June 17 1545, in Werowocomoco, Pamunkey River, Virginia. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. ******************************************************************. She married Uttamatomakkin before 1616, in Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America. Family members linked to this person will appear here. You can always change this later in your Account settings. The Spanish had made a brief attempt to establish a beachhead with the purpose of converting the Indians to Christianity, but the small contingent of Jesuits were quickly murdered by the local Indians. And all these complex Indian genealogies that aren't substantiated discredit those of us who are serious researchers. King James had Powhatan coronated Emperor of Virginia. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148810018/cleopatra-powhatan. Cleopatra Powhatan the Shawano was born in 1590, near Jamestown colony, and died in 1680 Morning Flower Powhattan (1600 - 1670) Father. m1?Theodore Pettus/Pettis. A system error has occurred. 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 her adopted uncle and became queen of her tribe. Also, add shawano while your at it. Discover the meaning and history behind your last name and get a sense of identity and discover who you are and where you come from. 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. Search above to list available cemeteries. Ja9-1-3x Martin, mRev. [7] Most of what we know of Powhatan and his family comes from his writings. The Tidewater region of Virginia was, at the time of Cleopatra's birth, under the control of a paramount chief who was and is known by the name Chief Powhatan, but whose real name was Wanhunaconacook (this is one of several contemporary spellings of his name). For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. Strachey wrote that Powhatan was said to have had at that time, twenty sons and ten daughters. This searcher will dismiss any and all evidence to the contrary. Po14-3Matachanna, went to England with Pocahontas to take care of the son of Pocahontas and John Rolfe. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. Youll get hints when we find information about your relatives . He actually ruled as an emperor, not just a tribal chief. 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