Category Archives: Nottoway

Kinchen Tucker, of Indian Descent, Lives at Gholson’s Bridge

Posted on April 3, 2013 by

The lovely blog, Fourth Generation Inclusive ran this extremely interesting tidbit. Fifty Dollars Reward. RANAWAY from the subscriber, on the 10th inst. without a fault, a Negro Man named DAVE, about 32 years of age, is about 5 feet 7 or … Continue reading →

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George Washington Letter to Tuscarora

Posted on February 9, 2013 by

The French and Indian War took place from 1754 to 1763.  During this time, a significant amount of land was disputed, and fighting took place primarily in these regions and in borderlands.  The Native American tribes were key players, often … Continue reading →

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Visit to the Cherokee, 1756

Posted on February 5, 2013 by

This visit occurred in the midst of the French and Indian War.  The Cherokee sided with the British until suspicions and differences between the two spawned the Anglo-Cherokee War, also known as the Cherokee Uprising, in 1758 in which the Cherokee fought directly … Continue reading →

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King Hagler, Catawba Chief, Conference with Peter Henley 1756

Posted on February 4, 2013 by

Many times the only glimpses we have of the Native people as individuals are through documents like this.  I sure wish the names of his warriors had been recorded. Colonial and State Records of North Carolina Report by Peter Henley … Continue reading →

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The Lost Colonists and Edward Bland’s 1650 Expedition

Posted on January 15, 2013 by

In 1650, Edward Bland and others explored “New Brittaine.” A pamphlet published in London the following year told of the voyage to the Chowan, Meherrin, and Roanoke river area. On August 27, 1650, a Virginia exploring party set out from … Continue reading →

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Blunt – An Indian Interpreter

Posted on September 18, 2012 by

The Jamestown project, which documents the history of Jamestown and surrounding area for the first hundreds years, holds some very interesting information.  On July the 4th, 1693, in the Acts of Assembly, we find that Thomas Blunt and the Nottoway and … Continue reading →

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The Chowan Indians by Fletcher Freeman

Posted on September 13, 2012 by

A 1585 Map of Virginia drawn by Theodore de Bry designates several Indian tribes, one of which is the CHAWANOK. They are shown with at least five towns, being Chaunoock, Rannoushowog, Movatan, Metocuuem,and Tanduomuc. Also reflected are the SECOTAN and … Continue reading →

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Meeting with King Hagler and the Catawba Nation – 1756

Posted on September 6, 2012 by

Colonial and State Records of NC - Report by Peter Henley concerning his conference with King Hagler and the Catawba Nation – Henley, Peter, 1725-1758 May 26, 1756 – May 28, 1756 Volume 05, Pages 579-584 [B. P. R. O. North … Continue reading →

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Brafferton School Student List

Posted on May 1, 2012 by

I’ve been trying to find some way to obtain a copy of the thesis, So Good a Work: The Brafferton School, unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, 1988, Department of History, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia by Karen Stuart.  This document … Continue reading →

Posted in Chickahominy, Meherrin, Nansemond, Nottoway, Pamunkey, Saponi | 5 Comments