Monthly Archives: January 2014

Sarum School – Chowan Indians – Thomas Hoyle

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Roberta Estes

North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register Extracts http://archive.org/stream/northcarolinahi00hathgoog/northcarolinahi00hathgoog_djvu.txt Please note that this document has been scanned and optically read. This means that in places the old type may not have read or been interpreted correctly, causing anomalies in the print … Continue reading →

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Logan’s Lament

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Roberta Estes

Logan, also called Logan the Orator, born about 1723 and died in 1780, was a Native American orator and war leader born in the Iroquois Confederacy. The statue above in Logan, West Virginia, honors his memory. Although Logan was of … Continue reading →

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Indian Jack and Whiskenboo

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Roberta Estes

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Governor Dinwiddie Directs Indians To Go “A Scalping” in 1757

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Roberta Estes

In the spring and summer of 1757 the long expected Indian allies arrived in Virginia, as many as four hundred by May – Cherokees, Catawbas, Tuscaroras, and Nottaways. But Dinwiddie was wholly unable to use them effectively; and in order … Continue reading →

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1716 NC Indian Child Slaves

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Roberta Estes

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Chowan Indian Land Conveyances 1733-1735

Posted on January 19, 2014 by Roberta Estes

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Peter Gansett, Indian

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Roberta Estes

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Choctaw Nation in 1847 Provides Relief to Irish Famine Victims

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Roberta Estes

On March 23, 1847, the Indians of the Choctaw nation took up a collection. Moved by news of starvation in Ireland, a group of Choctaws gathered in Scullyville, Okla., to raise a relief fund. Despite their meager resources, they collected … Continue reading →

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Henderson Roll – Cherokee Census of 1835

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Roberta Estes

This Roll is also called the Trail of Tears Roll. The Henderson Roll or Rolls of 1835 is a listing of 16,000 Cherokees living in Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, & North Carolina to be removed to Oklahoma, per Treaty New Echota. … Continue reading →

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Iroquois World in 1812

Posted on January 11, 2014 by Roberta Estes

One of the online groups I follow is currently focused on researching the Mingoes. They have been compiling as many occurrences of the name along with locations as they can find. This map is particularly interesting, not just because of … Continue reading →