Category Archives: Tuscarora

Tuscarora – The Ones That Stayed Behind

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Roberta Estes

Tuscarora – The Ones That Stayed Behind …and Followed the River for Days and Days and Days… I think this is the most difficult introduction I have ever written, because it’s so hard to describe the sacred with mere human … Continue reading →

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Fort Neoheroka 300 Years Later – Tuscarora Commemorative Monument

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Roberta Estes

The Tuscarora War began in 1711, a result of European incursion onto Native lands and the capture and enslavement of Indian children, and ended in 1713 with the massacre of over 950 of the Tuscarora at Fort Neoheroka.  In total, over 2000 … Continue reading →

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Yardley Sees Colonists’ Fort on Roanoke Island 1654

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Roberta Estes

In 1654, North Carolina, then Carolina, was still being explored.  Francis Yardley’s account of the Tuscarora and Roanoke Island is the first we have of exploration this far South.  In fact it was only 4 years earlier, in 1650 that … Continue reading →

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Christopher Gale’s Account of the Tuscarora War 1711

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Roberta Estes

Colonial and State Records of North Carolina Warning – extremely graphic content. Letter from Christopher Gale to [his sibling], including a memorial concerning attacks by Native Americans Gale, Christopher, ca. 1679-1735 November 02, 1711 Volume 01, Pages 825-829 A LETTER FROM … Continue reading →

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George Washington Letter to Tuscarora

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Roberta Estes

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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Tuscarora Chief James Blount 1757 Petition

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Roberta Estes

Colonial and State Records of North Carolina Petition by James Blount for the Tuscarora Nation concerning a land patent James Blount, Tuscarora chief September 25, 1757 Volume 05, Pages 785-786 [From MSS. Records in Office of Secretary of State.] We … Continue reading →

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Tuscarora and Meherrin Complaint, 1758

Posted on February 2, 2013 by Roberta Estes

Minutes of the North Carolina Governor’s Council North Carolina. Council November 26, 1758 – November 29, 1758 Volume 05, Pages 994-995 Upon Complaint of King Blunt and the rest of the Tuskarora Indians that Humphry Bate had settled upon their … Continue reading →

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Journal of Bishop Spangenberg, 1752

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Roberta Estes

Colonial and State Records of North Carolina Journal of August Gottlieb Spangenberg’s voyage to North Carolina to establish a Moravian Settlement [Translation] Spangenberg, August Gottlieb, 1704-1792 September 13, 1752 – January 08, 1753 Volume 05, Pages 1-14 ——————– page 1 … Continue reading →

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Diary of Bishop Spangenberg, 1752

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Roberta Estes

Colonial and State Records of NC Diary of August Gottlieb Spangenberg during his journey to North Carolina [Translation] [Extracts] Spangenberg, August Gottlieb, 1704-1792 September 1752 Volume 04, Pages 1311-1314 [Translated from the original in the archives of the Moravian Church, … Continue reading →

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Tuscarora White Deer Clan

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Roberta Estes

There has been a discussion about the Tuscarora White Deer Clan.  Much uncertainty exists about the clan, and how or why it came to be. Some comments involving this clan are politically motivated.  I try very hard to distance myself … Continue reading →

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