Category Archives: Tuscarora

The Tuscarora Eye

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Roberta Estes

Dr. Arwin Smallwood is an associate professor of history at the University of Memphis.  He is also of mixed-blood Tuscarora heritage.  His focus on Bertie County history, where his family is from, is natural, and we are all beneficiaries of … Continue reading →

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Cape Fear, Machapunga, Coree, Tuscarora and Mattamuskeet Indians

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Roberta Estes

James Sprunt, born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1846, was an entrepreneurial cotton merchant, author, philanthropist and a major figure in Wilmington, North Carolina from the time of the Civil War until his death in 1924.  Active in the N.C. Literary … Continue reading →

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Dr. Arwin Smallwood’s Tuscarora Research – Another Lost Colony Survival Scenario

Posted on June 9, 2012 by Roberta Estes

Dr. Arwin Smallwood, Professor of Colonial American History at the University of Memphis is well known for his Tuscarora interest and research.  You can read more about his research and publications at the University of Memphis website at http://cassian.memphis.edu/history/asmallwd/ Dr. Smallwood … Continue reading →

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The Tuscarora and the Revolutionary War

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Roberta Estes

Wherever the Tuscarora found themselves, it seems that trouble was just around the corner.  Not long after many of the Tuscarora had relocated from North Carolina to New York, sponsored by the Oneida tribe, the Revolutionary War was upon them … Continue reading →

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John White Map Chowan Fort Discovery – Analysis

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Roberta Estes

First I’d like to congratulate Brent Lane with the First Colony Foundation for his keen eye in spotting the anomaly on John White’s map drawn of “Virginia” in 1585-1586 and the British Museum for their fine detective work.  The Museum analyzed … Continue reading →

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Nicholas Cusick – Revolutionary War Patriot, Sachem, Tuscarora Chief

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Roberta Estes

In 1776, there were an estimated 1,810 Indian warriors living in New York. Of them, 230 were friendly to the Americans, the remaining 1,580 had chosen to side with the British. In contrast to the federal government, New York exempted … Continue reading →

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Our Neighbors – the Tuscaroras – 1915 Speech

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Roberta Estes

In 1915, Frank Severance, a white man who had been adopted by the Seneca, and a historian, spoke at the annual Tuscarora picnic in New York.  His speech has been preserved for posterity, and it is quite interesting.  At this … Continue reading →

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1711 Von Graffenreid – Tuscarora Treaty

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Roberta Estes

Is a treaty valid when one party is holding the other party captive under pain of death?  That is how the 1711 treaty between Baron von Graffrenreid and the Tuscarora was negotiated.  However, it served it’s purpose, and von Graffenreid was freed instead … Continue reading →

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Blankets, Shirts, Boots, Powder and Shot

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Roberta Estes

I’ve been working on the early Tuscarora records recently, and one item in particular really stood out.  Bertie County NC, Deed Book M page 316, 1777, deed of lease, Indians to Pugh Whitmell Tufdick, Wineoak Charles Jr., Billie Roberts, Lewis Tufdick, West … Continue reading →

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1757 Tuscarora Indian Petition

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Roberta Estes

Petition of the Tuscarora – North Carolina State Archives – Governor’s Papers “We the Tuskarora Indians petition your Excely and council to grant a pattent or some beter title for our land for the white folks tells this is good for nothing and … Continue reading →

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