-
Powhatan (c. 1547 – c. 1618),
whose proper name was
Wahunsenacawh (alternately
spelled Wahunsenacah, Wahunsuna****, or Wahunsona****), was the leader...
- 1598.[citation needed] By 1607,
Wahunsenacawh controlled more than 30 tribes. The
original six
tribes under Wahunsenacawh were: the
Powhatan (proper), the...
- 16th and
early 17th centuries, a
mamanatowick (paramount chief)
named Wahunsenacawh forged a
political confederacy by
uniting 30
tributary tribes, whose...
-
Virginia Algonquian-speaking
tribes consolidated during the 1570s
under Wahunsenacawh,
known in
English as
Chief Powhatan.
Powhatan controlled more than 150 settlements...
- Sasawpen.
Maternal brother of
Wahunsenacawh and Opechancanough.
Paramount Chief after the
death of his
older brother Wahunsenacawh, 1618 to 1630.
While he was...
- 1587
colonists had been m****acred by
Wahunsenacawh. The
source of this
allegation is unknown. Machumps,
Wahunsenacawh's brother-in-law, is
known to have provided...
-
Powhatan convert to
Christianity Title Princess Matoaka Spouse John
Rolfe (m. 1614)
Children Thomas Rolfe Parent Wahunsenacawh/Chief
Powhatan (father)...
- the site).
Wahunsenacawh indicated to John
Smith that his rise to
power began to the west of Werowocomoco. It is
unknown when
Wahunsenacawh moved to Werowocomoco...
- conflict. The Anglo-Powhatan War
lasted until Samuel Argall captured Wahunsenacawh's daughter Matoaka,
better known by her
nickname Pocahontas,
after which...
-
Smith had
previously heard of the M****awomeck from
Wahunsenacawh,
leader of the Powhaten.
Wahunsenacawh told
Smith that the M****awomeck were a
fierce people...
