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Descendants of Algonkian Chief Powhatan

Generation No. 2

2. Chief Wahunsonacock² Powhatan (Algonkian Chief¹) was born Abt. 1547 in Virginia, and died Apr 1618 in Virginia. He married Winanuske Matatiske. She was born Abt. 1571 in Virginia, and died in Virginia.

Children of Wahunsonacock Powhatan and Winanuske Matatiske are:

	6	i.	Tatacoope³ Powhatan.
	7	ii.	Parahunt Powhatan, born Abt. 1589.
	8	iii.	Nantaquaus Powhatan, born Abt. 1590.
	9	iv.	Pochins Powhatan, born Abt. 1591.
+	10	v.	Princess Cleopatra, born 1592 in Virginia; died Aft. 1641 in Virginia.
	11	vi.	Matachannu, born Abt. 1593.
+	12	vii.	Princess Matoaka Pocahontas, born 1594 in Virginia; died Mar 1616/17 in Gravesend, Kent, England.

4. Chief Opecancanough² Powhatan (Algonkian Chief¹) was born 1554 in Virginia, and died 1644 in Jamestown, James City Co., Virginia. He married Princess Cleopatra, daughter of Wahunsonacock Powhatan and Winanuske Matatiske. She was born 1592 in Virginia, and died Aft. 1641 in Virginia.

Notes for Chief Opecancanough Powhatan:
Brother of Chief Powhatan, father of Pocahontas. It was he who, as successor to Powhatan, lead the great Indian massacre on Friday, March 22, 1622 (Good Friday) A quarter of all the English population was killed. However, disaster then struck the natives, for the English established policies that eventually led to the near-total extermination of the Indian people and forceful removal of the survivors to reservations.

Children of Opecancanough Powhatan and Princess Cleopatra are:

Weroance Nectowance³ Powhatan, born Abt. 1600 in Virginia; died Aft. 1645 in New Kent Co., VA.

Notes for Weroance Nectowance Powhatan:
He signed a Treaty with the Colony of Virginia in 1645, at which time he was called by the English "King of the Indians."

ii.

Princess Nicketti, born 1625 in Virginia; died in Virginia.

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