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Chief Running Stream; "Chief Wanaton" Wahunsenacawh "Wahunsonacock" Winansiske: Chief of the VA Powhatan Confederation 1545–1618 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 June 1545

Birth Location: Powhatan Algonquin Village - at James River Falls - New River at Werowocomoco on the Pamunkey River, Puaski County, King William, VA

Death Date: Apr 1618

Death Location: Pamunkey River, King William, Virginia, United States

Father: Luiz Develasco

Mother: Sarah Powhatan

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The story of Chief Running Stream; "Chief Wanaton" Wahunsenacawh "Wahunsonacock" Winansiske: Chief of the VA Powhatan Confederation began in 1545 in Powhatan Algonquin Village - at James River Falls - New River at Werowocomoco on the Pamunkey River, Puaski County, King William, VA. Chief Running Stream; "Chief Wanaton" Wahunsenacawh "Wahunsonacock" Winansiske: Chief of the VA Powhatan Confederation passed away in 1618 in Pamunkey River, King William, Virginia, United States.

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  • The story of Chief Running Stream; "Chief Wanaton" Wahunsenacawh "Wahunsonacock" Winansiske: Chief of the VA Powhatan Confederation began in 1545 in Powhatan Algonquin Village - at James River Falls - New River at Werowocomoco on the Pamunkey River, Puaski County, King William, VA.
  • Chief Running Stream; "Chief Wanaton" Wahunsenacawh "Wahunsonacock" Winansiske: Chief of the VA Powhatan Confederation passed away in 1618 in Pamunkey River, King William, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Luiz Develasco
1500–1570
Birth Location: territories around what is now Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States
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Sarah Powhatan
1500–1570
Birth Location: Confluence Dan Staunton Rivers, Virginia, United States
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Chief Confederation's Ancestors

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Chief Confederation
1545–1618
Birth Place: Powhatan Algonquin Village - at James River Falls - New River at Werowocomoco on the Pamunkey River, Puaski County, King William, VA
Parents
Luiz Elsenore Ensenore Develasco
1500–1570
territories around what is now Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States
Sarah (E) Powhatan
1500–1570
Confluence Dan Staunton Rivers, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Chief (Morning) Ripple
1470–1520
Banks Tributary Lancer River, Blue, Virginia, USA
Nonoma (Ripple) Winanuske
1480–1518
Werowocomoco, Orapax, Virginia, United States
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Chief Confederation's Timeline

2 Records

1545
17 June 1545
Birth of Chief Running Stream; "Chief Wanaton" Wahunsenacawh "Wahunsonacock" Winansiske: Chief of the VA Powhatan Confederation in Powhatan Algonquin Village - at James River Falls - New River at Werowocomoco on the Pamunkey River, Puaski County, King William, VA
Powhatan Algonquin Village - at James River Falls - New River at Werowocomoco on the Pamunkey River, Puaski County, King William, VA
1618
Apr 1618
Age 73
Death of Chief Running Stream; "Chief Wanaton" Wahunsenacawh "Wahunsonacock" Winansiske: Chief of the VA Powhatan Confederation in Pamunkey River, King William, Virginia, United States
Pamunkey River, King William, Virginia, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 June 1545
    Event Place: Powhatan Algonquin Village - at James River Falls - New River at Werowocomoco on the Pamunkey River, Puaski County, King William, VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1618
    Event Place: Pamunkey River, King William, Virginia, United States
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