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Chief "Eagle Plume" Opechancanough Poechancanough Mangopeesomon Algonkian - Powhatan Cornstalk Shawnee "He whose soul is white"; Chief of Tsenacomoco Powhatan Confederation 1554–1646 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1554

Birth Location: Menapacuts, Pamunkey River, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 5 Oct 1646

Death Location: James River, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA

Father: Chief Nemattanson

Mother: Scent Powhatan

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In 1554, Chief "Eagle Plume" Opechancanough Poechancanough Mangopeesomon Algonkian - Powhatan Cornstalk Shawnee "He whose soul is white"; Chief of Tsenacomoco Powhatan Confederation entered the world in Menapacuts, Pamunkey River, Virginia, USA, born to Chief Japasaw Paowomeck Nemattanson And Scent Flower Mangopeesomon Powhatan. Chief "Eagle Plume" Opechancanough Poechancanough Mangopeesomon Algonkian - Powhatan Cornstalk Shawnee "He whose soul is white"; Chief of Tsenacomoco Powhatan Confederation passed away in 1646 in James River, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA.

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  • In 1554, Chief "Eagle Plume" Opechancanough Poechancanough Mangopeesomon Algonkian - Powhatan Cornstalk Shawnee "He whose soul is white"; Chief of Tsenacomoco Powhatan Confederation entered the world in Menapacuts, Pamunkey River, Virginia, USA, born to Chief Japasaw Paowomeck Nemattanson And Scent Flower Mangopeesomon Powhatan.
  • Chief "Eagle Plume" Opechancanough Poechancanough Mangopeesomon Algonkian - Powhatan Cornstalk Shawnee "He whose soul is white"; Chief of Tsenacomoco Powhatan Confederation passed away in 1646 in James River, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Chief Nemattanson
1520–1597
Birth Location: Algonkian Nation, Virginia---territories around what is now Jamestown, James County, Virginia
CN
Scent Powhatan
1517–1612
Birth Location: Confuence Dam Staunton Rivers, Va,usa
SP

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Chief Confederation's Ancestors

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Chief Confederation
1554–1646
Birth Place: Menapacuts, Pamunkey River, Virginia, USA
Parents
Chief Japasaw Paowomeck Nemattanson
1520–1597
Algonkian Nation, Virginia---territories around what is now Jamestown, James County, Virginia
Scent (Flower Mangopeesomon) Powhatan
1517–1612
Confuence Dam Staunton Rivers, Va,usa
Grandparents
Ensenone (Algokian Werance Paowomeck) Nemattanson
1505–1600
Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA
Daughter (of Patawomeck Hawk) Chief
1505–1550
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Chief Confederation's Timeline

2 Records

1554
1554
Birth of Chief "Eagle Plume" Opechancanough Poechancanough Mangopeesomon Algonkian - Powhatan Cornstalk Shawnee "He whose soul is white"; Chief of Tsenacomoco Powhatan Confederation in Menapacuts, Pamunkey River, Virginia, USA
Menapacuts, Pamunkey River, Virginia, USA
1646
5 Oct 1646
Age 92
Death of Chief "Eagle Plume" Opechancanough Poechancanough Mangopeesomon Algonkian - Powhatan Cornstalk Shawnee "He whose soul is white"; Chief of Tsenacomoco Powhatan Confederation in James River, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
James River, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1554
    Event Place: Menapacuts, Pamunkey River, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Oct 1646
    Event Place: James River, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
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