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Chief Opechan Stream Keigh Tugh Qua Cornstalk 1554–1644 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jun 1554

Birth Location: Werowocomoco, Orapax, Virgina

Death Date: 18 Apr 1644

Death Location: Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States

Father: Emperor Powhaton

Mother: Winanuske Nonoma

Spouse(s): Winanuske Powhatan, Pochohantas Powhatan, Cleopatra Powhatan

Children(s): Trader Carpenter

The story of Chief Opechan Stream Keigh Tugh Qua Cornstalk began in 1554 in Werowocomoco, Orapax, Virgina. Chief Opechan Stream Keigh Tugh Qua Cornstalk married Cleopatra Shawano Powhatan, Pochohantas Aka Rebecca Rolfe Powhatan, Winanuske Or Winganuskez Matatiske Nonoma Charlotte Cornstalk Powhatan, and had children including Trader Richard Thomas Pasmere Corn Planter Chief Moytoy Carpenter. Chief Opechan Stream Keigh Tugh Qua Cornstalk passed away in 1644 in Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Chief Opechan Stream Keigh Tugh Qua Cornstalk began in 1554 in Werowocomoco, Orapax, Virgina.
  • Chief Opechan Stream Keigh Tugh Qua Cornstalk married Cleopatra Shawano Powhatan, Pochohantas Aka Rebecca Rolfe Powhatan, Winanuske Or Winganuskez Matatiske Nonoma Charlotte Cornstalk Powhatan, and had children including Trader Richard Thomas Pasmere Corn Planter Chief Moytoy Carpenter.
  • Chief Opechan Stream Keigh Tugh Qua Cornstalk passed away in 1644 in Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Emperor Powhaton
1534–1618
Birth Location: Werowocomoco Pamunkey River, King William, Virginia, United States
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Winanuske Nonoma
1545–1617
Birth Location: Werowocomoco Village, York, Virginia, United States
WN

Spouses(s)

Winanuske Powhatan
1551–1618
Birth Location: Werowocomoco Village, Orapax, Virginia
WP
Pochohantas Powhatan
1590–1641
Birth Location: Shawnee, Frederick, Virginia, United States
PP
Cleopatra Powhatan
1590–1641
Birth Location: Powhatan Nation, Shawnee Village near Jamestown Colony, Virginia, USA
CP

Children(s)

Trader Carpenter
1607–1675
Birth Location: Plymouth, Devon, England
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Chief Cornstalk's Ancestors

Self
Chief Cornstalk
1554–1644
Birth Place: Werowocomoco, Orapax, Virgina
Parents
Emperor Wahunsonacock Big Cheif AMERICAN Powhaton
1534–1618
Werowocomoco Pamunkey River, King William, Virginia, United States
Winanuske Nonoma
1545–1617
Werowocomoco Village, York, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Chief (Nemattanon deVelasco) Japasaw
1517–1570
Confluence Dan Staunton Rivers, Virginia, United States
Morning (Flower (Rachelle)) Powhatan
1517–1600
Werowocomoco, Orapax, Confluence Dan Staunton Rivers, Virginia, United States
winanuske (Nonoma) winanuske
1518–1600
Virginia, United States
Pocahon Daughter
1525–1617
Virginia USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Chief Cornstalk's Descendants

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Chief (Opechan Stream Keigh Tugh Qua) Cornstalk (17 Jun 1554–18 Apr 1644) m. Winanuske (Or Winganuskez Matatiske 'Nonoma' Charlotte, Cornstalk) Powhatan (Apr 1551–Apr 1618) m. Pochohantas ((aka Rebecca Rolfe)) Powhatan (1590–1641) m. Cleopatra (Shawano) Powhatan (1590–1641)
  1. 1. Trader (Richard Thomas Pasmere Corn Planter Chief Moytoy) Carpenter 1607–1675 m. Pride (Chalakatha) Cornstalk 1615–1679
    1. 1. John ((Sharp as a Fox) Sidney) Spiller 1641–1680 m. Mary (Dancing Waters (Cherokee) Martin) Spiller 1647–1680 m. Mary (Martin Dancing Waters (Cherokee)) Spiller 1647–1700 m. Mary (MNU Martyn) spiller 1652–1668 m. Dancing (Waters) (Cherokee) 1647–1680
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Morning Mourning (Cherokee)) Spiller 1668–1756 m. Solomon (John "Salmon") Kimbrough 1665–1720

Chief Cornstalk's Timeline

2 Records

1554
17 Jun 1554
Birth of Chief Opechan Stream Keigh Tugh Qua Cornstalk in Werowocomoco, Orapax, Virgina
Werowocomoco, Orapax, Virgina
1644
18 Apr 1644
Age 90
Death of Chief Opechan Stream Keigh Tugh Qua Cornstalk in Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States
Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1554
    Event Place: Werowocomoco, Orapax, Virgina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1644
    Event Place: Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States
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