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Chief Wahunsonacock Powhatan 1545 – 1618 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jun 1545

Birth Location: New River, Pulaski, Virginia, USA

Death Date: Apr 1618

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

Father: Chief Powhatan

Mother: Paupauwisle Powhatan

Spouse(s): 'Winganustke' Powhatan, Pocahon Powhatan, Matatishe Powhatan

Children(s): John Rolfe, Secotin Powhatan, Princess Powhatan

Chief Wahunsonacock Powhatan was born in 1545 in New River, Pulaski, Virginia, USA, the child of Chief Ensenore Algonkian Powhatan and Paupauwisle Morning Scent Flower Maugppeesomon of the Powhatan. Chief Wahunsonacock Powhatan married 'Winganustke' Matatishe Powhatan, Pocahon Morning Flower Princess Matatishe Winganuske Nonoma Cornstalk Powhatan, Matatishe Winanuske Nonoma Powhatan, and had children including John Rolfe, Secotin Sonacock Powhatan, Princess Pocahontas Matoaka Rebecca Powhatan. Chief Wahunsonacock Powhatan passed away in 1618 in Pamunkey River, King William, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Chief Wahunsonacock Powhatan was born in 1545 in New River, Pulaski, Virginia, USA, the child of Chief Ensenore Algonkian Powhatan and Paupauwisle Morning Scent Flower Maugppeesomon of the Powhatan.
  • Chief Wahunsonacock Powhatan married 'Winganustke' Matatishe Powhatan, Pocahon Morning Flower Princess Matatishe Winganuske Nonoma Cornstalk Powhatan, Matatishe Winanuske Nonoma Powhatan, and had children including John Rolfe, Secotin Sonacock Powhatan, Princess Pocahontas Matoaka Rebecca Powhatan.
  • Chief Wahunsonacock Powhatan passed away in 1618 in Pamunkey River, King William, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Chief Powhatan
1516 – 1618
Birth Location: Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States
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Paupauwisle Powhatan
1517 – 1600
Birth Location: Confluence Dan Staunton Rivers, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

'Winganustke' Powhatan
1545 – 1618
Birth Location: Werowocomoco, Orapax, Powhatan Tribe, Algonquin Nation (Virginia)
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Pocahon Powhatan
1570 – 1618
Birth Location: Confluence Dam Staunton Rivers, Pre, Virginia, USA
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Matatishe Powhatan
1571 – 1618
Birth Location: Werowocomoco, Orapax, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

John Rolfe
– 1617
Birth Location: –
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Secotin Powhatan
1591 – 1616
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Princess Powhatan
1595 – 1617
Birth Location: Werowocomoco Village, On Pamunkey River York River, Virginia, US
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Chief Powhatan's Ancestors

Self
Chief Powhatan
1545 – 1618
Birth Place: New River, Pulaski, Virginia, USA
Parents
Chief Ensenore Algonkian Powhatan
1516 – 1618
Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States
Paupauwisle (Morning Scent Flower Maugppeesomon of the) Powhatan
1517 – 1600
Confluence Dan Staunton Rivers, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Chief (Dashing Stream Wahunsunacock of the) Iroquois
1474 – 1570
Blue, Jackson, Missouri, United States
Poechancanough (Winanuske Scent Flower) Powhatan
1474 – 1526
Banks Tributary Lancer River, Blue, Virginia, United States
Dashing Stream
1474 – 1525
Banks Tributary Lancer River, Blue, Virginia, USA
Nonoma (Ripple) Winanuske
1480 – 1518
Werowocomoco, Orapax, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Murmuring Tribe
1415 – 1495
Unknown
1414 – 1495
Amopotuskee Algonkian
1517 – 1600
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Chief Powhatan's Descendants

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Chief (Wahunsonacock) Powhatan (17 Jun 1545 – Apr 1618) m. 'Winganustke' (Matatishe) Powhatan (17 June 1545 – April 1618) m. Pocahon (Morning Flower Princess Matatishe Winganuske Nonoma Cornstalk) Powhatan (3 Jun 1570 – Apr 1618) m. Matatishe (Winanuske Nonoma) Powhatan (1571 – April 1618)
  1. 1. John Rolfe ( – 1617)
  2. 2. Secotin (Sonacock) Powhatan (1591 – 1616)
  3. 3. Princess (Pocahontas Matoaka Rebecca) Powhatan (17 September 1595 – 21 March 1617)

Chief Powhatan's Timeline

2 Records

1545
17 Jun 1545
Birth of Chief Wahunsonacock Powhatan in New River, Pulaski, Virginia, USA
New River, Pulaski, Virginia, USA
1618
Apr 1618
Age 73
Death of Chief Wahunsonacock Powhatan in Pamunkey River, King William, Virginia, United States
Pamunkey River, King William, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1545
    Event Place: New River, Pulaski, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1618
    Event Place: Pamunkey River, King William, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
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