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Chief John Straight Tail Kakawatchekee Opessa Opeththa White 1675–1752 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1675

Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 22 JUN 1752

Death Location: Kentucky, United States

Father: Mamete Tail

Mother: OH (Shawnee)

Spouse(s): Nancy woman

Children(s): Pride Opessa

The story of Chief John Straight Tail Kakawatchekee Opessa Opeththa White began in 1675 in Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States. Chief John Straight Tail Kakawatchekee Opessa Opeththa White married Nancy Pekowi Kakawatchekee Shawnee Woman, and had children including Pride Wawwaythi Lawaquaqua Opessa. Chief John Straight Tail Kakawatchekee Opessa Opeththa White passed away in 1752 in Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Chief John Straight Tail Kakawatchekee Opessa Opeththa White began in 1675 in Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States.
  • Chief John Straight Tail Kakawatchekee Opessa Opeththa White married Nancy Pekowi Kakawatchekee Shawnee Woman, and had children including Pride Wawwaythi Lawaquaqua Opessa.
  • Chief John Straight Tail Kakawatchekee Opessa Opeththa White passed away in 1752 in Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mamete Tail
1635–1675
Birth Location: Ohio, United States of America
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OH (Shawnee)
1630–1709
Birth Location: Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Nancy woman
1680–1754
Birth Location: 4 miles SW Springfield, Miami, Ohio, United States
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Children(s)

Pride Opessa
1710–1774
Birth Location: Maryland, Maryland, USA
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Chief White's Ancestors

Self
Chief White
1675–1752
Birth Place: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Mamete Shawanee Pekowi Straight Tail
1635–1675
Ohio, United States of America
OH (* "Straight Tail" (Goes Straight, Does Right) - Chief John Meaurroway OPESSA, Chief of Pekowi) (Shawnee)
1630–1709
Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, United States of America
Grandparents
Chief (Pekowi Straight Tall) Opessa
1600–1678
Albany, Albany County, New York, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Chief White's Descendants

1.
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Chief (John Straight Tail Kakawatchekee Opessa Opeththa) White (1675–22 JUN 1752) m. Nancy (Pekowi Kakawatchekee, Shawnee) woman (1680–1754)
  1. 1. Pride (Wawwaythi Lawaquaqua) Opessa 1710–1774 m. Techacha (Rising Sun Morning Star\ Sarah McQueen) Kishpoko 1715–1765
    1. 1. Chief (Kishpoko "Young Eagle Alights Flying" Puckeshinwau) Pucksinekau 1735–1774
      1. 1. Chief (Tecumseh "Panther Across the Sky" (Shawnee Turtle) Clan) 1768–1813
        1. 1. Jane (T. (Jenny)) Cross 1787–1860

Chief White's Timeline

2 Records

1675
1675
Birth of Chief John Straight Tail Kakawatchekee Opessa Opeththa White in Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
1752
22 JUN 1752
Age 77
Death of Chief John Straight Tail Kakawatchekee Opessa Opeththa White in Kentucky, United States
Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1675
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 JUN 1752
    Event Place: Kentucky, United States
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