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

Birth Date: 17 Jun 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: 1 Apr 1618

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

Father: W Shawnee

Mother: Scent Flower

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In 1545, Emperor - Chief Running Stream; "Chief Wanaton" Wahunsenacawh "Wahunsonacock" Winansiske: Chief of the VA Powhatan Confederation entered the world in Powhatan Algonquin Village - at James River Falls - New River at Werowocomoco on the Pamunkey River, Puaski County, King William, VA, born to W H Shawnee And Scent Flower. Emperor - 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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  • In 1545, Emperor - Chief Running Stream; "Chief Wanaton" Wahunsenacawh "Wahunsonacock" Winansiske: Chief of the VA Powhatan Confederation entered the world in Powhatan Algonquin Village - at James River Falls - New River at Werowocomoco on the Pamunkey River, Puaski County, King William, VA, born to W H Shawnee And Scent Flower.
  • Emperor - 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

W Shawnee
1517–1618
Birth Location: Staunton River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
WS
Scent Flower
1517–1600
Birth Location: Confluence Dan Staunton Rivers, Virginia
SF

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Emperor Confederation's Ancestors

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Emperor 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
W H Shawnee
1517–1618
Staunton River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Scent Flower
1517–1600
Confluence Dan Staunton Rivers, Virginia
Grandparents
Chief (Dashing Stream) Winsinocock
1474–1526
Banks Tributary Lancer River, Blue, Virginia, British Colony
Morning Ripple
1470–1526
Werowocomoco, Orapax, Virginia, British Colony
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Emperor Confederation's Timeline

2 Records

1545
17 Jun 1545
Birth of Emperor - 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
1 Apr 1618
Age 73
Death of Emperor - 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

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jun 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: 1 Apr 1618
    Event Place: Pamunkey River, King William, Virginia, United States
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