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Emperor Chief Running Stream 'Big' Wahunsenacawh 'Wahunsonacock' Winansiske Powhatan, Chief of the Virginia Powhatan Confederation 1545–1618 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jun 1545

Birth Location: Algonquin Village, Werowocomoco, Pamunkey River, King William, Powhatan Tribal Lands now Virginia, Native America

Death Date: Apr 1618

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

Father: Running Powhatan

Mother: Morning ⭐️

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The story of Emperor Chief Running Stream 'Big' Wahunsenacawh 'Wahunsonacock' Winansiske Powhatan, Chief of the Virginia Powhatan Confederation began in 1545 in Algonquin Village, Werowocomoco, Pamunkey River, King William, Powhatan Tribal Lands now Virginia, Native America. Emperor Chief Running Stream 'Big' Wahunsenacawh 'Wahunsonacock' Winansiske Powhatan, Chief of the Virginia Powhatan Confederation passed away in 1618 in Pamunkey River, King William, Virginia, United States.

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  • The story of Emperor Chief Running Stream 'Big' Wahunsenacawh 'Wahunsonacock' Winansiske Powhatan, Chief of the Virginia Powhatan Confederation began in 1545 in Algonquin Village, Werowocomoco, Pamunkey River, King William, Powhatan Tribal Lands now Virginia, Native America.
  • Emperor Chief Running Stream 'Big' Wahunsenacawh 'Wahunsonacock' Winansiske Powhatan, Chief of the Virginia Powhatan Confederation passed away in 1618 in Pamunkey River, King William, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Running Powhatan
1520–1570
Birth Location: Algonkian, Virginia, United States
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Morning ⭐️
1517–1570
Birth Location: Confluence Dan Staunton Rivers, Virginia, United States
M⭐

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Children(s)

Emperor Confederation's Ancestors

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Emperor Confederation
1545–1618
Birth Place: Algonquin Village, Werowocomoco, Pamunkey River, King William, Powhatan Tribal Lands now Virginia, Native America
Parents
Running Stream "Don Luis" Mangopesamom Powhatan, Weroance \ Ensenore of the Powhatan
1520–1570
Algonkian, Virginia, United States
Morning (Flower Powhatan) ⭐️
1517–1570
Confluence Dan Staunton Rivers, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Chief (Dashing Stream Powhatan) ⭐️
1474–1526
Banks Tributary Lancer River, Blue, Virginia, United States
Morning Flower
1500–1525
Confluence Dan Staunton Rivers, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Emperor Confederation's Timeline

2 Records

1545
17 Jun 1545
Birth of Emperor Chief Running Stream 'Big' Wahunsenacawh 'Wahunsonacock' Winansiske Powhatan, Chief of the Virginia Powhatan Confederation in Algonquin Village, Werowocomoco, Pamunkey River, King William, Powhatan Tribal Lands now Virginia, Native America
Algonquin Village, Werowocomoco, Pamunkey River, King William, Powhatan Tribal Lands now Virginia, Native America
1618
Apr 1618
Age 73
Death of Emperor Chief Running Stream 'Big' Wahunsenacawh 'Wahunsonacock' Winansiske Powhatan, Chief of the Virginia 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: Algonquin Village, Werowocomoco, Pamunkey River, King William, Powhatan Tribal Lands now Virginia, Native America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1618
    Event Place: Pamunkey River, King William, Virginia, United States
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