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Opechancanough Mangopeesomon Powhatan 1545–1646 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1545

Birth Location: James River, Buckingham, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 5 Oct 1646

Death Location: Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States

Father: "Wahunsonacock" Velasco.

Mother: Nonoma Pocohantas"

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In 1545, Opechancanough Mangopeesomon Powhatan entered the world in James River, Buckingham, Virginia, United States, born to Wahunsonacock Emperor Running Stream Chief Powhatan Powhatan Of Pamunkey Tribe Father Of Pocohantas Son Of De Velasco And Nonoma Winanuske Matatiske Eagle Plume Charlotte Powhatan Mother Of Pocohantas. Opechancanough Mangopeesomon Powhatan passed away in 1646 in Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States.

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  • In 1545, Opechancanough Mangopeesomon Powhatan entered the world in James River, Buckingham, Virginia, United States, born to Wahunsonacock Emperor Running Stream Chief Powhatan Powhatan Of Pamunkey Tribe Father Of Pocohantas Son Of De Velasco And Nonoma Winanuske Matatiske Eagle Plume Charlotte Powhatan Mother Of Pocohantas.
  • Opechancanough Mangopeesomon Powhatan passed away in 1646 in Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States.

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"Wahunsonacock" Velasco.
1545–1618
Birth Location: New River, Pulaski, Virginia, USA
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Nonoma Pocohantas"
1570–1618
Birth Location: Werewocomoco, Orapax, at confluence of Dam Staunton rivers, near present-day, Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
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Opechancanough Powhatan's Ancestors

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Opechancanough Powhatan
1545–1646
Birth Place: James River, Buckingham, Virginia, United States
Parents
"Wahunsonacock" EMPEROR "Running Stream" CHIEF POWHATAN. Powhatan of Pamunkey Tribe, Father of Pocohantas -son of de' Velasco.
1545–1618
New River, Pulaski, Virginia, USA
Nonoma (Winanuske Matatiske Eagle Plume "Charlotte" Powhatan "Mother of) Pocohantas"
1570–1618
Werewocomoco, Orapax, at confluence of Dam Staunton rivers, near present-day, Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great (Chief Running Stream Mamanatowick Ensenore Don Luis Velasco of the Iroquois) Powhatan
1517–1570
Staunton River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Opechancanough Powhatan's Timeline

2 Records

1545
1545
Birth of Opechancanough Mangopeesomon Powhatan in James River, Buckingham, Virginia, United States
James River, Buckingham, Virginia, United States
1646
5 Oct 1646
Age 101
Death of Opechancanough Mangopeesomon Powhatan in Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States
Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: James River, Buckingham, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Oct 1646
    Event Place: Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States
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