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Princess Matatishe Winganuske Nonoma 'Cornstalk' Powhatan 1551 – 1618 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1551

Birth Location: Powhatan, Powhatan, Virginia, United States

Death Date: April 1618

Death Location: Pamunkey River, King William, Virginia, USA

Father: Great Powhatan

Mother: Opechancanough Winanuske

Spouse(s): Chief Powhatan

Children(s): Tatacoopa Worsham

Princess Matatishe Winganuske Nonoma 'Cornstalk' Powhatan was born in 1551 in Powhatan, Powhatan, Virginia, United States, the child of Great Chief Running Stream Mamanatowick Ensenore Don Luis Velasco of the Iroquois Powhatan and Opechancanough Winanuske. Princess Matatishe Winganuske Nonoma 'Cornstalk' Powhatan married Chief Running Stream Wahunsonacock Kocoum Powhatan, and had children including Tatacoopa Powhatan Susan Taylor Worsham. Princess Matatishe Winganuske Nonoma 'Cornstalk' Powhatan passed away in 1618 in Pamunkey River, King William, Virginia, USA.

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  • Princess Matatishe Winganuske Nonoma 'Cornstalk' Powhatan was born in 1551 in Powhatan, Powhatan, Virginia, United States, the child of Great Chief Running Stream Mamanatowick Ensenore Don Luis Velasco of the Iroquois Powhatan and Opechancanough Winanuske.
  • Princess Matatishe Winganuske Nonoma 'Cornstalk' Powhatan married Chief Running Stream Wahunsonacock Kocoum Powhatan, and had children including Tatacoopa Powhatan Susan Taylor Worsham.
  • Princess Matatishe Winganuske Nonoma 'Cornstalk' Powhatan passed away in 1618 in Pamunkey River, King William, Virginia, USA.

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Princess Powhatan's Ancestors

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Princess Powhatan
1551 – 1618
Birth Place: Powhatan, Powhatan, Virginia, United States
Parents
Great Chief Running Stream Mamanatowick Ensenore Don Luis Velasco of the Iroquois Powhatan
1545 – 1570
Powhatan Nation, Algonquian Tribe, Pre Colonial America
Opechancanough Winanuske
1474 – 1526
Banks Tributary Lancer River, Blue, Virginia, United States
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Princess Powhatan's Descendants

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Princess (Matatishe Winganuske Nonoma 'Cornstalk') Powhatan (1551 – April 1618) m. Chief (Running Stream Wahunsonacock Kocoum) Powhatan (17 June 1545 – April 1618)
  1. 1. Tatacoopa (Powhatan Susan Taylor) Worsham (1580 – 15 Nov 1628) m. George (William (Isham)) Worsham (1619 – 1660)
    1. 1. John (William) Worsham (25 Jan 1594 – 1660) m. Elizabeth (Jane "Eliza") Littleberry (22 October, 1620 – 23 September 1678) m. Katherine (Anne) Royall (10 October 1644 – abt 1682)
      1. 1. Mary (Rose) Worsham (June 1646 – 19 Sep 1726) m. Captain (Joseph) Royall (1646 – 7 May 1722)
        1. 1. Susannah Royall (1671 – 1734) m. John (H Clarin) Ellis (1660-1669 – 1719-1720)

Princess Powhatan's Timeline

6 Records

1551
1551
Birth of Princess Matatishe Winganuske Nonoma 'Cornstalk' Powhatan in Powhatan, Powhatan, Virginia, United States
Powhatan, Powhatan, Virginia, United States
1551
1551
Birth of Princess Matatishe Winganuske Nonoma 'Cornstalk' Powhatan in Powhatan, Powhatan, Virginia, United States
Powhatan, Powhatan, Virginia, United States
1570
3 June 1570
Age 19
Birth of Princess Matatishe Winganuske Nonoma 'Cornstalk' Powhatan in Powhatan, Powhatan, Virginia, United States
Powhatan, Powhatan, Virginia, United States
1571
1571
Age 20
Princess Matatishe Winganuske Nonoma 'Cornstalk' Powhatan was married in Werowocomoco, Orapax, Virginia, United States
Werowocomoco, Orapax, Virginia, United States
1618
April 1618
Age 67
Death of Princess Matatishe Winganuske Nonoma 'Cornstalk' Powhatan in Werowocomoco, Orapax, Virginia, United States
Werowocomoco, Orapax, Virginia, United States
1618
April 1618
Age 67
Death of Princess Matatishe Winganuske Nonoma 'Cornstalk' Powhatan in Pamunkey River, King William, Virginia, USA
Pamunkey River, King William, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1551
    Event Place: Powhatan, Powhatan, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 June 1570
    Event Place: Powhatan, Powhatan, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1551
    Event Place: Powhatan, Powhatan, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1571
    Event Place: Werowocomoco, Orapax, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: Virginia County Records Surname Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: April 1618
    Event Place: Werowocomoco, Orapax, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: April 1618
    Event Place: Pamunkey River, King William, Virginia, USA

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