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The Great Chief Japasaw Oppasus Powhatan 1565–1622 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1565

Birth Location: Virginia Colony

Death Date: 1622

Death Location: Virginia Colony

Father: W Shawnee

Mother: Hawk Patawomeck

Spouse(s): Sister Powhatan

Children(s): Unity Powhatan

The story of The Great Chief Japasaw Oppasus Powhatan began in 1565 in Virginia Colony. The Great Chief Japasaw Oppasus Powhatan married Sister Of Powhatan, and had children including Unity Ursula Powhatan. The Great Chief Japasaw Oppasus Powhatan passed away in 1622 in Virginia Colony.

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Biography

  • The story of The Great Chief Japasaw Oppasus Powhatan began in 1565 in Virginia Colony.
  • The Great Chief Japasaw Oppasus Powhatan married Sister Of Powhatan, and had children including Unity Ursula Powhatan.
  • The Great Chief Japasaw Oppasus Powhatan passed away in 1622 in Virginia Colony.

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The Powhatan's Ancestors

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The Powhatan
1565–1622
Birth Place: Virginia Colony
Parents
W H Shawnee
1517–1618
Staunton River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Hawk (Patawomeck aka: Potomac, Wife of Chief Eagle) Patawomeck
1547–1600
Patawomeck Village, Potomac River, Maryland, Colonial America
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The Powhatan's Descendants

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The (Great Chief Japasaw Oppasus) Powhatan (1565–1622) m. Sister (of) Powhatan (1566–)
  1. 1. Unity ((Ursula)) Powhatan 1594–1624 m. Raleigh Croshaw 1584–1667
    1. 1. Capt (Richard) Croshaw 1622–1669 m. Elizabeth Palmer 1653–1679
      1. 1. Rachel Croshaw 1655–1760 m. John (William Walker) (Colonel) 1624–1713

The Powhatan's Timeline

2 Records

1565
1565
Birth of The Great Chief Japasaw Oppasus Powhatan in Virginia Colony
Virginia Colony
1622
1622
Age 57
Death of The Great Chief Japasaw Oppasus Powhatan in Virginia Colony
Virginia Colony

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1565
    Event Place: Virginia Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1622
    Event Place: Virginia Colony

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