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Powhatan Confederacy
(Encyclopedia) Powhatan Confederacy, group of Native North Americans belonging to the Algonquian branch of the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). Their area…Walter BOWIE, Congress, MD (1748-1810)
BOWIE Walter , a Representative from Maryland; born in Mattaponi, near Nottingham, Prince George's County, Md., in 1748; attended Rev. John Eversfield's School, near Nottingham, the common schools…Carter BRAXTON, Congress, VA (1736-1797)
BRAXTON, Carter, (great-grandfather of Elliott Muse Braxton), a Delegate from Virginia; born at “Newington,“ on the Mattaponi River, near King and Queen Court House, Va., September 16, 1736;…Opechancanough Biography
OpechancanoughPamunkey Indian chief; later chief of Powhatan ConfederacyBorn: c. 1545Birthplace: ? Opechancanough is first mentioned in connection with Capt. John Smith, who set out in the…Trending
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