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To: JoeProBono

School? Teaching their own, and teaching the Powhatan to read and write?

Relations with the Powhatan were rocky, up and down, but not entirely unfriendly. One of my lines that go back to James Cittie legendarily descends from Chief Powhatan’s half brother Opechancanough, who was purportedly half Spanish. He spent a great deal of time at the Spanish fort up the river, and was even sent to Spain, had an audience with the royal court there, where he was known as Don Luis. He was educated by Jesuits.

Of course, Opechancanough more or less singlehandedly ignited the second Anglo-Powhatan War in 1622, too. As I said, it was rocky, up and down.

Going back that far with genealogy, through occasionally frequent intermarriage with the native population, can be a huge challenge, but there are copious records online, for those who wish to try:

http://www.nps.gov/jame/historyculture/genealogical-research-for-a-jamestown-ancestor.htm


13 posted on 01/17/2010 7:41:20 PM PST by RegulatorCountry
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14 posted on 01/17/2010 8:02:42 PM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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Thanks for the link. There are more and more resources becoming accessible everyday on the internet. Google has been digitizing entire books (with expired copyrights) from libraries around the world. Some books are one of a kind. Recently found an entire book on my fathers surname. Details the families history in Scotland going back to the creation of the surname. Even has images including descriptions of the families Coat of Arms. For those of you that have not searched for information on your ancestors in awhile, you might want to take a new look.
15 posted on 01/17/2010 9:29:21 PM PST by justa-hairyape
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