Akarikan - Took part in 1636 in Canarsee sale Annenges - A Canarsee indian who took part in the sale of Gravesend in 1684 Arrenopeah - Canarsee indian who also took part in the sale of Gravesend in 1684 Awachkouw - Took part in a Canarsee sale in 1636 Cossikan - One of the Canarsee of Nayack ( Fort Hamilton) of subchiefency who took part in the sale of his homeland in 1652 Ehetyl - 1636 part of sale of Flatlands Gauwane - Was the owner of the Gowanus tract in Brooklyn Guttaquoh - Owned Coney island and sold it in 1654 Kakapetteyno - Owned the Wallabout tract and sold it in 1637, in that same year appered as one of the owners of Governors Island in 1638 was head of the sale of old township of Bushwick and also one of the Canarsee who joined in the sale of the Flatlands in 1636 Kakawashe - In 1664 one of the owners of Barren Island Ketaman - Party in the sale in 1636 of the Flatlands Maganwetinnemin - In 1684 represented the Marechawick and also the Nyack group of the Canarsee Mamekto - Took part in the sale of Gravesend in 1684 Mattaveno - One of the owners of Nyack Meijeterma - One of the owners of Bushwick in 1638 Numers - Chief of the Marechawick who sold wards and Blackwells Islands to the Dutch West India Company in 1637 Pensawitts - Chief of the Canarsee in 1636 also known as "The Great Chief" |
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Other Chiefs in History |
Gelelemend "A Leader" A Delaware chief born abt. 1722 and also known as "Killbuck" the name of his father who was a well educated indian. He was chosen chief to succeed White Eyes in 1778. He strove to maintain peace with the whites and was assured goverment aid in civilizing and educateing the indians. This was only to apply if lasting peace could be arranged. As a result of hostility under Hopocan , Gelelemend , by an invitation of the Officier in command of the Pittsburgh garrison moved his band to an island in the Allegheny River. They would be under the protection of the soldiers. However, they were not protected from a party of white murderers who massacred about one hundred Christian Delawares at Guadenhutten in 1782. Nearly all of his band was slaughtered. Gelelemend escaped but documents given to the indians by William Penn were destroyed. Because of blame of misfortune to his tribe by the Munsee band he retreated to his home in Pittsburgh and joined the Morovian Church and was baptized William Henry. January 1811 he died. |
I speak, but you do not hear me. I walk, but you do not see me. I'm like the silent whispers in the night, Echoeing through the trees in view of the moonlight. |
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