Pamunkey

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And now we've ticked off the Pamunkeys.

Yeah, that's right.

Okay.

Uh, I did a little bit on, in the Powhatan War, we covered a little bit about Spanish colonialism.

After this, actually, one of the characters, characters, one of the figures who figures into this story has a role in what happens to, uh, what's his name? Uh, the Pamunkey guy.

Uh, [laughs] whatever his name is.

Um, but regardless, I, I digress.

Yeah.

There's so many great Indigenous people around here, Pamunkey and Mattaponi, that I just feel bad for them.

Yeah.

Yeah.

If this were the case, then Pocahontas's mother could not have died in childbirth.

While Pocahontas is generally believed to have been born in the village of Werowocomoco, her father's capital, on the north bank of the York River, opposite the narrow Virginia Peninsula, the Mattaponi tradition claims that she was born at her mother's native village between the Pamunkey and the Mattaponi Rivers, two of the main tributaries of the York River.

This would explain her name, Matoaka, which probably meant flower between two streams.

Pocahontas's life is the tale of the interaction between two nations, her native Powhatan people and the English settlers who founded the Jamestown colony in Virginia.

As part of the deal, the Jamestown settlers, which included a party of German and Polish craftsmen, agreed to build a house in the English style for Wahunseneca in Werowocomoco.

Either side appeared keen to abide by the deal.

Rather than returning to Jamestown, Smith's band traveled deeper into Powhatan territory up the Pamunkey River, where he claimed to have been attacked by Opechancanough's men, but was able to resist their attempts to capture him.

By the time Smith returned to Werowocomoco, the village had been abandoned and the English house was left unfinished.

So.

I took their email and I forwarded it to the Pamunkey Alumni Association.

Our recipient was a teacher at Pamunkey.

high school.

So they've sent it out to all of the members who belong to the Pamunkey Alumni Association.

Great.

Thanks, Ruby.

Now, these tribes were not federally recognized till 2016 and 2018.

And Pocahontas is a member of one of those tribes, the Pamunkey.

So th- those people were the first to recognize and the, and the last to be federally recognized.

The first to gr- rather, and the last to be federally recognized.

Smith, to reassure him, landed with twenty men, among them Morton, and proceeded to powhatan's village which was some distance from the river there were some small but deep and miry creeks to cross over which the indians had made frail bridges composed of poles laid in crotches stuck in the mire these smith suspected to be traps but was reassured by making some of his indian guides go over them first arrived at the village two or three hundred savages conducted the englishmen into powhatan's presence the chief had arranged his greatest pomp for the occasion he was seated on a bed of mats with a leather pillow embroidered with pearls and beads made of bits of shell he was attired in a robe of furs at each side close by him sat one of the fairest of his harem and farther away twenty of his women their faces and arms stained red with poconi root and about their necks great chains of shell beads as an emblem of his hospitality forty wooden platters full of corn bread were arranged in two rows one on each side of the door powhatan caused a proclamation to be made that on pain of death none was to molest any of his guests the acquaintance begun between smith and the chief during the former's captivity was renewed in a long conversation then the chief entertained his guests with the dancing and barbarous dramatic performances of his women and with a feast and gave them lodging for the night the next day newport being informed that all was well came ashore the party spent three or four days at the place usually the indian chiefs would not allow their men to trade with the whites until they the chiefs had done their trading but this time powhatan would not trade until the last then he said to newport through smith as interpreter it does not befit my greatness to haggle with you about each separate trifle lay all your goods in a heap and i will take what pleases me and give you what i think it is worth a right royal trader is this said smith with a twinkle of the eye he will please himself i assure you but the trade he will make you will little pleasure or advantage you rather put the boot on the other leg tell the cunning old rascal to measure out twenty hogsheads of corn and you will give him such trinkets as you think is right nay said newport rather let us outbrave the barbarian with the greatness of our generosity and so bewitch him with our bounty as we may have what we list of his not at all said smith you will find the savage's desire unsatiable you will give him such a conceit of himself as will make him think himself everything and us nothing but newport gave the chief his way and the latter helped himself liberally to the english goods and gave in return about four bushels of corn newport who had expected enough to supply his whole colony looked aghast corn were better cheap in spain said smith drily then as if carelessly he let the chief see some bright blue beads and in answer to the chief's inquiry informed him that such ornaments were only for great kings and that he would not part with them as he wanted to keep them for the kings of the monacans and massawomecks mortal enemies of the powhatans In the end, the old chief became so determined to have the beads that he gave about two hundred and fifty bushels of corn for them.

Leaving Powhatan, Newport's party visited Opa Chankana, Powhatan's brother who ruled over the Pamunkeys, and supplied him and his harem with these royal blue beads for a large amount of corn, and then returned to Jamestown with their supply.

the newcomers were quartered in the cabins with the first settlers whose number had been so thinned by death for a while they were quite comfortable in spite of the extreme cold weather but one night some of the roistering gallants got to throwing firebrands around and set fire to one of the thatched roofs in a few minutes the little village was in a raging conflagration every house was burned and the stockade was destroyed in many places some even lost their bedding in the confusion ralph morton was well supplied with blankets and had presence of mind enough to get them out of the burning cabin and to carry them and his little chest down to the water's edge to escape the intense heat but his little shelf of books was destroyed the chaplain of the colony mr robert hunt had a considerable library which was destroyed to his great grief and not a little to ralph's sorrow as the good parson was almost as much pleased to loan the books to ralph as to use them himself

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And a follow to that is it does continue to bind us together.

I met with Chief Adams on Sunday, Chief Brown of the Pamunkey, and folks from Mattapani at a homecoming service.

And we could feel the kindred spirit.

We could feel the Holy Spirit.

One column under Averell was to attack Culpeper and Gordonsville, the other under Buford to move to Louisa Courthouse and thence to the Fredericksburg Railroad.

Both columns were to unite behind the Pamunkey, and in case our army was successful, Stoneman was directed to plant his force behind some river in an advantageous position on Lee's line of retreat, where he could detain the rebel army until Hooker could again assail it and compel it to surrender.

A brave program.

Let us see how it was carried out.

Colonel Kilpatrick moved with his regiment, the Second New York, across the country, passing within two miles and a half of Richmond, and creating great consternation there.

He struck and destroyed a portion of the Fredericksburg Railroad, Lee's main line of supply, on the fourth, at Hungary Station, ten miles from Richmond, and burned Meadow Bridge over the Chickahominy at the railroad crossing.

He then turned north again, crossed the Pamunkey, and ended his long ride at Gloucester Point, which was garrisoned by our troops.

Another regiment, the Twelfth Illinois, under Colonel Davis, went to Ashland, and moved up and down the railroad doing a good deal of damage.

One column under Averell was to attack Culpeper and Gordonsville, the other under Buford to move to Louisa Courthouse and thence to the Fredericksburg Railroad.

Both columns were to unite behind the Pamunkey, and in case our army was successful, Stoneman was directed to plant his force behind some river in an advantageous position on Lee's line of retreat, where he could detain the rebel army until Hooker could again assail it and compel it to surrender.

A brave program.

Let us see how it was carried out.

Colonel Kilpatrick moved with his regiment, the 2nd New York, across the country, passing within two miles and a half of Richmond, and creating great consternation there.

He struck and destroyed a portion of the Fredericksburg Railroad, Lee's main line of supply, on the 4th, at Hungary Station, ten miles from Richmond, and burned Meadow Bridge over the Chickahominy at the railroad crossing.

He then turned north again, crossed the Pamunkey, and ended his long ride at Gloucester Point, which was garrisoned by our troops.

Another regiment, the 12th Illinois, under Colonel Davis, went to Ashland, and moved up and down the railroad, doing a good deal of damage.