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Nectowance (c. 1600-1649) was the Weroance (chief) of the Pamunkey tribe following the death of his uncle[citation needed] Opechancanough. After his death he was succeeded by Totopotomoi as Weroance of the tribe. He signed a Treaty with the Colony of Virginia in 1645, at which time he was called by the English "King of the Indians."
Preceded by
OpechancanoughWeroance of the Pamunkey
1644–1649Succeeded by
TotopotomoiSources
- "Middle Peninsula Historic Marker "Cockacoeske"
- "The Powhatan Indians of Virginia: Their Traditional Culture. Rountree, Helen C., University of Oklahoma Press, 1989. ISBN 0806121564
- "Cockacoeske, Queen of Pamunkey: Diplomat and Suzeraine.", Martha W. McCartney, 1898 - in "Powhatan's Mantle: Indians in the Colonial Southeast.", P. H. Wood and G. A. Waselkov, eds. Pp 173-195. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press.
Categories:- 1600s births
- 1649 deaths
- Native American leaders
- People of the Powhatan Confederacy
- Algonquian personal names
- Indigenous peoples of North America stubs
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