| POWHATAN VILLAGES |
| Capt. Johns Smith; "Their houses are built like our arbors of small young sprigs,bowed and tied, and so close covered with mats or the bark of trees very handsomely, that with strong wind,rain,or as warm as stoves, but very smokey, yet at the top of the house there is a hole made for the smoke to go into right over the fire. They were oblong with a rounded rook. They were from 12 to 24 yards through and not very wide. |
| The Powhatan Confederacy was in the eastern part of Virginia below the falls of the James River. |
| The Chief causes of decrease in the order of importance: 1. Smallpox and other epidemics 2. Tuberculosis 3. Sexual diseases 4. Whisky and attendant dissipation 5. Removals, starvations,and subject to unaccustomed conditions 6. Low vitality due to mental depression under misfortune 7. Wars |
| 1. Accohanoc 2. Accomac 3. Acconoc 4. Accoqueck 5. Accossuwinch 6. Acquack 7. Anaskenoans 8. Appocant 9. Apponattoc 10. Arrohattoc 11. Askakep 12. Assomeck 13. Assuweska 14. Attamtuck 15. Abomesh 16. Aubomesk 17. Cantaunkack 18. Capahowasic 19. Cattachiptico 20. Cawwontoil 21. Chawopp 22. Checopissowo 23. Chesakawon 24. Chesapeak 25. Chiconessex 26. Chincoteague 27. Chiskiac 28. Chinquack 29. Ciquoteck 30. Cuttatawomen 1 31. Cuttatawomen 2 32. Gangasco 33.Kanawnich 34. kerahocak 35. Kiequotank 36. Kupkipcock 37. Machapunga 1 38. Machapunga 2 39. Mamanahunt 40. Mamanassy 41. Mangoraca 42. Mantoughquemac 43. Martoughquaunk 44. Massawoteck 45. Matchopick |
| 46. Matchut 47. Mathomauk 48. Matomkin 49. Mattacock 50. Mattacunt 51. Mattanock 52. Maysonec 53. Menapucunt 54. Menaskunt 55. Meyascosic 56. Mohominge 57. Mokete 58. Moraughtacund 59. Mouanast 60. Muschut 61. Muttamussinsack 62. Myghtuckpassu 63. Namassingakent 64. Nameroughquena 65. Nansemond 66. Nantapoyac 67. Nawnautough 68. Nechanicok 69. Nepwtacum 70. Onancock 71. Onawmanient 72. Opiscopank 73. Oquomock 74. Orapaks 75. Ottachugh 76. Ozatawomen 77. Ozenic 78. Pamococac 79. Pamawauk 80. Pamuncoroy 81. Pemunkey 82. Papiscone 83. Pasaughtacock 84. Paspahagh 85. Paspanegh 86. Passaunkack 87. Pastanza 88. Pawcocomac 89. Peccarecamek 90. Piankatank |
| 91. Pissacoac 92. Pissasec 93. Poruptaanck 94. Potaucao 95. Potomac 96. Powcomonet 97. Powhatan (Henrico) 98. Poyektauk 99. Poykankack 100. Pungoteque 101. Quackcohowaon 102. Quioucohanock 103. Quiyough 104. Rappahannock 105. Rickhake 106. Righkahauk 107. Ritance 108. Roscows 109. Secacawoni 110. Secobec 111. Shamapa 112. Skicoak 113. Sockobeck 114. Tantucquask 115. Tauxenent 116. Teracosick 117. Utenstank 118. Uttamussac 119. Uttamussamcoma 120. Waconiask 121. Warrasquaoc 122. Weanoc 123. Wecuppom 124. Werewahon 125. Werewacomoco 126. Wicocomoco 127. Winsack |
| The Powhatans reckoned years by winters. They called them Cohonks (the note of the wild geese which came each winter) They divided the year into five seasons. 1. The budding or blossoming of Spring. 2.The earing of corn or roasting time. 3. The summer or highest sun. 4. The corn harvest orthe fall of the leaf. 5. Winter or Cohonk. |
| Months were counted as Moons: Such as the Moon of Stags, the Corn Moon, First and second Moon of Cohonks (geese),Etc. They dividecd the day into three parts: 1. The rise of the sun 2. The power of the sun 3. The lowering of the sun |
| The NAHYSSAN Tribe had a village on the south branch of the Otter Creek in Campbell County. |
| HANATHASKIES was an Indian Town on the Sapony River ( In 1690 the Roanoke/Staunton River was called the Sapony River) |
| There was an "Indian Fort" at the mounth of Hatchet Run on Pigg River in 1748. |
| An "Old Indian Fort" on Rutledges Creek near Dan River in Danville, VA. is mentioned in the 1756 land survey. It was probably a stockaded village |
| Sources: Notes on Virginia, 1801 by Thomas Jefferson. Capt. Johns Smith's 1632 map of Virginia, Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, 1910, U.S. department of the Interior, Office of Indian Affairs. (Copy Writen By: Danny Ricketts) |
| Copies of this information suitable for framing is avalible through: Robert Daniel (Danny) Ricketts , 102 Parrish Road Danville, Virginia 24540, Telephone: (804) 792-4943 . cost $ 3.00 |
| I would like to thank Danny for the use of this wonderful information on our past virginia tribes. Littlewolf |