Cheif Wahunsenacawh-Wahunsenacah, Leader of The Powhatan

1545 - 1618  (72 years)

• Name	Cheif Wahunsenacawh-Wahunsenacah   [1, 2]
  Suffix	Leader of The Powhatan
  Birth	17 Jun 1545	New River, Pulaski, Virginia, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	17 Jun 1545	Iroquois Nation, Pre Colonial America, Virginia, United States   [3]
  Birth	1550	Werowocomoco Pamunkey River, King William, Virginia, United States
  Birth	Bef 1610	Virginia
  Death	1614	Matchut, Tsenacommacah, Virginia, British Colonial America   [3, 4]
  Death	Apr 1618	Pamunkey River, what is now, Virginia, United States
  Death	13 Apr 1618	Tsenacomoca on the Pamunkey River, Orapax Village, New Kent, King Williams County, Virginia, USA   [1, 2]
  Burial	1621	Uttamussak, Tsenacommacah, Virginia, British Colonial America   [2]
  Death	Aft 1625
  Name	Emperor Wahunsonacock Big Chief Powhaton
  Name	Paramount Chief (English Translation) Wahunsonacock Powhatan  [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Name	Wahunsonacock  [7]
  Person ID	I10324	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Great Chief Running Stream Mamanatowick Ensenore Don Luis Velasco Of The Iroquois Powhatan, * "Ensenore Algonkian",   b. 3 Jun 1517, Staunton River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States d. Apr 1570, Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States (Age 52 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Morning Flower (Rachelle) Powhatan, * "Scent Flower",   b. 3 Jun 1517, Confluence Dan Staunton Rivers, Virginia, United States d. 1600, Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Between 1500 and 1563
  Family ID	F4786	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Nonoma Matatishe Winanuske Eagle Plume Nonoma,   b. 3 Jun 1570, Confluence Dam Staunton Rivers, Pre, Virginia, United States d. Apr 1618, Werowocomoco, Orapax It, Virginia, USA (Age 47 years)
  Marriage	1604	Virginia, United States
  Children	1. Quimca Powhatan,   b. 1593, Werowocomoco, Pumonkey River, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Cleopatra Shawano Powhatan,   b. 1602, Virginia, USA d. 1641, Virginia, USA (Age 39 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Taux Powhatan,   b. 1597, Henrico, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Matachanna Rachel Powhatan,   b. 1587, Tseacomoca, Virginia, USA d. 1618, Virginia, United States of America (Age 31 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Parahunt Powhatan,   b. 1595, Gloucester, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Mantequos Powhatan,   b. 1594, Werowocomoco, Orapax, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Pamouic Powhatan,   b. 1593, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Namontack Powhatan,   b. 1597, Gloucester On York River, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Tahacoope Quiqoughcohannock Powhatan*,   b. 1595, Orapaks, Virginia, USA d. Virginia, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   10. Secotin Sonacock Powhatan,   b. 1591, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   11. Nataquous Powhatan,   b. 1594, Werowocomoco, Orapax, Virginia, USA d. Virginia, America  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   12. Mantequos,   b. 1597   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   13. Pochins Powhatan,   b. 1597, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   14. Amonute Matoaka "Pocahontas" Rebecca, of The Powhatan,   b. Between 17 Sep 1595 and 1598, Werowocomoco Village, On Pamunkey River York River, Virginia, US d. 21 Mar 1617, Gravesend, Kent, England (Age 21 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   15. Nectowance Werowance Of The Powhatan,   b. Tsenacomoca, Virginia, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   16. D. of Chief Wahunsonacock Powhatten  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F2780	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Jennings
  Children	1. Dorothy Jennings,   b. , , VA d. 1655, Pasquotank County, North Carolina, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F2781	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

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• Notes

  "FIRST RECORDED ENCOUNTER WITH THE ENGLISH December 1607 Werowocomoco, Tsenacommacah, Pre-British Colonial Virginia, North America Opechancanough captured John Smith and brought him to the capital city of Werowocomoco where Smith was introduced to 'Powhatan' for the 1st time." "PARAMOUNT CHIEF OF POWHATAN CONFEDERACY before 1607 to 1618 'Powhatan' had been Head Chief of the Powhatan Tribes for many years before the arrival of the English in Virginia and remained so until his death in 1618." FamilySearch.org

  
  

• Sources

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