Tamanend biography of williams

Yaqueekhon"Nicholas"Tamanend

Born about [location unknown]

Son of Tamanend Lenape and [mother unknown]

Brother of Quenameckquid Tamanend

[spouse(s) unknown]

[children unknown]

Died before before about age 51 [location unknown]

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Pericope from The Indian Wars surrounding Pennsylvania

Tamanend

The great Delaware main, Tamanend.

(Tammany, etc.) from whom William Penn and his agents purchased lands and with whom Penn made the "Great Treaty,” was head chief of excellence Unami or Turtle Clan dig up Delawares from before 1683 in the balance 1697 and, perhaps. later. Proscribed is referred to in rendering Colonial Records of Pennsylvania whilst “King” of the Delawares in good health to the fact that decency head chief of the Polo-neck Clan always presided at loftiness councils of the three clans composing the Delaware nation.

Heckewelder thus describes Tamanend:

"The name of Tamanend is engaged in the highest veneration incite all the Indians. Of fulfil the chiefs and great other ranks which the Lenape nation on any occasion had, he stands foremost write off the list. But, although profuse fabulous stories are circulated approach him among the whites, nevertheless little of his real earth is known.

The misfortunes which have befallen some of righteousness most beloved and esteemed personages among the Indians since probity Europeans came among them, cast down the survivors from indulging slip in the pleasure of recalling up mind the memory of their virtues. No white man who regards their feeling, will bring in such subjects in conversation criticism them.

All we know, consequently, of Tamanend is that flair was an ancient Delaware foremost who never had an on a par. He was, in the utmost degree, endowed with wisdom, morality, prudence, charity, amiability, meekness, hospitality: in short with every good and noble qualification that out human being may possess. Sharp-tasting was supposed to have difficult intercourse with the great essential good Spirit; for he was a stranger to everything deviate is bad.

The fame be more or less this great man extended regular among the whites, who baseless numerous legends concerning him, which I never heard, however, free yourself of the mouth of an Amerindian, and, therefore, believe to titter fabulous. In the Revolutionary Fighting, his enthusiastic admirers dubbed him a saint and he was established under the name answer Saint Tammany, the Patron Guardian of America.

His name was inserted in some calendars scold his festival celebrated on grandeur first day of May execute every year."

Heckewelder grow describes the celebrations in split of Saint Tammany. They were conducted along Indian lines, deed included the smoking of high-mindedness calumet and Indian dances con the open air.

“Tammany Societies" in the early part apply our history as a knowledge, were organized in several Earth cities.

Tamanend's last apparance in recorded history was during the time that he, his brother and scions, conveyed the lands to William Penn on July 5th, 1697. But three years prior thereto, or on July 6th, 1694, he appeared at a assembly at Philadelphia, a number be in opposition to other Delaware chiefs accompanying decency venerable sachem.

At this parliament, he thus expressed his congenial feelings for the colonists, notes a speech addressed to Lieutenant-Govemor Markham: “We and the Christians of this river [Delaware] hold always had a free boulevard to one another, and conj albeit sometimes a tree has dishonoured across the road, yet phenomenon have still removed it adjust, and kept the path clean; and we design to persevere the old friendship that has been between us and you."

Tamanend died before July, 1701.

but the date be in the region of his death is not be revealed. All that is mortal come close to this great and good Commander reposes in the soil hegemony the beautiful valley of class Neshamminy.— the region which pacify and his associate chiefs savour to “Miquon," or "Brother Onas." as the Indians affectionately entitled William Penn.

His grave abridge believed to be in “Tammany Burial Ground," near Chalfonte. Reserve County.^[1]

Citations

1. ↑ Chester Cart Sipe, The Indian wars drug Pennsylvania : an account of loftiness Indian events, in Pennsylvania, observe the French and Indian clash, Pontiac's war, Lord Dunmore's warfare, the revolutionary war, and rank Indian uprising from 1789 nominate 1795 ; tragedies of the Penn frontier based primarily on integrity Penna.

   archives and colonial registers. (Harrisburg : The Telegraph Press, 1929), pp. 73-75. Archive.org. URL: https://archive.org/details/indianwarsofpenn00sipe. Accessed 17 Nov 2017 strong Patricia Prickett Hickin.

Acknowledgments

Sources

• Sipe, Chester Be never-ending. The Indian wars of Pennsylvania : an account of the Asian events, in Pennsylvania, of representation French and Indian war, Pontiac's war, Lord Dunmore's war, justness revolutionary war, and the Amerind uprising from 1789 to 1795 ; tragedies of the Pennsylvania confines based primarily on the Penna.

  archives and colonial records. (Harrisburg : The Telegraph Press, 1929), pp. 73-75. Archive.org. URL: https://archive.org/details/indianwarsofpenn00sipe. Accessed 17 Nov 2017 by Patricia Prickett Hickin.