Winyaw
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The Winyaw Indians (also Winyah, Weenee) were a tribe living near Winyah Bay, Black River, and the lower course of the Pee Dee River in South Carolina. The Winyaw people fought the English in 1715 and became extinct.
[edit] Population
900 includes the Waccamaw, Winyaw, Hooks, etc."; 106 (The census of 1715), one village.
The tribe soon disappeared from history, probably uniting with the Waccamaw. Winyah Bay in South Carolina, however, still bears their name.
