Queen Betty
Betty | |
|---|---|
| Pamunkey leader | |
| Preceded by | Cockacoeske |
Queen Betty was the hereditary chief or Weroansqua of the Pamunkey Indian tribe, the fifth successor after Chief Powhatan. She led the Pamunkey from the death of Cockacoeske in 1686 to about 1708.
History
On 1 July 1686, the Council of Virginia was informed of the death of Cockacoeske, ruler of the Pamunkey for 30 years:
George Smith Interpreter to ye Pomunkey [Pamunkey] Indians having this day informed his Excellency and Councel, that ye Pomunkey Indian Queen, so called, was lately dead, and that ye Pomunkey Indians did desire, that ye late Queenes Niece -- upon whom ye right of Government of that Indian Nation does devolve, might succeed in ye Governm't whereupon It is ordered, that ye said Geo. Smith doe acquaint ye said late Queens Niece and ye Great men of Pomunkey Town to attend his Excellency, att James Citty, on ye third day of ye next General Court, in order to her being confirmed in ye Governm't of those Indians.[1]
Queen Betty ruled until 1708 when she was succeeded by Queen Ann.[2]
References
- ^ "Executive Journals of the Council of Colonial Virginia", Vol. 1, p.78 [1]
- ^ A Study of Virginia Indians and Jamestown: The First Century Chapter four, by Martha W. McCartney for the National Park Service of the United States.
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