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Vance Hawkins
Jul 11, 202240 min read
8 Cofitachique--Yesah/Esaw--Catawba--Surviving Bands--Melungeons--Western Catawba Indian Association
Chapter 8 – The Saponi I have gone over one band of the Catawba who separated from the others. Another, the Saponi, did the same....
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Vance Hawkins
Jul 11, 202221 min read
7 Cofitachique--Yesah/Esaw--Catawba--Surviving Bands--Melungeon--Western Catawba Indian Association
Chapter 7 – The Cheraw, The Pedee, and Small Pox Since there is more written about this tribe or band of the Catawba than many, I will...
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Vance Hawkins
Jul 10, 202248 min read
6 Cofitachique--Yesah/Esaw--Catawba--Surviving Bands--Melungeons--Western Catawba Indian Association
Chapter 6 – King Haiglar and the French and Indian War 1754-1763 King Haigler A new leader arose amongst the Catawba, a man who gave them...
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Vance Hawkins
Jul 10, 202226 min read
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Chapter 5 -- The Tuscarora Wars, the Yamasee War, and the War of Jenkins Ear It was after the Tuscarora and Yamassee Wars that the word...
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Vance Hawkins
Jul 10, 202217 min read
4 Cofitachique--Yesah/Esaw--Catawba--Surviving Bands--Melungeons--Western Catawba Indian Association
Chapter 4 – Indian Slavery South Carolina The Indian Slave Trade by Alan Gallay Here are a few excerpts about Indian slavery from “The...
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Vance Hawkins
Jul 10, 202221 min read
3 Cofitacheqhi--Yesah/Esaw--Catawba--Surviving Bands--Melungeons--Western Catawba Indian Association
Chapter 3 – Indian Slavery in Virginia It is well known that many American Indians were stolen and enslaved. But the slave dealers didn’t...
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Vance Hawkins
Jul 10, 202227 min read
2 Cofitachequi--Yesah/Esaw--Catawba--Surviving Bands--Melungeon--Western Catawba Indian Association
Chapter 2 – English Explorers Abraham Wood Abraham Wood was one of the earliest and least known of the Virginia Explorers who travelled...
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Vance Hawkins
Jul 10, 202214 min read
1 Cofitachequi--Yesah/Esaw--Catawba--Surviving Bands--Melungeon--Western Catawba Indian Association
Chapter 1 – Spanish Explorers One of the most interesting things about the history of the Iswa/Yesaw/Esaw peoples of the Carolinas and...
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