Queen Anne (Pamunkey chief)
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Queen Anne (ca. 1650 - ca. 1715) succeeded to the position of chief of the Pamunkey
tribe in 1708 after the obscure and short rule of "Queen Betty
" who succeeded Cockacoeske
. This was nearly a decade after Bacon's Rebellion
. Queen Anne continued her predecessors efforts to unify the tribes and keep peace with English colonists.
The English expected Cockacoeske's son Captain John West to succeed her, but he may have died. He was said to be the son of the English Colonel John West
, who had a plantation on the Pamunkey River
. The senior West and Cockacoeske were documented companions. As it happened she was succeeded by Betty her niece who ruled from 1686 to ca 1700. Anne then succeeded Betty in about 1708
Queen Anne's last record in history was in 1715, when she was noted as visiting the colonial authorities. She had come to seek fair treatment for her tribe, who suffered encroachment and raids by settlers.
Pamunkey
The Pamunkey nation are one of eleven Virginia Indian tribes recognized by the Commonwealth of Virginia. The historical tribe was part of the Powhatan paramountcy, made up of Algonquian-speaking tribes. The Powhatan paramount chiefdom was made up over 30 tribes, estimated to total about...
tribe in 1708 after the obscure and short rule of "Queen Betty
Queen Betty (Pamunkey chief)
"Queen Betty" was the hereditary chief or Weroansqua of the Pamunkey Indian tribe and fourth successor of Wahunsenacawh. She led the Pamunkey and allied tribes from the death of Cockacoeske in 1686 to about 1708.-History:...
" who succeeded Cockacoeske
Cockacoeske
Cockacoeskie was a 17th century leader of the Pamunkey Tribe of Native Americans in what is now Virginia in the United States....
. This was nearly a decade after Bacon's Rebellion
Bacon's Rebellion
Bacon's Rebellion was an uprising in 1676 in the Virginia Colony in North America, led by a 29-year-old planter, Nathaniel Bacon.About a thousand Virginians rose because they resented Virginia Governor William Berkeley's friendly policies towards the Native Americans...
. Queen Anne continued her predecessors efforts to unify the tribes and keep peace with English colonists.
History
Queen Ann succeeded the one known as Betty as chief of the Pamunkey in 1708.The English expected Cockacoeske's son Captain John West to succeed her, but he may have died. He was said to be the son of the English Colonel John West
John West
The Rev. John West emigrated from England to Van Diemen's Land in 1838 as a Colonial missionary, and became pastor of an Independent Chapel in Launceston's St. John's Square in 1839. His contribution to Launceston and Australian life was great and varied promoting private and charitable...
, who had a plantation on the Pamunkey River
Pamunkey River
The Pamunkey River is a tributary of the York River, about long, in eastern Virginia in the United States. Via the York River it is part of the watershed of Chesapeake Bay.-Course:...
. The senior West and Cockacoeske were documented companions. As it happened she was succeeded by Betty her niece who ruled from 1686 to ca 1700. Anne then succeeded Betty in about 1708
Queen Anne's last record in history was in 1715, when she was noted as visiting the colonial authorities. She had come to seek fair treatment for her tribe, who suffered encroachment and raids by settlers.