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From: "Karin Leigh Jones" <>
Subject: Fw: [ORIGINAL-13] Germantown and the Leni-Lenape Indians
Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2000 18:48:35 -0700


Hi Group,

I was intrigued to see the "interesting blurb" Vince posted (attached
below). Our family tradition says that we have Lenape blood but I have
never been able to track it down. Although my known connection to this
group is through my father's mother's BLAKER ancestry, the Lenape blood is
supposed to be somewhere in my mother's ancestors. So far, I have had no
luck discovering it.....


Karin Leigh (Rose) Jones, researching the following surnames:
JONES Ancestors: Clifton, Jones, Merriman, Newnam, Willard, Yarnell.
ROSE Ancestors: Allison, Bennett, Bickley, Blaker, Broadbent, Croley,
Crumley, Foster, Graham, Hoar/Hoare, Hoxworth, Kulp, Kyle, Linville,
Livingston, Miller, Powers, Reed, Rickett, Roberts, Rose, Showalter,
Williams.



----- Original Message -----
From: Vincent E. Summers <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2000 9:33 AM
Subject: [ORIGINAL-13] Germantown and the Leni-Lenape Indians


> Here is an interesting blurb:
>
> The First Inhabitants: 17th-18th centuries
>
> You don't have to go far to find evidence of the Wissahickon's rich
> history. just consider the name itself; it is rooted in two Lenape
> Indian words: Wisaucksickan, or "yellow colored stream" and Wisamickan,
> or "catfish creek." The Lenape left the region in 1756 (after German
> settlers had established themselves in the area and founded Germantown),
> but their memory lives on. John Massey Rhind's immense statue of a
> crouching Indian was erected in 1902, and can still be seen today high
> on Council Rock surveying the land. Known as Tedyuscung to many, the
> limestone figure has witnessed incredible changes over the decades.
>
>
> This was taken from: http://wissahickon.nier.org/history.html
>
> I wonder if there were *any* Indian intermarriages before they left?
>
> Vince
>
>
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