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Chief of the pamunkey tribe
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Male
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Birth:
1 January 1600
Death:
1 January 1649
The details
Biography
Nectowance (c. 1600-1649) was the Weroance (chief) of the Pamunkey tribe following the death of Opechancanough. Nectowance signed a treaty with the Colony of Virginia in 1645, at which time he was addressed by the English as "King of the Indians." After his death he was succeeded by Totopotomoi as Weroance of the tribe.