Chowanoc War
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| Chowanoc War | |||||||
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| Part of American Indian Wars | |||||||
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| Chowanoc people | Albemarle County colony, Province of Carolina | ||||||
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| Peter Jenkins | |||||||
The Chowanoc War from 1675 to 1677 was between the Albemarle County colony army (a part of English America's Province of Carolina), and the Chowanoc Native American tribe. For two years, the Chowanoc fought with the forces of Peter Jenkins, commander of the colony's army. In the summer of 1677, the colony won, and the Chowanoc were forcibly moved to modern-day Gates County.
In 1662, the first permanent English settlers occupied the area north of Albemarle County, which became a part of the Province of Carolina. The Chowanoc Native Americans were living in northern Ablemarle County, on their ancestral home on the Meherrin River; in the county, the Chowanoc, Pasquotank, Poteskeet, and Yeopim had a combined population of 200. The population was strong enough to have turned the English settlers away, but the two groups made a peace treaty in 1663.[1] In 1670, Peter Jenkins was promoted lieutenant colonel of the Albemarle colony's army.[2] Around 1675, the other Native Americans living in the region convinced the Chowanoc to attack the English, as the English were attacking the Natives in the area. The English in Ablemarle County hadn't experienced violence since possibly 1666.[1]