Response to "Stafford Patawomecks"
It's pretty neat to find out that Stafford County was a center of historical events. I actually came across a picture in our textbook that had a close-up map on the region to the south of us and it actually had a dot label Stafford, which was pretty surprising to find out.
I also came to know of the Patawomeck tribe by reading this article. I have always thought that the Powhatans were the ones who gave the settlers food and information, but by reading this article I find that the Patawomecks were the ones who actually gave the Jamestown colony the ability to survive.
It's interesting on how far Mr. Green can trace back his ancestors' connections with the Patawomecks, and that to by basically word of mouth. The tremendous sense of pride that Mr. Green has of his ancestory is probably the largest that I have seen.
I also came to know of the Patawomeck tribe by reading this article. I have always thought that the Powhatans were the ones who gave the settlers food and information, but by reading this article I find that the Patawomecks were the ones who actually gave the Jamestown colony the ability to survive.
It's interesting on how far Mr. Green can trace back his ancestors' connections with the Patawomecks, and that to by basically word of mouth. The tremendous sense of pride that Mr. Green has of his ancestory is probably the largest that I have seen.
posted by RikitaP | 2:54 PM
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I actually saw that picture. It struck me as pretty interesting. And also most definitely shocking--Stafford??? Nevertheless, I think that it's definitely a good thing that our county has that sense of imperative history to offer.
I too never realized how much Stafford was important in the development of this country. It's amazing how much history is in this region.
Stafford definitely has been overlooked in American history. It amazes me, how much the Patawmecks contributed to the success of Jamestowm and how little they recieve three hundred years later.
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