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Burr Harrison (1637-1697), the immigrant, was born in Westminister, England. He came to Lancaster Co., Virginia in 1654. He had at least three children. His wife's name is not known. Later generations live in Kentucky, South Carolina, Virginia and elsewhere.
"Canavest (also known as the Heater's Island site) was the last permanent village of the Piscataway (Conoy) Indians in Maryland. Various aspects of the site-occupied from 1699 to at least 1712-are vividly described in a series of colonial documents from Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. These archival records are paired with analysis of archeological remains to provide a glimpse of late 17th century Piscataway life. Topics discussed include Piscataway movements over time, Piscataway material culture and lifeways, and Piscataway-English interactions prior to the tribe's departure from Maryland to Pennsylvania and parts north. Despite this presumed removal, Piscataways still reside in the state, largely in Southern Maryland, where they are experiencing a modern-day resurgence"--
I?n distinct contrast to “grandma-Bessie”, ??the “Geechee Lady”?, who was born in 1888, on a little South Carolina sea-island among the humble descendants of the Cherokee “Trail of Tears”- survivors, crammed together with the descendants of black-slaves into one little, down-trodden island-community?)?,....... grandmother-Sarah, a “?Wesort-Mulatto-Indian”,...(was born one year after Bessie in 1889, in the somewhat more up-to-date, southern city of La Plata). * * * * * * * * * * * Sarah Proctor came into the world among her people, ?the genteel, colored-elite; ...?an intermediate color-caste, who were the “free-people-of-color” of southeast Port Tobacco & La Plata, Maryland,... known as the proud, self-sufficient, well-educated, softly-spoken, well-mannered, very well-dressed, and always smoothly-coiffured, “good-haired” & ?light-skinned? “Wesorts” • It was during an era when ?RACISM was “KING”;? ?a stark-white, ruthless & headless monarch that ranted, ruled, and raged through America. • However, ironically on the other hand, there were those proponents of ?COLORISM? who were said to be found mostly among “lighter people”, who exhibited social airs which caused them to be perceived by most other “Coloureds” as “privileged” little princes & princesses” ?who,.......somehow ?always seemed, to their darker brothers & sisters (?who misunderstood them), to be loyally-emulating their eminent ruler, that metaphorical raging “KING”! • But, for the most part, they were NOT really as disloyal as they were perceived to be,...but, ?“stuck in the middle”? as they were,...they were ?simply ?a very ?misunderstood? group of very good American citizens.
New from the Maryland Historical Society, the story of Southern Maryland’s Native people. Here at last is the story of Southern Maryland’s Native people, from the end of the Ice Age to the present. Intended for a general audience, it explains how they have been adapting to changing conditions—both climatic and human—for all of that time in a way that is jargon-free and readable. The authors, cultural anthropologists with long experience of modern Indian people, convincingly demonstrate that all through their history, Native people have behaved like rational adults, contrary to the common stereotype of Indians. Moreover, in the very early Contact Period at least, some English settlers respected them accordingly. Unfortunately, although they never went to war against the English, they were driven nearly out of existence. Yet some of them refused to leave, and, adapting yet again to a changing world, their descendants are living successfully in Indian communities today.
The modern day Piscataway Indians live in Southern Maryland near the present town of La Platta. They have a rich tradition & culture. This book is the first in a series of "PISCATAWAY STORIES." It tells the story of Kittimuquinn, the progenitor of the Piscataways. The book is intended for school children between the ages of 10 & 12 years to acquaint them with the Piscataways & their culture & traditions. The text is written in poetry & is accompanied by a generous amount of original black & white pictures of Piscataway life & history. The pictures are keyed to the text to provide a visual interpretation of what the children read on each page. The book includes questions to help children test their reading & comprehension skills. It is also accompanied by a teacher's guide. Currently, the book is used in the Maryland public schools to teach children about the Native American heritage of their area of the state. To order contact Thornsbury Bailey & Brown, Inc., P.O. Box 5169, Arlington, VA 22205.