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Wyandance was chief and Grand Sachem of the thirteen tribes of Long Island. He figured as a great leader of his people against their enemies, while remaining a friend to white settlers. He sold land to both the Dutch and the English during the establishment of New Amsterdam and later New York. The thirteen tribes of Long Island were as follows: the Montauks, Manhassets, Shinnecocks, Corchaugs, Unkechaugs, Setauketts, Secktaugs, Nissaquogues, ,Merricokes, Marsapeagues, Matinecocks, Rockaways, and Canarsies. All were of the great Algonquin stock. >>>>>>>Each tribe had a Sachem or chief. Those of the four eastern tribes were brothers. The Over-lordship of these brothers and all the other tribes was given to Wyandance the Sachem of the Montauks, the most fierce of all the other tribes of Long Island. Wyandance the most noted of the Grand Sachems by the white race, did not hold that position at the first coming of the whites. He succeeded to it on the death of his brother Poggatacut, sachem of the Manhansetts in 1652. >>>>>>>Wyandance and the Montauks lived east of the South Hampton and East Hampton boundary line, the Shinnecocks, lived on the land westward from the Montauks to West Hampton. >>>>>>>Wyandance died in 1659. His alliance with the whites gave his people independence from his enemies on the main land, during his life time. but in the long run destroyed them through disease and being disinherited by the whites from their lands. By the year 1900, their language and culture had nearly been completely destroyed. >>>>>>>Cantoneras, the daughter of Wyandance,and his wife married Cornelius Jensen VAN TEXEL abt.1624. Cantoneras claimed the ownership of that portion of Long Island, situated along the North Shore, or sound, abt. Eatons" Neck in Suffolk County. She died shorly after her father in 1659 or 1660. VAN TASSEL FAMILY Cornelius Jensen VAN TEXEL b. abt. 1600, Isle of Texel, North Holland; prob. arrived New Netherlands abt. 1624; lived Long Island; md. Cantoneras (dau. of Wyandance); child: 1. Jan Cornelius VAN TEXEL b. 1625 d. 1704; md. Annetje (dau. of Albert and Grietje (STEVENKONIN)) ALBERTS. He was selected to represent the Long Island Indians before Commissioners appointed to settle the wars between the Pequots, Narragansetts and other tribes. Catoneras, the dau. of Wyandance (the Sachem or Chief) of the tribe - claimed the ownership of that portion of Long Island, situated along the North Shore, or sound, abt. Eatons' Neck in Suffolk Co.; her father d. in 1659 and she shortly thereafter. Jan Cornelius (Cornelius) VAN TEXEL b. 1625 d. 1704; md. Annetje (dau. of Albert and Grietje (STEVENKONIN) ALBERTS bp. 3 June 1640; occupied a farm comprising nearly all of the Village of Sing Sing; became members of the Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow when organized abt. 1697; Deacon and Elder of the Church; children all b. Flatbush, L.I., bp. First Dutch Church, Fort Amsterdam: 1. Catrina VAN TEXEL b. abt. 1665; md. Hendrick LENT. 2. Cornelius VAN TEXEL b. abt. 1667; md./1 Antje (dau. of Dirck and Maria Peters (VAN MONTFORT)) STORM; md./2 Meyntje KRANKHEYT (CRANKHEYT). 3. Sara VAN TEXEL b. abt. 1670; md. Barent DE WITT b. 18 Jan. 1666 Netherlands d. aft 1723 Raritan, NJ. 4. Grietje (Margaret) VAN TEXEL b. abt. 1672; md. Peter (son of Dirck and Maria Peters VAN MONTFORT)) STORM. 5. Jacob VAN TEXEL bp. 23 July 1676 d. bef. 1723; md. 1697 Aeltie (dau. of Dirck and Maria Peters VAN MONTFORT)) STORM. 6. Jan VAN TEXEL bp. 1 May 1678 d. 1727; md. 5 Oct. 1700 Catherina SPRINGSTEEN b. 6 Apr. 1684. 7. Willem Willem (William) VAN TEXEL bp. 6 Oct. 1678; md. Weyntie (dau. of Abraham) KRANKHEYT (CRANKHEYT). 8. Annetje VAN TEXEL bp. 9 Oct. 1683. Thank you for visiting my page at Angelfire. Please come back and visit again!
