Have we found some of our Native American Feather(s)?
We feel we have!
Thanks to Jenny Rice for her recent email information about the Bilyeus and the Wyckoffs Native American
Heritage!
Jenny sent us to Google a book written by Don Green -
Shawnee Heritage - Book 1
Jenny writes:
"I have been meaning to tell you I visited the Shawnee Tribal office with
the information about Peter Bilyeu and Sam Wyckoff's wife being full-blood Shawnee from Don Green's book Shawnee
Heritage but I was told by their genealogy coordinator that because we could not prove each generation had registered
as Shawnee, then we could not register on the roll. If you haven't read Don Green's book Google it and on page 24 it
tells about Peter Bilyeu's Mariya Pekowi (Pekowi was her tribe) and Samuel Wyckoff's wife Charity Gertrude (Pekowi) full-blood.
They were both about 7th generation for you and me."
I did go Google this book and this is what I found:
Shawnee Heritage I
By Noel Schutz, Don Greene
Page 24 Entry # 101 -
Bilyeu, Mariya Pekowi, aka Margaritia Pekowi - wife about 1728 of Peter
Bilyeu(1) - white born 1700 - died after 17850, mother of Hendrick Bilyeu(1)/29, Peter Bilyeu(2)/31, Euryda Bilyeu/33, Abraham
Bilyeu/36, Mareytje Bilyeu/38, Stintye Bilyeu/40, John Bilyeu(1)/43, Aeltje Bilyeu/48 & Jonathan Bilyeu/50 - all 1/2 Pekowi-Metis.
Page 328 Entry # 2008 -
Wyckoff, Charity Gertrude - Pekowi born about 1726 MD - died after
1746 - a Pekowi, wife 1745 of Samuel Wyckoff(1) - white born about 1725 - died after 1746, mother of Elizabeth Wyckoff/46,
Gertje Wyckoff/52, John Wyckoff/54, Samuel Wyckoff Jr./60, Jacob Wyckoff/64, Peter Wyckoff/66 - all 1/2 Pekowi-Metis.
We are certain there are many more Native American Connections for
us -
Bird (Byrd)
Workman
Foley
Harp (Earp)
and many more!
