Talk:King Hendrick

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This article says that one of these "Kings of America" was Sagayonguaroughton who is said to have been Joseph Brant's grandfather. A source for the Joseph Brant article said that King Hendrick himself was Brant's mother's grandfather. I guess they both could be true, but not likely, so one of these articles probably needs to change -- I'm guessing the Brant one. Nonenmac 20:52, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC)

I believe it is neither-- the Mohawk word for grandfather covered a number of grandfatherly relations, including, in this case, both that of step-grandfather (Sagayonguaroughton) and solicitous older family friend (Hendrick). It wasn't important to be precise since it was the matrilineal descent that mattered. You can also find sources that claim that William Johnson was Brant's father(!) Mwanner June 28, 2005 23:45 (UTC)