Catoneras Van Tassel - paternity

Started by Terry Decker on Thursday, July 27, 2017
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7/27/2017 at 7:06 AM

If Asharoken died in 1598 it would not be possible for him to have fathered Catoneras who was born by most accounts after 1600. Documentation from the time, and the chronology supports Wynadance as the father. He would have been about 30 at the time of her birth.

7/27/2017 at 7:40 AM

We had quite a spirited debate about this a few years ago. I don't find it in the public discussions so it must have been private. That's a shame. I'll see what I can find from that discussion and my old notes.

It's clear the idea the Wyandance theory was an early 20th century theory that didn't pan out when compared to the evidence. It was followed by the Asharoken theory. I'm not persuaded but I agreed to leave the link intact pending further discussion.

7/27/2017 at 7:50 AM

I'll get back to this later today.

Here is an article about the problem:
https://lihj.cc.stonybrook.edu/2010/articles/in-search-of-catoneras...

Notice Asharoken was living in 1656 when he sold land to the colonists.

8/2/2017 at 8:43 AM

Thank you for posting the article.

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