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 IN the year 1710 five Indian Chiefs or Sachems were taken to 
 England, where they attracted much attention, and were pre- 
 sented to gueen Anne. Three of these were JNIohawks, one of 
 whom was chief of the Canajoharie clan or division of that tribe, to 
 which the famous Brant belonged. 
 
 One of these chiefs, said to be the last mentioned, was the 
 father of 
 
 Nickus Brant or Aroghyadagha, also known by the name of 
 Tehowaghwengaraghkwin, a sachem of the Wolf (Okwaho) family 
 or totem. Two of the children of this chief attained considerable 
 celebrity, viz. : 
 
 Joseph, of whom below. 
 
 Mary, or Molly, as she has usually been called (d 1805), who 
 became the second wife of Sir William Johnson, Baronet (d 1774). 
 who was a gentleman of large estates m the then Province of New 
 York (which were confiscated by the American Government, and his 
 son. Sir John Johnson, dispossessed, in the Revolutionary War) 
 He exercised great influence among the Indians, and was a success- 
 ful milita.-y leader, being consequently a prominent figure in the con- 
 test for supremacy between the English and French in North 
 America. Molly is described by an authoress to whom she was well 
 known, as possessing " an uncommonly agreeable person and good 
 understanding." Of this marriage there was issue (besides probably 
 others), William, d. unm., and daughters married as follows: to 
 Capt. Farley, 60th Regt. ; to Lieut. Lemoine, 24th Regt. ; to John 
 Ferguson of the Indian Department; to Capt. Earle, naval officer; 
 and to Robert Kerr, M.D., of Niagara, said to be a relative of the 
 Duke of Roxburgh, who had issue, three sons, all officers in the war 
 of 1812, viz. : ,, , ; 
 
 I. — William-Johnson (Kerr) b. 1787, m. Elizabeth, daughter of 
 Joseph Brant, named below. He was Captain in the war 
 of 1812; commanded the Indians at the Beaver Dams, 
 when a small force under Fitzgibbon secured the surrender 
 
of a considerable body of Americans;* was subsequently 
 
 Lieut. -Col. ; orfj;anized a body of Indians to serve in 1S37-8; 
 
 and was sometime a member of the Legislative Assembly. 
 
 2. — Walter (Kerr), was wounded and taken prisoner in 1812, but 
 
 , escaped, and subsequently died of his wounds. 
 
 Mu^x^^ii^.rn.h 3_Kobert (Kerr). 
 
 .jAsnifl^ C£oM^ ^^^ j.^^^ j.^^^^ ^^^ ^ ^^ Colonel Clarke, of Niagara Falls, and 
 
 ' the other to G'llespie, of Montreal. 
 
 i6>j--.', ynJo j ((^^p^j Joseph Bkant or Thayendinegea, b. 1742, d. Nov. 1807, 
 '•"/^'•^ a Chief of the Six Nations and a Captain in the army ; was dis- 
 
 tin<4uished as a brave and skilful warrior and as a statesman of great 
 natural ability. At thirteen years of age he was present at the battle 
 of Lake George, when the English, under Sir William Johnson, 
 defeated the French. In 1764 he was engaged in a war against the 
 great Chief Pontiac, who had raised a strong confederacy of Indian 
 tribes to endeavour to dispossess the English of territories acquired 
 by them from the French. Soon after this the American Revolution- 
 ary War broke out, in which Capt. Brant was a faithful and energetic 
 adherent of the Crown, rendering, time and again, important ser\Mces, 
 and being also noted for his constant efforts to restrain his followers 
 and to prevent the excesses which usually occurred in Indian warfare. 
 It is true that this latter phase of his character has been denied by 
 some writers, apparently on the authoiity of Campbell's "Gertrude 
 of Wyoming," but it is now generally admitted, and Cami)bell him- 
 self declared, that the Brant pictured by him was a character of 
 fiction to whom the name was unjustly applied. Some historians 
 have indeed declared the story of the so-called "Massacre" of 
 Wyoming to be almost wholly untrue, or at least grossly misstated ; 
 and at the most what did take place was a reprisal, according to the 
 manner of warfare of the place and time, for atrocities committed 
 upon the Royalists by the Revolutionary party. After the American 
 States became independent, Capt. Brant, with the greater part of 
 the Mohawks, and a number of the other five tribes, withdrew to 
 Canada, where grants of land were made to the Six Nations on the 
 Bay of Qumte, and subsequently on the Grand River, on both of 
 which their descendants still continue. Capt. Brant himself was 
 
 •Lieut. Fitzgibbons command consisted of i6 hoise, and 46 foot, with the Indians, variously 
 stated at from 250 to 450, the former figure being given by Kerr, and therefore likely to be correct 
 The Americans, after having lost a number killed and wounded, surrendered 544, which included 80 
 cavalry, with two guns. 
 

 
 
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granted an estate of considerable extent at Burlington, vvherr he 
 built a house long known as Brant House, and lived with his family 
 in the European manner, devoting the remainder of his life to 
 furthering the welfare of his people, and their .idvance in civilization. 
 A wooden church, erected about 1785 through his efforts, is still 
 standing near Brantford, in which city* a handsome bronze statue 
 has been erected to his memory. He m. istly, Margaret, dau. of 
 an Oneida Chief; 2ndly, in 1772 01 1773, Susanna, a half sister ot 
 his f^rst wife, who d.s.p. ; and 3rdly, Catharine, b. 1759, d. 24th Nov. 
 1837, of ihe fiimily of Tehkarihoken or Hereditary Chief of the 
 Turtle (Anowara) totem or clan of the Mohawk tribe; and had issue, 
 viz : Of the first marriage : 
 
 i._Isaac, d. 1795, who had issue, viz.: la —Isaac, fought 
 bravely in the war of 1812, d.s.p. ; la.— Mary or Margaret; 2a.- 
 Ellen or Pllenor, m. to Joseph Lottridge, and had issue, Isaac ; 
 
 Mary, m. istly to Hess, 2ndly to Rev. X. Sickles; Catharine; 
 
 Esther, m. to Claus. 
 
 I.— Christina; m to Henry Aaron Hill, and had issue (besides 
 two other sons and another dau.) Solomon, m. Catherine, and had 
 issue, Joseph, m Elizabeth Hill; Mary, d. Dec. 1873, m. istlv to 
 Joseph Monture, 2ndly to John Johnson or Bunnell,t and 3rdly to 
 Joseph Sawyer, a Ciiief of the Missisaugas, and had issue, viz. : 
 i<^.— Isaac (Monture) ; 2d. - lY^ter (Monture), who had a son Peter, 
 who had two sons, John and Henry; 3/J.- Jacob (Monture) ; iS.— 
 Catherine (Monture) ; i(J.— Christian^ (Bunnell), b. 1844 ; 2d.— 
 Elizabeth (Bunnell), who was m. to Elijah Johnson, and had i.'^sue, 
 Ansley, William, Catharine. 
 
 And of the 3r(i marriage : 
 
 2._Joseph, b. 1783, d. 1830; m. Margaret, dau. of Captain John, 
 and had issue, one dau., Catharine (still living in 1894), m. to John- 
 W. Hill, son of William Hill, and has had issue, viz.: 
 
 id. — William, m., but s.p. 
 
 2iJ.— Joseph, m Nancy Brant, and has issue, one son, William. 
 
 ♦ Which bears his name, as does also the surroundiiiR County of Brant. Hh Indian name is 
 borne by the Township of Tyendinaga, on the Bay of guinte. 
 
 t Known by both surnames, and so styled in the register of this marriage This genealogy con- 
 i several examples of surnames in the course of adoption. Since settlmg in Canada the bix 
 
 tains several exampl 
 
 name (Indian) of the first one who becomes promine.it. or who adopts 
 
 ; This name frequently occurs in the Registers of the Mohawk Church, and seems to be 
 regarded as identical with Christina and Christiana 
 
i^. — Ann, married to Alexander Loft, and has issue, Simcoe, 
 Emma. 
 
 2b. — Elizabeth, unm. 
 
 3^. — Ellen, m. to Oronhyatekha, M.D , of Toronto, a Mohawk 
 of the Wolf (Okwaho) totem, Supreme Chief Ranger of the 
 Independent Order of Foresters, a body which has attained 
 a very large membership and influence in Ontario and 
 elsewhere, and has had issue : \c. — Acland, M.D., Lieut. 
 34th Ontario Batt. Act. Mil., at present of London, Eng. ; 
 2c. — Shorihowaneh, drowned at London, Ont., by the sink- 
 ing of the Victoria, an excursion steamer, 24th May 1881, 
 when many lives were lost; 3^:. — Albert-Edward, d. inf.; 
 \c. — John-Alexander, d. inf. ; \c — Catherine-Evangeline, 
 Karakwineh ; 2c. — Kajijunhaweh, d. inf.; this family use 
 the name Oronhyatekha as a surname. 
 
 4^ — Lydia, unm. 
 
 5^. — Susan, m. to John Loft, and has issue, Clara, Harriet, 
 Ethel. 
 
 bb. — Mary, d., m. to Nelson Maricle, and had issue, Mary, 
 Ellinor, Margaret. 
 
 ']b. — Sarah, m. to Isaac Green, and has issue, one dau , Gertrude. 
 
 3. — Jacob, d. 1846, who had issue, viz. : 
 
 \a. — ^Jacob, m. Mary Jones, and had a dau. m. to Herkimer. 
 
 2a. -John, m. istly, a Chippewa, and andly, a white woman, 
 had issue, viz.: of the first marriage, John-R; Henry; 
 Joseph; Jacob; and of the second marriage, Robert, ni. 
 Lydia Lewis (see below) ; Sidney; Margaret, m. to Willian^: 
 Crane; all of whom have issue. 
 
 3a. — Squire. 4a. — Peter. 
 
 la. — Christina, m. to John Jones,* and had issue : \b. — Henry, 
 d. leaving issue : \b. — Elizabeth, m. and had issue ; 2b. — 
 Anna, m. to Isaac F"oster, and has issue; 3^. — Ella, unm. 
 
 za. — Charlotte, m. to Peter Smith, and had issue, viz. : 
 
 \b — Peter, m. Charlotte Loft, and has had issue, several 
 sons and daus. ; 2b. — Alexander, has had issue, one 
 son; \b. — Elizabeth, m to Robert Dee, M.D. (wh), 
 
 • Son of Augustus Jones (white), Surveyor, who came to Canada in Gov Siracoe's time from 
 the State of New York, and who m. TuhbenahneeRuay, dau. of Wahbanosay, a Missisauga Chief, 
 and had issue, viz. : John (above named), or TyenteneRet (apparently so named after Joseph Brant, 
 by whom the name is said to have been conferred) ; Kev Peter, or Kahkewaquonaby, a Wesleyan 
 Missionary ; and three other sons and five daughters 
 
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and has had issue, two daus. viz., Kate, m. to -at 
 Van Boskirk (wh.), and has issue; and F"anny, unm.; 
 zb. — Mary, m. to Frank Dee (wh.), and has had issue, 
 Robert, d. young ; and EHzabeth ; },b. — Charlotte, unm. 
 4. — (Capt.) John Brant, or Ahyonwaeghs, b. 27th Sept. 1794, 
 d. 1832, unm. Was Tehkarihoken or Hereditary Chief of the Six 
 Nations by descent from and nomination of his mother, and a 
 Captain in the army. Of him it is recorded that he was "amiable 
 and manly in his feelings and character, and becoming well acquainted 
 with English literature, his manners were early developed as those 
 of an accomplished gentleman." In the war of 1812, youthful as he 
 was, he took the field w-ith his warriors and was "engaged in many 
 of the actions on the Niagara frontier, in all of which his bearing 
 was chivalrous and his conduct brave." In 1827 he was appointed 
 Superintendent of the Six Nations. He was agent for the Company 
 for Propagation of the Gospel in New England, and in recognition 
 of his services received a handsome testimonial, a cup of gold and 
 silver. In 1832 he was returned Member of the Provincial Parlia- 
 ment for Co. Haldimand, but was unseated on a technicality, and 
 died shortly after. 
 
 2. — Margaret, m. to Powless Powless* and had issue, viz. : 
 \a. — Joseph, m. Mary Hill, and had issue, George, m. Elizabeth 
 Martin, a sister of Dr. Oronhyatekha, above named, and 
 had a son, George, who m. Caroline Martin, and had issue 
 thirteen children, of whom eight d. young. 
 2a. — George, m. Susannah Davis. 
 \a. — Susannah, in. to Isaac Lewis, and had issue, viz. : 
 
 lb. — Joseph (Lewis), d. 1866, Chief 1857 to 1866, m. and 
 
 had issue, two children. 
 2b. — Jacob, who had issue: Joseph, who had issue; Lydia, 
 m. to Robert Brant (above named) ; Christina, m. to 
 Edward Martin, and has issue: Susanna, m. to Law- 
 rence Davis, and has issue. 
 3^. — David (Lewis), Chief 1875 to 1877, m. and. had issue. 
 4^.- — Abram, m. Lydia Hill,'tand had issue: Abram and 
 
 James. 
 5^. — Elias (Lewis), Chief since 1877, m. Lydia Hill.f and 
 has issue: Isaac; Lawrence; Alexander; Susan. 
 
 * This name is also written Howies, I'cwlis, Powlas and Faulus. 
 t Not related to each other 
 
\b. — Margaret, d. 
 
 2<5.— Elizabeth-Ann, m. istly, to Burning and had a 
 
 son Eli ; 2ndly, to Powles Hill, and has two sons. 
 Nelson and Abram. 
 2a. — Rachael. 3a. - Ellen. 
 
 ■},.— Catharine, d. 31st Jan. 1867, m. to Peter John, son of 
 Captain John, and had issue, viz. : 
 
 la.— William (John), Chief 1832 to 1857; who m. Mary Pow- 
 less, and had issue, William, d. ; Peter, d. ; Joseph, d. ; 
 r Elizabeth ; Catharine, d. (drowned). 
 2a. — Isaac. 3a. — Peter, unm. 
 
 4 —Mary, m. to Seth Hill, and had issue, viz : Moses ; Seth ; 
 Elenor; all d. young; Sarah, m. 21st Oct. 1838, to Joseph Lottridge, 
 and had issue, Elizabeth, b. 1844, m. to William Thomas, and had 
 issue two children, who d. young. 
 
 '^.—Elizabeth, b. 1796, d. April 1845, who was one of the 
 distinguished members of the family. She was a woman of dignified 
 presence, combined with an attractive person and charming manners 
 On important occasions she was accustomed to wear an Indian 
 costume suitable to her position, and appear so attired at Govern- 
 ment House balls and on similar occasions She was m. in 1828 to 
 Col William-Johnson Kerr, of Brant House (above named), who d. 
 April, 1845, siie herself dying on the day after his death, and had 
 issue, viz. : 
 
 \a. — Walter, d. July i860, aged 30. s p.,'m. Mary Gray (wh.), 
 who survived him, and was m. 2ndly, to James Weymss 
 (wh.), d., who was some time Police Magistrate of Bra ntford. 
 
 ^a. — ^Joseph, d. unm. 
 
 3a. — WiLLiAM-JoHN-SiMcoE (Kerr), b. 1840, d. 1875, s.p., Chief 
 from 1866 to 1875. Barriater-at-Law 1862, m. 28th July 
 
 1870, Catharine-M , dau. of John-W. Hunter (wh.) 
 
 M.D., of Hamilton, and Olivia his wife. 
 
 !<*• — Catharine, m. to John Osborne (wh.), Merchant in Hamil- 
 ton, afterwards of Winnipeg, and had issue, viz. : 
 \b. — William-John-Kerr, of Winnipeg, 
 i^.— Jean-Earle-Millar, m. to Don Kerli|^''of Winnipeg, 
 and has issue: Edwin-Osborne ; William-Forbes; John- 
 Brant ; Kate, d. young. 
 
2b. 
 
 -Jessie-Murray, m. to Joseph-Edward Young (wh.), of 
 Prince Alber*- N.W.T., son of James Young (d. i8S8), 
 and his wiie Hester, dau. of Thomas Phillips, in Holy 
 Orders, D.D., who came to Canada in 1825, and was 
 Master in Upper Canada College, and afterwards 
 Rector of Weston and Etobicoke. 
 
 LINE OF TEHKARIHOKEN, or Hereditary Chief. 
 
 This line, so far as the Brant family is 
 concerned, is traced from Catharine, third wife 
 (and widow) of Capt. Joseph Brant, who her- 
 self inherited the right of nomination,* and this 
 she exercised in favor of her son, 
 
 Capt John Brant, Ahyonwaegs, who d. 
 1832, when she nominated her grandson, 
 
 William John, the position being held by 
 Henry Brant, as locum tenens, until 1852; Chief 
 John d 1857. 
 
 The right of nomination was then held by 
 Margaret Powles, who named her grandson, 
 Joseph Lewis, who d. 1866. 
 On the death of the latter the eldest woman of the family 
 was Catharine John, who named her sister's son, 
 
 William-John-Simcoe Kerr, who was Chief until 1875, when the 
 nominator was Sarah Lottridge, who named 
 
 David Lewis, brother of the above named Joseph Lewis, and 
 on his death, in 1877, she again exercised the right, and named his 
 brother, 
 
 Elias Lewis, the present Chief. 
 
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 • By Indian custom, descent is traced from the mother, the children being of the family or 
 totem of their mother and not of their father. On a hereditary chieftainship becoming vacant, the 
 senior woman of the family of the last chief has the right of nomination of the successor, naming 
 by preference her own son or grandson, or failing any such, then the son or grandson of her sister 
 or other near relative