Debedeavon Monument at Northampton Virginia Courthouse
Accawmack leader
Personal details
Died
1657
Relations
Brother, Kiptopeke; daughter, Nandua
Debedeavon (died 1657) was the chief ruler of the Accawmack people who lived on the Eastern Shore of Virginia upon the first arrival of English colonists in 1608. His title was recorded as "Ye Emperor of Ye Easterne Shore and King of Ye Great Nussawattocks," and he was also known familiarly as "the Laughing King". He also seems to be the same figure who was known variously in English records as Esmy Shichans, Tobot Deabot, and Okiawampe.
Debedeavon (died 1657) was the chief ruler of the Accawmack people who lived on the Eastern Shore of Virginia upon the first arrival of English colonists...
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Chiefdom but enjoyed autonomy under their own Paramount Chief or "Emperor", Debedeavon (aka "The Laughing King"). Half a million Native Americans were living...
Chiefdom, but enjoyed autonomy under their own Paramount Chief or "Emperor", Debedeavon (aka "The Laughing King").[citation needed] By early 1609, relations had...
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enjoyed some measure of semi-autonomy under their own paramount chief, Debedeavon, aka "The Laughing King". The Piedmont and area above the fall line were...
who arrived in Virginia in 1608 and lived with natives as a liaison. Debedeavon of the Accomac people gifted Savage 9,000 acres (14 sq mi) of land on...
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