The Powhatan (Paqwachowng) Nations were Virginia Algonguians speaking people. There were between 14,000-21,000 Powhatan people in eastern Tidewater Virginia when the English colonized Jamestown in 1607. Under the leadership of Chief Wahunsunacawh Powhatan he created the Powhatan Confederation with 30 additional Native American Nations in eastern Virginia. Each of the tribes within this organization had its own weroance (leader, commander etc..) which all paid tribute to the Powhatan Chief.
Notable Powhatan descendant of Pocahontas.
- Edith Bolling Gait Wilson (President Woodrow Wilson Wife)
- Glenn Strange (American Actor)
- Wayne Newton (Entertainer) Also of Cherokee Ancestry
- Percival Lowell (Astronomer and Mathematician)
- George Wythe Randolph (First Families of Virginia)
- Richard E. Byrd (Admiral) (First Families of Virginia)
- Harry F. Byrd (Virginia Governor) (First Families of Virginia)
Some of the Powhatan surnames include the following:
- Bolling
- Byrd
- Strange
- Randolph
- Newton
- Lowell
