Ancestry of
Cornplanter
Seneca War Chief
Who was John Abeel (aka Cornplanter)?
John Abeel (aka Cornplanter) was a Seneca war chief. His father Johannes “John” Abeel was a successful businessman and the second Mayor of Albany, New York. His mother was a Seneca princess known as Gah-hon-no-neh or She-who-goes-to-the-river.
During the French and Indian War of the mid-1700s, Cornplanter allied with the French against the British and was present at General Braddock's defeat. However, during the American Revolution, Cornplanter allied with the British against the American cause. In 1778 Cornplanter was present at the Battle of Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania. The Americans refer to the battle as the Wyoming Valley Massacre as many settlers were killed and their properties destroyed.
Famous Kin
Since Seneca Chief Cornplanter's father was Dutch, he has a few famous kin through his father's family. The most notable of Chief Cornplanter's kin is the Roosevelt family with whom he has kinship to Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin D. Roosevelt, and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. He also has a family connection to inventor Thomas Edison and Declaration of Independence signer Philip Livingston.
Some of the most recently added connections of famous kin for Cornplanter
Abigail Johnson
President and CEO of Fidelity Investments
4th cousin 7 times removed
via Pieter Tjercks of Emden
Jonathan Bush
Co-founder and CEO of athenahealth
4th cousin 7 times removed
via Pieter Tjercks of Emden
Philip Livingston
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
3rd cousin 1 time removed
via Pieter Tjercks of Emden
Eleanor Roosevelt
First Lady of President Franklin D. Roosevelt
3rd cousin 4 times removed
via David Pieterse Schuyler
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