Have you heard stories about having an Indian or Native American Princess among your ancestors? Have you ever heard your parents say you had Indian or Native American Blood? Well don’t say no right away because it just might be true. I have traced my ancestors ,and I still have not traced all of them but I did find an Indian Princess in my line and if you have Acadian Blood perhaps she is in yours too. First of all I would like to talk about the great chief Madockawando. Found the following articles :
The first documentation of Chief Madockawando was in 1669 when he was described as Chief of the Pentagoets (Penobscots). He was said to be living at Bagaduce near modern day Castine, Maine, which is on the eastern shore of the Penobscot Bay near the mouth of the Penobscot River. Madockawando married a Chief’s daughter from the Kennebec River Valley. This marriage produced many children, most wholly unknown to history except for his daughter Pidianiske. This daughter, later baptized as Marie Mathilde, married a French Nobleman, Jean Vincent d’ Abbadie, the Baron of St. Castin. The Baron was sent to Maine in 1670 and moved from Fort Pentagoet to the local Indian village. Madockawando and the Baron became friends and engaged in trade relations. This relationship, as well as the marriage, helped solidify the alliance between the French and Penobscot in the region.
During the time of King Philip’s War, Chief Madockawando sought peace between the Penobscot and the English and attended many peace meetings with Lt. Governor William Phips of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Phips drafted a treaty that called for the Penobscot to live under English rule and to cut all alliances with the French, but Madockawando and other Penobscot leaders could not agree to these terms. Chief Madockawando tried hard to stay out of King Philip's War, but after the death of his sister due to English attacks on Fort Pentagoet, he and other Penobscots joined the conflict.
On January 25, 1692 Chief Madockawando led 150 Penobscot warriors in an attack on village of York, Maine.(source; Penobscot Culture.com )
Madockawando as chief and Shaman was a soothsayer, clairvoyant, necromancer, exorcist and was in a position to act as a middleman between his people and the powers that meddle with life. He is a "wonder-worker", whose magic was derived from the spiritual and animal world. Indeed, the very ending of his name means mysterious, magical, powerful, miraculous, enabling things to be done supernaturally. He could lead them to game; he could drive out the devils of disease and circumvent the magic of enemies. Ordinary men could fight, but only the man with magic could content with the unseen powers and work out destiny. (also found this online)
Now I would like to talk about his son in law Jean Vincent D’Abbadie de Saint Castin married to Pidianiske later baptized under Marie Mathilde. She was the Indian Princess. The following was found in the Society Historique Acadienne Vol 26.
Jean Vincent D’Abbadie de Saint Castin was born around 1652 he was a descendant of the noble house of Foix-Grailly of Bearn in Gascony. Saint Castin was a descendant of warriors,mercenaries and daredevils. He was a second cousin to one of the Three Musqueteers made famous by Alexandre Dumas. He played a most important role with the Acadians and Abenaki development. He was an ensign with the Carignan-Salieres Regiment with whom he came to New France in 1665. He arrived at Pentagouet (Penobscot) July 17 1670 aboard the Saint -Sebastien with commander Hector d’Andigne de Grandfontaine who established a fort there.
Saint Castin under Governor Frontenac’s orders became a leader of men, both of the Abenaki Nation and of Acadie. He helped restore the fort in Jemsec and established relay posts between the Fort of Pentagouet and Quebec, on behalf of King of France. The Abenaki Nation which consisted of at least ten different tribes made him the “Grand Chief”. He had children by Marie Pidiwamiska also spelled Pidi8amisk8a and Pidianske, and then by her sister Melchide sometimes called Mathilde whom he later married. They were daughters of the supreme chief or grand sachem of the Pentagouets, Madockawando. Saint Castin received a seigneury on the Saint John River Oct 14 1689, adjoining the lands of Jemseg, two leagues along the river and two leagues deep. This seigneury was given with the title of Fief,Seigneury and Justice. The enormous monies Saint Castin brought over from France were used to further the cause of both the Abanaki and Acadian people. He land holdings which he inherited after his brother’s death were vast. On his mother’s side of the family, which included a branch of the House of Foix-Grailly, Saint Castin was descended from the Vicomte Bernard de Bearn. The lands of Saint Castin in France became a part of the family estate in 1581 by the marriage of Bernadine de Luger, Dame de Saint Castin to Jean Pierre d’Abbadie .One of their grandsons was Jean Jacques d’Abbadie de Saint Castin born 1620 married Isabeau de Bearn-Bonasse. She died of the plague in 1652. They were the parents of Jean Vincent d’Abbadie de Saint Castin who was born around 1652 married only once but had children with Marie Pidiwamiska and her sister who he married. Their marriage was blessed in 1684. Twelve children of Jean Vincent d’Abbadie have been identified:
1. Claire Pidwamiska married Paul Meunier son of Jean Meunier and Marguerite Housseau.
2. Therese Pidwamiska married Philippe Mius D’Entremont son of Jacques D’Entremont and Anne de St Etienne de La Tour.
3. Demoiselle (name unknown) married Philippe Meunier .
4. Demoiselle (name unknown) married a Chateauneuf. She is the daughter of Saint Castin that Colonel Benjamin Church took as prisoner to Boston during the raid of 1704 on Penboscot.
5.Anastasie D’Abbadie de Saint Castin married Alexandre Le Borgne de Belle Isle. At her marriage as stated in the Port Royal register, she was said to be the daughter of Melchilde. Alexandre apparently lived at Penobscot, while his wife and children lived in Port Royal. He along with his 2 sons, his brother in law and Father Lauverjat signed the Peace Treaty between the Abenake and the English at Casco Bay in 1727.
6. Bernard d’Abbadie entered the Seminary of Quebec he drowned while on a voyage to France in 1704.
7. Bernard-Anselme d’Abbadie married in Port Royal to Marie Charlotte D’Amour de Chauffours. He was very active in Acadian affair. He kept his family in Port Royal while he lived in Penobscot. In 1707 as Captain of the Infantry he led the Abenaki against the English attack on Port Royal forcing the latter to withdraw for a time.
8. Ursule d’Abbadie de Saint Castin, married to a D’Amour.
9. Jean Pierre d’Abbadie went to the Quebec Seminary speaking an Indian Language. He died of smallpox at the age of ten.
10. Joseph d’Abbadie lived with the Abenaki in 1720 he inherited the title of Baron de Saint Castin. He was chosen great chief and waged guerilla warfare against the New Englanders.
11. An unidentified male D’Abbadie. Documents refer to his drunkenness and argumentative behavior which was eventually the cause of his death from two knife wounds by his nephew.
12. Demoiselle name unknown d’Abbadie , she is said to have been a passenger on the cargo ship, Le Chameau in 1720 coming to Quebec from Ile d’Aix.
Keep on reading to see if you branch into any of the following couples.
Children of Anastasie d’Abbadie de Saint Castin and Alexandre LeBorgne
1. Emmanuel-Alexandre LeBorgne married Marie Leblanc
2.Jacques LeBorgne married Marie Anne Vigneau
3.Marie Josephe LeBorgne married Joseph Dupont
4. Marie Belisle married Francois Robichaud
5.Francoise Belisle married Pierre Robichaud.
As you can see there are two Robichaud lines branching into the Indian Princess line, the following is my line.
Marguerite Robichaud married Etienne Leger
Pierre dit Pitre Robichaud married Agnes Cormier
Francois Robichaud married Francoise Cecile Thibodeau
Francois Robichaud married Madeleine Theriot
Francois Robichaud married Marie Belisle
Anastasie D’Abbadie de Saint Castin married Alexandre LeBorgne de Belisle
Marie Mathilde married Jean Vincent d’Abbadie de Saint Castin.
Madockawando the great Indian Chief.
Now see if you connect to any of the above names thus you will be able to say you have an Indian Princess in your family tree. Now I would like to share some of my products which you can find at
I want to thank you for this info as I am the grand son of Nazaire Sippley with direct ties back to the Great Chief Madockawando and his daughter via my Grandfather and his mother. This gives me so much more and makes me very proud of of or family's Noble bloodlines.
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