Daniel Sunkansin (abt. 1720 - bef. 1776)

Born about 1720 in Mashpee, Barnstable, Massachusetts

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Biography

Daniel was Mashpee Wampanoag.

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Daniel Sunkansin, aka: Suncasin, was born about 1720 and passed away possibly between 1765-1776. His birth is estimated at 20 years before his daughter Sarah was born in 1740. Sarah's birth was also estimated at 20 years before the birth of her son Levi in 1760. This could all change with proper sources. Daniel's daughter Sarah was of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe in Mashpee, Barnstable, Massachusetts. I'm adding the NA sticker to Daniel also. The Suncasin family were Native Americans and involved in the signing of petitions at Mashpee. See Suncansin and Suncasin here:^[1]

Not much is known of Daniel at this time. He is mentioned here in a source attached to his son-in-law, Newport Mye (husband of his daughter Sarah):

Newport Mye married Sarah Suncasin, the daughter of Daniel Suncasin, prior to 1760, as this was when their son, Levi, was born. The couple also had a second son, James Mye.

Daniel Sunkansin may have lived close to his daughter Sarah:

In 1776 Newport and his family lived in a shingled house in the western portion of the tribal lands at Ashumuit [sic# This is possibly Ashumet Pond. The pond is located just south of Joint Base Cape Cod and is divided by the town line between Mashpee and Falmouth.]^[2]

Although Newport was not a Mashpee Indian, he was involved in the political affairs of Mashpee signing a number of petitions, ostensibly in the right of his wife, Sarah, between October 1788 and May of 1795. Newport, Sarah, her sister, Hannah, and their various children were actively involved in the community's efforts to overturn regulations put in place by the Massachusetts General Court in 1788 and 1789 that limited the tribe's self-governance. The removal of the minister Gideon Hawley from the affairs of the tribe was part and parcel of these efforts. ^[3]

See also: Daniel Sunkansin^[4]

Research Notes

1. The only clue of Daniel's death of before 1776 is on his Family Search profile. Could he have fought and died during the American Revolution?

Sources

1. ↑ https://nativenortheastportal.com/bio-biography-alphabetical/s?page=7
2. ↑ https://www.massachusettspaddler.com/ashumet-pond-falmouth-mashpee-barnstable-county
3. ↑ https://nativenortheastportal.com/node/11196
4. ↑ Daniel Sunkansin|https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KZN7-R4Z