Timeline and locations of Saponi and Siouan peoples movements from the 1600s to the 1700s by Barry Carter.

For those researching Siouan peoples of the Piedmont of Virginia / North Carolina, many of whom carry the identification of Blackfoot.

The documentation of a band known as the “Blackfoot of the Seneca” in WV, and the close associations of the Saponi/Tutelo people with the Seneca in the 18th century, combined with the other associations of the term Blackfoot with the Saponi/Tutelo is still …

Collins and Taylor timeline in North Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee.

Description of the Saponi Indians fro the Indians of North America by John Swanton. The Saponi belonged to the Siouan linguistic family.

Population ~ The Saponi and the Tutelo are identified by Mooney (1928) as remnants of the Mannhoac and Monacan with an estimated population of 2,700 in 1600. In 1716 the Huguenot Fontaine found 200 Saponi, Manaboac, and Tutelo at Fort Christanna. In 1765, when they were living on the upper Susquehanna, the Saponi are said to have had 30 warriors.

History, genealogy and DNA research of Blackfoot Saponi surnames. Saponi news, events, culture, Tutelo language resources and more.

The story of the Great Trading Path, centered at Occoneeche Island in what is now Clarksville, VA, is inextricably intertwined with that of Bacon's Rebellion.

Links to Saponi websites and associated groups including other Siouan groups the Catawba, Monacan, Occaneechi, and Waccamaw.

An historical account of a Collins family journey, and the footsteps of their descendants. By Frankie Blackburn with Brenda Collins Dillon.