David Me naw naw quot

David Me naw naw quot was born by 1813 (age 20 by birth of first child) most likely in the northern area of what is now Antrim county.

The first record of David is the 1839 Annuity Roll:
#10 Me nah nah quot, one man, one woman, three children, received $44.20
under Chief Esh qua guen a ba

David is next found in the records of Rev. Peter Dougherty's Indian Mission Church, at what was later called Old Mission in Grand Traverse county.

From Rev. Dougherty's diary - 29 May 1842

From Rev. Dougherty's diary - 9 Jul 1842

On 4 Jun 1843, Menonequd was received on confession and given the name David Comfort; also on the day Tah we se qua was baptized and given the name Jane Comfort.

On 25 Jun 1843 Menonoqud had four children baptized:
Wassagezhicaqua, Eliza, age 10 [Is this Mary - born 1830-1835, did Mary not join the church, or?]
Wah bun o qua, Susan, age 8 (note states she married Wuhnuhqud in the spring of 1849)
Aish kuh be gah sing, George, age 6 (note states he died 30 Jun 1848)
Henry, age 9 months

On 18 May 1845 Menonequd had one baptized named Sidney

On 25 Dec 1847 Menonequd had one baptized named John

When Rev. Dougherty moved his church to Omena in Leelanau county, some members followed him there, others went to Antrim county, and still others to Emmet county.

Mennonoquat was among the names of the first members of the Andrew Porter Mission in Bear Creek, started in 1852.

1855 Annuity roll
#5 Me naw naw quot, one man, one woman, two children, received $32.28
under Chief Mwaw ke we naw

1858 Annuity roll
#3 Me naw naw quot, one man, one woman, two children, received $16.84
under Chief Mwaw ke we naw

1859 Annuity roll
#3 Me naw naw quot, one man, one woman, two children, received $19.88
under Chief Mwaw ke we naw

1860 Federal Census - Bear Creek, Emmet county

David Owonoquet, 69, farmer, real estate valued $169
Jane, 66
Theresa, 13
Simon Stone, 9
James Kataw, 40
Agatha, 30

Unfortunately the 1860 census does not give relationships.

1861 Annuity roll
#5 Me naw man quot,  one man, one woman, two children, received $13.86
under Chief Mwaw ke we naw


1865 Property Tax
Minanakwd, David, lot 4 NW1/4 of the SW1/4 section 6 T34N R5W, 10.34 acres valued at $28; Part of S1/2 of SW1/4 of NW1/4 section 6 T34N R5W 15 acres valued at $19; 1 log house valued at $10. Total value $57, state tax 6 cents, county tax 97 cents, township tax 6 cents, total $1.09 paid.

1868
#23 David Me naw naw quot, one man, one woman, two children, received $63.40
under Chief Aw me quaw bay

1868 Property Tax
Menanokwd, David Lot 3 in lot 4, section 6 T34N R5W, 10.34 acres valued at $13; state tax 18 cents, county tax 26 cents township tax, total 48 cents
S/12 in part and SW1/4 of NW1/4 section 6 T34N R5W, 15 acres valued at $19; state tax 6 cents, county tax 11 cents, township tax 4 cents, total 21 cents. Total tax 69 cents paid.

1870 Property Tax
Menanakwad, David, - 10.34 acres valued at $65, state tax 4 cents, county tax 59 cents, township tax 20 cents, total tax 83 cents
16.15 acres valued at $35, state tax 2 cents, county tax 32 cents, township tax 11 cents, total tax 45 cents. Total owed $1.28 paid

1870 Annuity Roll
#23 page 26, David Me naw naw quot, one man, one woman, three children, received $76.50
under Chief Aw me gwaw bay [the children are named below on the 1870 Federal Census, most likely orphaned grandchildren]

1870 Federal Census - Bear Creek township, Emmet county

family #10 [note that David and Jane are younger than they were 10 years ago]
Menoquett, David, 60, farmer, real estate valued at $250
" Jane, 70, keep house
" Simon, 18, farm laborer
" Ogsdoon, 12, (female), at home
" Susan, 3

family #11 [the family of David's daughter]
Peissne, Peter, 40, farmer, real estate valued at $175, personal estate valued at $100
Mary, 35, keep house
Simon, 9, at home
Asadin, 1, (female)

family #12 [grandson of David]
[last name blank] Mitchel, 21, farm laborer
Mary, 24, keep house
Edmund, 2
Mary, 34, help keep house [unknown how she relates to family]
Ellen, 12, at home
Sophina, 7

Land allotment - under Chief Mwaw ke we naw
Me naw naw quot - E1/2 SE1/4 section 13, T34N R6W 80 acres, issued 13 Jan 1872

1872 Property tax
Menenakwd, David - 10.34 acres valued at $55, state tax 6 cents, county tax 28 cents, township tax 22 cents, school tax 14 cents, total 70 cents.
16.15 acres valued at $32, state tax 3 cents, county tax 16 cents, township tax 13 cents, school tax 8 cents, total 40 cents. Total owed $1.10 paid.

On 7 Oct 1876 David Me none Kivad and Jane, his wife, of Bear Creek township, sold to Peter Tagwagove and Mary, his wife, of Bear Creek township, for the sum of $12 a parcel of 9 and 9/100 acres in the NE corner of the NW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of section 6, T35N R5W, being 36 rods by 44 rods. Recorded 9 Oct 1876 in Emmet county.

1876 Property tax
Me noni quod, Dan, about 5 acres, valued at $60, state tax 6 cents, county tax 30 cents, township tax 12 cents, highway tax 30 cents, school tax $2.10. Total tax $2.88 paid
about 8.43 acres, exempt on account of old age and poverty.

Also 1876 Property Taxes
Me noni quod, Danl, SE1/4 of SE1/4, section 13, T34N R6W, 40 acres valued at $50, state tax 5 cents, county tax 25 cents. Exempt on all but state and county on account of poverty and infirmity. Paid 30 cents. Remark column says "I think that the NE1/4 of the SE1/4 assesed to Bow na be kwa is Menon i kwad's"

1878 Property Taxes
Menonequet, David, 19.20 acres valued at $150. State tax 15 cents, county tax 90 cents, township tax 21 cents, highway tax 26 cents, school tax $3.87, poor tax 15 cents. Total tax due $5.54, paid 31 Dec 1878.

1880 Federal Census - Bear Creek township, Emmet county

Momanquah, David, head, 89, retired fisherman [note he has aged 29 years in the last 10 years]
" Jane, wife, 85, keeping house [note she has aged 15 years in the last 10 years]
Peosna, Mary, 50, daughter, at home
" Mitchell, 35, grandson, works on farm
" Mary, 38, grandson's wife, making bark work
" Simon, 19, grandson, laborer
" Alice, 7, great granddaughter
" Jesse, 3, great granddaughter

David aged an additional 26 years by 1881 if the notice in the 27 Sep 1881 Emmet County Independent is him. [No death record was found in Antrim county.]

Postcard of Jane and family members. [Title at Little Traverse Historical Society is Mrs. David Menonaqua and Margaret Boyd's families]

Additional photos from Little Traverse Historical Society collections (below)

"Mother Menonaqua"

"Family"

"Mrs. Menoaqua with family"

"Mrs. Menoaqua with daughters and Margaret Boyd"

On 18 Feb 1897 in Petoskey, Menonoquet, female, widow, age 110, died of old age in Petoskey. She is possibly Jane.

Durant Field Notes - 1908

23/26 Me naw naw quot - dead
wife dead
child 1) daughter dead
   her child - Mitchell Pesney, age 62, see 28/26 & 25/26
child 2) dead
child 3) dead

Durant only asked about three children based on David having received payment in 1870 for three children. He actually had a minimum of six children, all of whom had passed by 1908.


The Petoskey Evening News of 27 Dec 1920

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Peter Tay gwaw gaw nay

The first record of the name was found on the 1839 Annuity Roll - Little Traverse band under Chief Nis saw wo quot - #9 Tau guo ga na, two men, two women, no children, received $35.36 [As there are no children, are the men Peter and Louis?]

1855 Annuity Roll - Little Traverse band under Chief Alexander Ne saw wan quot

Peter Tan quaw gaw nay #44, one man, one woman, one child, received $24.96
Louis Tan gwan gaw ne #12, one man, one woman, no children, received $16.64


1858 Annuity Roll - Chief Mwawkewanaw's band

Peter Taw gwaw gaw naw #35,  one woman, 2 children, received $16.84

Taw gwaw gaw naw, #41, one man, one woman, 5 children, received $29.47 [Is he Peter's brother?]


1859 Annuity Roll - Chief Mwawkewanaw's band

Peter Tawgwawgawnay, #32, one man, one woman, two children, received $19.88

Taw gwaw gaw nay, #40, one man, one woman, six children, received $39.76


The 1860 Federal Census - Bear Creek

Peter Pesena, 44, farmer, real estate value $100, personal estate value $200
Mary, 40
Michael, 14
Louis, 3

1861 Annuity Roll

Peter Taw gwaw gaw bay, #34, one man, one woman, two children, received $18.48 under Chief Mwaw ke we naw.

Taw gwaw gaw nay, #42, one man, one woman, seven children, received $41.58 under Chief Naw we maish cotay

1865 Property Tax
Tagwagane, Peter, NE1/4 of the SW1/4 of the NE1/4, section 6 T34N R5W, 10 acres valued at $30; one log home valued at $10; 2 steers valued at $30. Total value $70, state tax 7 cents, county tax $1.19, township tax 7 cents, total $1.33 paid.

1865 Annuity Roll

P. Taw gwaw gaw nay, #14, one man, one woman, two children, received $16, under Chief Joseph Aw me quaw bay.

Taw gwaw gaw nay, #2, one man, one woman, seven children, received $36 under Chief Louis Mick saw bay


1868 Annuity Roll

# 25 Peter Tay gawa gaw nay, one man, one woman, one child, received $47.50, under Chief Aw me quaw bay

#28 - Michl. Tay gwaw gaw nay, one man, one woman, one child, received $47.55,
under Chief Aw me quaw bay

#4 - Taw gwaw gaw nay, one man, one woman, 7 children, received  $42.65,
under Chief Naw we maish co tay


1868 Property Tax
Tagwgane, Peter, NE1/4 of the SW1/4 of the NE1/4, section 6 T34N R5W, 10 acres valued at $40, state tax 12 cents, county tax 24 cents, township tax 8 cents, total 44 cents;
personal property valued at $60, state tax 18 cents, county tax 36 cents, township tax 66 cents, total 66 cents. Total tax $1.10 paid

1870 Annuity Roll

#25 page 26 - Peter Tay gwaw gaw nay, one man, one woman, three children, received $76.50, under Chief Aw me quaw bay
#28 page 26 - Michael Tay gwaw gaw nay, one man, one woman, one child, received $45.90, under Chief Aw me quaw bay

#4 page 20 - Twa gnaw gaw nay, one man, one woman, seven children, received $137.70 under Chief Naw we maish co tay. (On the 1908 field notes Twa gnaw gaw nay is listed at dead, his children using the last name Bwanishing. On two of the children's death record the father's name was given as John Bwanishing and the mother's name as Waukazoo).

1870 Federal Census - Bear Creek township, Emmet county

family #10 - [parents of Peter's wife Mary]
Menoquett, David, 60, farmer, real estate valued at $250
" Jane, 70, keep house
" Simon, 18, farm laborer
" Ogsdoon, 12, (female), at home
" Susan, 3

family #11
Peissne, Peter, 40, farmer, real estate valued at $175, personal estate valued at $100
Mary, 35, keep house
Simon, 9, at home
Asadin, 1, (female)

family #12 [Peter's son]
[last name blank] Mitchel, 21, farm laborer
Mary, 24, keep house
Edmund, 2
Mary, 34, help keep house [unknown how she and her children relate to family]
Ellen, 12, at home
Sophina, 7

1870 Property Tax
Tagwagane, Peter, a piece of land 9 chains North and South by 11 chains East and West in NE corner of NW1/4 of SW1/4, 9.90 acres valued at $60. State tax 3 cents, county tax 54 cents, township tax 18 cents. Total 75 cents paid.

Land allotment - Little Traverse band under Chief Alex Ne saw waw quot

#496 Peter Taw gwaw gaw noe, W1/2 NE1/4 section 19, T34N R5W, 80 acres, Bear Creek township, Emmet county. Signed 13 Jan 1872

Land allotment - Little Traverse band under Chief Alex Ne saw waw quot
#465 Louis Taw gwaw gaw nay, W1/2 NW1/4 section 6, T34N R5W, 80 acres, Bear Creek township, Emmet county [Peter's brother?]

Land allotment - Cross Village band under Chief Joseph Naw we maish co tay
#141 Louis Taw gwaw gaw nay, W1/2 NE1/4 section 7, T37N R5W, 80 acres, Center township, Emmet county. [Unknown how or if he is related to Peter]


1872 Property Tax

Tagwgane, Peter, 5.4 acres in section 6, T34N R5W valued at $40. State tax 7 cents, county tax 33 cents, township tax 26 cents, school tax 16 cents. Total 82 cents paid.

Tagwgane, Michigan, 4.5 acres in section 6, T34N R5W valued at $30. State tax 4 cents, county tax 16 cents, township tax 16 cents, school tax 10 cents. Total 50 cents paid.

Patent recorded 5 Oct 1874 in Emmet County, United States to Peter Taw-gwaw gaw noe, W1/2 of NE 1/4, section 19 T34N R5W, 80 acres.

1874 Property taxes
Tagwagana, Peter - 9.9 acres valued at $50, state tax 5 cents, county tax 60 cents, township tax 30 cents, school tax $1. Total tax $1.95 paid

Tagwagana, Mitchell - 4 acres valued at $25, state tax 3 cents, county tax 30 cents, township tax 15 cents, school tax 50 cents, total 98 cents; personal property valued at $100, state tax 10 cents, county tax $1.20, township tax 60 cents, school tax $2, total $3.90. Total tax $4.88 paid

On 31 Mar 1875 Peter Taw gwaw gaw noe and Mary, his wife, of Bear Creek township, sold to William E. Brown, Jr of Bear Creek township, for the sum of $100, the SW 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of section 19, T34N R5W, consisting of 40 acres. Recorded 10 Apr 1875 in Emmet county.

Warranty Deed - Peter Tagwagane and Mary, his wife, of Bear Creek township, sold to H. B. Miller for the sum of $50, Lot #12, section 12, T35N, R6W consisting of 10.28 acres. Signed 1 Aug 1875.

1875 Property Tax
Tamegwawganoe, Peter, 9.9 acres valued at $100, state tax 5 cents, county tax 40 cents, school tax $2.80, poor tax 30 cents, total $3.55 paid
Personal property valued at $50, state tax 3 cents, county tax 20 cents, school tax $1.35, poor tax 15 cents, total $1.73 paid

1876 Property tax
Tegwagone, Peter, 3.9 acres valued at $50, state tax 5 cents, county tax 25 cents, poor tax 10 cents, highway tax 25 cents, school tax $1.75, total $2.40 paid.

Tegwagone, Michael, about 4 acres valued at $70, state tax 7 cents, county tax 35 cents, poor tax 14 cents, highway tax 35 cents, school tax $2.45, total $5.36 paid.

On 7 Oct 1876 David Me none Kivad and Jane, his wife, of Bear Creek township, sold to Peter Tagwagove and Mary, his wife, of Bear Creek township, for the sum of $12 a parcel of 9 and 9/100 acres in the NE corner of the NW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of section 6, T35N R5W, being 36 rods by 44 rods. Recorded 9 Oct 1876 in Emmet county.

Peter died prior to the 1880 census. Information on wife Mary is here for after Peter's death, and here for before their marriage.

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