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"
"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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