Mekinges Conner

Mekinges Conner
BornAfter 1780
Near Anderson, Indiana
Diedc. 1861
NationalityLenape
SpouseWilliam Conner (married 1802)
Children6
Parent(s)Chief William Anderson and Ahkechelungunaqua

Mekinges Conner (after 1780 – c. 1861) was a Lenape woman.[1]

Little is known about Mekinges Conner considering her role in the history of Hamilton County, Indiana. Many articles have been written about her husband William Conner,[2] a pioneer on the banks of the White River who worked side by side with the Lenape, establishing a trading post and fur trade. Conner's marriage to Mekinges earned him a special status among—and perhaps the trust of—the Lenape, which would help to enable his business dealings as well as facilitate his role in the process of indigenous removal.[3]

  1. ^ Weslager, C. A. (1978). The Delaware Indians: A History. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press. p. 334. ISBN 978-0-8135-0702-6.
  2. ^ Augustus Finch Shirts, "A History of the Formation and Settlement and Development of Hamilton County, Indiana From the Year 1818 to the Close of the Civil War", 1901
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference :4 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).