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5) 18 February 1805 we find “Aghstawenserontha” (his mark), (Ibid., pp.93-4)6) 22 August 1805, “Seth Kaneakaregowa” (his mark) appears (AO, UCLP, Petitionof William Kennedy Smith, S20/64)7) 22 July 1806 the name “Seth aghStaweanserontha” is found among thoseattending a Council meeting (Newberry Library, Ayer Ms, John NortonLetterbook, Council at Ft. George)It is interesting and perhaps important to note that John Young, and his son in lawWarner Nelles, were generally among the three or so witnesses to these deeds andCouncil minutes.What is difficult to explain is whether Seth held the title Astawenserontha (or evenKaronghyontye) prior to it appearing in print.There are a number of references pertaining to “Capt. Seth” as a messenger sent by Brantduring the year 1797 (e.g., Russell Papers, Vol. 2, p.41, Joseph Brant to D.W. Smith, 15December 1797). It can be inferred that he either inherited or was assigned the “Captain”title prior to this time. Again the question can be asked, did Seth inherit this title from hisuncle David Hill before 1792?Ultimately the question is, does Seth, the undisputed inheritor of three of his uncle’s titles(at least in or before 1805), have a sister Catharine born about 1747 (date of birth ofCatharine from the 1783 Census of Niagara). The parents Johannes (Hans) “son of Seth”and Maria (Mary) “daughter of Aaron” were married 12 January 1747 at the AlbanyReformed Dutch Church (see Sievertsen, 1996 for all references to church registerdetails).Seth and most of his kin are recorded in the account books dating to the early and mid1770s of Jelles Fonda (a Mohawk Valley shop keeper who served the Native community,particularly those of Ft. Hunter, prior to the American Revolution). Here it is possible toreconstruct detailed genealogies, due to the meticulous record keeping. Seth had a(step?) sister Margaret and a brother John noted here in the mid 1770s, with a motherMary, uncles Aaron and David Vanderbarrak (Hill) and step – father Sadoquot (JellesFonda Accounts, Cornell University Library, Microfilm 903). Importantly, no Catharineappeared in these family accounts.It will be important to try to find a suitable (e.g., born circa 1747 as per the Census ofNiagara in 1783) Catharine in the Mohawk baptismal records, to show that indeedJohannes and Mary Hill were the parents of Catharine, who was in turn the persondescribed in the 1792 diary. The only possible entry appears in the Anglican registers ofFt. Hunter, where a Catharine, daughter of Johannes and Mary, was baptized 14 February1758. Two years earlier an Aaron, son of Johannes and Mary, was baptized 15 February1756. These would seem to be bother and sister – and with an elder Aaron being thefather of Mary Hill, it is quite likely that this was Mary Hill Kateriunigh (David Hill’ssister). In 1768, a daughter Mary was baptized to Johannis and Mary at theCaughnawaga Reformed Dutch Church (near the trading post of Jelles Fonda at10