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It can be safely concluded that sometime between 31 July 1809 and 1 January 1810,Paulus Shagoyadiyostha began using the name Karonghyontye in all official records.Hence one reasonable interpretation is that his cousin Seth died about one year previous,and Paulus was raised up as Karonghyontye in late 1809. It is possible that Isaac Brantwas residing in the Sandusky area, and died in 1809 thereby making the name availablefor a successor. Catharine’s grandson Warner H. Nelles did not give up his chiefly titlewhich he held from 1817 to his death in 1896, even though he left Six Nations to residein St. Catharines Ontario in 1820 (see later).In exploring the succession of the title beyond Paulus Shagoyadiyostha matters get verycomplicated. It would appear that both Paulus Shagoyadiyostha and a Paulus Sahonwadiwere contemporaries (although the latter died circa 1787) and each had two sons, PeterPaulus and Paul Paulus (Powless). There was also a likely kinship connection betweenthe two. It appears that Sahonwadi may have married Margaret, the sister of CaptainSeth Hill Astawenserontha.At some point likely during the War of 1812, Paulus Shagoyadiyostha died. On a “Listof Mohawks who receive rations”, undated, but relating to the time of the War of 1812,there is a “Widow Paulus Deyotwanhea” – the later is very similar to the apparent givenname of Isaac (brother of Paulus) of Deyoyonwatheh (Archives of Ontario, MS 94, JohnNorton Papers, 1796-1843). Therefore about 1812 Paulus Shagoyadiyostha /Karonghyontye had died and his title assigned to his probable nephew or other maternalline kinsmanOn 29 November 1817, a List of Indian Claimants for Losses Sustained during he lateWar included 77 Mohawk Claimants, plus the name of the person who received the thirdinstallment in 1837. Two entries of interest are:7) Widow Powlis, received by Mary Johnson, her mark.8) Pawlis Onwanegharaugh, received by Paul Powlis, his mark.(Archives of Ontario, 8 Victoriae, Appendix GGG, A. 1844-5). Caderin Pauls (widow)was still alive when a census of the Upper Mohawks was taken 31 July 1823 (RG10, Vol.41, p.22349).As to Paulus’ name Karonghyontye, apparently when the eldest son of PaulusSahonwadi, Paulus Powless, reached adulthood he was given the name Karonghyontye –“signing” by making his mark. He appears as Paulus Paulus X Karenyontye in a deedsigned 17 February 1816 (Archives of Ontario, MU2918, Street Papers), along withFrancis Cotter (whose importance will become clear soon). He was shown as PaulusOnwaneharon (another Astawenserontha name; and the same as the above from the 1817Claim), 24 June 1813, listed between brothers Francis Cotter and Nicholas Cotter amongthe Mohawks at Beaver Dams (Johnston, 1964, p.203). Hence sometime between 1813and 1816 Paulus Powless became Karonghyontye. However, why Karonghyontye wasnot recorded on the list of “Principle Chiefs” composed by George Martin in 1815 is amystery. It seems to have been replaced by Tahatonne linked to Astawenserontha with a29