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The Honours and Titles, and the Role, of David Hill -The fact that the “honours and titles” of David Hill went to his sister’s son suggestsstrongly that this sister was a Clan Matron, probably the eldest sister, and alive inNovember 1790 (the month and year David died).In sundry sources (see Faux, 2002) it can be seen that David Hill's personal name wasKaronghyontye, but that he also held the Bear Clan Confederacy sachemship ofAstawenserontha – both Native names for Captain David Hill being included in a deedof sale to the Van Horne Patent in New York to Jelles Fonda, 6 July 1789. The othertitles that could be inherited were”Chief” and “Captain”. Hence there were potentiallyfour “honours and titles” for Hill’s successor(s).Some Known Family Relationships of David Hill -The data detailing family relationships as seen in the Jelles Fonda account book recordsare confirmed in many other record sources. Among the most important of these is theSeth Newhouse Manuscript (see Faux, 2002) which lists the women’s and warrior’snames associated with each of the 9 Mohawk families. Included are siblings Kanonraron(Aaron Hill), Oterouyanente (John Hill), Karonghyontye (David Hill); their sisterKateriunigh (Mary Hill); and the latter’s son Kanenkaregowagh (Seth Hill). In additionAnequendahonji (Johannes Crine – Green) the maternal uncle of the first four, andAronghyengtha (John Green Jr.) a first cousin, are all found in this same grouping ofBear Clan family names in the Seth Newhouse Manuscript, and all were from the LowerMohawk (Ft. Hunter) Castle and in the early nineteenth Century the names all belongedto the Astawenserontha Bear Clan family. Other names, particularly those from theUpper Mohawk (Canajoharie) Castle, will soon come into view and will be placed in thecontext of the above family constellation.Succession of Confederacy Sachemship Titles –Among the Six Nations typically inheritance of a Confederacy sachem (principal chief)name such as Astawenserontha (Bear Clan) follows very strict rules involving maternalline succession (e.g., Newhouse, 1885; Parker, 1916). Thus a chief is succeeded by hisbrother or nephew, or maternal cousin but never by his son. It always went to a memberof the former chief’s Clan and Owachira (maternal line), assuming that there was aneligible candidate. Seth Newhouse, in his List of Chiefs, penciled “L.M.” (LowerMohawks) for Astawenserontha, but “U.M.” (Upper Mohawks) in relation to the othertwo Bear Clan Chieftaincies (see Fenton, 1950, p.41).Record Sources 1790 – 1795: Two Major Problems –1) Unfortunately the most potentially useful documentary source is unavailable forthe “critical years”. In other words, there do not appear to be any deeds or relateditems containing lists of chiefs from the date of David Hill’s death in November1790, until the Spring of 1795. As we shall see, the successor noted in the8