The Wicocomico had two villages, one was the Weroance's main village located at the end and slightly North of the Little Wicocomico River, the other village, called Cinquack was located South East of the Weroance's village on the Great Wicocomico River. The Wicocomico had about 520 population, of these 130 were bowmen.

About thirty miles West of the Wicocomico were the Sekacawone, located on the Coane River with a population of about 120, 30 were bowmen.

The tribes that were located beyond the Rappahanock River were considered to be part of the Powhatan Empire, however there is some doubt as to what degree they pledged their loyalty to Powhatan.

In 1652 the Courts of Northumberland County VA directed the Sekacawone's and the Wicocomico's to merge and be moved to South East Lancaster County from their ancestral grounds. The new land ( reservation) consisted of 4400 acres and remained under the control of Northumberland County. It's believed the Cuttatawomen tribe merged with the Wicocomico around 1659 after they relocated to their new location.

From the 1650s until the death of King William Taptico, (the last Tribal Chief of the Wicocomico) in 1719, sufficient information was available to determine the life style and the customs to present a reasonable history of the tribe.

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The area inhabited by tribes of the Powhatan Empire depended on the waterways for transportation and some of their food supplies. The most popular method of transportation was the canoe. A fire was built around the base of a tree to weaken the tree and then toppled. After the limbs were trimmed, a fire was built on the log to char the area that was to be dug out. The primary tool used for the removel of charred wood was a large shell.

Image two represents the type of clothes worn by women. The apron type apparel consisted of various materials, depending on the wealth of the person. Aprons were made of animal hides and various grasses(called silk grass). Normally waist up the women were bare other than adornments of some type. Hair styles varied from tribe to tribe, some wore bangs, others cut their hair to ear level, others wore their hair pulled back.Again it depended on the tribe affiliation.

Image three indicate how the mothers carried their children and was described by Robert Beverley in his book "The History And Present State of Virginia", written in 1705 and is one of the earliest comprehensive works done. According to Beverley, the children were kept on a hard board until their bones begin to harden. They were removed and allowed to play, but most of the time was spent on the board. Another custom that was foreign to the English; each morning the child was dipped in cold water.

The images are generic and are considered to be the type of clothing and other every day activities practiced by the tribes of the Powhatan Confederacy. The images are etchings by De Bry, sometimes in the earlier 1600s. The coloring was added recently.

TAPTICO-TAPP

This section gives a brief history outline of the connection between King William Taptico and the Tapps, included is the first four generations of William Taptico and when they begin using the name,Tapp