Molly Brant, Great Mohawk Leader – Choice of Vessel, Direct or Remote Bind

This listing is for the pendant, direct bind, or remote bind, which will serve as a vessel for the spirit of Molly Brant, a Mohawk leader in New York and Canada in the era of the American Revolution. She was born Mary to Peter Tehonwaghkwangeraghkwa, and died when Molly was just 9. Molly’s mother, Margaret, married Brant Kanagaradudnkwa, a Mohawk sachem of the Turtle clan. Molly and her brother, Joseph, took their stepfather's name which was unusual for that time. One of Molly's Mohawk names, perhaps her birth name, was Konwatsi'tsiaienni, which means "Someone Lends Her a Flower." Her other Mohawk name, given to her at adulthood in a customary mark of passage, was Degonwadonti, meaning "Two Against One."

Molly is, surprisingly, not as well-known as she is so deserving. Molly became an influential Native American leader and a lifelong loyalist to the British crown before, during, and after the American Revolution.

Born in 1736, at a time when the Mohawk, part of the larger Iroquois federation of tribes, were increasingly subject to European influence, and in 1754, at the age of 18, she accompanied a delegation of Mohawk elders to Philadelphia to discuss fraudulent land transactions—a moment that is cited as her first political activity. This was a great honor, because she was a woman, and showed her ability to persuade her sense of the law and rights of all people.

In her early twenties, Molly met General Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet of New York, a British officer during the French and Indian War who had been appointed superintendent for Indian affairs for the Northern colonies. He was a friend of Molly's stepfather.   Although her race and class prevented them from being officially wed, they were common-law married and had nine children together. Johnson had acquired 600,000 acres of land in Mohawk Valley, and Molly, like other women of her time, came to manage a large and complex household, entertaining dignitaries both European and Indian. Their partnership proved politically fruitful, giving Johnson a familial connection to the powerful Iroquois tribes and earning Molly, who hailed from a matrilineal clan, increasing prestige as an influential voice for her people.

During the Revolutionary War, Molly and her family, like many Native Americans, sided with the British, who promised to protect their lands from colonists’ encroachment. Known as a persuasive speaker, she is credited with convincing Iroquois leadership to join/follow the British camp. Throughout the war, she acted as a spy, passing intelligence about the movement of colonial forces to British forces, while providing shelter, food, and ammunition to loyalists. When they ended up on the losing side, Molly and her children fled to Canada, where she and other loyalists established the town of Kingston. After the war, the British paid her a pension for her services.

General Sir William Johnson died in July 1774. In his will, he left 25,000 acres of land, money, and slaves to Brant and their children. Molly returned to Canajoharie with her children, personal belongings, and slaves. There she lived a comfortable life in a large house and prospered as a fur trader. Brant died in Kingston on April 16, 1796, at age 60, and was buried in St. Paul's Churchyard, the settlement's first burial ground.

She seeks a lifetime companion.

If a vessel is chosen, it is a vintage tribal arrow-carved pendant made of an orangish-speckled stone with accenting beads. It hangs on a brown suede and leather cord. If a direct or remote bind is chosen any shipping charges will be refunded.

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