Documenting the American South

Monument Name

Honoring Kilcocanen and the Yeopim Indians, Hertford

Type

Plaque

Subjects

Historic Native American Figures

American Indian Monuments

Colonial History

City

Hertford

County

Perquimans

Description

An incised rectangular granite plaque commemorates Kilocanen and the Yeopim Indians. It is surrounded by red brick pavers next to the walkway into the Perquimans County Courthouse.

Inscription

HONORING KILOCANEN / AND THE YEOPIM INDIANS / FOR THEIR FRIENDSHIP IN THE / SETTLEMENT OF PERQUIMANS COUNTY / MARCH 1, 1661 – SEPTEMBER 15, 1983 / FOUR HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY COMMITTEE

Custodian

Perquimans County

Dedication Date

September 15, 1983

Decade

1980s

Geographic Coordinates

36.189250 , -76.465600 View in Geobrowse

Supporting Sources

Green, Michael D., 2006. “Weapemeoc Indians,” NCpedia.org, (accessed March 12, 2024) Link

Hill, Michael, 1998. “Yeopim,” NCpedia.org, (accessed March 12, 2024) Link

Leicester, Cindy. “Commissioners Purchase Trucks for Water Department,” The Perquimans Weekly (Hertford, NC), September 8, 1983

Mansfield, Pat. “Heritage Day Kicks Off Summer Festival,” The Perquimans Weekly (Hertford, NC), September 15, 1983

Martin, Jonathan. “Perquimans County (1668),” North Carolina History Project, northcarolinahistory.org, (accessed March 12, 2024) Link

Parker, Mattie Erma E., 1986. “Durant (Durand, Duren), George,” NCpedia.org, (accessed March 12, 2024) Link

Winslow, Mrs. J. Emmett. “Association Enters Phase II of Work,” ,” The Perquimans Weekly (Hertford, NC), September 22, 1983

“Finding Aid of America’s Four Hundredth Anniversary Committee Record Group,” North Carolina Department of Archives, (accessed March 12, 2024) Link

“Honoring Kilocanen and the Yeopim Indians,” The Historical Marker Database, HMdb.org, (accessed March 12, 2024) Link

Public Site

Yes

Materials & Techniques

Granite

Sponsors

Four Hundredth Anniversary Committee (See Subject Notes)

Subject Notes

The Yeopim Indians were a small tribe that occupied the present counties of Camden, Currituck, Perquimans and Pasquotank. In the early 1660’s the tribe leader, Kilcocanen (Kiscutanewh), granted tracts of land to Nathaniel Batts (1661) and George Durant (1662). The deeds for these land tracts are the oldest surviving for North Carolina.

Between 1984 and 1987 North Carolina commemorated the four hundredth anniversary of the Roanoke Voyages, the first English expeditions to explore the coastal regions of what is now North Carolina. The voyages attempted to found a military colony on Roanoke Island and a civilian settlement now famous as the “Lost Colony.”

Location

The memorial plaque is located on N. Church Street between E. Grubb and E. Market Streets in Hertford, NC to the right of the entrance to the Perquimans County Courthouse. The Veterans Memorial and a memorial to “Catfish” Hunter stand a few feet away. The Confederate Soldiers Monument stands to the left of the courthouse entrance.