Casseques and Kyewaw Tribes - Wolfbaby78
Subject: Casseques and Kyewaw Tribes
From: Wolfbaby78
Date: March 12, 2001

Greetings, I saw a post on SCRoots and I found some information on the trible 
you mentioned.  Below is what I have.

Chapter III---The Old Settlers--- from the book South Carolina Indians and 
Indian Traders beginning in 1670.

The Kussos
On the 10th day of March 1675, the " Casseques" and Proprietors of Great and 
Lessor "Cassor" lying on the River of "Kyewaw" the River of Stono and the 
Freshes of the River of " Edistoh" deeded the tract of land to the Lords 
Proprietors of Carolina for a " valuable parcel of Cloth, Hatchetts, Beads 
and other goods and manufactures now received at the hands of Andrew 
Percivall Gent."
These were the Kusso Indians deeding the 18.75 square miles ---12,000 acres 
on what is now Hwy. 61---to the Lords Proprietors of Carolina. Lesser 
"Cassor" was Kiawah.  At that time, the Indians moved off the land between 
the Ashley, Stono, and Edisto Rivers.  St. Gyles Cussoe became the Seigniory 
of the Honorable Anthoney Earl of Shaftesbury Lord Baron Ashley of Winborne 
St. Gyleses Lord Cooper of Pawlett. Various Indian Caciques and Captians, 
both men and women, made their marks witnessed by the following, John Smuth, 
Jacob waight, James Palmer, David Maybanck, John Walker (his mark), James 
Clues ( his mark), Henry Clement ( his mark ).  See copy of page from South 
Carolina Proprietrory Grants Vol. 38, p.    Stop


There are maps which show the location of the 12,000 acres from a 1969 map. 
 there is a creek called Coosaw Swamp flows westwardly into Ashley river. 
 The neck of land between Dorchester creek and Sahley river, on that 
vicinity, bore the name of Booshoo in the records as early as 1682.  the 
English settlers may or may not have learned the place name "Booshoo" from 
the Kusso Indians. etc, etc, etc,  

I hope this helps you somewhat in your question of the Casseques and Kyewaw. 

Sincerely
Melinda T. Crowder

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