Daniel Nimham

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A statue of Daniel Nimham located in the Town of Fishkill, New York, which was commissioned by the Town in 2021.

Daniel Nimham (also Ninham) (1726–1778) was the last chief (sachem) of the Wappinger Native Americans. Ninham learned English and served in the British military during King George's War.[1] He moved to Stockbridge, Massachusetts by 1758. He often returned to Dutchess County, New York. This was where his ancestors had lived. He went to courts to defend the rights of Natives. In a New York Court, Ninham argued that Adolphus Philipse's purchase of Wappinger land was fraud. He and other chiefs went to England to get back this land and to fight for his cause. Ninham was a soldier for the Americans in the American Revolution. He was part of the Stockbridge Militia. His son Abraham Nimham led this militia. This was a Native American militia.[2][3][4] Today, there are many sites named after Ninham and a few statues of Ninham in New York.[5][6][7]

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  1. Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, Vol.3, Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American Ethnology, 1912
  2. Vaughn, Alden. Transatlantic Encounters: American Indians in Britain, 1500-1776, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-86594-8
  3. Grumet, Robert S. "The Nimhams of the Colonial Hudson Valley 1667-1783", The Hudson River Valley Review Archived 2015-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "The Road to Kingsbridge: Daniel Nimham and the Stockbridge Indian Company in the American Revolution". NMAI Magazine. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  5. Parks, New York State. "Daniel Ninham". New York State Parks Blog. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  6. "Van Cortlandt Park Monuments - Chief Nimham Memorial : NYC Parks". www.nycgovparks.org. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  7. "Nimham Mountain Multiple Use Area - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation". www.dec.ny.gov. Retrieved 2022-08-10.