Shilling, Thankful
Thankful Shilling was a Native woman from the Connecticut River tribal communities with connections to the Wangunk and Tunxis communities. In 1769, she purchased a little more than an acre of land and a dwelling house from James and Rachel Wawowos and David and Sarah Towsey. At that time, Thankful was living in Middletown. It is possible she was the Thankful Cushoy that presented a Wangunk petition to the General Assembly in 1760 along with Hannah Mamanash, Susannah Pockamoges, and Samuel and Moll Robbins.
See The Memorial of Job Bates and Isaac Waterman, 1760.10.06.00 https://www.nativenortheastportal.com/digital-heritage/memorial-job-bate...Additional sources for this biography come from the Related Digital Heritage Items listed below.
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