Daniel Nimham
Daniel Nimham (* 1724 ; † August 31, 1778 in Cortland (New York) ) was a chief of the Wappinger tribe . Until 1760 they lived east of the Hudson River about 80 to 180 km north of present-day New York City in the Hudson Valley . In the French and Indian War ( French and Indian War ) (1754-1763) fought Nimham on the side of the British. In his absence, the tribe was forced to relocate near Stockbridge, Massachusetts . After his return Nimham sued unsuccessfully against the expulsion, for which he even went to England.
Nimham returned to the Hudson Valley from Massachusetts for the American Revolutionary War . With his son Abraham Nimham he now fought against the Imperial State Crown . He died along with his son and 40 other tribe members in an attack in what is now Cortland (New York) on August 31, 1778.
A mountain in Putnam County (New York) is named after him, his trunk was named for the places Wappinger and Wappingers Falls . Nimham was possibly also a model or example in novels of the leather stocking series by James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851).
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| SURNAME | Nimham, Daniel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chief of the Wappinger tribe |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1724 |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 31, 1778 |
| Place of death | Cortland (New York) |