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Saukies or Sauhees

Joe Saukees, was a brother to Mary Ann Saukies.

"Joe Saukies, she's been huntin' up Nicatomis and went out Burlin'ton for syrup. Gone house; speak so he want um braid [struck through] keag {cake}. Then he dont know what; say no got um braid [struck through] keag. Then speaks so, want 'um fraid {bread}. Then he say 'dont fraid; we good folks, dont hurt you. Other one say he no fraid; he want um fraid heat; braid heat {bread to eat}. He no talk good Englis, my fader You see what she want, 'es braid [underlined]. Old haid see no speak Englis." He died aged about 30. Joe Lola told the above tale of haid & fraid - to father, who, lying in the back of the tent with Joe's son, said Joe's son was corrected with laughter over his fathers English

Mary Ann Sauhees married Peol Leusta and died at Olamon Island She was father's nurse when a child -

Peol Saukies married Maria Neptune [struck through] Natanis {Notamis?}. He was the orator of the tribe, a big stout man, a great rascal but a good deer hunter. He originated the hen Party. * Lervey Ketchum (1917) says she belonged to the Pig gens [both underlined]

In re Clara (Mitchell) Neptune's weird tale of Marie Sauhees origin see elsewhere

Stanley - Clara says John Stanley died in New York; that he married Mahli Cecil & had 2 daughters & 1 son. Says she herself lived 5 years in Hoboken. I think John [underlined] Stanley who worked for my father in Civil War was her son {both underlined], & her husband was Henry [underlined],