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John Killbuck, Jr.
b.1737 near Leighigh River, Pennsylvania
d.1811 Goshen, Ohio
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  1. John Killbuck, Jr.1737 - 1811
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Name John Killbuck, Jr.
Alt Name Gelelemend _____, Delaware Chief
Alt Name William Henry
Gender Male
Birth? 1737 near Leighigh River, Pennsylvania
Death? 1811 Goshen, Ohio
Reference Number? Q1428507?


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Gelelemend (1737–1811) (Lenape), also known as Killbuck or John Killbuck Jr., was an important Delaware (Lenape) chief during the American Revolutionary War. He supported the rebel Americans, known as Patriots. His name signifies "a leader." He was born into the Turtle clan, which had hereditary responsibility for leadership, he became principal chief of the Lenape in November 1778, following the death of White Eyes, a war chief and Speaker of the Delaware Head Council. Gelelemend succeeded his maternal grandfather Netawatwees.

Due to undifferentiated American attacks against the Lenape during the war, chiefs of other clans switched to ally with the British. After being pushed out as principal chief, Gelelemend led an American attack on a major Lenape town. He retreated to Fort Pitt. After the war, he converted to Christianity at the Moravians’s Salem, Ohio mission, where he took the Christian name of "William Henry."

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