| Organization name | Piscataway Indians |
| Other names | Conoy;Coney |
| Org type | Indian group |
| Bio notes | The principal tribe of the Conoy or Coney group, an Algonquian-speaking people residing in the Chesapeake Bay region, particularly Maryland. The Conoy participated in Indian Massacre of 1622. In 1666, 1692, and 1700 they signed treaties that guaranteed reservation and hunting/fishing rights by the Maryland colonial government, although some fled in 1680 to Zachiah Swamp, where they were besieged by Iroqiois until an eventual peace settlement. In 1697 around 300 Conoys left southern Maryland and briefly lived at the Bull Run Mountains before finally moving to Harrison Island on the Potomac River. They also migrated further up to Conoy (now Heater’s) Island, which was struck by disease in 1704. The Piscataway lived at Conejoho and Conoy Town on the Susquehanna River around 1743, although some lived with Nanticokes at the mouth of the Juniata River. After siding with the English in the Revolutionary War, many moved to Niagara, and some west to the Delawares. A few remained on their traditional Maryland homelands, but due to their small population count, lost political independence. |
| Citations | Handbook of the North American Indians ; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piscataway_tribe |
A Mission to the Indians from the Indian Committee of Baltimore Yearly Meeting to Fort Wayne, in 1804