| Total population | |
|---|---|
| Extinct as a tribe | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Western Shore of Maryland | |
| Languages | |
| Eastern Algonquian | |
| Religion | |
| Native religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Piscataway |
ThePatuxent orPawtuxent[1] were one of the Native American tribes living along the western shore of theChesapeake Bay. They spoke anAlgonquian language and were loosely dominated by thePiscataway.[2]
The first European to explore the river was Capt.John Smith who sailed 40 miles.[3]
As European settlements grew and tobacco plantations took over, surviving Indians moved on. By 1674, some Pawtuxent Indians lived on 700 acres of land set aside for them byLord Baltimore at Billingsley Point, now public park land nearUpper Marlboro at the confluence of the Patuxent River and Western Branch.[4]
The Conoys ... along the Piscataway creek and Patuxent riverOCLC 1300929403
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