Scarouady (/ˈskærəˌwɒdi/,fl. 1747–1755; also spelledScarowady, Scarrouady, Scaroyady, Scarujade, Scaiohady, Skaronyade, Scaronage, Scruniyatha, Seruniyattha, or Skaruntia) was anOneida leader atLogstown. He was sometimes referred to asMonacatuatha (/ˌmoʊnəkəˈtuːəθə/ also renderedMonacatootha, Monacatoocha, or Monakaduto) by theLenape.[1]
Scarouady was half-king, along withTanacharison, overIroquois and Iroquois allies in theOhio Valley. They both disliked the encroachment of theFrench into the area, and in 1747 both were sent to Logstown to act as supervisors of the Iroquois allies, the Lenape (Tanacharison) and theShawnee (Scarouady). In 1753 Scarouady met with officials ofPennsylvania andVirginia to convince them to take action against the French. The situation was so bad that in June, 1754 Scarouady burned his village ofLogstown and moved toAughwick to escape the French.[2]He was a member of theBraddock expedition in 1754.
Scarouady was anorator and worked with the aid ofWilliam Johnson to keep the Shawnee and the Lenape on the side of theBritish in theFrench and Indian War.[3]: 150
Theborough ofMonaca, Pennsylvania, was named in honor of Monacatootha.[4]