Moysonec was a Native American village on the

Chickahominy River The Chickahominy is an U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 river in the eastern portion of the U.S. state of Virginia. The river, which serves as the eastern bo ...

in what is now

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. The village is believed to be located near the mouth of Diascund Creek, where it enters the river. It is notable as the presumed home of natives who captured explorer John Smith in 1607. The site of the village was listed on the

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in 1975. MOYSONEC - TOANO, NEW KENT COUNTY, VA.jpg, Virginia historical marker

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Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Native American history of Virginia New Kent County, Virginia National Register of Historic Places in New Kent County, Virginia {{NewKentCountyVA-NRHP-stub

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