▁led ▁by ▁Chief ▁Tom ▁Bl unt , ▁and ▁a ▁southern ▁group ▁led ▁by ▁Chief ▁Han cock . ▁V ary ing ▁accounts ▁c . ▁ 1 7 0 8 ▁– ▁ 1 7 1 0 ▁estimated ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁T us car ora ▁war riors ▁as ▁from ▁ 1 2 0 0 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁Histor ians ▁estimate ▁their ▁total ▁population ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁three ▁to ▁four ▁times ▁that ▁number . ▁ ▁Chief ▁Bl unt ▁occupied ▁the ▁area ▁around ▁what ▁is ▁present - day ▁Bert ie ▁County , ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁on ▁the ▁Ro ano ke ▁River . ▁Chief ▁Han cock ▁lived ▁closer ▁to ▁present - day ▁New ▁Bern , ▁occup ying ▁the ▁area ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁Pam lic o ▁River . ▁Chief ▁Bl unt ▁became ▁close ▁friends ▁with ▁the ▁colonial ▁English ▁Bl ount ▁family ▁of ▁the ▁Bert ie ▁region ▁and ▁lived ▁peace fully . ▁ ▁By ▁contrast , ▁Chief ▁Han cock ▁had ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁more ▁numerous ▁colon ists ▁enc ro aching ▁on ▁his ▁community . ▁They ▁ra ided ▁his ▁villages ▁and ▁kid n apped ▁people ▁to ▁sell ▁into ▁sla very . ▁The ▁colon ists ▁transport ed ▁some ▁T us car ora ▁to ▁Pennsylvania ▁to ▁sell ▁into ▁sla very . ▁Both ▁groups ▁of ▁T us car ora ▁suffered ▁substantial ▁population ▁losses ▁after ▁expos ure ▁to ▁E uras ian ▁inf ect ious ▁dise ases ▁en demic ▁to ▁Europe ans . ▁Both ▁also ▁suffered ▁territorial ▁enc ro achment . ▁By ▁ 1 7 1 1 ▁Chief ▁Han cock ▁believed ▁he ▁had