Nancy-Jo, These members weren't Indians. Anyone could join. Indians don't name something or someone after a deceased Indian. Anyway, Randy has a great book with lots of information but remember it was written by white men. Elaine ----- Original Message ----- From: "Randy Weeks" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 11:50 AM Subject: [RIGENWEB] Re;Indian Information >I have a Privately Printed book published in 1920 and written by Alvin G. > Weeks of Fall River, Ma. who was "Past Great Sachem of The Improved Order > of > Red Men of Massachusetts and President of The Massasoit Memorial > Association". > I will add a few notations from the book that may interest you, but I cant > do all of the 270 pages. The begining starts; > > To The MEMORY OF MASSASOIT Great Sachem of the Wampanoag Indians, > 1620-1661, who, by his friendly disposition towards the whites, and his > faithful observance of his treaty obligations to them, has earned the > undying gratitude of humanity, this work is respectfuly dedicated. > > Henry VIII of England, in consequence of a quarrel with the Pope and > Cardinals concerning the dissolution of his marriage to Catherine of > Aragon, > had established the Church of England as an independandt acclesiastical > body; and still later John Calvin, a Frenchman, born in the year that > Henry > ascended the throne of England, promulgated the Geneva Creed. All these > things had set the leaven of religious liberty into a ferment which nearly > blew the lid off the mixing pan; and creeds without number sprang > up................ > > it was this that drove Roger Williams from Salem to seek refuge first with > Massasoit at Sowams, and later with the Narragansetts at the place which > devoutly named Providence; that sent Gorton from Plymouth to the same > Narragansett country; and John Easton and a multitude of other Quakers > from > the Massachusetts Bay colony to Rhode Island and other places. > > Names mentioned......Canonicus of the Narragansetts; sachem Miantonomo; > Miss > Elizabeth B. Champlin, a direct descendant of the old Ninigret tibe of > Indians which was so prominent in Souther, Rhode Island; > > King Philip's war......The great blow to the permanent success of this > work > was struck by the unfortunate and general war which broke out under the > indomitable sachem called Metacom, better known as King Philip. He drew > all > but the Christian converts and the Mohigans into this scheme. > > Back in the early 16oo's Sir Ferdinando Gorges, who was at that time the > commander of the Port of Plymout, England sent, or came to the New England > coast on trading expositions. At one time, on Martha's Vinyard several > Indians were captured and taken back to England. Capawack, Coneconam, > Epenow > and Sakaweston > > Samoset came from Monhegan which was one of the Elizabeth Islands. He was > given English beer which the Indians reffered to as "Stron Water' and also > "Fire Water". > > At Kingston, R.I. during the swamp fight, the whites set fire to every > habitable hut or tepee and burned hundreds of women and children. > > When the Indians approached Providence in 1676, Roger Williams went out > alone to meet them to try to disuade them from their purpose of attacking > a > town.He was 77 years of age. "Massachusetts', said he, can raise thousands > of men at this moment, and if you kill them the king of England will > supply > their places as fast as they fall." "Let them come" replied the savages, > "we > are ready". But as for you, Brother Williams, you are a good man. > > Massasoit was born 1580-------and Died 1661. > > Approximately September 13, 1655 Nine Chiefs went to Plymouth to arrange a > modus vivendi > OHQUAMEHUD ..........Wampanooag > OBBITINUA ..........Obbatinewat, sachem of the Massachusetts and subject > to > Massasoit > NATTAWAHUNT ....probably Natawanute or Attawanhut of Connecticut > CAUNBITANT....Sachem of Pocaset > CHICATAUBUT ...of the Massachusetts > QUADENQUINA ...Massasoit's younger brother > HUTTAMOIDEN.....?? > APPANOW........aSPINETOF > > WANTED TO GIVE YOU MOR E BUT [SLEEPPY iLL JUST THROEWN IN SOME > NAME,wILLETTS; wAMSUTTA;nARRAGABSETTS;SENGLISS"wAMSYYYA AA > > s][SORRY, GETTIMG TIRED....HOPE i WIONDER IF THIS BOOK IS LOCTED IN > RHODE ISLAND > Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2007 1:33 PMEOPLE WILL FIINF IT TO READ. > Subject: Re: [RIGENWEB] Is this an Indian name? > > >>I think some of the Ponkapoag become *Praying Indians* >> along with some of the Native people from Natick, MA. >> >> Search for John Eliot, Praying Indians, Deer Island, i >> found a lot of information on this a couple of years ago. >> cHOW.....- > > rRANSDY WEEKS >> Also, Ponkapoag Tribe has a website >> http://www.canton.org/native/index.htm >> with historical information - looks good. >> >> Lisa >> [email protected] >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Donald Taylor" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2007 9:10 AM >> Subject: Re: [RIGENWEB] Is this an Indian name? >> >> >> | Lisa, >> | Do you have this book or did you access it online? I am wondering >> about if there is any mention of the Ponkapaugs of >> Dorchester/Milton/Canton, >> Mass. >> | >> | Don T. >> | >> | Lisa Lepore <[email protected]> wrote: >> | Google search shows Native American, >> | Niantic Tribe. >> | >> | Phillip Occuish, b. 1716, converted to Christianity >> | in 1740, became a Baptist minister, some of his descendants >> | moved to Brothertown, NY >> | >> | Maybe you found his wife's grave among others- >> | Sarah - died 1787 >> | >> | found in >> | Samson Occum and the >> | Christian Indians of New England >> | W. DeLoss Love, PhD >> | 1899 >> | Pilgrim Press >> | >> | Lisa >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >