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Quaiapen
Quaiapen (born July 2, 1676, and also known as Magnus, Matantuck, Old Queen, or Watowswokotaus) was a Narragansett- Niantic female sachem (saunkskwa) who was the last sachem captured or killed during King Philip’s War. Early leadership and family Quaiapen was the sister of Ninigret and Wepitanock, and in 1630 she married the eldest son of her uncle Canonicus, Mriksah, known as Mixan (or Mexanno). After Mixan died in 1657, Quaiapen took control of his lands around Cocumscussoc. Quaiapen and Mixan had at least three children, a daughter Quinimiquet, and sons, Quequakanewett and Scuttup. Quaiapen had another daughter, Mary Oskoosooduck, possibly with the Eastern Pequot leader Mamoho, and this daughter married Ninigret II, Ninigret's eldest son. In 1667, Quaiapen and Ninigret waged an effort opposing Metacom’s goal of forming an alliance between the Wampanoag and Nipmucks, and she sent warriors to fight the Quinnatisset Nipmuck. John Eliot attempted to mediate a dispute ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stonewall John
Stonewall John (also known as Nawham or Nawwhun and John Wall-Maker and Stonelayer John)Roger Williams to obert Williams? April 1, 1676, LaFantasie, Glenn W., ed. ''The Correspondence of Roger Williams,'' University Press of New England, 1988, Vol. 2, p.723, 727. (died July 2, 1676) was a seventeenth century Narragansett leader in Rhode Island who was a skilled stone mason and blacksmith often credited with building stone wall fortifications at Queen's Fort in Exeter and Stony Fort, and blockhouses at the Great Swamp Fort. Early career as a mason and blacksmith Early in his life Stonewall John purportedly worked for Richard Smith who had a trading post in what is now Wickford, Rhode Island. Stonewall John was possibly in a relationship with or served as a close advisor to Queen Quaiapen, and he was thought to have built the stonewall fortifications connecting large glacial boulders at Queen's Fort at the start of King Philip's War in the 1670s. Stonewall John is also credited wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen's Fort
Queen's Fort is a historic site in Exeter, Rhode Island. Little more than a round, rocky hillock, the site has long been described as the site of a Native American fortification constructed in 1676 by Queen Quaiapen and members of the Narragansett Indian Tribe who survived the Great Swamp Massacre. The fort's layout included an eastern bastion and a flanking wall built amongst large naturally occurring boulders. The fort was described as containing an enclosed chamber as well: Within the fort a chamber – six square feet with a seven-foot ceiling and a sand floor – was perhaps built for the Narragansett queen Quaiapen (also called Matuntuck). She supposedly hid out at the site during King Phililp’s War before moving somewhere else, where she died. Some have also suspected that Quaiapen and Stonewall John were lovers." The fort was known for the skill of its design, which used naturally occurring boulders connected with laid stone walls. Admiring colonists created the mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second Battle Of Nipsachuck
The Second Battle of Nipsachuck Battlefield is a historic military site in North Smithfield, Rhode Island. A largely swampy terrain, it is the site of one of the last battles of King Philip's War to be fought in southern New England, on July 2, 1676. The battle is of interest to military historians because it included a rare use in the war of a cavalry charge by the English colonists. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. Setting The battle took place in a swampy area of what is now known as Mattity Swamp in North Smithfield, with a hill to its west and a few small rises of solid land within the swamp. The swamp was, at the time of the battle, described by chroniclers as "a great spruce swamp". History By the summer of 1676, English colonists had gained the upper hand in King Philip's War, and the opposing American Indian tribes were generally in retreat. Many Narragansetts, based in southern Rhode Island, had fled to the Connecticut Rive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Philip’s War
King Philip's War (sometimes called the First Indian War, Metacom's War, Metacomet's War, Pometacomet's Rebellion, or Metacom's Rebellion) was an armed conflict in 1675–1676 between indigenous inhabitants of New England and New England colonists and their indigenous allies. The war is named for Metacom, the Wampanoag chief who adopted the name Philip because of the friendly relations between his father Massasoit and the ''Mayflower'' Pilgrims. The war continued in the most northern reaches of New England until the signing of the Treaty of Casco Bay on April 12, 1678. Massasoit had maintained a long-standing alliance with the colonists. Metacom (), his younger son, became tribal chief in 1662 after Massasoit's death. Metacom, however, forsook his father's alliance between the Wampanoags and the colonists after repeated violations by the colonists. The colonists insisted that the 1671 peace agreement should include the surrender of Native guns; then three Wampanoags were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Worden Pond
Worden Pond is a large lake in South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island. It is the second-largest freshwater lake in the state of Rhode Island, behind Scituate Reservoir, and the largest natural freshwater lake in the state. History At the start of King Philip's War in June of 1675 Roger Williams requested a meeting on behalf of the Massachusetts authorities, with the Narragansett tribal leaders at Richard Smith's Castle. Due to Queen Quaiapen's fears, they agreed instead to hold a meeting at Worden Pond (referred to as the "great pond" 10 miles from Smith's Castle) with Queen Quaiapen, Ninigret, Quinnapin, and Quaunochu where the Narragansetts agreed not to ally with the Wampanoag King Philip and to deliver Philip to the English if he sought refuge with the Narragansetts. Worden Pond was located near the Great Swamp fort. In 1695 Samuel Worden (1646-1716) a physician purchased land surrounding the pond as part of the Pettaquamscutt purchase, and gave his name to the pon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quinnapin
Quinnapin (also known as Quawnipund, Quanopen and Sowagonish) (died 1676) was a Narragansett leader during King Philip's War. Quinnapin was the son of Cojonoquond and nephew of Miantonomoh. Quanopen was married to three different women, Onux, Weetamoo and an unknown younger woman who was the mother of Weecum and Tuspaquin. In 1676 Quanopen and Weetamoo held Mary Rowlandson captive for a period before she was redeemed. In June of 1675 Quinnapin, Quaiapen, and other Narragansett leaders met with colonial authorities at Worden Pond and agreed not to join with King Philip. During the Great Swamp Fight in 1675 Quanopen fought with his cousin Canonchet and later attacked William Carpenter's home at Pawtuxet, and fought at Nashaway. Quinnapin was eventually captured by colonial forces and convicted and executed on August 06, 1676 in Newport, Rhode Island Newport is an American seaside city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island. It is located in Narragansett Bay, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Swamp Fight
The Great Swamp Fight or the Great Swamp Massacre was a crucial battle fought during King Philip's War between the colonial militia of New England and the Narragansett people in December 1675. It was fought near the villages of Kingston and West Kingston in the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. The combined force of the New England militia included 150 Pequots, and they inflicted a huge number of Narragansett casualties, including many hundred women and children. The battle has been described as "one of the most brutal and lopsided military encounters in all of New England's history." Since the 1930s, Narragansett and Wampanoag people commemorate the battle annually in a ceremony initiated by Narragansett-Wampanoag scholar Princess Red Wing. Historical context The Pokanoket Indians had helped the original pilgrim settlers to survive, under the leadership of Massasoit. His sons Wamsutta and Metacom took on the English names of Alexander and Philip, respectivel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wepitanock
Wepitanock (also known as Momojosbuck or Wettamozo or Aquawoce) (died after 1651) was an Eastern Niantic chief sachem. Wepitanock was likely Canonicus' nephew and was the older brother of Ninigret with whom he shared power. His sister was Queen Quaiapen. Wepitanock had at least one wife (whose name is unknown but who may have been a Pequot as she is referred to as a "stranger"). Roger Williams describes Wepitanock as Miantonomi's brother in law. Wepitanock had at least four sons and one daughter, who married her uncle Ninigret. Wepitanock's sons were Harman Garrett and Wequash Cooke Wequash Cooke (also known as: Wequash Cook or Weekwash or Weekwosh or Wequashcuk) (died 1642) was allegedly one of the earliest Native American converts to Protestant Christianity, and as a sagamore he played an important role in the 1637 Pequo ... and Tomtico and another unnamed son who died in 1650 according to Roger Williams. After Wepitanock's death Ninigret contested the claims to power of Wep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canonicus
Canonicus (c. 1565 – June 4, 1647) was a chief of the Narragansett Indigenous Peoples. He was wary of the colonial settlers, but he ultimately befriended Roger Williams and other settlers. Biography Canonicus was born around 1565,Benjamin J. Lossing''Eminent Americans, Comprising Brief Biographies of Leading Statesmen, Patriots, Orators and Others, Men and Women, Who Have Made American History.''New York: John B. Alden, 1886; pg. 15. but nothing is known of his early life. He was chief of the Narragansett tribe when the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth, and one of the first with whom they had dealings. In the words of historian Benjamin Lossing, he "regarded the advent of the white men with a jealous fear", and he challenged the Plymouth colony in 1622 in front of a force of about 5,000 men. He sent a bundle of arrows in a leather wrap tied with a snake skin to Plymouth governor William Bradford, so Bradford filled the wrap with gunpowder and lead round shot and returned it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cocumscussoc
Cocumscussoc is a brook and surrounding region in what is now Wickford, Rhode Island. The Cocumscussoc Brook flows into Mill Cove off of Wickford Harbor. In the 1630s-1640s Roger Williams started a trading post with the Narragansetts likely northeast of the brook and harbor which was an ideal location because this was near the shore where the Narragansetts created wampum which was traded as currency for other goods. The exact location of Williams' trading post has not been located. Adjacent to the site of Williams' trading post in Cocumscussoc was Smith's Castle (1678), which was also originally a fortified house and trading post of Richard Smith. Female sachem Quaiapen lived near Cocumscussoc and was associated with nearby Queen's Fort after inheriting her husband's lands in 1657. Eventually most of Cocumscussoc was used for agriculture with the last dairy farm closing in 1948. The creation of a railroad in the 1800s and the expansion of Route 1 The following highways are numb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Smithfield
North Smithfield is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States, settled as a farming community in 1666 and incorporated into its present form in 1871. North Smithfield includes the historic villages of Forestdale, Primrose, Waterford, Branch Village, Union Village, Park Square, and Slatersville. The population was 12,588 at the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (2.83%) is water. North Smithfield is in a New England upland region. The Branch River and Blackstone Rivers provided much of the power for the early mills in the town. The town consists mainly of temperate forests, with minor elevation changes. At , Woonsocket Hill in North Smithfield is one of the highest points in Rhode Island. Residents can expect mild summers and harsh winters. History In the 17th century British colonists settled in North Smithfield developing a farming community that they named after Smithfie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Talcott
John Talcott (December 18, 1630 – July 23, 1688) was a politician and military leader in early colonial Connecticut. Early life and Career John Talcott was born Braintree, Essex, England in 1630 to John Talcott and Dorothy Mott. In 1632 the family immigrated to Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1632 and then moved to Hartford, Connecticut in 1636. In Connecticut Talcott was elected as assistant magistrate in 1654 and then a deputy (representative, serving from 1660 to 1661. He then served as treasurer of the colony from 1660 to 1676. Military Career and Service during King Philip's War Talcott began service in the Connecticut militia as an ensign in 1650 and then was eventually promoted to captain in 1660, major in 1673, and then lieutenant-colonel. During King Philip’s War, he commanded a joint militia force containing Pequots, Niantics, Mohegans, and colonists. From June 1676 through the fall that year Talcott pursued various Native Americans, including Narragansett women and chil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
