Quabaug

[Sister of Great David]

This unknown woman came from a leading Quabaug family.  Her brother, known as Great David, was the community's leader during King Philip's War.  At that time, she was married to John Humphrey (Umphrey), a Native man from the Pennacook.  

After her husband was imprisoned during King Philip's War, she chose to go with him into overseas slavery.  At that time, she and Humphrey had at least one small child.

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Summary
Information provided about a party of Indians from Canada who attacked numerous colonial settlements

The examination of an Indian called Magsigpen, alias Graypoole, and by the Albany people, Aert, being examined saith that, returning from Canada with the Mohawks, who had been a fighting there, left said Mohawks in the lake and went with the Schaghticoke Indians a hunting, being eight together in numbers coming upon a creek called Magkaneweck, met with four Indians, vizt., Jethro and others, and so went down said creek together and were seen by eleven Indians that formally live

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To the Honorable Court, the Governor,1 Deputy Governor,2 the Magistrates, and Deputies Now Assembled

Tribes

Konkewasco

Konkewasco was a Quabaug sachem from the village of Tantaskwee and may have been related to Wetoleshen, a former tribal leader.  Because of former alliances and his distrust of Philip, he was one of the signatories of a peace treaty with the English on June 25, 1675.  Some have claimed that he later reneged on his promise and joined Philip, as did many others who signed the treaty.  Yet, at least one writer has insisted on his continued loyalty to the English.

Muttaump, - 1676

Muttaump was a sachem of Quabaug during King Philip’s War who led the attack at Bloody Brook.  His wife was captured at Washacum Pond by Captain Daniel Henchman at the end of May, 1676 and sent into West Indies slavery.  Muttaump submitted to the English in July of that year and was hanged on September 26, 1676.  George William Ellis and John E. Morris, King Philip’s War (New York: The Grafton Press, 1906), 87, 112, 242, 257, 286.