Appamataquin, John , - 1676

John Appamataquin was the son of William Wannuckhow, a Natick living at Magunkaquog. In February 1676, Appamataquin, his father and brother John had joined a group of Natick looking for buried corn stores.  Believing that Thomas Eames may have played a part of the corn's disappearance, the Indians attacked Eames' homestead, killing members of his family and captivating others.  Going into hiding after the incident, the Wannuckhows surrendered themselves to Thomas Prentice after Massachusetts authorities offered a general amnesty to Indians who had not killed English during the war. 

However, on August 11, 1676, a warrant issued to arrest the Wannuckhows to answer the complaint of Thomas Eames.  While the father and sons admitted to being at the farm, they swore that they did not participate in the firing of the house nor in the murder of its residents.  A court found all three guilty of participating in the burning of the Eames family house and sentenced them to death.  They were executed on September 21, 1676. Brooks, Our Beloved Kin, 315-319. Schultz and Tougias, King Philip's War, 185.  Temple, History of Framingham, Massachusetts, 76.