Assatt, Joshua

Joshua Assatt (Pakananumquis) was a member of the Natick Indian community. Implicated in the murder of Thomas Eames' wife and children, when the warrant for his arrest was issued, he was found to be a scout in the military service of Captain Hunting at Marlborough. As a consequence, Assatt was subsequently pardoned by the Amnesty Proclamation of June 19, 1676, much to the dismay of the Eames survivors. In May of 1685, Assatt and others petitioned the Massachusetts General Court for a reservation of land for their people. Barry. A History of Framingham, 28. Petition of Anookamaug and Other Indians, 1685.05.27.00. Petition of John Eames, 1701.06.00.00.