Tom, Nehemiah

Nehemiah was the son of Captain Tom.  In 1675 he declared that he would not fight against the English.  To prove his fidelity, he brought in several enemy heads to Massachusetts authorities,  In 1681, he was named as having rights to lands beyond the Nipmuc River.  Four years later, he, Captain Tom, and several others protested the sale of land near Whip Suffrage, Massachusetts, and demanded redress.  He was still living in September of 1684.MA 172, 207, 262a, 287. Petition of Captain Tom to the Massachusetts General Assembly, 1684.09.19.00.