Born into a prominent tribal family, Zerviah Abraham was the daughter of Samuel Abraham and Hannah Nehemiah of Natick, Massachusetts. She married Samuel Ompany, Jr., of Christiantown sometime around 1760. They had three children: Samuel, Desire/Zerviah, and Hosea.
Zachary Abraham (Abram) was a Natick Indian convert. He served as a scout for Captains Thomas Prentice and Daniel Henchman during King Philip's War. In the winter of 1677, Daniel Gookin wrote a letter of on the behalf of him and others that assisted in capturing Metacomet's men at Medfield. His name appears on several petitions to the Massachusetts General Court.
Andrew Abraham, Jr. was the son of Andrew Abraham of the Hassanamisco community in Grafton, Massachusetts. He married Abigail Printer in 1739 and had three sons: Jonas, David, and John. HLP, Hassanamisco People, YIPP Research Files.
Joseph Abraham (d. February 25, 1759) was the son of Samuel and Hannah Abraham of Natick, Massachusetts. In May of 1685, he and others petitioned the Massachusetts General Court for a reservation of land for their people. When he died in 1759, among his possessions were a beaver hat, deerskin breeches, "old Indian stockings," an old wig, as well as shoemaking tools, a Bible, spelling book, and brass ink pot. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Ancestry. O'Brien, Dispossession by Degrees, 148. Petition of Anookamaug and Other Indians, 1685.05.27.00.
Nehemiah Abel was a Titicut Indian man who taught school there. In 1724, he was residing at Dartmouth, Massachusetts in 1724, He later appears on a petition in a controversy over lands in Middleborough. Putnam, Book of First Church of Christ in Middleborough, 123. MA 31:113, 317-326.
Hannah Chore was the wife of John Chore of the Indian community at Natick. She was a landowner of tribal lands there.
Jerusha Peescosh (d. by July 30, 1785) was the daughter of Benjamin Peescosh of Nantucket, Massachusetts. She first married an Indian man named Jeffrey (possibly Daniel Jeffrey). Jerusha removed to Chappaquiddick by 1746, where by 1752, she lived in a wigwam on John Sumner's property. The following year, she married Micha Gundy. Jerusha bought and sold land on Chappaquiddick up until 1783. Pierce and Segel, Wampanoag Families of Martha's Vineyard, 315-317, 536-537.
Bethia Coquet was the daughter of Hosea and Rachel Coquet and the wife of Beniah Moses. In 1809, she was a signer of an 1809 petition to the Massachusetts General Court in support of the tribal Guardians. Memorial of Isaiah Johnson, 1809.05.22.00. Pierce and Segel, Wampanoag Families of Martha's Vineyard, 178.
Sephronia Williams was a member of the Gay Head community. In 1845, she and many other Gay Head petitioned the Massachusetts General Court in support of their cranberry bogs. Petition of Simon Johnson, 1845.01.27.00.
John Williams was a member of the Gay Head community. In 1845, he and many other Gay Head petitioned the Massachusetts General Court in support of their cranberry bogs. Petition of Simon Johnson, 1845.01.27.00.
Tristram Weeks was the son of William Weeks and Elizabeth Talknot of Gay Head, Massachusetts. He married Mary Ann Cole around 1821 and with her had William, Jeremiah, Elizabeth, and Tristram, Jr. He subsequently married Tamsen (Francis) Thomas on April 25, 1845. Weeks was a mariner and sailed on many voyages (1821-1832). Pierce and Segel, Wampanoag Families of Martha's Vineyard, .