Ezra Attaquin, Jr. was born circa 1823, the son of Ezra and Sarah Jones Attaquin. Ezra, Jr., age 11, was enumerated with his parents and nine siblings in a 1834 Mashpee census and was a signatory on the January 1834 Mashpee petition written by William Apes. Ezra Attaquin, Jr. signed along with 288 other Mashpee residents and community members outlining a number of longstanding grievances against the overseers and the Congregational missionary to the tribe.
Ebenezer Attaquin, also known as Ebenezer Attaquin Jr., although his father was Ezra, was prominent in Mashpee political affairs and served for a time as a selectmen of the district. He was born circa 1810, the son of Ezra and Sarah Jones Attaquin. Ebenezer, age 23, was enumerated with his parents and nine siblings in a 1834 Mashpee census and was a signatory on the January 1834 Mashpee petition written by William Apes.
Betsy J. Attaquin was born on February 16, 1821, the daughter of Ezra and Sally Jones Attaquin. As a young teenager living at Mashpee, she was a signatory to a January 1834 Mashpee petition written by William Apes. Her name was added to that of 288 other Mashpee residents and community members complaining of a number of longstanding grievances against the overseers and the Congregational missionary to the tribe. This was the same year that she was enumerated, age 13, with her parents and nine siblings in a compilation of vital records of the Mashpee.
Benjamin Attaquin was born in Mashpee on January 2, 1813, the son of Ezra and Sarah Jones Attaquin and, ultimately, one of nine siblings. Although away from home at the time, he was a signatory on the January 1834 Mashpee petition written by William Apes. His name was added to that of 288 other Mashpee residents and community members complaining of a number of longstanding grievances against the overseers and the Congregational missionary to the tribe. He was included, however, in a census of the Mashpee community that same year in his parents' household, aged 20.
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.
Joshua Ashunt was a member of the Nipmuc Indian community. In 1684, he, Captain Tom, and several others protested the sale of land near Whip Suffrage, Massachusetts, and demanded redress. Petition of Captain Tom to the Massachusetts General Assembly, 1684.09.19.00.
Joseph Ashunt was a member of the Natick Indian community. In May of 1685, he and others petitioned the Massachusetts General Court for a reservation of land for their people. Petition of Anookamaug and Other Indians, 1685.05.27.00.
Samuel Ashbow 1719-November 7, 1795) was the brother of Robert Ashbow (1725-1810), John Ashbow, and Joseph Ashbow (1722-1792) and the husband of Hannah Mamanash, a Wangunk woman. John and Hannah had at least six children—five sons, four of which died in military service during the American Revolution: John Ashbow (b. 1753), Robert Ashbow (d. 1776), Samuel Ashbow, Jr. (1748-1775), Simon Ashbow (d.
John Aquitticus was a member of the Natick Indian community. In May of 1685, he and others petitioned the Massachusetts General Court for a reservation of land for their people. Sixteen years later, in 1701, he was a witness to George Tahanto's deed of Lancaster's New Grant. Petition of Anookamaug and Other Indians, 1685.05.27.00. William Andrew Emerson, Leominster, Massachusetts, Historical and Picturesque (Gardner, MA: Lithotype Publishing Co., 1888), 23-24.
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.
Aponapawquin (Jacob Muttamakoog, Old Jacob) was a leader of the Natick living near Framingham, Massachusetts. He had at least one daughter, the wife of John Dublet and appears to have been related to Awassamug. One of Eliot's first converts to Christianity at Nonantum in 1646, Aponapawquin was known to have such a good memory that he could recall the whole catechism "both questions and answers." He later removed to the praying town of Magunkook. In 1662, he, along with John Awassamug, executed a land transfer to lands at Mendon.
Mara Apes was a signatory to a January 1834 Mashpee petition written by William Apes. Apes' name was added to that of 288 other Mashpee residents and community members raising a number of longstanding grievances against the overseers and the Congregational missionary to the tribe. Petition of the Mashpee Indians to the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1834.01.29.00