George Tahanto (died after 1704) (also known as Sagamore George or Tohanto) was a leader of the Nashaway tribe within the Pennacook confederation in what is now Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Tahanto was the nephew of Sachem Sholan.
Tahanto was baptized as a Christian, and eventually succeeded his uncle, Sholan, as leader of the Nashaway (Pennacook confederation).[1] The name "Tahanto" may have also been used by an earlier "Tahanto, Sagmore of Pencooke" who was living near what is now Concord, New Hampshire in 1636, when he "granted to William Hilton Seniour & William Hilton Juniour six Miles of Land lying on ye River River Penneconquigg being a rivulette running into Penacooke River."[2] In 1668 Tahanto opposed drunkenness amongst the Pennacook and helped execute a tribe member who committed a murder while intoxicated.[3]
Conflict with settlers and leaving homelandedit
On January 27, 1699 George Tahanto and his cousin, Wattanummon, went to Boston and ratified a peace treaty with Richard Coote, 1st Earl of Bellomont.[4] Although a large number of Native Americans met at Lake Winnipesaukee in the winter of 1699 to ally with the French and Iroquois, Tahanto and Wattanummon reassured the Massachusetts governor that they were not involved in the alliance and desired peace.[5] In 1700 Tahanto and Wattanummon informed the Massachusetts governor that the Pennecook would not make war on the Mohegan tribe as was rumored.[6][7] after "George Tohanto and Wattanuman, the two principal Indians of Pennicook" were ordered to go to Boston and report to the government about a possible war plot.[8] In 1701 and 1702 Tahanto deeded large tracts of land to settlers, including the Nashaway homeland around the Waushacum ponds in Sterling, as well as land in what is now known as Boylston, Harvard, Leominster, and Lancaster.[9][10] In 1702 Tohanto and Wattanummon met with Governor Dudley regarding preventing the Pennacooks from joining a French and Iroqouis alliance.[11] By April 1703 Tahanto reportedly left for Canada,[12] but in June participated with Wattanummon in Governor Joseph Dudley's peace conference at Casco Bay.[13] In 1704 Tahanto was living in Cowass in what is now Newbury, Vermont, when his kinsman Wattanummon provided Tahanto with a hostage from the Deerfield Raid, 10-year-old Stephen Williams, as detailed by Stephen and his father John in their published narratives.[14][15][16]
Legacyedit
Tahanto Regional High School in Boylston, Massachusetts, the Tahanto neighborhood of Harvard, Massachusetts, Tahanto Point in Boylston on the Wachusetts Reservoir, and a locomotive[17] are named after Tahanto.[18] A temperance organization was named after Tahanto due to his opposition to intoxication.[19]
Referencesedit
^William O. Dupuis, Society Vice President and Director, "Lives Thus Spent" ( 1986). Boylston Historical Society, Vol. 1, No. 6, 1 November 1999.https://www.boylstonhistory.org/email1-6.htm accessed 28 March 2024.
^Dwayne W. Pickett, Captain William Hilton and the Founding of Hilton Head Island, (2019), p. 20
^Evan Haefeli, Kevin Sweeney, Captive Histories: English, French, and Native Narratives of the 1704 Deerfield Raid (2006), p. 160
^John Williams, The Redeemed Captive Returning to Zion: Or, The Captivity ..." (1908), p.50
^"Revisiting The Redeemed Captive: New Perspectives on the 1704 Attack on Deerfield," Evan Haefeli and Kevin Sweeney, The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 52, No. 1 (Jan., 1995), pp. 3-46 (44 pages)
^Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers' Monthly Journal (1888)p. 1020
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George Tahanto died after 1704 also known as Sagamore George or Tohanto was a leader of the Nashaway tribe within the Pennacook confederation in what is now Massachusetts and New Hampshire Tahanto was the nephew of Sachem Sholan Contents 1 Early life and background 2 Conflict with settlers and leaving homeland 3 Legacy 4 ReferencesEarly life and background editTahanto was baptized as a Christian and eventually succeeded his uncle Sholan as leader of the Nashaway Pennacook confederation 1 The name Tahanto may have also been used by an earlier Tahanto Sagmore of Pencooke who was living near what is now Concord New Hampshire in 1636 when he granted to William Hilton Seniour amp William Hilton Juniour six Miles of Land lying on ye River River Penneconquigg being a rivulette running into Penacooke River 2 In 1668 Tahanto opposed drunkenness amongst the Pennacook and helped execute a tribe member who committed a murder while intoxicated 3 Conflict with settlers and leaving homeland editOn January 27 1699 George Tahanto and his cousin Wattanummon went to Boston and ratified a peace treaty with Richard Coote 1st Earl of Bellomont 4 Although a large number of Native Americans met at Lake Winnipesaukee in the winter of 1699 to ally with the French and Iroquois Tahanto and Wattanummon reassured the Massachusetts governor that they were not involved in the alliance and desired peace 5 In 1700 Tahanto and Wattanummon informed the Massachusetts governor that the Pennecook would not make war on the Mohegan tribe as was rumored 6 7 after George Tohanto and Wattanuman the two principal Indians of Pennicook were ordered to go to Boston and report to the government about a possible war plot 8 In 1701 and 1702 Tahanto deeded large tracts of land to settlers including the Nashaway homeland around the Waushacum ponds in Sterling as well as land in what is now known as Boylston Harvard Leominster and Lancaster 9 10 In 1702 Tohanto and Wattanummon met with Governor Dudley regarding preventing the Pennacooks from joining a French and Iroqouis alliance 11 By April 1703 Tahanto reportedly left for Canada 12 but in June participated with Wattanummon in Governor Joseph Dudley s peace conference at Casco Bay 13 In 1704 Tahanto was living in Cowass in what is now Newbury Vermont when his kinsman Wattanummon provided Tahanto with a hostage from the Deerfield Raid 10 year old Stephen Williams as detailed by Stephen and his father John in their published narratives 14 15 16 Legacy editTahanto Regional High School in Boylston Massachusetts the Tahanto neighborhood of Harvard Massachusetts Tahanto Point in Boylston on the Wachusetts Reservoir and a locomotive 17 are named after Tahanto 18 A temperance organization was named after Tahanto due to his opposition to intoxication 19 References edit William O Dupuis Society Vice President and Director Lives Thus Spent 1986 Boylston Historical Society Vol 1 No 6 1 November 1999 https www boylstonhistory org email1 6 htm accessed 28 March 2024 Dwayne W Pickett Captain William Hilton and the Founding of Hilton Head Island 2019 p 20 THE history of the PENACOOKS a powerful Indian tribe pp 34 37 https www concordnh gov DocumentCenter View 672 Concord History Chapter I bidId James Phinney Baxter The Baxter Manuscripts Volume 23 1916 p 22 footnotes Colin Gordon Calloway After King Philip s War Presence and Persistence in Indian 1997 p 45 Wattanummon Pennacook Wobanaki c 1660 1712 1704 deerfield history museum popups people do shortName Wattanummon accessed 3 28 2024 April 16 1700 America and West Indies April 1700 16 20 in Calendar of State Papers Colonial America and West Indies Volume 18 1700 London 1910 pp 170 190 British History Online https www british history ac uk cal state papers colonial america west indies vol18 pp170 190 accessed 24 March 2024 July 1700 July 22 Boston America and West Indies July 1700 22 25 in Calendar of State Papers Colonial America and West Indies Volume 18 1700 London 1910 pp 424 430 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The Redeemed Captive New Perspectives on the 1704 Attack on Deerfield Evan Haefeli and Kevin Sweeney The William and Mary Quarterly Vol 52 No 1 Jan 1995 pp 3 46 44 pages Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Monthly Journal 1888 p 1020 Dupuis http www concordnh gov DocumentCenter View 849 Lyford V1 Chapter 12 Part 1 bidId accessed 3 29 24 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Tahanto amp oldid 1217931065, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
