Madockawando (born in Maine c. 1630; died 1698) was a sachem of the Penobscot, an adopted son of Assaminasqua, whom he succeeded. He led the Penobscot on the side of the French against the English during King William's War.
The Penobscot lands, lying east of Penobscot River, were a part of the French colony of Acadia. The English returned this to France in the 1667 Treaty of Breda, though the English claimed that the territory between the Penobscot and the St. Croix Rivers was included in the Duke of York's patent. The Native Americans in the region were brought under French influence by Jean-Vincent d'Abbadie de Saint-Castin, known as Castin in the New England Chronicles, who was a trader who did much to gain influence with the Abenaki, Penobscot, and other local tribes. He settled among them, and married a daughter of Madockawando, a Penobscot chief.[1][2]
When King Philip's confederacy entered into a state of war with the Plymouth Colony, the eastern Penobscot and the English settlers in Maine and New Hampshire became involved in war. The Penobscot people were the first among the Native Americans to sue for peace, and offered to enter into an alliance with the English. Articles were drawn and subscribed at Boston on 6 November 1676, and the peace was ratified by Madockawando. The English, however, created a pretext for renewing hostilities. The Penobscot were successful, and destroyed all English settlements in that part of Maine.[1]
In 1678, a treaty was made at Casco, whereby the English settlers were permitted to return to their farms on the condition of paying rent to the Penobscot. The peace was kept until the territorial dispute with France was brought to an issue in 1688 by Edmund Andros, who arrived among the Penobscot in a frigate. He sacked Castin's house near the ruins of the old French fort. The Penobscot Chiefs took up the quarrel, being abundantly supplied with arms by Castin, and attacked English settlements. This was one of the catalysts for King William's War, though the larger Anglo-French conflict came about as a result for of a contest between the two nations for influence in North America. Madockawando took a prominent part in all major stages of the conflict.[1]
When the English built Fort William Henry at Pemaquid, Madockawando hastened to Quebec to carry the intelligence to Louis de Buade de Frontenac, but divulged it to John Nelson. His messengers warned the authorities in Boston of Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville's expedition. In 1693 the English gained Madockawando's consent to a treaty of peace, yet he was unable to persuade the chiefs who were under the influence of French Jesuit emissaries, and was compelled to recommence hostilities.
The war continued for more than a year after the Peace of Ryswick had been concluded between France and England. Meanwhile, Chief Madockawando had moved to Meductic, a Maliseet-Abenaki Indian mission village on the St. John River where he died in a smallpox epidemic in 1698.
Memorialsedit
In Castine, Maine, there was a plaque on Dyce Head Lighthouse Rd. that read:
UPON THESE HEIGHTS, in 1692, James [Thomas?] Giles [brother of John Gyles], a boy, and an Englishman, taken at Casco (Battle of Falmouth (1690)?), held in slavery by MADDOCKAWANDO for attempting to escape, were tortured by fire, compelled to eat their noses and ears and then burned to death at the stake.[3][4]
This was a description of ritual torture used against enemies who were taken captive in war.
^"Ancient dominions of Maine : Embracing the earliest facts, the recent discoveries, of the remains of aboriginal towns, the voyages, settlements, battle scenes, and incidents of Indian warfare, and other incidents of history, together with the religious developments of society within the ancient Sagadahoc, Sheepscot, and Pemaquid precincts and dependencies". 1859.
(Jud Hartmann Gallery website; visited December 30, 2009)
January 09, 2024
madockawando, born, maine, 1630, died, 1698, sachem, penobscot, adopted, assaminasqua, whom, succeeded, penobscot, side, french, against, english, during, king, william, contents, biography, memorials, notes, references, external, linksbiography, editthe, peno. Madockawando born in Maine c 1630 died 1698 was a sachem of the Penobscot an adopted son of Assaminasqua whom he succeeded He led the Penobscot on the side of the French against the English during King William s War Contents 1 Biography 2 Memorials 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksBiography editThe Penobscot lands lying east of Penobscot River were a part of the French colony of Acadia The English returned this to France in the 1667 Treaty of Breda though the English claimed that the territory between the Penobscot and the St Croix Rivers was included in the Duke of York s patent The Native Americans in the region were brought under French influence by Jean Vincent d Abbadie de Saint Castin known as Castin in the New England Chronicles who was a trader who did much to gain influence with the Abenaki Penobscot and other local tribes He settled among them and married a daughter of Madockawando a Penobscot chief 1 2 When King Philip s confederacy entered into a state of war with the Plymouth Colony the eastern Penobscot and the English settlers in Maine and New Hampshire became involved in war The Penobscot people were the first among the Native Americans to sue for peace and offered to enter into an alliance with the English Articles were drawn and subscribed at Boston on 6 November 1676 and the peace was ratified by Madockawando The English however created a pretext for renewing hostilities The Penobscot were successful and destroyed all English settlements in that part of Maine 1 In 1678 a treaty was made at Casco whereby the English settlers were permitted to return to their farms on the condition of paying rent to the Penobscot The peace was kept until the territorial dispute with France was brought to an issue in 1688 by Edmund Andros who arrived among the Penobscot in a frigate He sacked Castin s house near the ruins of the old French fort The Penobscot Chiefs took up the quarrel being abundantly supplied with arms by Castin and attacked English settlements This was one of the catalysts for King William s War though the larger Anglo French conflict came about as a result for of a contest between the two nations for influence in North America Madockawando took a prominent part in all major stages of the conflict 1 When the English built Fort William Henry at Pemaquid Madockawando hastened to Quebec to carry the intelligence to Louis de Buade de Frontenac but divulged it to John Nelson His messengers warned the authorities in Boston of Pierre Le Moyne d Iberville s expedition In 1693 the English gained Madockawando s consent to a treaty of peace yet he was unable to persuade the chiefs who were under the influence of French Jesuit emissaries and was compelled to recommence hostilities The war continued for more than a year after the Peace of Ryswick had been concluded between France and England Meanwhile Chief Madockawando had moved to Meductic a Maliseet Abenaki Indian mission village on the St John River where he died in a smallpox epidemic in 1698 Memorials editIn Castine Maine there was a plaque on Dyce Head Lighthouse Rd that read UPON THESE HEIGHTS in 1692 James Thomas Giles brother of John Gyles a boy and an Englishman taken at Casco Battle of Falmouth 1690 held in slavery by MADDOCKAWANDO for attempting to escape were tortured by fire compelled to eat their noses and ears and then burned to death at the stake 3 4 This was a description of ritual torture used against enemies who were taken captive in war Notes edit a b c Wilson amp Fiske 1900 Wilson James Grant Fiske John 1900 Appletons Cyclopaedia of American Biography D Appleton History of Castine p 32 Ancient dominions of Maine Embracing the earliest facts the recent discoveries of the remains of aboriginal towns the voyages settlements battle scenes and incidents of Indian warfare and other incidents of history together with the religious developments of society within the ancient Sagadahoc Sheepscot and Pemaquid precincts and dependencies 1859 References editThis article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Wilson J G Fiske J eds 1900 Madockawando Appletons Cyclopaedia of American Biography New York D Appleton External links editMadockawando Chief and Shaman Jud Hartmann Gallery website visited December 30 2009 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Madockawando amp oldid 1176509509, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
