Chief Grand Abenaquis Madockawando

Madockawando

Madockawando (born in Maine c. 1630; died 1698) was a sachem of the Penobscot Indians, an adopted son of Assaminasqua whom he succeeded. The Penobscot lands, lying east of Penobscot River, were a part of Acadia, which was given back to France in 1667 by the Treaty of Breda, though the English claimed that the country between the Penobscot and the St. Croix River was included in the Duke of York's patent. The Indians were brought under French influence by Jean-Vincent d'Abbadie de Saint-Castin, known as Castin in the New England Chronicles. Castin settled among them, and married a daughter of Madockawando.

When King Philip's confederacy rose against Plymouth Colony, the eastern Indians and the English settlers in Maine and New Hampshire became involved in war. The Penobscots were the first to treat for peace among the Indian tribes, 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, found a pretext for renewing hostilities. The Indians were successful, and destroyed all the English settlements in that part of Maine.

In 1678 a treaty was made at Casco whereby the English were permitted to return to their farms on the condition of paying rent to the Indians. The peace was kept until the territorial dispute with France was brought to an issue in 1688 by Gov. Edmund Andros, who arrived among the Penobscots in a frigate, plundered Castin's house, and destroyed his fort. The Indian chiefs took up the quarrel, being abundantly supplied with arms by Castin, attacked the white settlements, and thus began King William's War. Madockawando took a prominent part in the atrocities of this war.

When the English built Fort William Henry at Pemaquid he hastened to Quebec to carry the intelligence to Frontenac, but divulged it to John Nelson, whose messengers warned the authorities in Boston of 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 Indian war continued for more than a year after the Peace of Ryswick had been concluded between France and England, until by the Treaty of Casco of 7 January 1699 the Penobscots acknowledged subjection to the crown of England. In the later operations Castin was their leader, Madockawando having been, perhaps, one of the chiefs treacherously slain by Capt. Pascho Chubb at a conference at Pemaquid in February 1696.

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Madockawando b. ? d. 1698 Chief 1667(?) to 1698

The first documentation of Chief Madockawando was in 1669 when he was described as Chief of the Pentagoets (Penobscots). He was said to be living at Bagaduce near modern day Castine, Maine, which is on the eastern shore of the Penobscot Bay near the mouth of the Penobscot River. Madockawando married a Chief’s daughter from the Kennebec River Valley. This marriage produced many children, most wholly unknown to history except for his daughter Pidianiske. This daughter, later baptized as Marie Mathilde, married a French Nobleman, Jean Vincent d’ Abbadie, the Baron of St. Castin. The Baron was sent to Maine in 1670 and moved from Fort Pentagoet to the local Indian village. Madockawando and the Baron became friends and engaged in trade relations. This relationship, as well as the marriage, helped solidify the alliance between the French and Penobscot in the region. During the time of King Philip’s War, Chief Madockawando sought peace between the Penobscot and the English and attended many peace meetings with Lt. Governor William Phips of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Phips drafted a treaty that called for the Penobscot to live under English rule and to cut all alliances with the French, but Madockawando and other Penobscot leaders could not agree to these terms. Chief Madockawando tried hard to stay out of King Philip's War, but after the death of his sister due to English attacks on Fort Pentagoet, he and other Penobscots joined the conflict. On January 25, 1692 Chief Madockawando led 150 Penobscot warriors in an attack on village of York, Maine.

Chef des Abénaquis

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• Abenaki-Penobscot Chief Madockawando/Madahando\Matakando (Treaty Indian) Penobscot (abt 1630-1698)

"Né vers 1630 sur le territoire Wabanaki (Massachusetts et Maine actuel) et fils adoptif d'Essemonoskwe, un chef des Kennebec (Assaminaskwa en anglais), Madockawando était le chef (sachem) des Pentagouets (Penobscot), une tribu de la Confédération Wabanaki (abénaquise) et grand bashaba (chef des chefs) de la Confédération Wabanaki. Il était aussi un medeoulin ou chaman (guérisseur d'âme) et un ginap (littéralement grand homme, possédant une force ou des qualités extraordinaires). Madockawando signifie d'ailleurs "celui qui fait des miracles". Deux de ses filles (Pidianskwe, Misoukdkosié) furent les épouses du baron Jean-Vincent d'Abbadie de Saint-Castin. Madockawando est décédé en octobre 1698."

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The Penobscot lands, lying east of Penobscot River, were a part of what the French called Acadia. The English returned this to France in 1667 by the Treaty of Breda, though the English claimed that the country between the Penobscot and the St. Croix River was included in the Duke of York's patent. The Indians 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.

When King Philip's confederacy rose against Plymouth Colony, the eastern Indians and the English settlers in Maine and New Hampshire became involved in war. The Penobscot people were the first among the Indian tribes to treat 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, found a pretext for renewing hostilities. The Indians were successful and destroyed all the English settlements in that part of Maine.

In 1678 a treaty was made at Casco, whereby the English 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 Governor Edmund Andros, who arrived among the Penobscot in a frigate. He plundered Castin's house and destroyed his fort. The Indian 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, but the larger issue was competition between England and France for power in North America. Madockawando took a prominent part in the atrocities of this war.

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 Indian war continued for more than a year after the Peace of Ryswick had been concluded between France and England, until by the Treaty of Casco of 7 January 1699 the Penobscots acknowledged subjection to the crown of England. In the later operations Castin was their leader, Madockawando having been, perhaps, one of the chiefs slain by Captain Pascho Chubb at a conference at Pemaquid in February 1696.

Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madockawando | Wilson, James Grant; Fiske, John, eds. (1900). "Madockawando". Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton.