Chief John Hyanno

Dear Friends:

I have been asked to post what I believe to be the line of the Sachim Iyannough based on what I have been taught by oral tradition and family genealogies. This information may not be entirely correct but should be viewed as oral history and open to your judgments. I do not propose to be the best authority, but please bare with me as I explain what I believe to be true.

The Wampanoag people were a confederation of southern New England tribal groups, separate from each other, but with a common language and cultural base. At the time of the first English in the early 1600's there were over 60 different tribal groups within the confederation. Mary Hyanno was Mattachee also sometimes called Cummaquids, Chawmun or Shaumes.

The word Mattachee translates to "place of worn planting fields." The area around Barnstable was called Mattachee/Mattachiest, with the Yarmouth area known as Mattakeeset. The Mattachee were under authority of a local leader (Iyannough) but also pledged themselves to Ousamequin, the Massasoyt at Pokenoket who was in power over much of the area. The Mattachee were closely related to the Nauset people who were located further up the Cape and who often did not join in the Wampanoag confederation.

My oral tradition:

   1. Highyannough: Old Cape Sachim, father of Iyannough, said to have married daughter of Canonicus, Narragansett Sachim.

   2. Iyannough: Young Sagamore at Cummaquid, father of John Hyanno and Mary Hyanno. Said to have married Mary, aka Mary Nopee who was daughter of Martha's Vineyard Sachim. He was accused of being a conspirator with Massachusett people to overthrow the English. He went into hiding in swamps on the Cape and died of sickness the year of his daughters birth, along with the Sagamores Coneconam of Manamet and Aspinet of Nauset.

   3. John Hyanno: Brother of Mary Hyanno and Sachim at Cummaquid and also on Martha's Vineyard, (mother's connection).

   4. Mary Hyanno, daughter of Iyannough, granddaughter of Highyannough, brother of John Hyanno.

Highyannough, Iyannough, and John Hyanno are sometimes confused and combined with each other. Iyannough died in the swamps at a very young age of 28 or so, the same year of his daughters birth. Mary was raised by her grandfather and later her brother until taken in marriage by Austin Bearce in 1639 at about 15 or 16 years of age.

In the early days of the English 1621 to his death in 1623 Iyannough would have not been given the Christian name of John as some say, as there was no missionary contact on the Cape in those early times. His son and daughter were most likely given Christian names of John and Mary after his death when the English became more established on the Cape.

The grandfather who died in his late 80's is the most likely source of the land given to Austin. The grandson, John Hyanno with other variations of his name, became the leader in the area and also is shown on deeds of land on the Cape as well as on Martha's Vineyard where he died in 1680. Historical birth and death dates do not indicate that the three men could have been one in the same.

Thank you for your kindness,

"Nunocksuk Matannash" (There are many stars) iootash [:ITAL] --courtesy of Alice Raven

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•ID: I14074

•Name: John HYANNO

•Given Name: John

•Surname: HYANNO

•Sex: M

Birth: 1595 in Mattachee Vil, Barnstable, Ma

•Death: 1623 in Cape Cod, Barnstable, Ma

•Burial: Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Chief Sachem IHYANNOUGH (THYANNOUGH) b: 1565 in Cape Cod, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Mother: Princess Of The Narragansitts CANONICUS b: ABT 1569 in Of Cape Cod, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Marriage 1 Mary NO-PEE b: 1597 in Gay Head, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA

•Married: ABT 1620 in , Maine

Children

1. John HYANNO b: ABT 1620 in Cummaquid, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

2. Mary(Princess Little Dove)(Motechina of the Mohegan Tribe) HYANNO b: 12 APR 1623 in Cummaquid, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA c: 7 AUG 1650 in Cape Cod, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Sources:

1.Abbrev: Ancestral File (R)

Title: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998/i>/i>. Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998.

Repository:

Name: Family History Library

Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA

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Name: Family History Library

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2.Abbrev: Ordinance Index (TM)

Title: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ordinance Index (TM))).

Repository:

Name: Family History Library

Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA

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He was Sachem (Chief) John Iyanough of the Cummaquid of the Wampanoag Nation. Son of Highyanough, Sachem of all the Wampanoag, and grandson of Grand Sachem, Canonicus, Chief of all the Narragansett.

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Iyannough (also Iyanough) was a Native American sachem and leader of the Mattachiest (Mattakeese) tribe of Cummaquid in the area of what is now Barnstable, Massachusetts. The town of Hyannis, the Wianno section of Osterville, and Iyanough Road (Route 132) are all named after him.

Historic records mention the assistance and entertainment offered by him and his tribe towards the Pilgrims and later colonists. When the son of Mayflower passenger John Billington wandered away from the new settlement at Plymouth in January 1621, Iyannough assisted William Bradford and his party in finding the boy [1]. The sachem impressed the Pilgrims as being personable, gentle, courteous, and fair-conditioned [2].

He died in 1623 when he was only in his mid-twenties. Following a surprise attack by the Pilgrims on the Massachusett tribe that winter, many Native Americans in the region including Iyannough grew fearful of the colonists and fled to hide in the area's swamps and remote islands [3]. It is believed that Iyannough himself died of exposure during this time. Upon his early death his lands went to his eldest son Yanno [4] (aka John Hyanno). Yanno is mentioned in several land deeds on Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard and appears to have been a prominent figure in the early settlement of the communities.

In the mid 19th century, a farmer plowing his field discovered what is believed to be Iyannough's grave [5]. The gravesite is just north of Route 6A in the Cummaquid section of Barnstable and is maintained by a non-profit organization called "Tales of Cape Cod." A sign along Route 6A marks the spot.

A statue of Iyannough can be found today on the village green in downtown Hyannis.

Iyanough

Alive in Jun 1621.(56) Iyanough was sachem of Cummaquid, according to Mourt. Drake cites Mourt in the following. He then appeared about 26 years of age," but very personable, gentle, courteous and fair-conditioned, indeed, not like a savage, save for his attire. His entertainment was answerable to his parts, and his cheer plentiful and various."

The English were once again entertained by Iyanough upon their return to Plymouth when weather forced them to touch again at Cummaquid.

He was among those who came to have such dread of the English that they "forsook their wonted habitations, fled into the swamps, and lived in unhealthy places, in a state of starvation, until many died with diseases which they had thus contracted." [Drake, 78]

A journal titled “Mourt’s Relation” was written primarily by Edward Winslow, although William Bradford appears to have written most of the first section. Written between November 1620 and November 1621, it describes in detail what happened from the landing of the Pilgrims at Cape Cod, though their exploring and eventual settling at Plymouth, to their relations with the surrounding Indians, up to the First Thanksgiving and the arrival of the ship Fortune. Iyannough is described as 'a man not exceeding twenty-six years of age, but very personable, gentle, courteous, and fair conditioned, indeed not like the savage, save for his attire; his entertainment was answerable to his parts, and his cheer plentiful and various.'

Iyannough was the sachem of the Mattachee village of the Wampanoag. Iyanough, Sachem of the eastern part of Sandy neck and Barnstable, Mass. Iyanough helped a 10 man search party from Plymouth including WIlliam Bradford recover a boy named John Billington and son of Mayflower passenger from no fewer than 100 Nawsett Indians who could have sought retribution for several members of their tribe sold earlier by an English captain into slavery. Billington was later executed for murder. The sachem impressed the Pilgrims as being personable, gentle, courteous, and fair-conditioned

He died in 1623 when he was only in his mid-twenties. Following a surprise attack by the Pilgrims on the Massachusett tribe that winter, many Native Americans in the region including Iyannough grew fearful of the colonists including Miles Standish and fled to hide in the area's swamps and remote islands . It is believed that Iyannough himself died of exposure during this time. Upon his early death his lands went to his eldest son Yanno (aka John Hyanno). Yanno is mentioned in several land deeds on Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard and appears to have been a prominent figure in the early settlement of the communities.

There is a statue, located in Hyannis, by David Lewis, a local sculpture. Iyannough's grave was allegedly unearthed by Daniel Davis in Cummaquid and a plaque has been erected on Route 6A east of Bone Hill Road. Iyanough gives his name to Hyannis and the Wiano section of Osterville

Edward O. Handy, Barnstable Village and Wikipedia article on Iyannough. Willison, George F. (1945). Saints and Strangers. New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, pp 228-229.

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•ID: I14065

•Name: Chief Sachem IHYANNOUGH (THYANNOUGH)

•Given Name: Chief Sachem

•Surname: IHYANNOUGH (THYANNOUGH)

•Sex: M

•Change Date: 13 MAY 2009

•Note:

Iyanough was the chief sachem of the the Cummaquid tribe. The Pilgrims had landed in his area when they were searching for the Nausets. He told them that young John Billington, whom the Nausets had found lost in the woods and taken, was just fine. He gave the Pilgrims a big dinner with entertainment. He then came aboard the shallop and sailed with the Pilgrims leading them to the Nausets. When they arrived, the tide was out and they could not come ashore, but Iyanough swam ashore to inform Aspinet--the chief sachem of the Nausets--of the Pilgrims arrival.

After the Pilgrims left the Nausets, the wind did not allow them to get home directly, and so they ended up back with Iyanough again. The Pilgrims being very thirsty, Iyanough led an expedition in search of some fresh water for them to drink. The Cummaquid tribe held another celebration of singing and dancing. The next day Iyanough gave them the water they needed, and the Pilgrims made their way back to Plymouth.

The Pilgrims described Iyanough as follows: Iyanough, a man not exceeding twenty-six years of age, but very personable, gentle, courteous, and fair conditioned, indeed not like a savage, save for his attire. His entertainment was answerable to his parts, and his cheer plentiful and various.

Iyanough died before March 1623 of a disease which swept Cape Cod early that year.

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•Birth: 1565 in Cape Cod, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

•Death: 1622 in Of Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Marriage 1 Princess Of The Narragansitts CANONICUS b: ABT 1569 in Of Cape Cod, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

•Married: 1590 in Of Cape Cod, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Hyannis, MA. named after him. Sachem of the Mattachee Village of Wampanoags of Cape Cod. From him Hyannie & Wianno derived their names. Historic site marker on Rte. 6A in Cummaquid, MA., the ancestral home of the Cummaquid Wampanoags states: 'North of here a table marks the grave of Iyahnough Indian Sachem who aided the Pilgrims in 1621.'

Source: 'The Middler' (Newsletter of the Society of Middletown First Settler Descendants,

           CT. U.S.A.)