Peter Woodbury

Killed at age 22 at "Bloody Brook" in "King Phillip's War."

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   25 M    vii. Peter Woodbury was born on 28 Mar 1652 in Beverly, Essex, MA and died on 18 Sep 1675 in Bloody Brook, Near Deerfield, MA.

   Peeter, s. Humphry and Elizabeth, 28: 1 m. 1652. CT.R. Salem V.R. (Pg. #441).

   Peter Was killed in service under Capt Lothrop, Sept. 18, 1675, at Muddy Brook (Also Called Bloody Brook), which is near Deerfield, MA during "King Philips War". See: Book #38, Pg. #335 N.E.H.G. Register.

   Philip of Poconoket, King Philip, the second son of the Wampanoag chief, became the leader of the Wampanoags on Massasoit's death in 1661. In an attempt to stem the settler's push into Indian territory, Philip organized nearly all New England tribes in a confederation of resistance. An estimated 3,000 Indians and 600 settlers lost their lives in Indian and colonial militia raids and massacres; the bloodiest era in pre-revolutionary America.

   By July of 1675 Philip had powder and ball firearms and began attacking the river settlements of Northfield, Deerfield, and Hadley. Captain Beers men were ambushed near Northfield and half his number were killed. Three survivors were burned at the stake. "The saddest day that ever befel New England" was the massacre at Bloody brook where 100 soldiers and about 20 Ox cart drivers were killed.

   In an effort to get the Mohawks involved in the crusade, Philip had a few of their numbers killed and tried to blame it on the settlers. One of the victims survived and told the story of Philip's duplicity. After that Philip was being fought on two fronts, by the settlers and by the Mohawks. Philips braves began to desert.

   On August 11, 1676, the last remnants of the Hadley Indians crossed the Connecticut River on rafts at a point a little above the present Holyoke dam. The Norwottucks and Nonotucks had been driven from their land permanently.

   Paraphrased from The Story of Holyoke by Wyatt Harper.

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The military garrison at Hadley grew as more troops were sent there to aid the English settlers. Provisions had to be sent from the individual villages to feed these troops. On September 19, 1675, Captain Lathrop and 80 men were riding convoy for a wagon train loaded with threshed wheat on its way to the mill just north of the Hadley garrison.

Killed at age 22 at "Bloody Brook" in "King Phillip's War."