Quashawam, Sunksquaw of Shinnecock

She became Chief of the Shinnecock Indians after death of her brother, Nowedonah, about 1667.

Wyandanch & Wuch-I-kit-tau-but had a daughter Quashawam she married the Pequot Sachem Mau-gau-wan-met see Uncas geneology,in which he mentions that Maugauwanmet has married only remaining royal blood of long Island.

Long Island Forum magazine. July 1945. p.129 THE SHINNECOCK CHURCH.

"When John Elit translated the Bible for the New England Indians hisinterpreter was Cockenoe de Long Island, a Montauk Indian. Cockenoe's wife was Quashawam, the Sunk Squaw, or head of the Shinnecock tribe and the daughter (or sister) of Wyandanch, the Great Montauk chief."

She was one of the fourteen Indian women taken into captivity by Ninigret, Chief of the Narragansetts and afterwards ransomed through the good offices of Lion Gardiner.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=69643207

Birth: unknown Death: 1658 Windham County Connecticut, USA

Married to Pequot Sachem Mau-gau-wan-met slain when she was kidnapped in 1658

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Parents:

  Wyandanch (1571 - 1659)

  Wuch-i-ki-tau-but (1575 - 1660)

Burial: Unknown

Created by: nelson carey Record added: May 10, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 69643207