![]() ![]() Metacom was the second son of Massassoit, who was the tribal leader that formed an alliance with the Mayflower pilgrims in nearby Plymouth Colony in 1621 and helped them through their first year in the New World.īorn sometime around 1638, Metacom had two brothers, an older brother named Wamsutta and younger brother named either Suconewhew or Takamunna, as well as two younger sisters, Amie and another sister whose name is unknown.Īfter Metacom came of age, he married Wootonekanuske, daughter of the Pocasset sachem Corbitant, and his brother, Wamsutta, married Corbitant’s other daughter Weetamoe. Philip King Of Mount Hope engraving by Paul Revere, Jr, circa 1772 ![]()
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