Mahomet Weyonomon
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Son of Mahomet I Grandson of Oweneco ,oldest son of Uncas, his mother the sister of Sassacus, Great grandson of Uncas Great great grandson of Oweneco [father of Uncas]
Mahomet’s father, Mahomet [I], was killed in revenge for his murder of Capunches by Capunches’ brother, Mamonnahue in 1708 CE (1119 AH). His son, Mahomet, may have been a babe in arms at that time. Upon the death of Oweneco1 in 1715, Oweneco’s younger son, Cesar, ruled in the name of young Mahomet until Cesar’s demise in 1723. “Major” Ben, a fourth son of Oweneco, then became Sachem, if only because of Mahomet’s youth. Ben Uncas II became Sachem in 1726 and would rule until he died in 1746.
As Mahomet grew older, he did not challenge Major Ben’s nor Ben Uncas II’s position. It was reported that he feared for the value of his life to do so. Captain John Mason supported Mahomet as the rightful Sachem, as did most of the Mohegan Tribe. However, Ben Uncas II was backed by the Colony of Connecticut…and Ben II was receiving the rents from the Mohegan Land.
In 1735 CE (1147 AH), Mahomet and the future councilor, Zachery Johnson / AughQuant, went to England with Captain John Mason and his son, Samuel, to petition the Crown to prosecute the 1704-06 land judgement made by the Crown’s committee which had favored the Mohegans, and set aside the one made by Connecticut Colony in 1721.
This company made visits upon many influential members of the Court, and then stayed in apartments in Aldermanbury to prepare their petition to the Court. Both John Mason and Mahomet died of smallpox within weeks of each other in 1736 CE (1148 AH). Before Mahomet’s death became known in Mohegan, the Tribe had voted for him over Ben Uncas II as the true Sachem…and after his death was known, they voted for John Uncas as the Sachem.
A schism developed, with the Tribe in one side, and the Colony backing Ben Uncas II on the other, and the rift deepened to there being two Mohegan villages, John’s town and Ben’s town.
Mahomet left at least one child behind, as evidenced by: 1745 – Wedemow, daughter of Mahomet deceased.[1] 1756 – “In memory of Elizabeth Joquib. The daughter of Mohomet great grand child of the first Uncaus Sachem of Mohegan Who died July ye 5th 1756 Aged 33 years.”[2] 1761 – “In Memory of Elizabeth Begneott Great grand child of Uncas Sachem of Mohegan who Died on ye 20th A.D. 1761 Aged 14 years.[3]
In 1929, a monument was erected to Mahomet by in the Royal Burial Ground by Troop No. 1, B.S.A. of Norwich Conn. They spelled his name, “Mamohet” and even recorded the year of his death as 1735
[edit] References
- ↑ Caulkins, Frances Manwaring. History of Norwich, Connecticut: from its possession by the Indians, to the year 1866. Norwich, CT : Reprint of 1866 publication by John Trumbull Press, 1989.259-260. ISBN 1151275557
- ↑ Peale, Arthur L. Uncas and the Mohegan Pequot. Boston : Meador Publishing Company, 1939. 169.
- ↑ Peale, Arthur L. Uncas and the Mohegan Pequot. Boston : Meador Publishing Company, 1939. 169.
