The Signatures of Mohegan Sachems

 

Walkingfox carries the Sacred fire from the Creator
Images created for Sachem-Uncas.com are copyrighted

 

 

Signatures of Sachems

 

Key to signatures:

1. Uncas (Mohegan)

2. Oweneco (Mohegan)

3. Attawanhood (Mohegan)

4. Major Ben Uncas (Mohegan)

5. Mamohet (Mohegan, son of Oweneco)

6. Mahachemo (Milford)

7. Momauguin (Quinnipiac)

8. Ansantawae

9. Tontonimo (Podunk)

10. Shaumpishuh (Sunk Squaw Sachem, Guilford)

11. Montowese (Wangunk)

12. Ackenach (Paugussett)

13. Pethus

14. Ahamo

15. Nassahegon (Poquonnuc)

16. Cassisinamon (Pequot)

17. Hermon Garret (also known as Wequash Cook, Pequot)

18. Weraumaug (New Milford)

19. Catoonam

 


 

Source: De Forest, John W., [1852] History of the Indians of Connecticut (page 494). Wm. Jas. Hamersley, Hartford.
Reprinted by Native American Book Publishers, Brighton, Michigan.

Notes: Signatures of Connecticut Sachems approximately dating between AD 1650 and 1725.
Collected by De Forest from a variety of primary historic documents.
Two of the signatures exhibit zoomorphic qualities which may be related to clan names.
Other examples of Uncas' signature are distinctly anthropomorphic in nature.
Six of the signatures depict bows and/or arrows. Only one woman's signature is represented (Shaumpishuh, N. 10).

archnet@borealis.lib.uconn.edu

 


 

 

You may contact Sachem Walkingfox at:

sachemuncas at centurylink.net

 

 

My other web sites are at:

Sachem Speaks Wordpress

My Smudging Blog Spot

 

 

 

Web Design by: Gator-Woman

 

Responding To Inquisitive Minds Since July 1999

Last edited November 12, 2022

Copyright  1999 - 2022  Sachem-Uncas.com All Rights Reserved.