Montowampate | |
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Pawtucket leader | |
Preceded by | Nanepashemet |
Succeeded by | Wenepoykin |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1609 |
Died | 1633 |
Cause of death | Smallpox |
Spouse | Wenunchus |
Parent(s) | Nanepashemet and "Squaw Sachem" |
Known for | Pawtucket leader (called Sachem of Saugus) |
Nickname | Sagamore James |
Montowampate (c. 1609–1633), was the Sachem of the Naumkeag or Pawtucket in the area of present day Saugus, Massachusetts at the time of the Puritan Great Migration. The colonists called him Sagamore James. He was one of three sons of Nanepashemet, the sachem of the entire region occupied by tribes of the confederation.