Tantaquidgeon, John
Mohegan
Mohegan
counselor
- Mohegan, CT (from 1727 to 1800)
married Occom's sister, Lucy. They had at least three children, including Lucy and John Tantaquidgeon. Their son John and possibly David served under General Putnam in the Revolutionary War.
John Tantaquidgeon, son of Ester Uncas and John Tantaquidgeon, was a Mohegan Indian who acted as a counselor to Ben Uncas III. He married Samson Occom’s sister, Lucy, and they had at least three children. He is a forefather of the modern-day Tantaquidgeon family.
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One of John Tantaquidgeon and Lucy's children was Lucy Tantaquidgeon Teecomwas, who married Peter Teecomwas. Lucy Teecomwas and her daughter, Cynthia Hoscott (or Hoscoat), gave land for the Mohegan chapel.