Obbatinewat
Obbatinewat was a 17th-century Wampanoag sachem who lived in what is now Massachusetts.
Mourt's Relation, written c. 1620 and describing the early days of Plymouth Colony, has the following mention:
The sachem, or governor of this place, is called Obbatinewat, and though he lives in the bottom of the
Tarantines. Also the Squaw Sachem, or Massachusetts queen, was an enemy to him. We told him of divers sachems that had acknowledged themselves to beKing James his men, and if he also would submit himself, we would be his safeguard from his enemies, which he did, and went along with us to bring us to the Squaw Sachem.[1]
The image of Obbatinewat shown on this page was used as the
Fleet Financial Group. The logo is now used by Shawmut Capital Partners.[2]
References
- ^ Mourt's Relation: A Journal of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, 1622, Part V
- ^ Shawmut Capital Partners Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine