John Alderman Biography

This page uses content from the John Alderman biography page on the English version of Wikipedia and is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. This list of authors can be seen in the page history. Rotten Tomatoes disclaims any and all warranties as to the accuracy or reliability of the content.

John Alderman was a Praying Indian who shot and killed Metacomet (also known as King Philip) in 1676 as part of an expedition led by Captain Benjamin Church.

As a reward, Alderman received King Philip's head and one hand. The rest of his body was quartered and hung on trees. Alderman later sold the severed head to the Plymouth authorities for 30 shillings, a standard rate for Indian heads during King Philip's War. The head was then placed on a stake in Plymouth where it remained for the next 25 years.

References

www.americanindiansource.com

www.militaryhistoryonline.com

www.colonialwarsct.org

Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify the biographical information on this page under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.