NOTE:
It is important to note that regarding most historical records that make reference to Native Americans that the viewpoint is decidedly one sided. All researchers should take into consideration the cultural biases inherent at the time.
Here is the account as told in the article by George Evans . . .
"In the evening before the 13th of May 1704 the Indians went upon Mount Tom and observed the situation of the place. As the meadow was then covered by water, they supposed the village could be taken and that no aid could come seasonably from the town on account of the intervening flood. A little before daylight the Indians attacked. The people surrendered, and all of the families [Moses Hutchinson, John Searl, Benoi Jones, Samuel Janes] were killed or taken prisoners. Some of the prisoners were afterward rescued by the people from the town. Those commanded by Capt. Taylor went around by Pomeroy's meadow and met the Indians near Mount Tom, when a skirmish ensued, in which Capt. Taylor was killed."
Benjamin Janes escaped by running into a bushy ravine where he had hidden a canoe and paddling to Northampton gave the alarm.
It is assumed that those who were killed at the massacre of 1704
were buried in what has been identified as the first burial place in Easthampton, on an elevation in a field belonging to Augustus Clapp, and about fifteen rods southwest from his house. The DAR has erected a monument on East Street about opposite No.132 to commemorate the Pascommuck Massacre, and another on the site of the old cemetery.
