Although the first recorded contact with them did not occur until Giovanne de Verrazano’s visit in 1524, the Narragansett people have been in Rhode Island for over 30,000 years. They were a strong warrior tribe commonly offering protection to the Niantic, Waumpanoag, and other smaller tribes.
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A brief video introduction to the Narragansett
Some of the Narragansett surnames you will find in Brothertown are
Anthony
Commuck, Commock, Commache
Coyhis, Coys, Cohoize, Coghooisze
Dick
Hammar, Hammer
Harry
Hutton
Matthews, Marthers
Niles, Nyles
Potter
Seketer, Sicketor, Secutor, Sequettass
Skeesuck, Shesuck, Schesuck, Skeezuk, Skieezup
Simon/Simons
Toxcoit, Toxcoiet
Tuhie, Tuhi, Tuhigh, Tohoy, Tuhuy
Wauby, Wobby, Wappy, Wobi, Woyboy
The Life of the Brothertown Indians 