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Hiacoomes,
Indian preacher; born about 1610; became the first Indian convert to Christianity in New England.
When the first white settlers landed at Martha's Vineyard (1642), he was there, and he was converted under the preaching of Thomas Mayhew.
He learned to read, and in 1645 he began to preach to his countrymen.
An Indian church was formed there, and Hiacoomes was ordained pastor, and Tackanash was appointed teacher, by Eliot and Colton.
He died about 1690.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Wells , Horace 1815 -1848 (search)