Metacomet, also known by his adopted English name
King Philip, was a
Wampanoag and the second son of the sachem
Massasoit. He became a chief of his people in 1662 when his brother
Wamsutta (or King Alexander) died shortly after their father Massasoit. Wamsutta's widow
Weetamoo (d. 1676), sunksqua of the
Pocasset, was Metacomet's ally and friend for the rest of her life. Metacomet married Weetamoo's younger sister
Wootonekanuske. No one knows how many children they had or what happened to them all. Wootonekanuske and one of their sons were sold to slavery in the West Indies following the defeat of the Native Americans in what became known as
King Philip's War.