▁called ▁King ▁Philip ' s ▁War ▁( 1 6 7 5 – 7 6 ), ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁many ▁death s ▁of ▁both ▁the ▁sett lers ▁and ▁the ▁n atives . ▁However , ▁three ▁prominent ▁names ▁appear . ▁They ▁are : ▁John ▁Eli ot ▁( known ▁as ▁the ▁Apost le ▁to ▁the ▁Indians ); ▁Thomas ▁May hew ▁( who ▁was ▁already ▁minister ing ▁to ▁the ▁n atives ); ▁and , ▁three ▁gener ations ▁later , ▁Ele azar ▁W heel ock , ▁who ▁established ▁" Do ctor ▁W heel ock ' s ▁Academy ▁for ▁the ▁promotion ▁of ▁Christian ity ▁and ▁civ ility ▁among ▁the ▁sav age ▁Indians ▁of ▁this ▁continent " ▁( now ▁known ▁as ▁D art mouth ▁College ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 5 7 , ▁the ▁younger ▁Thomas ▁May hew ▁was ▁d rown ed ▁when ▁a ▁ship ▁he ▁was ▁trav elling ▁in ▁was ▁lost ▁at ▁sea ▁on ▁a ▁voyage ▁to ▁England . ▁ ▁May hew ' s ▁three ▁grands ons ▁Matthew ▁May hew ▁( 1 6 4 8 - ), ▁Thomas ▁( 1 6 5 0 - ), ▁John ▁May hew ▁( 1 6 5 2 - ), ▁and ▁other ▁members ▁of ▁his ▁family ▁assist ed ▁him ▁in ▁running ▁his ▁business ▁and ▁government . ▁ ▁Trans cription ▁of ▁Wat ert own ▁marker : ▁ ▁" HERE ▁BY ▁THE ▁AN CI ENT ▁FOR D ▁THE ▁L AND ING ▁AND ▁THE ▁W E IR ▁W AS ▁THE ▁HO ME ST ALL ▁OF ▁TH O MA S ▁MA Y HE W : ▁A ▁LE