the brothertown indian nation ("eeyawquittoowauconnuck") was formed by three leaders of the mohegan and pequot tribes of new england and eastern long island: samson occom (mohegan/brothertown), a notable presbyterian minister to new england indians and fundraiser for moor's indian charity school—although funds occom raised for this school were used by wheelock to found dartmouth college; his son-in-law joseph johnson (mohegan), who was a messenger for general george washington during the american revolution; and occom's brother-in-law david fowler (montauk, pequot). they organized as a new tribe the numerous remnant peoples who had survived the disruption of disease, colonialism and warfare, including some narragansett and montauk.