"This day that happened which is worthy to be  remembered.  For at North Hampton, Hadly, and the Towns thereabouts, two English Captives, escaping from the Enemy, informed, that a considerable body of Indians had (30) seated themselves not far from Pacomtuck, and that they were very secure: so that should forces be sent forth against them, many of the Enemy would (in probability) be cut off, without any difficulty.   Hereupon the Spirits of Men in those Towns were raised with an earnest desire to see and to try what might be done.  They sent to their neighbours in Conn. for a supply of men, but none coming, they raised an hundred and four score out of their ovn towns, who arrived at the Indian Wigwams betimes in the morning, finding them secure indeed, yea all asleep without having any Scouts abroad, so that our Souldiers came and put their Guns into their Wigwams, before the Indians were aware of them, and made a great and notable slaughter amongst them.  Some of the souldiers affirm that they numbred above one hundred that lay dead upon the ground, and besides those, others told about an hundred and thirty, who were driven into the River, and there perished, being carried down the Falls.  The River Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the River Kishon, O my soul thou hast troden down strength.  And all this while but one English man killed, and two wounded. 

But God saw that if things had ended thus, another and not Christ would have had the Glory of this Victory, and therefore in his wise providence, he so disproved, as that there was at last somewhat a tragical issue of this expedition.  For an English Captive Lad who was found in the wigwams spake as if Philip were coming with a thousand Indians which false report being famed (fama bella stant) among the Souldiers, a pannick terror fell upon many of them, and they hasted homewards in a confused rout.  In the meanwhile a party of Indians from an Island (whose coming on shore might easily have been prevented, and the souldiers before they set out from Hadly were earnestly admonished to take care about that matter) assaulted our men; yea, to the great dishonour of the English, a few Indians pursued our Souldiers four or five miles, who were in number near twice as many as the Enemy.  In this disorder, he that was at this time the chief Captain, whose name was Turner, lost his life, he was pursued through a River, received his fatal stroke as he passed through that which is called the Green River, etc., as he came out of the water he fell into the hands of the Uncircumcised, who stripped him (as some who saw it affirm) and rode away upon his horse, and between thirty and forty more were lost in this Retreat.

These Falls we once suggested should have been named Massacre Falls: but in all recent geographies and histories they are known as Turner's Falls, and we heartily aquiesce in thus designating them, as it commemorates a brave and excellent man.  I do not remember to have met with an Indian name for these Falls.  In early accounts they are called simply the Falls, the Falls in the Conn., etc.  They were by some called Miller's Falls, as they were not far from Miller's River; they have also been called Deerfield Falls."

The power of the Indians was broken in this battle, but the war still continued in a desultory manner for two years.  In these contests the people of Wenham bore their part in contributions of men as well as of money.

Taken from pp 346-7 of Fiske Family Papers by Henry ffiske, 1901.

Native American leader of the Wampanoag. Also known as Metacom and as Metacomet, he was the second son of Massasoit, who had been the grand sachem, or chief, of the Wampanoag Confederacy and oversaw a lifetime of peaceful relations with the Pilgrims and other settlers. Massasoit died in 1661, and Metacom's older brother Alexander was chief until his death the following year. Metacom became sachem of the Wampanoag. While known as King Philip to his adversaries, he tried to create an alliance of Indians to fight the settlers. The Narragansett joined him, and colonial officials tried to stop any attacks by confiscating Indian weapons. Scattered violence broke out and the King Philip's War of 1675-76 ensued, with heavy losses on both sides. The war was one of the most severe conflicts between settlers and Native Americans in New England. More than 1,000 settlers died, and the battles killed many of the crops as well. On Aug. 12, 1676, a Wampanoag informer named Alderman killed King Philip. Philip was beheaded and quartered, and his head was displayed on a pole in Plymouth for more than 20 years.