Wonalancet was the second oldest son of the Pennacook Sachem, Passaconaway, and uncle of Kancamagus, the man this highway is named for. Wonalancet is remembered as being a peaceful sachem, living peacefully with the nearby English settlers. Despite wanting to keep the peace between his tribe and the English settlements, this did not happen. As Wonalancet went to sign a peace treaty in Dover in 1676, the English arrested a number of Pennacooks, including Wonalancet, but eventually the Sachem was released. When he returned to his village, he found that the English overtook it, and not wishing to cause more trouble, Wonalancet and his family moved to Quebec, where the sachem died a few years later.