Toofaiti

Consort of John Williams

• NANCY - English: reference unknown.
• TO OFA ITI - of stone, little
• HU TIA - lower abdomen

Originally coupled with Tararo, it was she who Williams 'won' by drawing lots. It could very well have been that this pushy little lady had already begun to improve her status by earlier encounters with Williams, who was considered relatively high in status among the English (because of his skills). Prior to that, her status in the community as the consort of a tane (native man), to whom she may have been formally married, would have been quite low.

She is the woman who sang the warning when she heard of the original plot to kill the white men. She has been described by some authors as well-suited to the role of 'femme fatale', the role history thrust her. She seems to have been involved in the intrigues being waged on both sides on Pitcairn.