Tahanto was baptized as a Christian, and eventually succeeded his uncle, Sholan, as leader of the Nashaway (Pennacook confederation).
[3] On January 27, 1699 George Tahanto and his cousin, Wattanummon, went to Boston and ratified a peace treaty with Richard Coote, 1st Earl of Bellomont.
[4] Although a large number of Native Americans met at Lake Winnipesaukee in the winter of 1699 to ally with the French and Iroquois, Tahanto and Wattanummon reassured the Massachusetts governor that they were not involved in the alliance and desired peace.
[6][7] after "George Tohanto and Wattanuman, the two principal Indians of Pennicook" were ordered to go to Boston and report to the government about a possible war plot.
[11] By April 1703 Tahanto reportedly left for Canada,[12] but in June participated with Wattanummon in Governor Joseph Dudley's peace conference at Casco Bay.