Massasoit's Town Sowams in Pokanoket, Its History Legends and TraditionsBaker, Virginia
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Massasoit's Town Sowams in Pokanoket, Its History Legends and Traditions
Baker, Virginia
Massasoit, 1580-1661; Sowams; Wampanoag Indians
The “MIERY SWAMP.” The swamp at Mount Hope where King Philip was slain
August 12, 1676.
“KING PHILIP’S CHAIR.” A niche in the eastern side of Mount Hope in
which, according to tradition, King Philip was accustomed to sit for
the purpose of reviewing his warriors, practicing target shooting,
etc. Near the “chair” is a spring of pure water.
The Grand Deed of Saile of Lands from Osamequin and
Wamsetto his son, dated 29th March, 1653.
To All People to whome these presents shall come, Osamaquin and
Wamsetto his Eldest Sone Sendeth greeting. Know Yee, that wee the said
Osamequin & Wamsetto, for & in consideration of thirty-five pounds
sterling to us the said Osamequin and Wamsetto in hand payd By Thomas
Prince Gent: Thomas Willett Gent: Miles Standish, Gent: Josiah
Winslow, Gent: for And in the behalfe of themselues and divers others
of the Inhabitants of Plimouth Jurisdiction, whose names are hereafter
specified, with which said summe we the said Osamequin and Wamsetto
doe Acknowledge ourselues fully satisfyed contented and payd, Haue
freely and absolutely bargained and Sold Enfeoffed and Confirmed and
by these presents Doe Bargaine Sell Enfeoffe and Confirme from us the
said Osamequin and Wamsetto, and our and Every of our haiers unto
Thomas Prince, Thomas Willett, Miles Standish, Josia Winslow, Agents
for themselves and William Bradford, Senr, Gent: Thomas Clark, John
Winslow, Thomas Cushman, William White, John Adams and Experience
Mitchell, to them and Every of them, their and Every of their haiers
and assigns forever;――
All those Severall parcells and Necks of Vpland, Swamps and Meadows
Lyeing and being on the South Syde of Sinkunch Els Rehoboth, Bounds
and is bounded from a Little Brooke of water, called by the Indjans
Mosskituash Westerly, and so Ranging by a dead Swamp, Estward, and so
by markt trees as Osamequin and Wamsetto directed unto the great River
with all the Meadow in and about ye Sydes of bothe the Branches of the
great River wth all the Creeks and Brookes that are in or upon any of
the said meadows, as also all the marsh meadow Lying and Being wth out
the Bounds before mentioned in or about the neck Called by the Indians
Chachacust, Also all the meadow of any kind Lying and being in or
about Popasquash neck as also all the meadow Lyeing from Kickomuet on
both sides or any way Joyning to it on the bay on Each Side.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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