Massasoit's Town Sowams in Pokanoket, Its History Legends and Traditions — John Shaqi
Massasoit's Town Sowams in Pokanoket, Its History Legends and TraditionsBaker, Virginia
History
Massasoit's Town Sowams in Pokanoket, Its History Legends and Traditions
Baker, Virginia
Massasoit, 1580-1661; Sowams; Wampanoag Indians
To Haue And To Hold all the aforesaid vpland Swamp Marshes Creeks and
Rivers withe all their appurtinances unto the aforesaid Thomas Prince,
Thomas Willett, Miles Standish, Josia Winslow and the rest of the
partners aforesaid to theme, And Every of them their and Every of
their haiers Executors And assignes for Ever And the said Osamequin
and Wamsetto his Sone Covenant promise and grant, that whensoeuer the
Indians Shall Remoue from the Neck that then and from thence forth the
aforesaid Thomas Prince, Thomas Willet, Miles Standish, Josiah Winslow
shall enter vpon the Same by the Same Agreement as their Proper Rights
And Interests to them and their heirs for Ever. To and for the true
perforemance of all and Every one of the aforesaid severall
Perticulars wee the said Osamequin, and Wamsetto Bind us and every of
us our and every of our heirs Executors Administrators and Assignes
ffirmly by these presents.
In Witness whereof wee haue hereunto sett our hands and Seales this
twentieth day of March, anno Domini, 1653.
The marke of
OSAMEQUIN, & a (Seale).
WAMSETTO, W. & (Seale).
Signed Sealed and Delivered
in ye Presence of us
John Browne
James Browne
Richard Garrett.
Timothy Brooks
Timothy Brooks was the son of Henry and Susan Brooks of Woburn, Mass.
He married (1st), 1659, December 2, Mary, daughter of John Russell.
She died at Woburn, 1680. He married (2d), 1680, Mehitable, daughter
of Roger and Mary Mowry, and widow of Eldad Kingsley of Swansea.
Timothy Brooks had several children of some of whom we find record as
follows:
Timothy, born, 1661, October 9. Married, 1685, November 10, Hannah,
daughter of Obadiah and Abigail (Bullock) Bowen. He was a Baptist
minister. Removed from Swansea, Mass., to Cohansey, N.Y.
John, born about 1662. Married (1st) Martha, daughter of Hugh and Mary
(Foxwell) Cole (b. 1662, April 16; d. 1711); married (2d) Tabitha
Wright of New York. She died, 1714, November 19, aged 30 years. He
died, 1714, November 22, aged 52 years.
Mary, married Samuel, son of William and Susannah Salisbury (b. 1666,
May 17, and died――――). Samuel Salisbury married (2d) Jemima Martin.
Elizabeth, married, 1689, April 10, Thomas Lewis.
Hepsibath, born, 1673. Married, 1694, May 22. Pelatiah, son of Sampson
and Mary (Butterworth) Mason, (b. 1669, April 1), and died, 1727,
August 24. He married a second, third, and fourth wife and died, 1763,
March 29.
Rebecca, married, 1696, November 6, Melatiah, son of John and Joanna
(Esten) Martin. He was born, 1673, April 30, and died, 1761, January
30.
Abigail, married Levi Preston.
Josiah born, Swansea, Mass., 1681. Removed to New York.
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