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Land Sales in Nipmuc Country, 1643-1724 Compiled by Jenny Hale Pulsipher for John Wompas Digital Archive, 2018. This is not a comprehensive listing. It represents information encountered in the course of my research on Swindler Sachem. Sachem involved (if noted in deed) Consent of elders or traditional land owners mentioned Woman involved Massachusetts Bay Colony (MBC) government actions Date and Land Description Seller Buyer Signed (S), Witnessed (W), Price Source Acknowledged (A), ConFirmed (C), Recorded (R) 1643 Nashacowam Thomas King £12 No [Nashoonan, existing MBC General Court grants Shawanon, Sholan] deed; liberty to establish a township, Connole, named Lancaster, 18 May 142 1653; Thomas Noyes hired by town to lay out bounds. 8 Oct. 1644 Webomscom [We Gov. John S: Nodowahunt [uncle of We Sundry goods, Connole, Bucksham, chief Winthrop Bucksham], Itaguatiis, Alhumpis with additional 143-145 10 miles round about the hills sachem of Tantiusques, [Allumps, alias Hyems and James], payments on 20 where the black lead mine is with consent of all the Sagamore Moas, all “sachems of Jan. 1644/45 located Indians at Tantiusques] Quinnebaug,” Cassacinamon the (10 belts of and Nodowahunt “governor and Chief Councelor wampampeeg, among the Pequots.” many blankets and coats of W: Sundanch, Day, King, Smith trucking cloth and sundry A: 11 Nov. 1644 by WeBucksham other goods); 16 and Washcomos (son of Nov. 1658 (10 WeBucksham) to John Winthrop Jr. yards trucking 1 cloth); 1 March C: 20 Jan. 1644/45 by Washcomos 1658/59 to Amos Richardson, agent for John Winthrop Jr. (JWJr); 16 Nov. 1658 by Washcomos to JWJr.; 1 March 1658/59 by Washcomos to JWJr 22 May 1650 Connole, 149; MD, MBC General Court grants 7:194- 3200 acres in the vicinity of 195; MCR, LaKe Quinsigamond to Thomas 4:2:111- Dudley, esq of Boston and 112 Increase Nowell of Charleston [see 6 May and 28 July 1657, 18 April 1664, 9 June 1665]. 6 May 1657 MD, 3:69- 70 MBC General Court empowers a committee to lay out to his heirs the land granted to Increase Nowell in May 1650, provided they pay £10 to the treasurer of the colony [see 22 May 1650, 6 May, 18 April 1664, 9 June 1665]. 6 May 1657 MCR, 4, part MBC General Court confirms a 1:227, 296 grant to John Alcocke of 842 acres of upland and meadow, plus 200 acres, so long as it hinders no former grant. 28 July 1657 Peter, Josias Hoddin, John Alcocke of W: Sam Hooker, Tho Holland Divers causes SD, 3:144 and Solomon, residents Roxbury and 1042 acres in the vicinity of of Indian town of Whip A: before Humphrey Atherton 28 considerations 2 Lake Quinsigamond “formerly Sufferage, in the name July 1657 granted by the General Court of Annamucke Nasqua and Confirmed by the General [squa ending suggests R: 3 May 1658 Court May 1657" this person might be female] and other residents of town of Whip Sufferage [Marlboro] 12 Nov. 1659 MCR, 4, part 1:397 MBC General Court grants 500 acres to Mr. John Norton as a reward for his writing a tract in opposition to QuaKers [see 20 Sept. 1670]. 31 May 1660 Connole, 146 MBC General Court grants six miles square for an English plantation at Quabaug [Brookfield] [see 10 Nov. 1665]. 16 Oct. 1660 Connole, 146 MBC General Court grants 8 miles square of land for an English plantation fifteen miles from Medfield bordering to the east on Nipmug Great Pond [see 20 April 1662]. 20 April 1662 Annawassanauk alias Moses Paine and S: Anaussanuk (mark), Divers good and SD 6:288, John, and Peter Brackett of Qushaammitt (mark), Namsconont valuable 9:57 Tract of land 8 miles square, Quashaamnitt alias Braintree, for the (mark), Great John (mark) considerations, fifteen miles from Medfield, William of Blue Hills, use of town of especially £24 bounded to the east by a small Great John Mendham W: John Elliot Sr, John Elliot Jr, 3 river about 3 miles east of Namsconont alias [assigned to Daniel Weld Sr Nipmug Great Pond Peter, and town 12 May [Mendham]. Upannbohqueen alias 1670] A: before Samuell Symonds 12 May Jacob of Natick 1670 18 April 1664 Parnell Nowell, widow Nath. Treada[cut “valuable MD, 3:69- and Exectrx to Increase off], Jno. Haynes, consideration” 70 Parcel of 3080 acres on east Nowell Jos. Haynes side of southern end of Lake Quinsigamond, 2 small islands near lake’s outlet, 20 acres of meadow, totalling 3200 acres [see 22 May 1650, 6 May 1657] 19 Oct. 1664 MCR, 4, part 2:139 MA General Court grants 250 acres to Thomas Noyes [see 23 May 1666]. 9 June 1665 Abigganosh alias John Haynes, S: Abiganosh alias Quoquanquisitt “For a valluable MD, Quoquanquansitt alias Josiah Haynes, alias Jno. Sagamore, Natoqus alias consideration in 7:194-195 Purchase of the Native right to John Sagamore Thomas Noyes of Daniel, Winamkissemim, hand unto us the 3200 acres of land granted [Sagamore John of Sudbury, Animatohu alias Jethro payd by John by the MBC General Court to Pakachoog), Natoqus Nathaniel Haynes” etc. Increase Nowell in 1650. Deed alias Daniel, Tredaway of W: Thomas Plympton, John Ffoy, is to protect purchasers from Winamkissenim, Watertown Wm Taylor “any incombermt, trouble Animatohu alias Jethro molestatton of us or any under of Natick A: Abiganosh and Winnakisenim us, or any other Indians laying before Daniel Gookin at his house any just claime thereto” [see 22 July 1665; Natoqus alias Daniel 22 May 1650] acknowledged same 22 July 1685 R: Thomas Danforth, 9. 11. 1679 10 Nov. 1665 Shattoockquis alias Ensign Thomas S: Shattoockquis, Mettawomppe 300 fathoms Connole, Shadookis of Quabaug, Cooper of wampum 146 6 miles square at Quabaug “Wekabaug Chieftan,” Springfield, in W: several Englishmen 4 [Brookfield] [see 31 May 1660] “sole and proper behalf of town owner." Mettawomppe received portion of price 23 May 1666 MCR, 4, part 2:307 Thomas Noyes reports to the MBC General Court that he has laid out the 250-acre grant given to him in the year 1664 “neere a place called by the Indians Quansigamong Pond, lying & being southerly of Lancaster bounds, & north westerly of the said Quansigamong Pond, nere adjoyning to the lands formerly laid out to Tho Noyes, John Heines, & others, begining neere the north end & head of the said pond” [see 19 Oct. 1664]. 26 June 1668 Josiah Wampatuck and Thomas Joy and S: Josuah Wampatuck, George Deed of gift, SD, 5:463- George Wampe of Josiah Hobart Wampe "for great good 64 Three and a half miles square Mattakecis Indian will and respect, lying between two rivers in plantation, with W: wootisoe enquin, mathias to loving friends Nipmuck country, called consent of Andrew “a wampe, Joseph Baster, Wm Pearse Thomas Joy and Tohkecommumwackuck, Indian knowne by that scri: Josiah Hubart of "excepting unto ourselves the English name, & Hingham, and Indians there inhabiting 100 Pawmhoset another A: before Richard Bellingham many curtesies acres of upland on the hill or Indian cheife men of given" old planting Ground by the the place herein R: at request of Samuel Joy 27 June Indians called Tohke-com- mentioned” 1668 mum-wackake” 5 20 Oct. 1668 MCR, 4, part MBC General Court approves 2:408-409 plantation 19 miles west of Marlboro near Quansigamond Pond, appoints committee (Daniel GooKin, Thomas Prentice, Daniel Henchman, Lt. Richard Beers) to "carry on Quansiggamond" [Worcester] [see 13 July 1674, 6 Feb. 1677/78]. 20 Sept. 1670 Mary Noyes of Ephraim Curtis of S: Mary Noyes and a seal £45 MD, 4:72- Sudbury, relict widow Sudbury, Planter 74 Two parcels of land, each and executrix of W: Andrew Belcher, Sr., [Andrew?] containing 250 acres more or Thomas Noyes of same Belcher less, one being “the grant of place the honored Generall Court” A: before Thomas Danforth 21 Sept. to Thomas Noyes, “lying & 1670 being in the Wilderness, neere unto a place called R: 21 Sept 1670 by Thomas Quansigamong pond." The Danforth other parcell is the grant of the General Court to Rev. Jon Norton "and is lying on the west side of the above named pond" [see 19 Oct. 1664, 23 May 1666, and 12 Nov. 1659]. 20 Nov. 1671 John Wampus of Thomas Stedman S: John Wampus [I, mark of 3 dots, Deed of gift for SD, 8:421 Boston ... Indian and of New London W] “great affection 100 acres of upland and Seaman in Colony of and love which I meadow, being part of 14 Connecticut W: Edmund Jaxson, Wm Lytherland, have and bear miles square “appertaining John Ferneside unto my well unto me” “as my proper right beloved friend” and inheritance" [inserted: "or A: by John Wampus June 9, 1764 and also divers 6 one third part thereof"]. [1674] before Edward Tyng, asst causes and Located between Marlborough considerations and Mendon, plus ten acres of R: by FreeGrace Bendall: 12 June meadow within 1 mile of 100 1674 acres of upland, to be next adjoyning to farm Wampus intends to reserve for himself 13 July 1674 John alias Daniel Gookin of S: Solomon alias Wooannaskchu, £12 to be paid MD, Honnawannonit or Cambridge and John alias Hoannawamut within three 8:317-318 Quansigamog Plantation Quiquonassitt Daniel months of deed, [Worcester] near Sagamore of Henchman of W: Onnamog sagamore of plus 2 coats and Quansigamond Pond, on each Pakachoge, & Solomon Boston, brewer, Occonomessett, Namphow 4 yds of tradiing side of the road leading alias Woonaskochatt in behalf of sagamore of Wamesett, Joseph cloth valued at towards Connecticut [see 20 Sagamore of Tataossit, themselves, and Thatcher of Chabanakoncoie, 26 shillings Oct. 1668] “together with the Maj.