History of Swansea, Massachusetts, 1667-1917; - citizen hylbom blog

42 History of Swansea
Thomas Prince, Thomas Willett, 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 performance 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 fHrmly by these presents.
In Witness whereof wee haue hereunto sett our hands and Seales this
twentieth day of March, anno Domini, 1653.
Signed Sealed and DeUvered
In ye Presence of us
John Browne
James Browne
Richard Garrett.
The marke of
Osamequin, & a (Scale).
Wamsetto, W. & (Scale).
This purchase is said to have included the territory of Barrington and
parts of the present towns of East Providence, Seekonk, Swansea, Warren,
and Bristol, known to the proprietors and described in their records as
"Sowams and Parts adjacent."
Taken from the family Bible of Capt. Henry Gardner.
"Records of the first settlers on Gardners Neck.—In March 1623 Gov.
Winslow with the famous John Hampden visited Corbitant a Sachem whose
residence was on Matapoisett now Gardners Neck, South Swansea, and was
hospittably entertained. Corbitant was also Sachem of Slades Ferry.
In June 1664 King Philip conveyed Matapoissett to Wm. Brenton of
Newport who devised the whole in his will to his son Ebenezer, who conveyed
it in 1693 for 1700 pounds to Samuel Gardner and Ralph Chapman.
Mr. Brenton did not reside there until after the war of 1675 & 6. In June
1675 there were several houses on the Neck containing about seventy
persons who collected at a garrion house occupied bu one Bourne and were
from there conveyed to Rhode Island after the commencement of King
Philips war. All the houses were subsequently burned by the Indians. The
first English blood was shed on the Neck in this war it is beheved there were
no white settlers on the Neck until about 1664. The Indians occupied it
almost wholly until that period and were again possessors of it during the
years 1675 & 6.
Taken from the Plymouth Records by Bennett Wheeler.
July 1, 1845.
"The Two Mile Purchase"
Page 312
250th Anniversary of Taunton
Henry Gardner."
There was therfore much foundation for the statement of
John Richmond, son of the first purchaser, of that name, made