#pocasset

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The marke of Peceunckcus cheif counseler [sic]

Likely Wampanoag, of Pocasset. Identified on this deed, signed in June of 1660 as “chief counseler” for Namumpum (Weetamoo) and Quiquequonnechog, her then partner.

The document describes terms for settler access to land, and includes place names for lands at and beyond present-day Little Compton, Rhode Island. Some place names are spelled here as they appear (or as well as I can decipher), and described as: “...a certain necke of land commonly called by ye name of Panaquaquit, popochocksset … chechoesit, wonascotucket, [and] womposcocinnat…”

We have been hard pressed to find further information about Peceunckcus, beyond what can be inferred from the document itself.

Dated June 1660, seen at the Massachusetts Historical Society.

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Weetamoo (c. 1635-1676) was sachem (saunkskwa) of the Pocasset Wampanoag tribe. Her story is similar to her contemporary Awashonks, sachem of the neighboring Sakonnet. Both women were skilled in every aspect of royal life, from hunting to desinging beadwork, from child rearing to diplomacy. But unlike Awashonks, who was apparently appointed based on her proven leadership qualities, Weetamoo was descended from a long line of Pocasset sachems. She knew her whole life she was born to rule, but by all accounts, she put in the work to become a skillful leader regardless.

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Barry Mullin Captured the breathtaking beauty of Wings Neck Light at Sunset with his drone in Pocasset, Massachusetts. Experience the magic of this former U.S. Coast Guard Lighthouse turned Vacation Rental right here in Cape Cod. New England Lighthouses Fun Fact: Attached to the light tower is a charming three-bedroom cottage, offering bay views from its spiral staircase. Don't miss this unique getaway.

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Wing's Neck Light, Pocasset, MA

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Patuisset Island, Pocasset by Dennis Weeks Via Flickr: Cape Cod

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Pocasset on Cape Cod by Dennis Weeks

[theirmarks]

The marke of Noenobekon; interpreter

Possibly Pocasset Wampanoag or Narragansett. Identified on this deed, signed in June of 1660 as an interpreter for Namumpum (Weetamoo) and Quiquequonnechog, her then partner.

The document elucidates on access to land for white settlers, and includes place names for lands at and beyond Pocasset (present-day Little Compton, Rhode Island). Some place names are spelled here as they appear (or as well as I can decipher) as: “...a certain necke of land commonly called by ye name of Panaquaquit, popochocksset … chechoesit, wonascotucket, womposcocinnat…”

We have been hard pressed to find further information about Noenobekon, beyond what can be inferred from the document itself.

Dated June 1660, seen at the Massachusetts Historical Society

[randr1980]

10 cent token Pocasset, OK