Turramuggus his marke & seal
Also spelled Turrmuggas, Terramuggas, Taramugus. Wangunk. Their homelands across and around Pattaqounck or Pattaconk, in the southern part of present day central Connecticut.
This document addresses land at present-day Weathersfield, Connecticut, formerly known, and perhaps still known by Algonquian-speaking people, as Poquioag. The document suggests that it is to serve as an official and legal agreement between settlers, the Wangunk and others, to “prevent future troubles'' because the “Lands as aforesaid hath Been quietly Possessed by the English Now for Severall years passt, but in as much as there is no written deed to be found under the Hand of the Said Sowheag.” The Wangunk Sachem, Sowheag, the document says, previously granted settlers access to Poquioag, now Weathersfield, for “12 yards of trading cloath.”
Turramuggus’ kin: a father, Sowheage, Wangunk Sachem. A sister, Sepunnamo or Sepunnemoe. A partner, Keseso. A son, Peetoosoh or Pethus.
Deed signed December 25, 1671. Seen at Newberry Library.
We have previously posted Turramuggs’ mark from a deed for “Haddam, Connecticut,” signed in 1662 and seen at the Mohegan Library and Archives. You can search #turramuggus to find it and compare.