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Indian Names of Places
in Plymouth, Middleborough, Lakeville and Carver Plymouth County
Massachusetts
Pohpohku and Poohpoohguttog signified,
"quail," or Pohpohkussu--"Partridge," and Achoo or Achu--"hill;
"Partridge, or Quail Hill." Where Black Brook enters Quitticas is a hill to
which this name probably belonged. (See Monhankenock.)
Poquoy, or Trout Brook
Rises in the northwest part of Lakeville and flows into
the Taunton River. Forms part of the boundary between Lakeville and
Middleborough. Possibly from Pohki or Pohqui "it is clear or
transparent." If so, however, a suffix has been lost signifying a brook or
stream. More probably the name refers to the cleared land from the root
Pohque. This root is found in many Plymouth County names and many of the
small tribes used it in some form to designate the cleared wood land or
meadow in their neighborhood. From early colonial history we know that in
Plymouth County much land had been cleared by the Indians in various places
for planting.
Possibly from Pohqui--"it divides in two when it
enter Taunton River.
Purchade, Poched, Porchaeg, Pachaeg. Brook, Pond, and Neck in
Middleborough.
Takes its name from a "certain neck of land called
Pachaeg Pond" mentioned in deed of the Purchade Purchase in 1662, and in
Little Lotmen's Purchas, 1664. This was the land near the junction of the
Namasket and Taunton rivers. Purchade Brook runs through it and
empties into the Namasket.
Probably from Pachaug Pachau-auke--"a
turning place." Poochoag or Pochag means a "corner or recess."
Just before the Namasket River enters the Taunton River it makes a most
curious turn forming nearly three sides of a square. Pachage may have
been the original name of Never Touch Pond.
Quitquassett,1673. Quitiquas, Quetquas, Aquetquas
Possibly originally from Aquedne-ash-et.
Aquednash--"islands," with a locative suffix "at the islands,"the island
place." There are three islands in Great Quitticas Pond.
Great Quittancas is on the boundary of Middleborough,
Rochester and Lakeville, and Little Quittances pond is between Lakeville and
Rochester. Quetecas was the early name given to the hills in the
vicinity of the ponds, also the name of one of the islands.
Thomas Weston, in his History of Middleborough, states
that the name was from an Indian chief (p. 429).
Munnoh was another name for an island. (See
Monhiggin.)
Sammauchamoi.
A tract of land in Middleborough sold by Wampatuck in
1666. "Bounded south by Namasket Pond" (Assawompsett). Possibly from Assamau--"he
feeds," and Komuk--"a place" --"a feeding place;" modern free
translation-a picnic ground. It may be from Samme-auk-amog--"oil-place-pond."
Sasonkususet, Susunksisit.
"A pond called Sasonkususet. "Indian deed of 1673, from
old Wuttuspaquin to Assowetough (Betty Sassamon). This pond was a boundary
in the original deed of part of Betty's Neck in Lakeville. Cranberry is its
present name.
Satucked, Saughtughtett. (Bradford.)
A pond very near the boundary line of Middleborough,
Bridgewater and Halifax, now called Robbin Pond. Probably from
Sauk-tuck-et "near the mouth of the stream." Mentioned in surveying town
lines in 1681. The pond taking the name of an Indian village. The
Indian name of land about Bridgewater sold by Massasoit to Miles Standish in
1649. Sauk--"outlet," tuck--"stream, "with the locative
et--"near" or "at."
Satucket, a contraction of Saguatuckett
or Massaquatuckett." (M. H. S. Coll., s. 2, v. 7, p. 140.) In the
deed of 1649 it was written "Saughtuckett."
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