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Indian Names of Places
in Plymouth, Middleborough, Lakeville and Carver Plymouth County
Massachusetts
Winetuxet, Winnatuxett, Winnytucktuett.
River in Halifax, Plympton and Carver, also name of
town in southern part of Plympton. "The source of it is in Muddy Pond in the
North Section of Carver where it was the Six Mile Brook of the first
planters on their first path to Namasskett'' (M. H. S., s. 2, v. 4, p. 268).
Wintusksett Brook. Mentioned as north boundary
in deed of "Twenty-Six Men's Purchase." It flows into the Taunton River.
Winne-tuk-es-et--"good small river," with a
locative suffix. Probably meaning a good river for the canoes. "The
beautiful small river." In "Twenty-Six Men's Purchase" it is written
Wimabusksett. Brooke," 1661.
"Winnatuxett or the New-found meadows."'
The following names are mentioned in the will of
Pumantaquash, the Pond Sachem, 1668, "all his lands at Assawamsett or
elsewhere:" (Ply. Col. Rec., v. 1, p. 229.)
These places may all have been in the vicinity of
Assawompsett Pond in Middleborough and Lakeville, but I have been unable to
identify them.
Pachamaquast,
Nekatattacoeuek,
Setnessnett,
Wacagasaneps,
Quamakeckett,
Tokopissett,
Wampaketatekam,
Caskakachesqua (sh),
Wachpusk,
Pachest.
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