Washington, george. i. 111. ii. 227. 229. funeral solemnities, in honour of, at charlestown. 173. thinks highly of gen. lincoln. iii. 235. letter to gen. lincoln. 236. iv. 96. aid de camp to gen. braddock; behaviour at braddock's defeat, at which he was wounded. viii. 154.
155. his letter to gov. j. bowdoin. 193. letter to w. tudor. 307. takes command of the troops at cambridge. x. 3.
Washington hall at charlestown, de- scription of. ii. 181. Washington hall association. ii. 181. incorporated. 163. 181. Washpecoate indians, their residence and number. ii. 41.
Washpetong indians, or gens de fieul- les, their number and residence. ii. 40. 41.
Washqua point. iii. 19. 72. 73. Washqua outlet. iii. 40.
Wataspoo. iv. 266. 267. Watauga river, settlement on.
Watches to be kept every night at dorchester and watertown. vii. P. 25. 26. and at boston, roxbury and charlestown. P. 32.
Wate pahatoes indians, their residence and number. ii. 38. Water, strong, not to be sold without leave; indians not to have. P. 93.
Waterhouse, dr. benjamin. i. 116. 174.
Waterman, richard. ix. 170. 182. Waterman, rev. thomas, of charles- town, instructer. ii. 171. Waterman, iv. 282. Waters, richard. viii. 106. Watertown. i. (ix) church, the 7th in new england, gathered; set- tlement by sir r. saltonstall; de- scribed by johnson. ii. 94. iii. 136. early plan of. 268. church covenant. iv. 155. v. 135. meet- ing at, for the purpose of fixing on a seat of government. 136. disturb- ed by richard brown. 142. meet- ing of the court at, to settle difficul- ties. 143. settled. 158. quarrel with newtown people about a meadow. 177. ordination at. 276. fish in its pond swim to the
shore and die. vi. 648. people settle weathersfield, connecticut. 307. taxed £11 out of £50 in massachusetts. vii. P. 1. taxes for the support of ministers. P. 6. fire at. P. 3. 6. 27. meeting at, about a place for a fortified town. P. 7. alarm created by. P. 23. 25. 26. difficulties in church. P. 31. 38. tax. P. 31. 57. accident at one of its trainings. P. 63. fire at. P. 66. objects to pay taxes. P. 57. erects a ware on charles river, where many shad are taken. P. 59. tax. P. 85. viii. 230. Watsham, capt. viii. 156. Watson, william. Watson, george. Watson,
Watson, abigail. iv. 163.
Watson, richard, bishop of landaff, letter to dr. eliot. i. 250. Watson, john. iii. 187. Watson, elkanah. x. 192. Watts, rev. dr. isaac. ii. 187. letter from. x. 39.
Waumbekket, its meaning. ii. 267. Waumbekketmethna, or white hills. ii. 266. 267.
Wawe, its meaning. x. 171. Wawepoonseag, its meaning x. 171. Wawwunnekese ag, its meaning. iv. 232.
Way, henry. vii. P. 68. his shallop captured and men killed by eastern indians; loses another shallop. P. 63.
Way, richard, sergeant. vi. 546. Way of the churches in new england, by rev. mr. cotton. v. 182. Wayne, gen. anthony. ii. 227. Wayquoit bay. iii. I. 2. Wayte, thomas. viii. 107. Weas indians, their annuity. ii. 7. number. 12. Weathersfield, connecticut, planted. v. 177. or pauquiaug, settled. vi. 307. difficulties in its church. 313 314. planted. viii. 122. people killed by pequots. 132. Webb, goodman. viii. 231. Webb, rev. joseph, of fairfield. iv. 297.
Webb, rev. john, of boston. i. 232. Webb, jotham. viii. 46. Webb, samuel. x. 178. Webster, noah. iv. 201.
Webster, dr. redford. iv. 52. 63. Webster, william. iii. 113. Webster, stephen-p. iv. 169. Webster, daniel. x. 192. Webster, moses. iv. 89. 169. Wecapaug brook. vii. P. 59. Weceketuket brook. iii. 163. Weceketuket, its meaning. iii. 163. Wedderdroppers, a name of anabap- tists. vi. 624. 626.
Weeks, rev. holland, of abington. vii. 120.
Welby, william. viii. 199.
Weld, rev. thomas, of roxbury. iii. 129. 130. arrives. v. 188. sent to england. vi. 371. vii. 61. 64. P. 68. sworn a freeman. P. 72. first minister of roxbury. P. 64. notice of; returns to england. P. 77. viii. 27.
Weld, joseph. vi. 491.
Weld, john, killed by indians. vi. 631. Weld, rev. thomas, of dunstable.
Weld, mary. x. 55. Weld, sarah. viii. 197.
Weld, rev. habijah, of attleborough, his note on attleborough. i. 185. x. 55.
eulogy, on hon. n. gorham. 177. 178.
Welsh indians. ii. 36.
Welsh bible, supposed to have been found among indians. ii. 37. Welsteed, rev. william. iii. 280.
Wenatukset river. iii. 163.
Wenaumet neck. iv. 254.
Wendell, hon. oliver. ii. 48.
Wenham. ii. 119. 25th church ga- thered. vii. 52..
Wenham pond. iv. 272. 283. Wennanetonomy. vii. 77. Wensley, iii. 180. Wentworth, sir. thomas, deputy of ireland. v. 240. made a viscount on sabbath day. vii. P. 64," correc- tions."
Wentworth, william. v. 223.. Wentworth, benning, governour of new hampshire, grants the charter of amherst, new hampshire. ii. 250. and of lancaster, new hampshire. iii. 103.
Wentworth, mark-h. iii. 119. Wentworth, john, governour of new hampshire, farm at wolfeborough. iii. 119. iii. 119.
Wentworth, thomas. Wentworth, george. iii. 119. Wepeckets islands. iii. 77. Wepquish family. iii. 8. Wequash accompanied capt. mason in the pequot war. viii. 138. Wermall, joseph. iv. 240.
Welden, capt. robert, buried with mil- Wesappicoasset. iv. 258.
itary honours. vii. P. 20.
Welles, isaac. iv. 240.
Welles, samuel. x. 27. 28.
Wellingsly brook. iii. 178.
Wellingsly. iii. 184.
Wellington, rev. charles. iii. 269. Wells, -, grant to, in narragan- set, cancelled. vii. 104. Wells, -, (weld, edmund ?) vii.
Wells, john, sen. of roxbury. iv. 236. Wells, comes under the jurisdiction of massachusetts. vi. 543. men killed at, by indians. 631.633. Wells at martha's vineyard. iii. 48. Wellsted, leonard, agent for planting a colony in newfoundland. viii. 225.
Welsh, mrs. x. 180.
Welsh, samuel. x. 180. 181.
Wessagusquasset indians. v. 32. West augustus, or weymouth. v. 192. Westbrook, in sudbury. iv. 55. 62. West chop. iii. 73. 93. West florida. ii. 26.
West india company. i. 140. West indies, touched at, by gosnold. v. 10. early trade with massachu- setts. 239. enjoy liberty of con- science. vi. 534.
West meadow brook. vii. 171. West mud pond.
Welsh, dr. thomas. ii. 175. his West newland.
West, rev. dr. samuel, of boston.
70. iv. 261. viii. 160. x. 37.
West, benjamin, iv. 261. x. 37. West,
Westcot, stukely. ix. 170. 197. Westfield. vi. 592.
Westfield river. viii. 168. formerly agawam river. x. 41. 42. Westminster assembly of divines, their advice to new england church- es. vi. 409. its confession of faith approved by synod at cambridge and boston. vi. 623.
Weston, lord treasurer, a principal man in the ministry of charles i. dies a papist. vii. P. 79. 80. his chapel consecrated by bishop laud; his daughter married by bishop laud to the duke of lenox. P. 79. 80. Weston, t. v. 47. 48. his difficulties at weymouth. 87. his plantation there. 72. And see weymouth. Weston, francis. ix. 170. 182. Weston, edmund. vii. 138. x. 57. Weston, rev. daniel, of gray.
Westwood, william. vi. 308. Wetherell, rev. william, of scituate. iv. 235. 236.
Wethrell, james. iii. 192. Wetmore, rev. james, of north haven, embraces episcopacy. ii. 129. 131. iv. 299.
Weweantic, its meaning. iii. 164. Weweantic river. iv. 271. 286. 289. 294.
Weweni, its meaning. iii. 164. Wewensett. iv. 266. 267.
coast of america; takes savages; names pentecost harbour; disco- vers kennebeck river. v. 11. 12. 14.
Weymouth, england, a ship from, ar- rives with passengers and cows; the former settle in dorchester. vii. P. 69..
Weymouth landing. vii. 115. Weymouth river. vii. 117. Weymouth pond. vii. 118. Weymouth path. vii. 121
Weymouth, or wessagusquasset, mr. weston's plantation at. v. 72. hanging at. 77. patent of. 72. sufferings at; people steal from the indians. 77. plantation broken up. 78. (And see weston, t.)、 settled. 158. or west augustus, church gathered at. 192. difficul- ties in its church. 274. 275. fif- teenth church gathered. vii. 10. or wessaguscus. vii. P. 1. Whakepee pond. iii. 2. Whale, the ship. v. 129. attacked by dunkirkers. 140. arrives at charlestown. 131. vii. P. 10. 19. arrives with passengers and cows. P. 61.
Whale fishery of new bedford, its ori-
gin and increase. iii. 18. of nan- tucket. 29.
Whales, killed on the south side of long Island. vi. 668. 669 673. very numerous on the coast of new england. ix. 20. and near cape cod. 36.
Whalley, major-general. i. 73. 75. and goffe, arrive; warrant sent by charles ii. to arrest them. iv. 158. viii. 67. 68.
Wharburton, gen. viii. 157. Wharton, phillip lord. vi. 349. ix.
Wharton, richard. viii. 105. 181. 182. Wheat, meal 14s. sterling a bushel in
massachusetts. vii. P. 10. bounty on in massachusetts, 1764. viii. 199. at middlebury, vermont, gives forty bushels to the acre. ix. 137. price of, there. 138.
Wheeler, rev. william-w. episcopal minister at scituate. iv. 238. 304.
Wey, henry, killed by indians. v. 198. Wheeler, jonas. x. 178.
Weyborne, thomas. iv. 240. Weymouth, capt. thomas, on the
Wheeler, elisha. ii. 181. Wheelwright, rev. john, excites dis- turbance. i. 194. v. 280. with
others, plants exeter, new hamp- shire. v. 242. dispute with mas- sachusetts about the title to hamp- ton. 242. 261. ordered out of massachusetts jurisdiction. 276. convicted of sedition and contempt of authority. 282. petitioners in his favour disfranchised, or expelled inassachusetts. 282. 283. most of whom went to rhode island. 283. some of his opinions. 286. diffi- culties about settling him in boston church. 286. 287. settled at mount wollaston. 287. takes part with rev. mr. cotton. 293. his questions to the synod at cambridge. 299. settles exeter, new hamp- shire. 223. vi. 351. goes to wells. 351. 365. petitions to be relieved from banishment. 366. 367. grant- ed. 368. removes to hampton; goes to england; returns; is settled at salisbury, and dies. 368. set- tled at hampton. 544. vii. 24. Wheelwright, john. x. 28. Whetcomb, simon, assistant. v. 121. subscribes £85 for massachusetts colony. 122. viii. 97. Whetcombe, robert. iv. 241. Whetcombe, james. viii. 44. 105. Whipcutt, (nipnet?) iii. 268. Whipping, illegally, an assistant fined for. vii. P. 6. Whipple,
Whipple, john, jun. viii. 107. Whipple, john, 3d. viii. 107. Whipple, joseph. viii. 107.
Whipple, john. viii. 197.
White, rev. nathaniel. viii. 31. White, paul. vii. 106. White, of boston. ii. 103. White, samuel. iv. 259. White, john. x. 26. White, joseph. ii. 144. White, benjamin. ii. 144. White, rev. john, of gloucester. ii. 156.
White, benjamin, jun. ii. 144. 153. White, rev. ebenezer, of attleborough. i. 185.
White, major edward, of brookline.
White, timothy. iv. 168.
White, peter, emancipates his slaves. viii. 187.
White, rev. ebenezer, of marshfield. ii. 156.
White, samuel, his donation to brook- line. ii. 150.
White, benjamin. ii. 157.
White, col. ebenezer. iv. 302. White, joseph. ii. 153.
Whitaker, william, taken prisoner by White, john. iv. 169.
indians. iv. 128. Whitaker, abigail. x. 179. Whitbourne, capt. his book about newfoundland ordered to be distri- buted; copy right granted him by the king. viii. 223. its recommen- dation by the privy council. 224. Whitcomb, rev. elihu, of saco. iv. 188. v. 9.
White, john, his voyage. White, rev. john, of dorchester, england. v. 87. 88. requests rev. mr. higginson to come to new eng- land. 112. persuades people to settle at cape ann. 106. a foun-
White, mrs. ann, her donation of church plate to brookline. ii. 153. White, caleb. ii. 158. Whith, john. iv. 169. White, leonard. iv. 169. White,
ii. 142. iii. 102. iv. 132. 260. 294. vii. 123. White-angel, ship, arrives at saco with provisions, hogs, goats, and cows. vii. P. 30. lands heifers at boston. P. 32. 34.
White river. ii. 3. 36. 41. White top mountains. vii. 58. White earth river. ii. 42. White hills, indian names of. ii. 266.
Whitfield, rev. henry, comes to guil- ford, connecticut. vi. 319. 327. letter from. 655. vii. 21. Whitfield, rev. george. iii. 209. 210. Whiting, v. 221. Whiting, rev. samuel, of lynn, mar- ries a daughter of oliver st. john. i. (xxiv.) iv. 2. 3. v. 194. viii. 98. 112. Whiting, of connecticut. vi.
521. Whitman, thomas. vii. 148. 152. Whitman, robert. viii. 107. Whitman, john. vii. 149. 152. 157. Whitman, nicholas. vii. 150 152. Whitman, ebenezer. vii. 150. 152. Whitman, thomas. vii. 150. Whitman, jonas. vii. 170. Whitman, levi. vii. 170. Whitman, kilbourn. vii. 170. Whitman, benjamin. vii. 170. Whitman, ezekiel. vii. 170. Whitman, capt. isaac. vii. 157. Whitman, noah. vii. 170. Whitman, eliab. vii. 170. Whitman, nathaniel. vii. 170. Whitman, daniel. vii. 170. Whitman's mill. vii. 140. 172. Whitmarsh, ezra. iv. 90. 94. Whitmarsh, vii. 123.
Whitney, rev. aaron, of petersham. vii. 177.
Whitney, rev. peter, of northborough. his history of worcester county, quoted. iv. 234. notice of. vii. 177. Whitney's hill. iii. 274. Whiton's tavern. vii. 117. Whitson bay. iii. 80. Whittelsey, rev. samuel, of walling- ford, embraces episcopacy. ii. 129. iv. 298. 299.
Whittemore, capt. samuel. viii. 46. Whittemore, rev. aaron, of pembroke, new hampshire. iv. 78. Whittier, thomas. iv. 133. Whittier, john. iv. 169. Whittier, iv. 132.
Whittingham, william, gathers the first congregational church at gene- va. iv. 163. Whittingham, lieut. vii. 55.
i. 108. Wickataquay pond. iii. 39. Wickenden, william. ix. 170. 197. elder at providence, form of a deed to him. 198.
Wickes, john, a petitioner with gorton and others to king's commissioners. viii. 68. ix 182. Wickes, francis. ix. 198. Wickford, broken up by indian war. iii. 66. Wideman, capt. viii. 156. Wiggan, capt. thomas, agent at pas- cataqua. v. 89. his letter about an indian murder. 142. agent of lords say and brooke at pascataqua. 168. 217. 220. 221. his purchase near pascataqua. 221. commis- sioner to kittery. vi. 542. 555. assists massachusetts against the ac- cusations of gorges and mason. vii. P. 85.
Wight, rev. john-b. viii. 166. of east sudbury. iv. 62.
Wigwams burnt; punishment for. vii. P. 21. 22.
Wilbore, samuel. ix. 179 Wilbraham. iii. 247. Wilcox,
Wild amonoosuk river. iii. 106. Wild pigeons, peculiarities of. iv. 256. Wild turkeys at plympton. iv. 269. Wilder, edward. iv. 221.
Wilder, rev. john, of attleborough. i. 185.
Wilford, capt. taken by beverly. i. 63.
Wilkins, dr. i. 159.
Wilkins, richard, of boston. ii. 100, 101. 118. 123. 124. character of his wife. 124.
Wilkins, mrs. comfort. ii. 119. Wilkins, rev. daniel, of amherst, new hampshire. ii. 250. iv. 74. 77. viii. 176.
Wilkins, john. ii. 250. iv. 74. Will, the blind, sagamore at pascata- qua, killed by mohawks. vi. 630. Will, black, an indian, hung for the murder of w. bagnall. vii. P. 83. Willard, capt. simon. iii. 156. vii. 55. major. viii. 88. Willard, george. iv. 240. Willard, rev. samuel, of boston. ii. 101.
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