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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.

Wason, thomas.

x. 177.

Wataspoo. iv. 266. 267.
Watauga river, settlement on.

58.

vii.

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.

vii.

ii.

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,

ii. 114.

viii. 229.

iv. 293.

a lawyer of boston.

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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.

54.

Weld, mary. x. 55.
Weld, sarah. viii. 197.

X.

Weld, rev. habijah, of attleborough,
his note on attleborough. i. 185. x.
55.

Weld, rev.

278. x. 161.

of braintree. iv.

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.

29.

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.

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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.

viii. 174.
iv. 228. 244.

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West, rev. dr. samuel, of boston.

70. iv. 261. viii. 160. x. 37.

West, benjamin, iv. 261. x. 37.
West,

iii. 66.

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.

181.

iv.

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.

185.

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.

See way.

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,

iv. 25.

Whipple, john, jun. viii. 107.
Whipple, john, 3d. viii. 107.
Whipple, joseph. viii. 107.

Whipple, john. viii. 197.

Whirlwind at cape ann.

vi. 628.

Whiston, john. iv. 241.

Whiston, dr. ii. 265.

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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.

ii. 156. 157.

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-

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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.

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vi.

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.

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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.

vi. 312.
Wicks,

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.

Wignall,

his fine. viii. 231.

Wigwams burnt; punishment for. vii.
P. 21. 22.

Wilbore, samuel. ix. 179
Wilbraham. iii. 247.
Wilcox,

ix. 198.

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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