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GLOSSARY OF PEOPLE, PLACES, & THINGS
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Section 1 - People
Amasacontee (Village/Tribal Group) - Possibly Abenaki. First mentioned by the Jesuit Rales at Norridgewock. They were located on the Sandy River at modern day Farmington. Rales established a mission for them at Becancour PQ known today at Wolinak.
Bay of Fundy Indians - they could be Passamaquoddy or MicMac
Brackett, Anthony - actually Anthony Jr. or third. He was the son of Anthony Brackett who was killed in 1689 at Falmouth where this Anthony was taken captive.
Doney, Robin - Young Doney, a half breed who lived among the Indians. He was a signer of the 1693 articles of peace at Pemmaquid.
Doney - Old Doney, apparently the father of Young Doney and husband of an Abenaki woman. Some historians say he was English, most say he was French.
Kancamagus - also known as John Hawkins, sachem (leader) from the Merrimack River, grandson of Passaconaway. He brought his family to the Androscoggin about 1885, to be better protected from Mohawk raiding parties.
Pennacook - an Abenaki group whose homeland was the Merrimack River region.
Worumbo - sachem (leader) on the lower Androscoggin River. Drake says he was at the attack on Storer's garrison at Wells, with Madokawando in 1689?.
Section 2 - Places
Amascoggen/Androscoggin - In 1690 this was the mid-section of the Androscoggin River.
Casco (Settlement) - modern day Portland. [more - history]
Cochecho - modern day Dover, NH
Hucking's Garrison at Oyster River - modern day Durham NH [probably Hutchins]
It was attacked in August of 1689 with most of the men killed and several families taken captive.
Falmouth - modern day Portland. [more - history]
Maquoit - a cove in Casco Bay.
Mare's Point - in the east part of Casco Bay (also called Merryconeag according to Drake [per Sullivan]).
Oyster River - modern day Durham, NH
Pejepscot - modern day Brunswick.
Also the common name of the lower section of the Androscoggin River.
The fort here was made of stone by the English. It is sometimes confused with the Indian wood stockade (fort) located on Laurel Hill in Auburn.
Drake says "A fall of water in the Androscoggin. ... The stone fort was near the falls on the north side of the river, and was taken in the spring of this year, (1690) after the English had left it. It was 4 miles from the waters of Casco bay. "[Drake; Sullivan, 178, 9.]
Pemaquid - east of the Kennebec and about 20 miles from the mouth of the Kennebec River. [DRAKE]
Piscataqua - modern day Portsmouth NH region.
Purpudock - Also called Spring Point, about 6-8 miles south of modern day Portland and in Cape Elizabeth. Drake says that he found no account of the garrison ever being taken before the 1690 landing. [DRAKE]
Sagadahock - south side of the Kennebec River, 20 miles southeast of Pemaquid. [DRAKE]
Salmon Falls - modern day South Berwick, ME
Scammon's Garrison - located on the east side of the Saco River about 2 miles below the falls. [DRAKE]
Storer's Garrison - in the town of Wells.
The garrison was attacked by about 500 French and Indians in May of 1691. Capt. Converse was in charge of the garrison and it's 15 militiamen. The garrison was held with the help of a sloop that had recently arrived and assisted from the water. [DRAKE]
Winter Harbor - also Biddeford Pool, at the mouth of the Saco River and generally refers to the south side of the river.
Section 3 - Events
Section 4 - Misc
Indian Custom of killing captives - Drake says it was the custom among most of the Indian Nations, to kill as many prisoners as they lost in battle.
[I'm not sure I agree with this! At least not among the Abenaki. Most information we have indicates that captives were adopted by Abenaki families to replace their lost family members.
We have every reason to believe that this was the case during this period based on the experience of Samuel Gill and others who were taken during this war and adopted by families at Odanak. -NL]
Truck, Truck House, Truck Master - Truck is an old word for trade goods. A truck house is a place for trading. A truck master is the person in charge of the truck house.
Section 5 - Sources
[DRAKE] - Samuel Drake's notes found in "History of Phillip's War"
