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Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 4

Deed of Webucksham and Nonmonshot to John Winthrop, Jr.1
Webucksham Nonmonshot Winthrop, John, Jr.

1644-10-08

This is to testyfi to hom it may concaren that I weboukchen and nonmonshot haf soulled for and in concedocrachoun of souche goods as I haf resayefid of Mr. John Winthrope ten miles round about the hills where the netwes has called blak led and for mr. wentrouops pesabell ingoymat of it we bind our sallefs and heyers for ever to the trew pourforemans of the promisis and to this I sat my hand this prasount day and dat selled and delefoured in the prasouns of us 8 day of 8 monthe 1644:

the mark X of webokeshem the mak X of nonmonshot wetnas the mark X of puchdeat wetnas Thomas King Steven Day Richard Smith
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American Antiquarian Society. This deed was recorded by the Registrar of Deeds for Hampshire County on June 24, 1752. Webucksham was the sachem of the region round about Tantiusques.