Pejepscot

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Pinette's Landing, Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine Massachusetts (1500-Present Day)
Surname/tag: Abenaci, Anasagunticook, Kenkamagus, Larrabee, Pejepscot, Purchase, Will, Worumbo

Pejepsoct - Anasagunticook aboriginal village in the Valley of the Androscoggin River between Brusnwick Falls and MerryMeeting Bay.

Androscoggin River (Andros is Coming) - named after Governor Andros of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. "Coggin" is a New England "family appellation" referring to the visit of a former governor of the province. Earlier referred to as Anasagunticook, Anconganunticook, Amasaquontig and Amascongan (from the Pejepscot papers).

Identification of places and major people in the Valley of the Androscoggin River where the Abenaki nation tribe of Anasagunticooks ceded land to Thomas Purchase from their Pejetscot homeland eventually creating the Topsham/Brunswick/Harpswell towns of Cumberland County, Maine, USA.

History of Brunswick, Topsham and Harpswell Chapter I Aboriginal Inhabitants

During the sixteenth century, aboriginal peoples, occupying the territory now known as Maine, USA were primarily of two considerable nations, called the Etechemins and the Abenakis.

The Etechemins generally occupied land east of the Penobscot river.

The Abenakis indigenous people generally occupied the land west of the Penobscot river as four principle tribes.

• The Sokokis had principle encampments on the Saco river.
• The Canibas dwelt along the Kennebec river, from its tide waters to its souce.
• The Wawenocks resided between the Sagadahock river and the St. George river.
• The Anasagunticooks occupied the entire valley of the Androscoggin River and probably considered that watershed as their homeland. Prior to the influx of European traders and settlers, they were very numerous, powerful and warlike.

The Pejepscot tribal community (analogous to an large extended family rather than Bostonians whose lineage is maintained by "last names") had settlements at Brunswick Falls , Maquoit and Mair Point.^[1]

Pejepscot Papers

The original Pejepscot papers (real estate deed) created in 1632 by the Council of Plymouth real estate granted Thomas Purchase and George Way a patent. transaction originally created the Thomas Purchase (1577-1678), as approved 9n 1632 by the . and Pejepscot sachems (tribal leaders). The tranaction included two miles of shore line on the Androscoggin river from Brunswick Falls to MerryMeeting Bay.

Thomas represented Sir Ferdinando Gorges who had obtained rights of settlement from the King of England.

"The Wharton Deed" - Thomas Purchase, the British Land Commisioner representing Sir Fernando Gorges and the British Crown,

Sources

1. ↑ Wheeler: pp 1-6

• Wheeler, George Augustus. History of Brunswick, Topsham, and Harpswell, Maine (Alfred Mudge & Son, Boston, 1878. (Wheeler)

• Saco Valley Settlements and Families ( J. M. Marshall, Portland Me.: Dresser, McLellan & Co., 1895). (Saco Valley Settlements and Families)

• Vital Records of Topsham, Maine, to the year 1892 (Rumford Press, Concord, NH, 1930). (VR Topsham)