Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony

The information found below is from The Ancient Records of the Town of Ipswich; Vol. I; 1634-1650. It was edited George A. Schofield of Ipswich, Massachusetts, and published by the Chronicle Motor Press of Ipswich in 1899. I could find no page numbers. The spelling and punctuation is left as it was originally written...

"A Court holden at Newe Towne August 5th 1634. It is ordered that Aggawam shall be called Ipswitch. Thad Mason, Depy. Secy."

The above was attested to as a true copy of the record from proceedings of the sessions of the General Court, dated 5 August 1634. It was customary at that time to record all proceedings of the Court sessions under one date, even though they may have been held over several days or weeks time. The order to change the name to Ipswich was the second vote recorded, so it is likely that it happened on the first or second day of the session.

In the spring session the following year, dated 4 March 1634 [remember, under the Old Style Calendar 1635 didn't begin for several more weeks] it was ordered that John Winthrop, John Humfry, and John Endicott, Esquire, or any two of them should have the power to divide lands at Ipswich within four miles of the town.

On 28 June 1638 a deed was procured from Musconominot, Sagamore of Agawam as follows:

I Musconominot, Sagamore of Agawam, doe by these p'ents acknoledge to have Received of Mr. John Winthrop the some of Twenty pounds in full satisfaction of all the rights, property, and cleame I have or ought to have, unto all Lands lying and being in the Bay of Agawam, als Ipswich being soe Called now by the English, as well as all such lands which I formerly reserved unto my own ue at Chebacco, as alsoe all other Lands belonging unto me in those prts Mr. Dummers farme excepted only. And I hereby relinquih all the Right, and interest. I have unto all the Havens, Rivers, Creeks and Lands, huntings and fishings, with all the woods, Swamps, Timber, and whatsoever else, is or may be in or upon the said ground to me Belonging, and I doe hereby acknoledge to have received full satisfaction from the said Jno. Wintrhopp for all former agreements touching the premises or any prt of them. And I doe hereby bind myelfe to make good the foresaid bargaine and saile unto the said John Wintrop, his heirs and assigns forever, and to ecure him against the title and Cleame of all other Indians and Nations whatsoever.
Wittnesse my hand this 28 June 1638
Muscxonominet [his X mark]
Wittnesses hereunto,
Jno. Jollife, Thomas Coytomore, James Downinge and Robert Hardinge