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Sep 18, 2024 · The land in the New World was granted to Captain John Mason, who named the new settlement after his homeland in Hampshire County, England. Mason sent settlers to the new territory to create a fishing colony.
Sep 25, 2024 · Captain John Mason, the primary English investor in the colony at Strawbery Banke, pinned his hopes on bad information. Mason was looking for a shortcut to an imaginary place called "The Lake of the Iroquois." where he hoped to make his fortune trading in Indian furs.
Sep 17, 2024 · The turning point in the conflict came when the Connecticut colony declared war on the Pequot on May 1, 1637, following a Pequot attack on the English settlement at Wethersfield—the first time women and children were killed during the war. Capt. John Mason of Windsor was ordered to conduct an offensive war against the Pequot in retaliation ...
1 day ago · Following territorial and religious disputes between Massachusetts and Mason’s heirs, New Hampshire became a separate royal province in 1679.
Sep 4, 2024 · John Mason served as Indian Superintendent from 1807 to 1816. He was the son of George Mason, a Founding Father. Thomas McKenney served as Indian Superintendent from 1816 to 1822.
Sep 16, 2024 · Major John Mason continues to be a controversial historical figure more than 300 years after he played a central role in the Pequot War that decimated the Pequot Tribe while establishing...
Sep 23, 2024 · This is the second of a three-part series on Norwich founder John Mason, commander for the Colonies of Connecticut during the brutal Pequot War of 1637. To view Part 1, go to theday.com and...
