Quonopohit

Quonopohit (c. 1636—1712), also known as James Quannapowit, James Quanophkownatt, and James Rumney Marsh,[1] was the successor to whom Wenepoykin, sachem of the Naumkeag people, willed his territories in modern day northeastern Massachusetts at the time of his death in 1684.[2] He is known for deeding these lands to a number of Massachusetts towns in the 1680s, including Marblehead (1684), Lynn, Saugus, Swampscott, Lynnfield, Wakefield, North Reading, and Reading (1686), and Salem (1687).[2] He is the namesake of Lake Quannapowitt in Wakefield, Massachusetts.[3]

  1. ^ Douglas-Lithgow, R. A. (1909). Dictionary of American Indian Place and Proper Names in New England. Salem, Massachusetts. p. 343.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ a b Perley, Sidney (1912). The Indian land titles of Essex County, Massachusetts. The Library of Congress. Salem, Mass. : Essex Book and Print Club.
  3. ^ Simcox, Heath, Alison, Douglas (2011). Lake Quannapowitt. Massachusetts: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738573892.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)