HISTORICAL SKETCHES. 185 



right, two third parts to Cain, and one third part to 

 Abel. The said Cain had one daughter, whose name 

 was Jemima, married to James Shaa. From Abel 

 sprang Eben Abel, and from him sprang Benjamin 

 Abel the last Sachem, from whom I bought all his 

 right, title, and property that he had on said island, for 

 and in behalf of the whole English proprietors. All 

 the said Jemima's right was bought by our old propri- 

 etors many years before, as may fully appear on our 

 records. Their lands or bounds began at a place on 

 the south side of the island, called Touphchue Pond; 

 and ran across to the northward to a brown rock 

 marked on the west side, that lies to the northward of 

 our washing pond, called Gibbs Pond, on the west side 

 of Saul's Hills and so over towards Podpis swamp, and 

 then to the eastward to a place Sesacacha Pond by the 

 east sea.* At the southeast part of said tract is a high 

 bluff called Tom fever's Head, and about two miles 

 to the northward stands our famous fishing stage 

 houses, where our sick people go for their health,! 

 called Siasconset ; and about a mile still to the north- 

 ward is a very high cliff of land called Sancota Head ; 

 then about a mile still to the northward stands another 

 tishing stage called Sesacacha. 



Next begins the old Sachem called Wauwinet; his 

 bounds begin adjoining to the northward of the said 

 Wannochmamock's land and run still along to the 



* By reference to Dr. Ewer's map these lines will be found. 

 In order that the reader may better understand the location of 

 these lands, reference is here made to the map on page 1. 



t Invalids should make a note of this. 



