192 THE ISLAND OF NANTUCKET. 



said island; and then about two miles westward is the 

 said little island called Tuckernuck, which signifies 

 in English a loaf of bread, for it appears round, and in 

 the middle pretty high ; which was bought by the said 

 old Tristram Coffin from the old Sachem Potconet,* in 

 the year 1659, bv virtue of a patent he had from New 

 York. 



Excuse me for errors and poor writing and spelling, 

 and consider me in station of life worn out. 



By 



ZACCHEUS MACY. 



To Peleg Coffin, Esq., now resident in Boston, for 

 the perusal of our Historical Society for the Massachu- 

 setts in Boston. 



According to Obed Macy's history of the island, none 

 but Indians ever suffered the death penalty on Nan- 

 tucket. He says: — 



" From the best information that can be obtained, 

 ten persons have been hanged on the island since it 

 was settled by the English. They were all native 

 Indians, and the crime of each was murder. The first 

 execution, of which we have any particular account, 

 took place in 1704, the last in 1769. Their names were 

 as follows: Finch, 1704; Sabo, Jo Nobby, 1736; Heppy 



* According to deeds in the Secretary of State's office in Al- 

 bany, N. Y., " Tristram Coffin S r , Peter Coffin, Tristram Coffin 

 Jun r , and James Coffin" bought the island of Tuckernuck from 

 Thomas May hew, " in consideracon of y e just sume of six Pounds 

 in Hand Paid, and by mee Thomas Mayhew received in full 

 Satisfaction of y e aforesaid Patent Right of y a aforesaid Island." 



