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[60] The Firft Expedition, EafL 



T3Eing ready, 28 Major Church imbark'd with his Forces 

 on board the Veffels provided to tranfport them for 

 Cafco, 29 having a brave Gale at S. W and on Fryday about 

 3 a clock they got in fight of Cafco Harbour; and difcour- 

 fing two or three fmall Ships there, not knowing before 

 whether they were friends or enemies; whereupon the 

 laid Commander Maj Church gave orders that every man 

 that was able fhould make ready, and all ly clofe, giving 

 orders how they mould a6l in cafe they were Enemies: 

 He going in the Mary Sloop, together with the Refolution 

 went in firft, being both well fitted with Guns & Men; 

 coming to the firft, hail'd them, who faid they were friends; 



for Mafs. in England, with Oakes and beth, daughter of Gov. Leverett. [Sav- 

 Mather, 1690-1 ; Judge of Probate 1701 ; age's Gen. Did. i: 445; Bradford's 

 died 31 Oct., 1715. He married Eliza- New Eng. Biog. rii.] 



Co., 1676; Deputy from Stonington, 

 1678-82; Affiftant 16S3-89; Captain 

 1685 ; afterward Major and Commif- 

 fioner for Conn. ; died 30 Mar., 1705. 



He married (1) ? ; (2) Eliz. Peck. 



[Col. Rec. Conn, ii : 132, 201, 484; iii : 

 3, 17, 36, 66, 75, 106, 114, 170, &c. ; N. 

 E. Hift. & Gen. Reg. xv : 117, 118.] 



the United Colonies 1678; and to treat He married Hannah, only daughter of 

 with Gov. Dungan 1683 ; Commiffioner Ozias Goodwin. [Savage's Gen. Did. 

 again later; died 15 Dec. 1694, <e(. 58. iii : 441 ; Col. Rec. Conn, iii : 2, 17, &c] 



28 " Major Church arrived at Fal- 

 mouth in the latter part of September." 

 [Williamfon's Hift. Maine, i : 616.] 



29 "The old Indian name Cafco con- 

 tinued to be ufed all the firft century 

 after the fettlement (for what is now 



Portland, Me.,) notwithftanding the 

 town had received from Maffachufetts 

 the corporate name Falmouth, as early 

 as 1658." The familiar aboriginal titles 

 had then much vitality. [Willis's Hift. 

 Portland, 49.] 



