Cowesett

Cowes

Cowes, a Cowesett, was among those "visiting Indians" in Farmington in 1689. Sources for this biography come from the Related Digital Heritage Items listed below.

Orputtane

Orputtane, a Cowesett, was among those "visiting Indians" in Farmington in 1689. Sources for this biography come from the Related Digital Heritage Items listed below.

Matchsquas

Identified as Cowesett possibly Quarasksucks in 1689, Matchsquas was among those "visiting Indians" in Farmington who witnessed the choice of Wawowos and Shum as Tunxis leaders and swore an oath of fidelity to them.  His cousin was Corricump.  Sources for this biography come from the Related Digital Heritage Items listed below.

The names of the chief proprietors of the lands of the Narragansett, Niantic and Cowesett countries, chosen and admitted by Major Humphrey Atherton, deceased, or his assigns are as followeth,

John Winthrop                                    John Winthrop, Jr.

Simon Bradstreet                               Wait Winthrop