Volume1 : Island History, People and Places from Sustained Contact Through the Early Federal Period

About the Authors and Contributors........................................ii
Preface  ...................................................................................vii
Introduction  ..............................................................................1
About Volume 1 .........................................................................4
How To Use This Book ................................................................5

Part 1:
Background to the Research  ...................................... 9
Records, Repositories, and Resources ....................................11
Historical Repositories and Services Used   ..........................19
Impact Of Colonial Law On Genealogical/Historical Research...25
Abbreviations ........................................................................... 33
Native New England Chronology: In Historical Context.............37
European Westward Efforts, Natives, and the Vineyard..........69
The Native Vineyard Language .................................................75
The Six Sachemdoms of Martha’s Vineyard..............................77
Native Vineyard Population Statistics..................................... 87


Part 2:
Database of Martha’s Vineyard Natives and Relations.................96

Part 3:
Appendixes .................................................................. 439
Appendix 1: Alphabetical Key to Wampanoag Database...........441
Appendix 2: Numerical Key to Wampanoag Database...................491
Appendix 3: Cross-reference to Settlers in Banks’ History.............535
Appendix 4: Residents of Nantucket County in the Database.........543
Appendix 5: Blacks & Mulattos in the Database...........................547
Appendix 6: Families Highlighted in Volumes 2 & 3......................549
Appendix 7: Indian Converts ...by: Experience Mayhew:Index........553
Appendix 8: Early Land Transactions: Natives to Immigrants.........565
Appendix 9: Census Sources for Martha’s Vineyard......................571
Appendix 10: Sachems in and Around New England.....................579
Appendix 11: Native Place Names on Martha’s Vineyard...............587
Appendix 12: Native Village Names of New England......................593
Part 4: Three Generation Descendancy Charts..............................598
Preview of Volume 2: Family Genealogical History: Able................610
Acknowledgments......................................................................629
Bibliography...............................................................................632
Map--The Six Sachemdoms of Martha’s Vineyard alias Nope Insert