territory east of Narragansett Bay. The word means, The people of the East land, Tooker.
Pokanoket.—The name of the whole territory occupied by the Wampanoags and associate tribes. Its original boundaries cannot be easily defined, although in its later limits it included Bristol County, Rhode Island, and the western part of Bristol County, Massachusetts, embracing the towns of Bristol, Warren, Barrington, East Providence, Seekonk, Rehoboth, Swansea, Pawtucket, Cumberland, Somerset, Dighton, Taunton, with other towns east of the Taunton River. Meaning, Cleared land, or country, Tooker.
Other Spellings:—Puckanokick, Pacanaukett, Poccanocick, Pokenacutt, Puckenakick.
Sowams.—The whole of Barrington, with a portion of the adjoining towns of Swansea, Seekonk, and East Providence. Meaning, South country, or southward, Tooker.
Other Spellings:—Sowames, Sowamsett, Sawaams, Sowhomes, Sawamsett, Sawomes, Sowhomes, Sewamset.
Sowamset Neck.—The same as Sowams.
Popanomscut.—The name by which the western neck of Barrington was known. It was also called Peebee's Neck. Meaning, At the shelter rock, or at the roasting rock, Tooker.
Other Spellings:—Papanomscutt, Pappanomscut.
Seekonk.—The territory, eight miles square, deeded to the whites by Massassoit in 1641, and embracing the present towns of East Providence, Seekonk, Rehoboth, and a part of Pawtucket. Meaning, On, or at the mouth of a stream, Tooker.
Other Spellings:—Secunk, Seacunck, Seacunk, Seakunk, Seaconk, Sinkhunck.
Consumpsit Neck.—The name applied to Bristol Neck, and probably the whole of Bristol except Poppasquash Neck. Meaning, At the sharp rock, or where whetstones were gathered, Tooker.
Other Spellings:—Cawsumsett, Causumsett.
Poppasquash.—The name of the neck of land west of Bristol harbor, still bearing the Indian name.
