north, and to the west of the Nayatt Station, was known as Mouscochuck northerly creek, and that flowing from the east was called Mouscochuck easterly creek. Meaning, A meadow, Tooker.
Nockum.—The name of the hill on the east bank of Barrington River and west of the Tongue.
Scamscammuck.—The name of the spring at the upper end of Chachapacasset Neck. It now supplies water to the farm house on the east side of the road leading to Rumstick. Meaning, A red spring, or where there is a red spring, Tooker.
Other Spelling:—Skamskammuck.
Tom's Spring.—Is located on land recently owned by Lewis B. Smith and formerly owned by the Browns, on the south side of Mouscochuck.
Massasoit alias Osamequin.—The Chief Sachem of the Wampanoags, from the arrival of the whites in 1620, till his death, about 1663. Osamequin is his name, as affixed to the deed of Sowams, in 1653. "I find the ancient people, from their fathers in Plymouth Colony, pronounce his name Mas-sas-so-it." (Prince's Chronicles.) Meaning, The great king.
Other Spellings:—Massasoiet, (Morton's N. E. Memorial); Massasoyt and Massasoyet, Massassowat.
Pometacom or Metacom alias Philip.—The son and successor of Massassoit, as Chief Sachem of the Wampanoags.
Peebee.—One of Philip's Counselors, whose home was in Barrington, on the main neck, called by the Indians Peebee's Neck. Peebee was killed near Myles Bridge, in the attack on Swansea, June, 1675. Called by other names of Peebe, Phebe, and Thebe.
Historic Sites in Barrington.
The First Baptist meeting house, built by Rev. John Myles Church, was located on the farm now owned by George J. West, on Nockum Hill. The place of baptisms was at the point on the south of Nockum Hill.
