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Subject: [MAHAMPSH-L] Pascommuck & possible OLD cemetery info!
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 13:39:19 EDT

Judy,

I have the book, "IMAGES of AMERICA, EASTHAMPTON, MA" in front of me.

Here is what the book says and it shows a picture of the boulder
'marker/monument'......"On May 24, 1704, the village of Pascommuck was
attacked by a group of Native Americans allied with the Quebec colony of
France. This boulder stands on the site of the home of Moses Hutchinson.
Other settlers included the families of Benoni Janes, John Searle Jr., Samuel
Janes, and Benjamin Janes. Of the 33 inhabitants of the village, 19 were
killed and 8 escaped during the attack. Of the 6 taken captive, 3 escaped."

Gee, I drive by this boulder often.

I also see something in here that may help Shirley Laframboise,
( ) with her cemetery question in an earlier mailing
today.............

There is a picture of a plaque in this book also whose heading is: THE 1ST
CEMETERY OF EASTHAMPTON IN USE BEFORE 1700.

This is the description:
"In 1653, John Webb settled in today's Northampton and was granted land in
Pascommuck, probably near present-day Fort Hill Road. After Webb's death in
1670, a second attempt at settlement was made. In 1699, a party of 5
families established homes in the area near Fort Hill Road ( in Easthampton,
MA ). Fearful of Native Americans, settlers used an unmarked area on Fort
Hill Road as a cemetery. This marker commemorates that site."

More info from the book :

"Pascommuck Village was settled for a 3rd time in 1717, when Samuel Janes, a
survivor of the 1704 attack, resettled on his dead father's land. This
plaque is located at the East Street Cemetery, where Janes and his family are
buried."

"Present - day Easthampton was originally part of Nonotuck, which was part of
the Algonquin nation. The 1st Europeans settled this area in 1633. In 1635,
William Pynchon received permission to move to the Connecticut Valley,
settling Springfield the next year. In 1653, Pynchon purchased the entire
area north of Springfield, including all of present-day Hampshire County.
The land, which is comprised of today's Easthampton, was called Pascommuck, a
Nipmuck word translating to
" where it [ the Connecticut River ] bends."

Here are links found thru google....maybe you can email organiztions, etc?

http://www.google.com/search?q=Pascommuck+club+easthampton&btnG=Google+Search

Good LUCK! :-)
Patty Mielke

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