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Welcome to "My Favorite History Site and More". I have added links to "Civil War" research sites, a little Information about a distant Great Grandfather "John Endicott", a link to "Louisiana Bayous" by Roland Perret (which is a great site to visit) and a link to Jim Carson's site in which he has a perspective about the "Viet Nam War" and life in the 1960's as a "Hippie". For the military history buffs, I have added several links to "A&E's History Shops. So sit back grab a soda, some chips and treat yourself to some surfing fun.
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*John Endicott. . .
A Distant Great Grandfather (on my Mother's side of the family) who was the Governor of The Massachusetts Bay Colony In about 1628 until John Winthrop came over from England.
Endicott, John (1588?-1665), Puritan colonial leader known for his intolerance of religious dissenters. Endicott was born in Devon, England. After obtaining a patent for land in New England with five other people, Endicott led a company of about 60 settlers to Massachusetts, where they joined an already existing community at Naumkeag (now Salem) in 1628. He placed the colony under strict Puritan control and governed it until replaced by John Winthrop, who arrived in Salem as the governor in 1630. Between 1630 and 1664, Endicott was at various times assistant governor, deputy governor, or governor of the colony. In 1636 he led an expedition against the Pequot which caused the already difficult relationship between the native peoples and the colonists to deteriorate into a state of war. The Pequot War of 1637 eventually resulted in the death or capture of most of the Pequot. (See Below) During the 1650s, Endicott was responsible for the persecution of many Quakers, whom he either imprisoned, banished, or executed. The United Colonies of New England, a confederation formed for mutual defense and to safeguard religious orthodoxy, elected him president in 1658. (Copied)
He died March 15, 1665 in Boston, Massachusetts.
(*Some Use The Spelling Endecott)
Source of References:
Britannica.com
And
MSN Encyclopedia Encarta
Pequot War 1637
The Pequot War was fought in 1637. It involved the Pequot Indians and the settlers of the Pilgrim Colony and the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The Pequot were a powerful tribe, with their only serious rival in the area the Narragansett. This war was the culmination of numerous conflicts between the colonists and the Indians. There were disputes over property, livestock damaging Indian crops, hunting, the selling of alcohol to Indians, and dishonest traders. Besides these, the Colonists believed that they had a God given right to settle this New World. They saw the Indian as savages who needed to be converted to their way of God. Unfortunately, the colonists felt superior to all Indians even those who became Christian. The Indian was in a difficult situation. He constantly suffered at the hands of the colonists, yet at the same time was growing more dependent on the Colonists trade goods. The Indians were also disturbed at the encroachment of their lands by the colonies. Two events weakened the Pequots prior to their war with the English. In 1631 the tribe was divided into pro-English and pro-Dutch factions. This problem was not solved when the tribes’ leader, Wopigwooit, died in that year. Two sub-sachems, Sassacuswho was pro-Dutch and Uncas who was pro-English, fought to succeed as the grand sachem. The tribe picked Sassacus. Uncas and his followers continued to quarrel with the pro-Dutch group. Eventually, Uncas and his followers fled to form their own tribe, the Mohegan. The Mohegan became hostile to the Pequots. The second event that weakened the Pequots was the smallpox epidemic which they suffered in 1633-34. The separation of the Mohegan and the smallpox cost the Pequots almost half of their people. The suffering of the Indians reached a breaking point on July 20, 1636. On that date, the Pequot’s killed a dishonest trader, John Oldham. Many settlers demanded that the Pequot’s be punished for this transgression. Massachusetts raised a military force under the command of John Endicott. This troop of 90 men landed on Block Island and killed 14 Indians before they burned the village and crops. Endicott then sailed to Saybrook where they demanded tribute from the Pequot village there. This was the first indication Connecticut had that the Massachusetts Bay Colony was fighting the Pequots. The Pequots managed to flee their village at the approach of the Massachusetts troops who then burned their village. Endicott then left, leaving the Connecticut troops at Fort Saybrook to feel the wrath of the Pequots, who attacked anyone trying to leave the fort. That winter Pequot sent war belts to many surrounding tribes Both the Narragansett and the Mohegan refused to side with the Pequots. This was due to past aggressions by the Pequots and to the influence of Roger Williams. While the Narragansett, and many smaller tribes, remained neutral, the Mohegan sided with the English and fought the Pequots. On May 26, 1637, a military force under John Mason and John Underhill, attacked the Pequot village located near New Haven, Conn. The village was destroyed and over 500 Indians killed. The Pequot leader, Sassacus, was captured on July 28. Many of Sassacus’ tribesmen were captured during the war. The captives were sold in the West Indies as slaves. Sassacus was executed by the Mohawks, a tribe that fought on the side of the English. The few Pequots, who were able to escape the English, fled to surrounding Indian tribes and were assimilated. The Pequots, once a powerful Indian nation, was destroyed.
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Sources; The Encyclopedia of American Facts and Dates. 10th Ed. By Gorton
Carruth, New York: Harper Collins Publishers. ©1997.
Organized - January 15th, 1890
Brownstown, Indiana
"Click" the above photo for a GREAT RESEARCH OF THE LOUISIANA BAYOUS By, Roland Perret
Civil War Links Click Above.
A Great Resource For "Civil War Research"
History Of The Ninth Regiment
~83rd New York Volunteers~
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A brief Biography of :
Custer, George Armstrong
U.S. cavalry officer. Born in New Rumley, Ohio, he graduated from West Point and at 23 became a brigadier general. His vigorous pursuit of Confederate troops under Gen. R. E. Lee in retreat from Richmond hastened Lee's surrender in 1865. In 1874 he led U.S. troops to investigate rumors of gold in S. Dakota's Black Hills, a sacred Indian hunting ground. The resulting gold rush led to hostile encounters with the Indians. In 1876 the 36-year-old Custer commanded one of two columns of a planned attack against Indians camped near Montana's Little Bighorn River. He rashly decided to attack without the other column, and in the Battle of the Little Bighorn he and all his troops were killed.
Note: I added this information because I, like General Custer, was born in The Great State of Ohio.
For more information about
GENERAL GEORGE A. CUSTER
