Identifier: townsnewengland02stat (find matches)
Title: Towns of New England and old England, Ireland and Scotland ... connecting links between cities and towns of New England and those of the same name in England, Ireland and Scotland; containing narratives, descriptions, and many views, some done from old prints; also much matter pertaining to the founders and settlers of New England and to their memorials on both sides of the Atlantic;
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: State Street Trust Company (Boston, Mass.) Forbes, Allan, 1874-1955
Subjects: Cities and towns Cities and towns Pilgrims (New Plymouth Colony)
Publisher: Boston, Mass.
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive

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which is really most attractive, but his account of it was not very inspir-ing, for he wrote that it was a town without inhabitants, a river without water,streets without names, and where the asses wore boots. It used to be calledGippeswiche from the river Gipping and Wick meaning creek or haven for ships.Captain John Smith mentioned our Agawam as early as 1614, stating thatPrince Charles changed its name to Southampton and this name actually appearson Smiths map. The first real history of our Ipswich, called on the seal of thetown Birthplace of American Independence, began in 1620 when we learn thatsome of the Pilgrim colony, before settling here urged greatly the going to Angoan,Anguum or Angoum, meaning Agawam a place twenty leagues off to the north-ward which they heard to be an excellent harbour for ships, better ground and bet-ter fishing. Of course, in respect to the harbour they were very much mistaken.Ten years later a messenger was sent to Agawam with a message saying a war-
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From a photograph by W. Dowries Kindness Ian Forbes-Ru THE ANCIENT HOUSE, IPSWICH, ENGLAND,in which King Charles II sought refuge when he was fleeing from the ParUamentary Army. It is one of the chief objects of interest in the town. IPSWICH, MASSACHUSETTS 95 rant shall be presently sent to Agawam for those planted there, to come away.Three years later we learn that the Court of Assistance ordered that a plantationbe begun here as it was the best place in the land for tillage and cattle, lest anenemy finding it should take possession from them. John Winthrop, Jr., wasinstructed to undertake the settlement and it was suggested that twelve menshould go with him to assist him. In 1634, Rev. Nathaniel Ward, the son of JohnWard, of Ipswich, England, and his friends, came to the town and ordered thename changed to Ipswich, after the town of the same name in England, in honourof Ward and also in acknowledgment of the great honour and kindness done toour people who took shipping there. The Co

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