Nauset was the Indian name for Eastham,Mass. The other 4 original towns are Sandwich, Yarmouth,and Barnstable. ** Nauset was settled by Pilgrims of Plymouth in 1644. ** Sandwich was settled by Edmund Freeman in 1637 with a group of 10 others [no names] who came from Lynn or Saugus with purpose of establishing a new town where they could "worship God and make money". ** Yarmouth was founded in 1639 by Anthony Thacher from Ipswich, Thomas Howes from Salem, and John Crow from Charlestown. ** Barnstable...in 1639, by 2 ministers: Rev.Joseph Hull of Weymouth and Rev.John Lathrop of Scituate,and their followers so they could preach their doctrines without interference. The freemen of Eastham in 1655: Henry Atkins William Merrick Stephen Atwood Thomas Paine Edward Bangs Thomas Prence Richard Booshop[sic] Thomas Roberts Daniel Cole Joseph Rogers Job Cole John Smalley Josiah Cook Ralph Smith George Crisp Mark Snow John Doane Nicholas Snow Jno.Freeman Jonathan Sparrow Richard Higgins William Twining Giles Hopkins Robert Wexam John Mayo John Young Nathaniel Mayo ---------- Officers of Eastham Company of 1659: Capt Mark Snow Lt Jonathan Higgins Ensign Jonathan Bangs ----- those who served with "Royal militiamen" [Eastham] Jonathan Sparrow Jonathan Bangs Samuel Mayo Samuel Freeman Jabez Snow Samuel Knowles Samuel Smith --------- Nauset was changed to Eastham in 1651 ----- Plymouth Colony and Mass Bay Colony merged in 1692. ------------------ Freemen of 1695: Eastham ATKINS--Henry,sr.,Henry,jr., Joseph, Nathaniel ATWOOD- Daniel, Eldad, Stephen Sr, Stephen jr. BANGS- John, Jonathan, Joshua BILLS--Thomas BROWN--George, Samuel sr.,Samuel jr., William COLE-- Daniel sr.,Daniel jr., Israel, John sr,John jr, Samuel, Thomas, Dudley. COLLINS-Joseph COOK-Josiah, Josiah, CROSBY-- Thomas DOANE-Daniel,Ephriam,Isaac,Israel, John sr,John jr,Joseph FREEMAN-Constant,Edmund,John jr,Nathaniel, Samuel Jr., Stephen, Thomas, William HARDING- Joseph, Josiah, Meziah HIGGINS- Benjamin, Ichabod,John,Jonathan sr,Jonathan jr,Joseph HOPKINS- Joshua sr., Joshua jr, Stephen KNOWLES-Samuel LINNELL- Jonathan MAYO-Daniel, James, John, Nathaniel, Samuel sr,Samuel jr,Thomas MERRICK-Joseph, Stephen , Thomas MULFORD- John sr, John jr, Thomas PAINE- Elisha, John ,Joseph,Nicholas, Samuel,Thomas sr,Tho,jr REMICK--Abraham RICH- Joseph ROGERS-James SMITH- Jeremiah, Ralf sr, Ralf jr., Samuel sr/jr, Thomas SNOW-Benjamin,Jabez,John, Joseph sr/jr, Mark,Micaiah,Nicholas,Stephen SPARROW- John,Jonathan sr/jr, Richard TREAT-Samuel TWINING--William jr and sr WALKER- Jabez, William sr and jr WAXAM- Barnabas, Robert, Titus WILLIAMS- Thomas YOUNG- John,Joseph,Nathaniel,Robert --------- SOURCE: "Nauset on Cape Cod: A History of Eastham by the town of Eastham,199? Cynthia -- ...Look ups please use: Lookupsne@hotmail.com Listowner: Ma-Bay-Colony-L@rootsweb.com MaNorfol-L@rootsweb.com Ct-River-Valley-L@rootsweb.com Cthartfo-L@rootsweb.com --