Hello, The "Wamesit Purchase" from 1600's is being discussed on the CLARK List (actually from a Board posting). And I knew that my ancestor, John KIDDER, was one of the 50 men who purchased that former "Native American land" from Jonathan TYNG (and Thomas HINCHMAN). I checked the archives of the the MA List and found my old posting from 2005 which listed the names of the 50 men. I don't think the "Wamesit" area has been discussed in a long time, so I thought I would mention it now. The Wamesit land is now where the City of Lowell and the Towns of Billerica and Tewksbury meet up. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/genmassachusetts/2005-11/1132842361 Someone on the CLARK List (Board) mentioned the "HUNT / CLARK graveyard" in Tewksbury, and I wondered whether Samuel HUNT was one of the 50 men mentioned above. On quick look, I don't see the HUNT name, but I do see Thomas CLARKE mentioned (CLARK). But, Samuel HUNT was in a garrison and "HUNT's Falls" in Lowell was named for him. As I said in other postings in 2005, etc., the "Wamesit" land has an interesting history, and it also involves Capt. GOOKIN, etc. I don't think I ever found where my John KIDDER's garrison was, but it was probably very near the intersection where the Concord River meets up with the Merrimack River. And that is now the "South Lowell" neighborhood. Just an FYI for you. Betty (near Lowell, MA) P.S. For researchers on the Memories List, do any of you have an interest in that area - where the "Concord" and the "Merrimack" meet up? (That is also the land which is mentioned in the historic book, "A Week Along the Concord and Merrimack Rivers ......") P.S.2 I thinking of getting a new postcard made up which would show an historic picture of both Billerica and Chelmsford. The postcard would only say something like, Both Founded 1655. I'm going to have to keep looking on-line and in books to find 2 pictures which are worthy of such a project. (I believe there are new postcards of the 2 towns which are available for sale in the towns. But they include current pictures. I like to write a lot of notes, and I would prefer to use postcards with historic pictures.)