MARYLAND, grant of to Lord Baltimore, MICMACS, an Indian tribe of Maine, 310. received the Laconia Grant with Gor- MIRUELO, DIEGO, expedition to Florida, control of, transferred to America, MOHICANS, conquered by the Mohawks and MASSACHUSETTS INDIANS, hostility of, 407. restored to health by Winslow, 408. MATTHEWS, CAPTAIN SAMUEL, a leader in MAVERICK, REV. JOHN, one of the Dor- MAVERICK, SAMUEL, at Noddle's Island, 423. 367. MAY, river of, now the St. John, in Florida, 191. "MAYFLOWER," the, ship of the Plymouth Pilgrims, 385 et seq.; at Salem in 1629, 520. MEDFORD, MASS., settled, [1630], 532. MENENDEZ, PEDRO, expedition of, against builds St. Augustine, 213; his death, [1574], 220. MERRY MOUNT. (See Wollaston, Mt.) MEXICO, mounds in, 26; remove to Connecticut, 440. MONGOL migration to America, theories MONHEGAN, Island of, 315; visited by Dermer, 331; purchased by Englishmen, 335. deposes Fitchter and institutes the Merry Mount festivities, 424; twice arrested and sent to England, 426; his death, 427, note. MOSCOSO DE ALVARADO, LUIS, successor to De Soto, 167. MOUND BUILDERS, race preceding the North MOUNDS in Ohio, 20; in Mississippi Valley, 21; garden beds, 23; altar mounds, 26; NAHANADA, an Indian of Maine, 317; welcomes the English, 318. NAHANT BAY, visited and named Pye Bay MICHAELIUS, JONAS, first minister in New NANSEMOND, settlement in Virginia, 294. ancient sculptures of, 32. Netherland, [1628], 442. NANTASKET, now Hull, settlers at, 419. NANTUCKET, supposed visit of the North- NICA, FRIAR MARCO DE, visits Cibola, men to, 40; named Vieland by the Dutch, 360. NARVAEZ, PAMPHILO DE, expedition of to NATCHEZ, Miss., fossils found at, 15. NAWSET ISLAND (Isle Nawset), near Cape NEANDERTHAL skull, the, 33. revolt against Spain, 341. NEUTRAL ISLAND, named St. Croix and set- NEW ENGLAND, first landing of Northmen called North Virginia, 315; [1539], 192. NICOT, LORD, tobacco named for, 250, note. NORTHEAST PASSAGE, search for by Sir by William Barentz, 344; NORTHMEN, discover Iceland, [about 860], their discovery of Greenland, 37; fights with Skraellings, 44, 52; relics of them sought in New Eng- NORTHWEST PASSAGE, search for by Sebas- by Martin Frobisher, 230; NORUMBEGA, earliest name of Maine, 310. NEW SOMERSETSHIRE, Maine, thus named, OWEN, GUTTUN, a Welsh bard, on Madoc INDEX. OWEN, GWYNNED, prince of North Wales, 68. 577 PETERSZOON OF AMSTERDAM, forms society note. PETIT ANSE ISLAND, fossils found on, 15. PHILIP OF SPAIN, at war with England, his policy in the Netherlands, 341. PHOENICIANS in America, theories concern- PILGRIMS, the, origin of the name as ap- their departure from Delft-Haven, settle at Plymouth, [1621], 395. PINZON FAMILY, of Palos, 107, 139. alleged visit of one of them to Labra- PINZON, MARTIN ALONZO, captain in fleet PAVONIA, estate of Michael Pauw in New PINZON, VICENTE YANEZ, captain in fleet Netherland, 432; bought by the West India Co., 442. 272. PEIRCE, JOHN, secures a patent from the timely arrival of at Nantasket in PEMAQUID, on the coast of Maine, 315; PENOBSCOT INDIANS, 310. entered by Champlain, 314; PEQUODS, war with, 558. of Columbus, 110; sails to South America, 123; in the Caribbean Sea, 142. PISCATAQUA RIVER, English colonists at its Robert Gorges at, 334; forms eastern boundary New Hamp- PIZAFETTA, historian of Magellan's voyage, PIZARRO, FRANCIS, among the South Sea PLANTIUS, a Dutch geographer, 343 ; his discussion with Hudson, 347. PLYMOUTH COMPANY, organized, [1606], 267; its separate charter confirmed, [1620], resigns its patent, 336. PERCY, SIR GEORGE, member of James- POCAHONTAS, different accounts of, 282,283, town colony, 269; in Newport's expedition, 273; 285; marriage and death, 303, 305. his account of the colony quoted, 275; POINT LOOKOUT, Maryland, called St. Mi- 491. PERESTRELLO, DOÑA FELIPA MONIZ, wife POLLARD, ANNE, the first English woman his second governorship, 298. of Columbus, 99. at Boston, 532. PEREZ DE MARCHINA, JUAN, prior of Santa POMME DE TERRE RIVER, fossils found on, 17. PONCE DE LEON, JUAN, governor of Porto PRIVILEGES AND EXEMPTIONS, Charter of, Rico, 146; discovers Florida, [1512], 147; search for Fountain of Youth, 147; PONTGRAVÉ, expedition of, [1599], 312; sails for Maine, [1603], 312. POPHAM, SIR FRANCIS, continues the efforts of his father, 321. in New Netherland, [1629], 430; PROVINCETOWN, Mass., 263; harbor of, visited by the Pilgrims, PURITANS, the, their condition in Holland, in England under James I., 371. POPHAM, GEORGE, commands Popham col- PYNCHON, MR., Settles at Springfield, Mass., 552. UEBEC founded, [1608], 321. QUENTIN, FATHER, a Jesuit missionary, QUINTANILLA, ALONZO DE, assists Colum- QUIROS, FATHER, a Jesuit missionary, 221. RABIDA, a residence of Columbus, 107. his charges against Wingfield, 277 ; sent to Point Comfort, 294; death of, 295. RAFN, PROF. C. C., on the discoveries of the Northmen, 40. RALEIGH, SIR WALTER, aids Sir Humphrey his early life, 240; sends his first American expedition, names Virginia, 245; sends his first colony, [1585], 246; sends colony under John White, [1587], 251; fights against Spanish Armada, 253; his American patent, [1584], 258 ; introduces tobacco at court, 301. REMUND, JAN VAN, secretary of New Nether- | SABLE ISLAND, attempt to colonize, [1518], land, 435. RENSSELAER, KILIAEN VAN, New Nether- land patroon, 432 et seq. derivation of its name, 359. second expedition, [1565], 204; RICHELIEU RIVER, visited by Champlain, 321. RINGMANN, MATHIUS, edits letter of Ves- RIO DE JANEIRO, Huguenot colony on, RIVER OF DOLPHINS, 205, 206; St. Augustine on, 213; Sir Francis Drake on, [1586], 222. ROANOKE ISLAND, 243, English land at, [1584], 244; reaches America, [1542], 188; his letter on Standish's fight with In- his death, 417. ROBYN'S RIFT, in Staten Island Kills, 351. ROCROFT, CAPTAIN, voyage of, [1619], 331. marries Pocahontas, 303; ROSSITER, EDWARD, one of the Dorchester ROXBURY, MASS., settled, [1630], 532. SABINO, peninsula in Maine, landing- |