. Historical sketches of the town of Milford . ield, extending back to Beacon Hill(Beacon Falls, Waterbury Line). The Wepawaugsf occu-pied the east bank of the Ousatonick River and the Paugus-setts, the west bank. They numbered several hundred warriorsand braves and historians all assume that they were all onepeople. Ansantawael was the sachem of both tribes and allthe deeds in their territory conveyed to the English includedthe names or marks of the heads of both families. DeForest says, The Quinnipiacks numbered only forty-seven braves and warriors. * About 1648 the Mohawks, as was frequentl
. Historical sketches of the town of Milford . ield, extending back to Beacon Hill(Beacon Falls, Waterbury Line). The Wepawaugsf occu-pied the east bank of the Ousatonick River and the Paugus-setts, the west bank. They numbered several hundred warriorsand braves and historians all assume that they were all onepeople. Ansantawael was the sachem of both tribes and allthe deeds in their territory conveyed to the English includedthe names or marks of the heads of both families. DeForest says, The Quinnipiacks numbered only forty-seven braves and warriors. * About 1648 the Mohawks, as was frequently their custom, swept downalong the coast and attacked the Milford Indians, near a swamp abouta mile east of the Ferry. The Mohawks were defeated. t Wopowage Housatonick—Trumbulls Conn., 1797. Wapawaug Ousatonick—Gazateer of Conn. & R. I., 1818. Wepowage Housatonnuc—Lamberts, 1838. Wepawaug Paugussetts—DeForests History of Conn. Indians, 1852. t Ansantawae had a wigwam on the banks of the Wepawaug aboutopposite Plot 19 on the lo HISTORICAL SKETCHES 1777 At the time of the settlement of the town of Mil-ford the Indians had four so-called villages within the limitsof the town; one on the banks of the Wepawaug near theFirst Church, one on the banks of the Ousatonick; one atWashingtons bridge; one at Peconic or Milford Point andone at Turkey Hill. After a time they complained that hav-ing sold their land, they had no place to live and asked thetown to assign them some portion where they might live andfish and hunt. Accordingly in 1777 one hundred acres atTurkey Hill were reserved and Capt. Benjamin Fenn, StevenGunn, Esq., and Lieut. Benjamin Fenn were appointed to takecare of this land. Mollie Hackett, the last of the Wepawaug tribe, died herebetween 1780 and 1800. MILFORD ISLANDS 1712-13 Milford Islands were evidently considered ofimportance as they are distinctly mentioned in the 1712-13patent. 1657 Milford, or Charles Island,* the most important,contains twelve acr
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