George Weymouth
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George Weymouth was an English
explorer of the area now occupied by the state of Maine. Ferdinando Gorges
, who wanted to settle colonists in the area, sponsored an expedition under Weymouth, who sailed from England on March 5, 1605 on the ship Archangel and landed near Monhegan on May 17, 1605. James Rosier
, who accompanied Weymouth on this expedition, would write that Monhegan was
.
They explored the coast of Maine, including the mouth of the Kennebec River
. Weymouth may have seen the White Mountains
of New Hampshire
.
During the expedition, Weymouth’s men captured several Native American
Patuxet
: they were named Manida, Skidwarres/Skettawarroes, Nahanada/Dehanada, Assacumet
and Tisquantum (later called Squanto
by Pilgrim settlers). Weymouth returned to England in July 1605 and presented the natives to his sponsor Gorges.
In Britain
, the North American tree species Pinus strobus
is referred to as the "Weymouth Pine", in honor of George Weymouth.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
explorer of the area now occupied by the state of Maine. Ferdinando Gorges
Ferdinando Gorges
Sir Ferdinando Gorges , the "Father of English Colonization in North America", was an early English colonial entrepreneur and founder of the Province of Maine in 1622, although Gorges himself never set foot in the New World.-Biography:...
, who wanted to settle colonists in the area, sponsored an expedition under Weymouth, who sailed from England on March 5, 1605 on the ship Archangel and landed near Monhegan on May 17, 1605. James Rosier
James Rosier
James Rosier , the son of a Church of England clergyman, became a Roman Catholic after graduating from Cambridge. He is known for his account of a 1605 expedition to Maine in which he describes the native peoples and fauna and a journey along an unidentified "great river" which has not been...
, who accompanied Weymouth on this expedition, would write that Monhegan was
"woody, growen with Firre, Birch, Oke and Beech, as farre as we say along the shore; and so likely to be within. On the verge grow Gooseberries, Strawberries, Wild pease, and Wilde rose bushes."Weymouth named the island "Saint George", after the patron saint of England
Saint George
Saint George was, according to tradition, a Roman soldier from Syria Palaestina and a priest in the Guard of Diocletian, who is venerated as a Christian martyr. In hagiography Saint George is one of the most venerated saints in the Catholic , Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, and the Oriental Orthodox...
.
They explored the coast of Maine, including the mouth of the Kennebec River
Kennebec River
The Kennebec River is a river that is entirely within the U.S. state of Maine. It rises in Moosehead Lake in west-central Maine. The East and West Outlets join at Indian Pond and the river then flows southward...
. Weymouth may have seen the White Mountains
White Mountains (New Hampshire)
The White Mountains are a mountain range covering about a quarter of the state of New Hampshire and a small portion of western Maine in the United States. Part of the Appalachian Mountains, they are considered the most rugged mountains in New England...
of New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
.
During the expedition, Weymouth’s men captured several Native American
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
Patuxet
Patuxet
The Patuxet are an extinct Native American tribe of the Wampanoag tribal confederation. They lived primarily in and around the area of what has since been settled as Plymouth, Massachusetts.-Devastation:...
: they were named Manida, Skidwarres/Skettawarroes, Nahanada/Dehanada, Assacumet
Assacumet
Assacumet was an early 17th century Native American from the Wawenock Abenaki tribe.- Capture :...
and Tisquantum (later called Squanto
Squanto
Tisquantum was a Patuxet. He was the Native American who assisted the Pilgrims after their first winter in the New World and was integral to their survival. The Patuxet tribe was a tributary of the Wampanoag Confederacy.-Biography:Squanto's exact date of birth is unknown but many historians...
by Pilgrim settlers). Weymouth returned to England in July 1605 and presented the natives to his sponsor Gorges.
In Britain
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, the North American tree species Pinus strobus
Eastern White Pine
Pinus strobus, commonly known as the eastern white pine, is a large pine native to eastern North America, occurring from Newfoundland west to Minnesota and southeastern Manitoba, and south along the Appalachian Mountains to the northern edge of Georgia.It is occasionally known as simply white pine,...
is referred to as the "Weymouth Pine", in honor of George Weymouth.