In this way he signified that the Indians relinquished all the land specified in the deed and everything growing upon it The Paugusset Indians sold the Wepawaug land in the hope that they would enlist English protection against the Mohawks, who were continually raiding their territory. Taking the piece of turf in one hand, and the twig in the other, he thrust the twig into the turf, and handed it to the English. After the customary signing of the deed by both parties, Ansantawae was handed a piece of turf and a twig. Deeding the land to its new owners was effected with the old English "twig and turf" ceremony. The first purchase included nearly all of the present towns of Orange and Milford, and part of the town of Woodbridge. Title to the region was based solely on land purchase from the Indians and not upon any grant from the English Crown. The salt hay that grew on the marshy meadow was much prized. The settlement at Milford was laid out in long, narrow lots, which permitted all settlers to have the same kind of land. A year later, they went with the Davenport company to the mouth of the Quinnipiac River. Most of the settlers had come from London to Boston with John Davenport, Theophilus Eaton, etc. Supposedly they carried the Dorchester church records with them, and the records were lost on the journey. Peter Prudden (the Herefordshire minister) led the group.Tradition held that the pioneers of Milford were wholly or in large part discontented settlers from Dorchester and Watertown MA who traveled through the woods to Hartford, to New Haven, to Milford. In the fall of 1639 a band of settlers from New Haven went through the woods guided by Indian fighter Thomas Tibbals. To be a freeman required that one be at least 20 years old, a church member, take an oath of allegiance to the government of Massachusetts, to be worth L200, to hold office if elected or pay a fine of 40s, and to vote at all elections or pay the same fine. Prudden took up his residence in Milford. Peter Prudden who had ministered there between the formation of his own church at New Haven, August 22, 1639, and his ordination as pastor of the Milford church, April 18, 1640, after which Mr. Some came from New Haven, others from Wethersfield, following Rev. There were fifty-four heads of families or approximately two hundred settlers. Most of them were from the English counties of Essex, Hereford and York.
The Milford men came in two bodies, those of 1639 and those of 1645. First named Wepowage, the Indian name for the river that flowed through the settlement, by indigenous tribes, Milford was purchased by William Fowler (lot 41), Edmund Tapp (lot 35), Zachariah Whitman (lot 32), Benjamin Fenn (lot 3), and Alexander Bryan (lot 23) from local tribes for "six coats, ten blankets, one kettle, twelve hatchets, twelve hoes, two dozen knives, and a dozen small looking-glasses." The town, one of the original six plantations of New Haven Colony, was established in 1639, two years after the Pequot War, by Reverend Peter Prudden (lot 40). Please confirm when setting up your appointment.Milford lies in New Haven County on Long Island sound and is separated from the township of Stratford on the west by the Housatonic river, and about 10 miles S.W. Providers may accept more insurance plans than shown. Patients can opt into this "direct primary care" model with an annual membership fee. "Concierge Medicine" is a unique offering in which providers care for a limited population of patients. Please confirm when setting up your appointment. "Near-term availability" is subject to change. Primary Care providers who have "near-term availability" can book new patient appointments within 30 days. "Accepting new patients" is subject to change. Providers who are "accepting new patients" are able to book new patient appointments within 90 days. PCPs often are your first point of contact for your general health concerns. A primary care provider (or PCP) is a doctor or in some cases, a nurse practitioner or physician assistant, who sees patients for everyday medical issues, such as colds and annual wellness visits.
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