MARTHA'S VINEYARD
\mˈɑːθəz vˈɪnjəd], \mˈɑːθəz vˈɪnjəd], \m_ˈɑː_θ_ə_z v_ˈɪ_n_j_ə_d]\
Definitions of MARTHA'S VINEYARD
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Discovered in 1602 by Bartholomew Gosnold, who gave the name to a smaller island now called No Man's Land, whence it was transferred. Martha's Vineyard was at first called Capawak. It was settled in 1642 by Thomas Mayhew, an English merchant, who purchased the island from Lord Stirling, to whom it had been granted with other territory. Mayhew established a missionary post and made many converts among the Indians. In 1644, the island was placed under the jurisdiction of Massachusetts by the Federal Commissioners of New England. It was later transferred to New York, but was restored to Massachusetts in 1692.
By John Franklin Jameson
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