Walter Bagnall (settler) explained

Walter Bagnall
Death Date:1631
Nationality:English

Walter Bagnall (died 1631) was an early settler of the colony of Massachusetts Bay. In 1628, he became the first European immigrant to settle on Richmond Island, off Cape Elizabeth in today's Maine.[1] [2]

Known as "Great Walt,"[3] Bagnall was a trader, and gained fortune by cheating the Wabanaki Confederacy. He was killed in 1631 by Skitterygusset (or Squidrayset),[4] [5] the brother of female Wabanaki leader Warrabitta. Allegedly, his death was avenged by the hanging of pirate "Black Will", who was under the command of Dixie Bull.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Signet ring, Richmond Island, ca. 1580 . 2024-01-20 . Maine Memory Network . en.
  2. Web site: Image 278 of The beginnings of colonial Maine, 1602-1658 . 2024-01-20 . Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
  3. Web site: 2019-02-07 . Richmond Island's Pot of Gold . 2024-01-20 . Maine Boats Homes & Harbors . en.
  4. Web site: Conery . Rob . Fishermen played role in Labor Day history . 2024-01-20 . Cape Cod Times . en-US.
  5. Book: Watson, Stephen Marion . The Maine Historical and Genealogical Recorder . 1884 . S.M. Watson . en.

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