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'''Sholan''' (died 1654) (also known as '''Nashawhonan''', '''Nashoonan''', '''Shawanon''', and '''Showanon''') was the leader (sachem) of the [[Nashaway]] tribe who lived on small hill between the two Waushacum Lakes in what is now [[Sterling, Massachusetts]].
'''Sholan''' (died 1654) (also known as '''Nashawhonan''', '''Nashoonan''', '''Shawanon''', and '''Showanon''') was the leader (sachem) of the [[Nashaway]] tribe who lived on small hill between the two Waushacum Lakes in what is now [[Sterling, Massachusetts]].


Bypassing [[Simon Willard (Massachusetts colonist)|Willard]]'s trading post in Concord, Sholan often visited Thomas King's trading post at Watertown to sell pelts, and developed a friendship with King.<ref>Dennis A. Connole, ''The Indians of the Nipmuck Country in Southern New England,'' (2007), p. 51-52</ref> In 1641 or 1642 Sholan recommended that King move to the Nashua Valley, likely to make it easier for the Nashaway to transport goods and to protect the Nashaway's position from encroachment by others. In 1643 Sholan sold King and others in the Nashway Company an eighty-mile square tract of land, which became the towns of [[Lancaster, Massachusetts|Lancaster]], [[Bolton, Massachusetts|Bolton]], [[Sterling, Massachusetts|Sterling]], [[Clinton, Massachusetts|Clinton]], and [[Harvard, Massachusetts|Harvard]]. Sholan and several other Nashaway were also remembered for escorting [[John Eliot (missionary)|John Eliot]] on one of his journeys.<ref>Sarah Sprague Jacobs, ''The White Oak and Its Neighbors'' (1800), p. 182 (accessible on google books)</ref> Sholan died in October 1654 and was succeeded in office by his nephew Matthew and was also survived by a nephew, [[George Tahanto]], who deeded further land grants to settlers in the area.<ref>"Nashawhonan , - 1654" https://nativenortheastportal.com/bio/bibliography/nashawhonan-1654 (accessed 3/27/24)</ref><ref>Henry S. Nourse, Lancastriana (Clinton, MA: Press of W. J. Coulter, 1900), 7 </ref><ref>Connole, The Nipmuck Indians, 52</ref>
Bypassing [[Simon Willard (Massachusetts colonist)|Willard]]'s trading post in [[Concord, Massachusetts|Concord]], Sholan often visited Thomas King's trading post at [[Watertown, Massachusetts|Watertown]] to sell [[pelt]]s, and developed a friendship with King.<ref>Dennis A. Connole, ''The Indians of the Nipmuck Country in Southern New England,'' (2007), p. 51-52</ref> In 1641 or 1642 Sholan recommended that King move to the Nashua Valley, likely to make it easier for the Nashaway to transport goods and to protect the Nashaway's position from encroachment by others. In 1643 Sholan sold King and others in the Nashway Company an eighty-mile square tract of land, which became the towns of [[Lancaster, Massachusetts|Lancaster]], [[Bolton, Massachusetts|Bolton]], [[Sterling, Massachusetts|Sterling]], [[Clinton, Massachusetts|Clinton]], and [[Harvard, Massachusetts|Harvard]]. Sholan and several other Nashaway were also remembered for escorting [[John Eliot (missionary)|John Eliot]] on one of his journeys.<ref>Sarah Sprague Jacobs, ''The White Oak and Its Neighbors'' (1800), p. 182 (accessible on google books)</ref> Sholan died in October 1654 and was succeeded in office by his nephew Matthew and was also survived by a nephew, [[George Tahanto]], who deeded further land grants to settlers in the area.<ref>"Nashawhonan , - 1654" https://nativenortheastportal.com/bio/bibliography/nashawhonan-1654 (accessed 3/27/24)</ref><ref>Henry S. Nourse, Lancastriana (Clinton, MA: Press of W. J. Coulter, 1900), 7 </ref><ref>Connole, The Nipmuck Indians, 52</ref>
<ref>The Early Records of Lancaster, Massachusetts, 39, 139.</ref>
<ref>The Early Records of Lancaster, Massachusetts, 39, 139.</ref>


Revision as of 18:09, 30 March 2024

West Waushacum Pond in Sterling, near Sholan's home
Sholan Park on East Waushacum Pond named in honor of Sachem Sholan
Sholan Farms, named after Chief Nashawhonan (Sholan), is located in Leominster, Massachusetts

Sholan (died 1654) (also known as Nashawhonan, Nashoonan, Shawanon, and Showanon) was the leader (sachem) of the Nashaway tribe who lived on small hill between the two Waushacum Lakes in what is now Sterling, Massachusetts.

Bypassing Willard's trading post in Concord, Sholan often visited Thomas King's trading post at Watertown to sell pelts, and developed a friendship with King.[1] In 1641 or 1642 Sholan recommended that King move to the Nashua Valley, likely to make it easier for the Nashaway to transport goods and to protect the Nashaway's position from encroachment by others. In 1643 Sholan sold King and others in the Nashway Company an eighty-mile square tract of land, which became the towns of Lancaster, Bolton, Sterling, Clinton, and Harvard. Sholan and several other Nashaway were also remembered for escorting John Eliot on one of his journeys.[2] Sholan died in October 1654 and was succeeded in office by his nephew Matthew and was also survived by a nephew, George Tahanto, who deeded further land grants to settlers in the area.[3][4][5] [6]

Sholan's name is remembered various local landmarks including Sholan Park on Lake Waushacum in Sterling, Sholan Circle in Harvard, and Sholan Farms in Leominster[7]

References

  1. ^ Dennis A. Connole, The Indians of the Nipmuck Country in Southern New England, (2007), p. 51-52
  2. ^ Sarah Sprague Jacobs, The White Oak and Its Neighbors (1800), p. 182 (accessible on google books)
  3. ^ "Nashawhonan , - 1654" https://nativenortheastportal.com/bio/bibliography/nashawhonan-1654 (accessed 3/27/24)
  4. ^ Henry S. Nourse, Lancastriana (Clinton, MA: Press of W. J. Coulter, 1900), 7
  5. ^ Connole, The Nipmuck Indians, 52
  6. ^ The Early Records of Lancaster, Massachusetts, 39, 139.
  7. ^ https://freedomsway.org/place/sholan-farms/ (accessed 3/27/24)
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