tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post5307789651612370764..comments2024-03-28T04:26:30.557-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: Jonas Obscow, Natick Indian and Continental SoldierUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-47471125929157409382020-03-13T22:40:06.237-05:002020-03-13T22:40:06.237-05:00Yes, the Speen name goes way back in Natick.
And...Yes, the Speen name goes <a href="https://nativenortheastportal.com/bio/bibliography/old-speen-1685" rel="nofollow">way back in Natick</a>. <br /><br />And yes, Crispus Attucks is the most famous example of the intermarriage of New Englanders of African and Native descent. But it was by no means uncommon.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-44383452112330552792020-03-13T09:36:54.969-05:002020-03-13T09:36:54.969-05:00I guess this is the origin of Speen Steet in Natic...I guess this is the origin of Speen Steet in Natick. I know there were a lot of Native Americans in that town, but I never would have guessed that Speen was a Native American name.<br /><br />I also note the comment about Natives marrying and having children with "negros". From what I've heard elsewhere, Crispus Attucks may have been the progeny, a generation or two removed, of such a relationship.Charles Bahnenoreply@blogger.com