some maine parcel history (2)

On January 13, 1629, the Kennebeck or Plymouth Patent was granted to new Plymouth by King Charles I under a royal charter. It was conveyed from the old Plymouth colony to William Bradford and his associates as follows;

The said Council further granted and assigned unto the said William Bradford, his Heirs, Associates and Assigns, All that Track of Land or part of New England in America, aforesaid, which lyeth within or between and extendeth itself between the utmost limits of Cobbiseconte, alias Comaseconte, which adjoineth to the river of Kennebeck, alias Kennebekike, towards the western ocean, and a place called the Falls at Neguamkike, in America aforesaid, and the space of fifteen English miles on each side of the said river commonly called the Kennebeck river, and all the said river called Kennebeck, that lies within the said limits."
(Deed. Statement of Kennebec Claim, etc.)

There's another map at the Maine Historical Commission that describes this huge parcel grant. It looks like this (area in the green parallel lines (centered on the Kennebec) on the map's right side), though this version takes the northern line all the way up to Wessarunsett:


A simple overlay version of this 15 mile buffer over a google map is available here.