, ▁and ▁three ▁more ▁daughters , ▁Mary ▁( 1 6 3 9 ), ▁Mar tha ▁( 1 6 4 2 ), ▁and ▁Beth iah , ▁followed . ▁Mar tha ▁is ▁the ▁world - f am ous ▁singer ▁and ▁song writer ▁Taylor ▁Swift ' s ▁ 7 th ▁Great - Gr and m other . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 4 1 , ▁Thomas ▁secured ▁Mar tha ' s ▁V ine yard , ▁N ant uck et , ▁the ▁Elizabeth ▁Islands , ▁and ▁other ▁islands ▁as ▁a ▁propriet ary ▁col ony ▁from ▁Sir ▁Ferd in ando ▁G org es ▁and ▁the ▁Earl ▁of ▁Ster ling . ▁This ▁enabled ▁him ▁to ▁transfer ▁his ▁business ▁operations ▁there . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁his ▁son ▁Thomas , ▁a ▁settlement ▁was ▁established ▁and ▁far ming ▁and ▁wh aling ▁enter pr ises ▁were ▁begun . ▁ ▁The ▁May he ws ▁had ▁great ▁success ▁in ▁regard ▁to ▁Indian ▁policy . ▁ ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁fair ▁treatment ▁of ▁the ▁Indians ▁there , ▁the ▁col ony ▁was ▁protected ▁from ▁the ▁blood sh ed ▁that ▁occurred ▁elsewhere , ▁in ▁King ▁Philip ' s ▁War . ▁In ▁ 1 6 4 6 , ▁the ▁General ▁Court ▁of ▁Massachusetts ▁directed ▁the ▁religious ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁col ony ▁to ▁select ▁two ▁among ▁them ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁mission aries ▁to ▁the ▁n atives . ▁So ▁great ▁was ▁the ▁interest ▁ar oused ▁by ▁this ▁vent ure ▁that ▁a ▁society ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁England ▁also ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁mission aries . ▁Unfortunately ▁a ▁massive ▁conflict ▁broke ▁out ,