AD ER ▁IN ▁W AT ER TO WN ▁A FF A IR S ▁FROM ▁ 1 6 3 5 ▁TO ▁ 1 6 4 5 . ▁AF TER W AR DS ▁WITH ▁H IS ▁S ON , ▁THE ▁RE V . ▁TH O MA S ▁MA Y HE W , ▁HE ▁L AB O RED ▁AM ONG ▁THE ▁IN DI AN S ▁AT ▁MAR TH A ' S ▁V INE Y ARD ." ▁ ▁Col on izing ▁D uk es ▁County ▁In ▁ 1 6 4 1 , ▁while ▁engaged ▁in ▁business ▁vent ures ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity ▁of ▁Boston , ▁May hew ▁succeeded ▁in ▁acqu iring ▁the ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁islands ▁that ▁now ▁const itute ▁D uk es ▁County ▁and ▁N ant uck et ▁County : ▁Mar tha ' s ▁V ine yard , ▁N ant uck et , ▁and ▁the ▁Elizabeth ▁Islands . ▁He ▁bought ▁the ▁County ▁for ▁ 4 0 ▁pounds ▁and ▁two ▁be aver sk in ▁h ats ▁from ▁William ▁Alexander , ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Earl ▁of ▁Ster ling . ▁ ▁To ▁resolve ▁a ▁conflic ting ▁ownership ▁claim , ▁he ▁also ▁paid ▁off ▁Sir ▁Ferd in ando ▁G org es , ▁thereby ▁acqu iring ▁a ▁clear ▁title . ▁ ▁May hew ▁established ▁himself ▁as ▁governor ▁of ▁Mar tha ' s ▁V ine yard ▁in ▁ 1 6 4 2 ▁and ▁sent ▁his ▁son , ▁Thomas ▁the ▁Young er , ▁with ▁about ▁forty ▁English ▁families ▁to ▁sett le ▁there . ▁He ▁himself ▁followed ▁four ▁years ▁later . ▁T ogether