Edward Bourne recounts that in 1649, an agreement was signed by various parties by which "Sagimore Thomas Chabinocke, of Nampscoscoke, by virtue of his last will and testament, had given and bequeathe ... unto John Wadleigh of Wells, to him, his heirs and successors, and that forever, of his own accord, and with the consent of his mother, Ramanascho, to whom the said Wadleigh has given a consideration, .... to be inherited presently after the death of said Sagamore, all that the Sagamore, with his whole right, title, and interest, called by the name of Nampscoscoke, bounded between Nogimcoth and Kennebunk, and up as high as Cape Porpoise Falls, and the same, with all the profits, commodities and appurtenances, against all men to warrant and defend." - Bourne, pp. 21-22

"John Wadlow, or Wadleigh, also removed to Wells before 1650. An Indian Sagamore, named Thomas Chabinocke, devised to Wadleigh 'all his title and interest of Nampscascoke', comprising the greater part of Wells; with a condition that he should allow one bushel of Indian corn annually to the 'Old Webb,' his mother, as long as she lived. The extent of the tract was from the sea as far up as 'the great falls on Cape Porpoise (Mousam) river', and from Negunket to Kennebunk river. The Sagamore seems to have died 1649, in which year Wadleigh took legal possession of his lands." - Folsom, p. 120

"The stream still called Little River, but better known by its tributaries, Maryland River and Branch Brook, is situated nearly in the coastal center of the town of Wells, which was first called Preston. The stream enters the sea about one mile east of Wells River. Its Indian name was Neapskessett. April 1, 1639, Richard Vines gave John Wadley of Saco permission to select a homestead anywhere along its borders, since the region was then an unbroken wilderness. [Almost ten years later, Watley] sought a new title from the natives with whom he was on friendly terms. October 18, 1649, he succeeded in securing a deed of the entire town of Wells, then styled Preston, from Chabinock, an Indian proprietor. This sagamore's name meant 'Squirrel' in his own language." - Spencer, p. 152

Bibliography:

The History of Wells and Kennebunk from the Earliest Settlement to the Year 1820 - by Edward Bourne (1875)

Collections of the Maine Historical Society, Volume 1 (1865)

The History of Saco and Biddeford - George Folsom (1830)

Pioneers on Maine Rivers - with Lists to 1651, compiled from original sources - Wilbur D. Spencer (1930)