Swansea, Plymouth Colony
E156928
Swansea, Plymouth Colony was a 17th-century English settlement in present-day Massachusetts that became an early flashpoint of King Philip’s War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Swansea, Plymouth Colony canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1361486 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Swansea, Plymouth Colony Context triple: [Attack on Swansea, hasLocation, Swansea, Plymouth Colony]
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A.
Plymouth Colony
Plymouth Colony was an early 17th-century English settlement in present-day Massachusetts founded by Pilgrims seeking religious freedom and is often regarded as one of the first successful British colonies in North America.
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B.
New Haven Colony
New Haven Colony was a 17th-century English Puritan settlement in what is now Connecticut, founded as a theocratic community with strict religious and legal codes.
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C.
Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony was one of the earliest English settlements in New England, located across the Charles River from Boston and serving as an important colonial town in the 17th century.
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D.
Gosnold, Massachusetts
Gosnold, Massachusetts is a small town located on the Elizabeth Islands off the coast of Cape Cod, known for being one of the least populous and most remote municipalities in the state.
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E.
Winthrop, Massachusetts
Winthrop, Massachusetts is a small coastal town just northeast of Boston, known for its residential seaside character and proximity to Logan International Airport.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Swansea, Plymouth Colony Target entity description: Swansea, Plymouth Colony was a 17th-century English settlement in present-day Massachusetts that became an early flashpoint of King Philip’s War.
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A.
Plymouth Colony
Plymouth Colony was an early 17th-century English settlement in present-day Massachusetts founded by Pilgrims seeking religious freedom and is often regarded as one of the first successful British colonies in North America.
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B.
New Haven Colony
New Haven Colony was a 17th-century English Puritan settlement in what is now Connecticut, founded as a theocratic community with strict religious and legal codes.
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C.
Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony was one of the earliest English settlements in New England, located across the Charles River from Boston and serving as an important colonial town in the 17th century.
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D.
Gosnold, Massachusetts
Gosnold, Massachusetts is a small town located on the Elizabeth Islands off the coast of Cape Cod, known for being one of the least populous and most remote municipalities in the state.
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E.
Winthrop, Massachusetts
Winthrop, Massachusetts is a small coastal town just northeast of Boston, known for its residential seaside character and proximity to Logan International Airport.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English colonial settlement
ⓘ
former settlement ⓘ historic town ⓘ |
| attackOccurredInYear | 1675 ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Barrington area (then part of Plymouth/Providence jurisdictions)
ⓘ
Rehoboth, Massachusetts ⓘ
surface form:
Rehoboth, Plymouth Colony
|
| colonialStatus | town of Plymouth Colony ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Metacom
ⓘ
surface form:
Metacom (King Philip)
Wampanoag people ⓘ
surface form:
Wampanoag
|
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
small-scale trade ⓘ |
| event |
King Philip's War
ⓘ
surface form:
King Philip’s War
|
| foundedBy |
Baptist settlers
ⓘ
John Myles ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| foundedInYear | 1667 ⓘ |
| hadMeetinghouse | First Baptist Church in Swansea ⓘ |
| knownFor | early flashpoint of King Philip’s War ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterBecamePartOf | Province of Massachusetts Bay ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Plymouth Colony ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Bristol County, Massachusetts
ⓘ
Massachusetts ⓘ |
| modernSuccessor | Swansea, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Swansea
ⓘ
surface form:
Swansea, Wales
|
| notableEvent | June 1675 Wampanoag attacks that helped trigger King Philip’s War ⓘ |
| partOf | New England ⓘ |
| religiousCharacter | Baptist ⓘ |
| timeZoneHistorical | UTC−05:00 region (local solar time) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Swansea, Plymouth Colony Description of subject: Swansea, Plymouth Colony was a 17th-century English settlement in present-day Massachusetts that became an early flashpoint of King Philip’s War.
Referenced by (1)
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