History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900
It is said that an Indian came that mding hip. friends ing profess g, mornin one home nson's Hutchi g evenin the in ed return he less, defense the little colony was utterly the business of to ded procee once at which party, us numero a with InAccording to tradition, the leader of the murderous slam-liter. himself dians was a chief named Wampage, who subsequently called - \nn-Hoock," following a frequent custom among the savages, by In lbo4, which a warrior or brave assumed the name of his victim. proIndian al princip the of eleven years later, this Wampage, as one Pell, over the signaprietors ofthe locality, deeded land to Thomas ula of Pelham Neck A portion of the penins ture of - Vnn-Hoock." the " Manor » Hoeck was Ion- known by the names of - Annie'ngs to variousandconjectures as Bolton, referri of inn Hoeck's Neck." it was to the site of Anne's residence, inclines to the opinion that , Pelham of Esq st, Prevoo A. -located on the property of George The near the road leading to the Keck, on the old Indian Path. party onlv one of Mrs. Hutchinson's company spared by the attacking held being after who, child, small a quite r, daughte st younge was her Dutch the of efforts the h throug d in captivitv four years, was release she -had governor and restored to her friends; but it is said that from forootten her native language, and was unwilling to be taken This girl married a Mr. Cole, of Kingston, in the Narthe'lndians." One of the ragansett country, and - lived to a considerable age." when ins parsons of Anne Hutchinson, who had remained in Boston r ents and the younger children left there in 1G3S, became the founde the s member its among ing number of an important colonial family, also a grown-up of the Revolution; Tory o-overnor Hutchinson, Mrs.