Penhawitz was the first sachem known

by whom he was styled the Great Sachem of The names of the chiefs in 1670, as given in a

to the Dutch,

Canarsee.

deed for the site of the present city of Brooklyn, were Peter, Elmohar, Job, Makagiquas, and Shamese. 2d.

The Rockaways^ who were scattered over the southern

part of the town of Hempstead,

which, with a part of Jamaica and the whole of Newtown, constituted the bounds of their

Their main settlement was at Near Rockaway. The sachem known to the Dutch was Chegonoe. Eskmoppas appears to have been sachem in 1670, and Parnau in 1685. 3d. The Merrlcks, Merokes, or Merikokes, as they have been claim.

first

denominated, who claimed all the territory south of the middle of the island, from Near Rockaway to the west line of Oyster bay.

Their principal village was the site of the present village Their sachem in 1647, was Wantagh.

of Mer'ick. 4th.

The Marsapequas or Marsapeagues, who had their settle

ment at a place

called Fort Neck,

bounds of

and north to the middle of the

Islip

and thence eastward to the island.

At

Neck the remains of two Indian forts were recently still One was upon the most southerly point of land ad visible.

Fort

joining the salt meadow, nearly of quadrangular form and about The other was on the thirty yards in extent on each side.

southernmost point of the salt meadow adjoining the bay, and The place is now consisted of palisades set in the meadow.