The chieftaincies of the WAPPINGERS were The Reckgawawancs. 2 This chieftaincy has been gene :

1st.

the generic name of Manhattans^ and is so The site of their and other historians. Brodhead designated by is now occupied by that of Yonkers, and was principal village

known by

rally

Nappeckamak. This village, says Bolton, was situated On Berrien's at the mouth of the Neperah, or Saw Mill creek. the of north shore on the Neck, Spuyten Duyvel creek, was This fort was situated their castle or fort, called Nipinichsen.

called

by a strong stockade and commanded the romantic scenery of the Papirinimen, or Spuyten Duyvel, and the Mahicanituk, the junction of which two streams was called

carefully protected

It was at this castle that the fight occurred Shorackappock. between Hudson and the Indians on his return voyage, 5 and

Thompson 's History of Long Island. Bolton gives them the name of Nappeckamaks, but that title does not appear in the records except as the name of their

village at Yonkers.

Custom would, perhaps, warrant the continuance of the name as designating a chieftaincy, but the evidence is conclu sive that it was not used by the Indians in any such connection, but was a generic term designating not only the occupants of the island now called Manhattan, but of Long Island, and the mainland north The term Man of Manhattan Island. hattan indicates this, being apparently

formerly many people have dwelt, but who for the most part have died or have