There I shot a falcon at them, and killed two of them ; whereupon the rest fled into the woods. Yet to shoot at us.

they manned off another canoe with nine or ten men, which came to meet us.

So I shot a falcon, and shot it through, and

Its

one of them. Then our men with their muskets, killed three or four more of them. So they went their killed

way." Hudson's Journal. This name appears to be local, although there is some reason for regarding it

as generic.

"

Journal of New Netherland," Documentary History , iv, 15. a

OF HUDSON'S RIVER. site is

now occupied by the village of Tarrytown.

Their terri

tory appears to have extended from Norwalk on the Sound, to the Hudson, and to have embraced considerable portions of the

towns of Mount Pleasant, Greenburgh, White Plains, and Rye ;

was very largely included in the Manor of Phillipsborough. Their sachem, in 1649, was Ponupahowhelbshelen in 1660,

it

;

1663, Souwenaro ; in 1680, Weskora, or Weskomen, and Goharius his brother ; in 1681, Wessickenaiuw and

Ackhough

;

in

Their chiefs are largely represented

Conarhanded his brother.

in the list of grantors of lands.

3d.

The

Sint-Smks.

This chieftaincy does not appear

to

have been very numerous. Their name is perpetuated in the of present village Sing-Sing, which was called Ossing-Sing,

where they had a village. Another village was located between the Sing-Sing creek and the Kitchawonck, or Croton river, and was called Kestaubuinck. Their lands are described in a deed to Frederick Phillipse, August 24, 1685, and were included in The grantors were Weskenane, Crawman, Waphis manor. Mamaunare and Weremenhore, who may or may not have pus, been chiefs. 4th. this