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

The Kitchawongs^

chieftaincy

or

appears to

Kicktawancs.

The

territory

of

have extended from Croton river

Their principal village, Kitcha north to Anthony's Nose. wonck, was at the mouth of the river which bears their name.

They also had a village at Peekskill, which they called Sackhoes. Their castle or fort, which stood at the mouth of the Croton, represented as one of the most formidable and ancient of the

is

Indian fortresses south of the Highlands.

Its precise

location

was at the entrance or neck of Teller's point (called Senasqua), and west of the cemetery of the Van Cortlandt family. Their burial ground was a short distance east of the castle ; a roman tic and beautiful The traditionary sachem of the locality. was Croton. Metzewakes appears as sachem in chieftaincy 1641 ; Weskheun in 1685, and, in 1699, Sakama Wicker. There was apparently a division of the chieftaincy at one time, Kitchawong appearing as sachem of the village and castle on the Croton, and Sachus of the village of Sackhoes or Peekskill.

Sirham was sachem of the