Ponus was sachem of the former and Wasenssne of Ponus reserved a portion of Toquams for the use

of himself and his associates, but with this exception their entire possessions appear to have passed under a deed without metes or bounds. The chieftaincy occupies a prominent place in

Dutch history through the action of Pacham, "a crafty man," who not only performed discreditable service for Director Kieft, but was also very largely instrumental in bringing on the war of

1645.

The Nockpeems.

6th.

This chieftaincy occupied the high

Van der Donck assigns to Keskistkonck, Pasquasheck and Nochpeem

lands north of Anthony's Nose. 2

them three villages

:

on the Hudson. Their principal village, however, appears to It have been called Canopus from the name of their sachem. one of as was situated in what is now known Canopus hollow, the most

fertile

sections of Putnam county.

The residence of

Canopus is said to have been on a hill in the south-east part of

Brodhead

locates this

chieftaincy at

Haverstraw, but his authorities are not at For example, it is said that an all clear. offending member of the Hackinsacks, " had gone two days' journey off among the Tankitekes 5 "Pacham, the subtle chief of the Tankitekes near HaverHaverstraw was not two days' straw." His journey from Hackinsack, certainly. location is also defeated in the person and history of

viously

Pacham, whose name he pregives

to

a

chieftaincy in

the

O'Callaghan locates them highlands. on the east side of Tappan bay, and Bolton in the eastern part of Westchester