neuw, and Awangrawryk, and was for a tract from Anthony's to the Matteawan creek, and from the Hudson three

Nose

miles into the country.

twenty miles.

The Siwanoys

yth.

The latter line Phillipse stretched to

;

also known as

" one of the seven tribes

This chieftaincy was one of the largest of of the sea-coast." the W^applnger subdivisions. They occupied the northern shore of the sound, " from Norwalk twenty-four miles to the neighbor

How far they claimed inland is uncertain, but their deeds covered the manor lands of Morrisania, Scarsdall hood of Hell-gate."

and Pelham, from which were erected the towns of Pelham, New Rochelle, East and

West

Chester, North and

New Castle,

Mamaroneck, Scarsdall, and parts of White Plains and West Farms other portions are included in the towns of Rye and ;

There is also some reason Harrison, as well as in Stamford. for supposing that the tract known as Toquams and assigned to

the Tankitekes, was a part of their dominions. very large village of the chieftaincy was situated on Rye Pond in the town

of Rye. hill

In the southern angle of that town, on a beautiful

now known as Mount Misery, 2 stood one of their castles.

Another village was situated on Davenport's Neck. Near the entrance to Pelham's Neck was one of their burial grounds.

Two large mounds are pointed out as the sepulchres of the sachems Ann-Hoock and Nimham.

*

Land Papers, xvin,

lay, etc.

.

This hill is said to have acquired its present name from the fact that a large body of Indians were there surprised and cut to pieces by the Huguenots of New