Wawanaquasik, Claverack Patent, 1649; Wazvanaquassick, Livingston Patent of 1686 ; IVazvauaquossick and Mawaiiapqiiassek, patent of 1715 ; Mawanagzvassik, surveyor's noitation, 1715 ; now written Mawaiiaquassick--a. boundmark of the Claverack Patent of 1649, and also of the Livingston Patent, is described in the Claverack Patent, "To the high woodland called Wawanaquasik," and in the Livingston Patent, "To a place called by the Indians Wawanaqussek, where the heapes of stone lye, near to the head c^f a creek called Nanapenahaken, which comes out of a marsh lying near unto the hills of the said heapes of stones, upon wliich the Indians throw Mother as they pass by, from an ancient custom among them." The heap of stones here was "on the south side of the path leading to Wa3^achtanok," and other paths diverged, showing that the place was a place of meeting. "To the high woodland," in the description of 1649, is marked on the map of survey of 17 15, "Foot of the hill," apparently a particular point, the place of which was identified by the head of the creek, the marsh and the heap of stones. The name may have described this poinlt or promontory, or it may have referred to the place of meeting near the head of the creek, or to the end of the marsih, but it is claimed that it was the name of the heap of stones, and thait it is from Mide, or Miyde, "Together" -- Mawcna, "Meeting," "Assembly"-- frequently met in local names and accepted as meaning, " Where paths or streams or boundaries come together ;" and Qussuk, "stone" -- "Where the stones are assembled or brought together," "A stone heap." This reading is of doubtful correctness. Dr. Trumbull wrote that Qiissuk,^ meaning "stone," is "rarely, perhaps never" met as a substantival in local names, and an instance is yet to be cited where it is so used.