Daniel Nimham is believed to have born in 1726 and reportedly was baptized in 1745 when he likely received his Christian name Daniel. 2 One of his allies was a pioneering and intrepid woman named Catheryna Brett, who, as a…

He became notorious among supporters and enemies alike as the energetic and assertive defender of his people's land rights... Betrayed and abandoned by Crown officials appointed to look after his interests, he subsequently took common cause with colonists struggling…

In addition to the parade of credible witnesses, in his closing arguments Spalding gave a rousing vindication of the Wappingers' claim to the land, punching holes through the landlord's sketchy and scant defense that hinged upon the questionable 1702…

…Manhattan, and found its way into the pouches of traders up the Hudson, to the distant homes of the Wappinger and the Mohawk, or along the Sound shore to the villages of the Siwanoy and the Pequot. In addition to…

…We take with us as a guide one of our captured Wappinger Indians. Meanwhile issued rations to the people, and orders to start on the expedition this evening or to-morrow morning ; but as it began to rain in the…

However, in an 11th hour surprise, Beverly Robinson reached into his coat pocket and produced a deed dated August 13, 1702 which included language covering the whole 205,000 acre parcel and extended the Eastern border all the way to…

"Souwenaro, sachem of Weeckquaesqueeck, came of his own accord, with his brother, and asserted th:)t he was warned by a Wappinger Indian that the Esopus Indians intended to come down, within five or six days, with forty or fifty…

…sachem of Weeckquaesqueeck, came of his own accord, with his brother and asserted that he was warned by a Wappinger Indian, that the Esopus Indians intended to come down, within five or six days, with forty or fifty men to…

…called WapWapenacki, the reference, in this instance, is clearly specific, not general, and evidently refers to the Wappinoo or Wappinger branch of the Mahicans, who, whatever tainly. In the Mohegan, as spoken at the present time by their lineal descendof…

…The Council of War also resolved to send down all the Indian prisoners likewise to the Manhatans being eleven Esopus Indians, big and little and one Wappinger, making twelve in all, as there is no probability of their béing redeemed…

Tenant farmer Peter Anjuvine went on to vouch for the good character of the tribe, declaring them "remarkably Honest, Loyal, and Faithful." 42 Building on that, Spalding had this to say, "By some of these and some other Evidences, methinks…

…The Siwanoys, also known as "one of the tribes of the seacoast." This was one of the largest of the Wappinger subdivisions. They occupied the northern shore of the Sound from Norwalk twenty-four miles to the neighborhood of Hellgate…

…The Company's Yacht arrived ; brings some provisions for the garrison ; also arrived at the Redoubt a Wappinger Sachem with eight Indians, bringing a female Christian Captive whom he had purchased from the Esopus Indians and which he had promised…

…472-474, 476 Wappinger Indians, 16, 416 Westerlo<,, l),,mine, s^O 1 12, Westerloo Street, 527, 531 Waj^pinger's Creek, gi, 41S 519 . War for Independence, 22, 32, 22g, 313, 326, 380, 543 West India Comjiany, i'.'6…

…65 "Instruction for Lieutenant Pieter Cowwenhoven. "Wuerras Lieutenant Couwenhoven, sent by the Honble Director General & Council to release the Christians captured by the Esopus Indians, lay several days near the Wappinger Indians who acted as mediators in the affair, and…

The Hudson Valley Land Riots of 1766 Taking advantage of the favorable Council ruling, Robinson and Sheriff James Livingston wasted no time in evicting tenants unwilling to sign one to three year leases and pay rents in cash (traditionally rents…

Katharine Mixer Abbott, Old Paths and Legends of the New England Border: Connecticut, Deerfield, Berkshire (New York: The Knickerbocker Press, 1907) 228- 230. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockbridge_Militia ) Bryan Rindfleisch, "The Stockbridge-Mohican Community, 1775- 1783", Journal of…

…The buyers were Francis Rombout and Gulian VerPlanck, and the date of the transfer of their property from the Wappinger Indians was August, 1683. "Gulian Ver- Planck died before the English patent was granted by Governor Dongan ; Stephanus Van Cortlandt…

The unit served with distinction in two iterations: first in the siege of Boston and the capture of Fort Ticonderoga in 1775, and second, as a reformed company in 1777 making significant contributions in the battles of Saratoga and Monmouth…

…We took as guide the young Wappinger Indian, and Christoffel Davids as SECOND ESOPUS WAR. 11 Indian interpreter, and promised the Indian his freedom with a cloth coat, on condition that he brought us truly to the Esopus Indians. We…

…The Wappinger sub-tribes or chieftaincies of Westchester County, thanks chiefly to the careful researches of Bolton, are capable of tolerably exact geographical location and of detailed individual description. Bolton is followed in the main by Huttenber, who, giving due…

…GENERAL Wappinger Indians. 24. War of 1812, 539. Ward. Stephen, of Eastehester, 29S, 300, 305, 320, 442. Ward's House affair. The, 442. Ward's Tavern, 387. Washington, George, on the patriotic services of the Mohican Indians. 37: passes through…

…15th of March, 1664, an Indian named Hiekemick came to his house and told him that the Esopus and Wappinger Indians were ready for an insurrection, and that the English at Westchester had promised that they would first conquer Long…

…Rondout came next, including the land between Fishkill and Wappinger's creek. The Schuylers ruled where Poughkeepsie now is, and Falconer's purchase lay to the north. Above Falconer's was the Henry Beekman tract, that had Esopus as its…

…Whilst we were examining the two Wappinger Indians, in the presence of the Schout and Commissaries, in Thomas Chambers' room a messenger came in and said that two or three boors were without the door with loaded guns to shoot…

In the ferocious struggle that ensued, the overwhelming British force outnumbering the natives five to one, however, proved to be too much. 54 Estimates suggest that the Stockbridge lost anywhere between 17 to 40 men, including Chief Nimham and his…

…sent a convoy down in the morning with grain to the river side, which on returning brought up the Wappinger Sachem and his wife, and Splitnose, the Indian last taken by us. Which Sachem brought with him two captive Christian…

…Whilst we were examining the two Wappinger Indians, in the presence of the Schout and Commissaries, in Thomas Chambers' room a messenger came in and said that two or three boors were without the door with loaded guns to shoot…

…sachem of Weeckquaesqueeck, came of his own accord, with his brother and asserted that he was warned by a Wappinger Indian, that the Esopus Indians intended to come down, within five or six days, with forty or fifty men to…

…The Wappinger Indians occupied the region of St. Anthony's nose and the Kittatenny mountains, (Highlands. )'» The Indians are said to have been very numerous in and around Peekskill as late as 1740, especially during the fishing seasons. c At…