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Bolton, Robert Jr. A History of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. I. New York: Alexander S. Gould, 1848.
…302,
36 HISTORY OF THE
A. D. 1645, Aepjen chief sachem of the Mohegans signed a
treaty of peace in behalf of the Kitchawanghs.a
On the 15th of September, 1663, occurs the name of Meghtesewakes, chief of Kitchawan, and…
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A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §107
— …302,
36 HISTORY OF THE
A. D. 1645, Aepjen chief sachem of the Mohegans signed a
treaty of peace in behalf of the Kitchawanghs.a
On the 15th of September, 1663, occurs the name of Meghtesewakes, chief of Kitchawan, and…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §378
— …b Pennekeck, sachem in Achtercol, stated on the 16th July, 1649, (before the
Director and Council,) that the tribe named Raritans residing before at Wecquaskeck, had no sachem, &.c. Alb. Rec. vol. vii. 252.
156 HISTORY OF THE
particularly south…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §108
— On the Sd of June, 1682, occurs a sale from the Indian proprietors, Ackemak, Jangheor, Nawakies, Wettatane, Kaegara, Pewengen, Askawanes, Siggeres, Owarrevvie, Aronjsack, Serram, Geckawock, Garhanck, Awoejhackias, Armawain, Ogkan, Nennafarick, Wapeken, Sepaacktan, and Awemaracktow, to Cornelius Van Burgum, consisting of…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §266
— The narrow pass which
it occupied was well protected on the north by Indian Swamp, and
on the south by the salt meadows. It is said to have been erected
at a very early date by the sachem Croton, as…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §228
— A tribe of Indians named the Wabingi occupied the highlands
called by them Kettatenny Mountains. Their principal settlement, (designated Wickapy,) was situated in the vicinity of Antony's Nose.''
Four miles south of Peekskill lies Yerplanck's Point. This
place…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §377
— …This chief must have held his authority under the high sachem of the Mohegans, for on the 30th of August, 1645, we find
Aepjen, chief sachem of the Mohegans, appearing in behalf of
Weckquaskeck before the Director General and Council…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §390
— …the western half to the aforesaid is still remaining ; and
the other easterly half, with a south and north direction, middle through the
woods, the aforesaid owners acknowledged ; that with the consent of the chief
Sachem, they have sold the…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §389
— …the western half to the aforesaid is still remaining ; and
the other easterly half, with a south and north direction, middle through the
woods, the aforesaid owners acknowledged ; that with the consent of the chief
Sachem, they have sold the…
Bolton, Robert Jr. The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. I. New York: Charles F. Roper, 1881. Revised posthumous edition.
On the 3d of June, 1682, occurs a sale from the Indian proprietors, Ackemak,
Jangbeor, Nawakies, Wattatane, Kaegara, Pewengen, Askawanes, Siggeres,
Owarxewie, Arronjsack, Serram, Geckawock, Garhanck, Awoejhackias, Annawain, Ogkan, Nennafanck, Wapcken, Sepaacktan and Aweuiaracktow, to
Cornelius Van Burgum, consisting of…
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The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I) §230
— On the 3d of June, 1682, occurs a sale from the Indian proprietors, Ackemak,
Jangbeor, Nawakies, Wattatane, Kaegara, Pewengen, Askawanes, Siggeres,
Owarxewie, Arronjsack, Serram, Geckawock, Garhanck, Awoejhackias, Annawain, Ogkan, Nennafanck, Wapcken, Sepaacktan and Aweuiaracktow, to
Cornelius Van Burgum, consisting of…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I) §229
— …1645, Aepjen chief sachem of the Mohegans signed a treaty of
peace in behalf of the Kitchawanghs/
On the 15th of September, 1663, occurs the name of Meghtesewakes,
chief of Kitchawan; and in 1699, that of Sackama Wicker. ^
The next…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I) §63
— The Myanos River (probably so
named after the bold and warlike Mayano Sachem of Petuquapaen,
killed by the celebrated Captain Daniel Patrick, Patroon of the Manor
of Greenwich in 1643)* for three or four miles below the village is bordered…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I) §672
— …the Director
and Council,) that the tribe named Uaritans, residing before at Wccquaskeck, had no sachem,
ic. Alb. Bee. vol. vii, 252.
THE TOWN OF GREENI3URGH.
of wampum, in conformity with the customs of the red men, or punish
the…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I) §41
— …The following table
will show the descent of Ponus for three generations.
Wascussue,
Sachem of Shippan.
Onox the elder, Taphasse, Owenoke,
1G55. 1CG7. 1640.
Pouus, Sachem of
Rippowains, A. I). 1640.
Powahag, Onox the
1667. younger.
Sometime subsequent to the…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I) §504
— We
have previously shown that Matsewakes was chief sachem of Kitchawan
as early as 1641.
At a short distance east of the fort, on the south edge of Haunted
Hollow, is situated the Indian burying ground of Kitchawan. Nothing
can…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I) §62
— …The Myanos River (probably so
named after the bold and warlike Mayano Sachem of Petuquapaen,
killed by the celebrated Captain Daniel Patrick, Patroon of the Manor
of Greenwich in 1643)* for three or four miles below the village is bordered…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I) §429
— …The bridge will leave the water-way of the river untouched."
In early provincial times a tribe of Indians named the Wabingi, occupied the Highland, called by them Kettatenny Mountains. Thenprincipal settlement, designated Wickapy, was situated in the vicinity of…
Brodhead, John Romeyn. History of the State of New York, Vol. I (1609-1691). New York: Harper & Brothers, 1853.
…named by our people
Creveceur, unto about Mechechasau,^ of which lands they were not Chiefs nor Proprietors, but
one Kyckesycken, in our tongue Live Turkey.* It is confirmed by the aforesaid Sachem's
declaration, that the land which the Swede…
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History of the State of New York, Vol. I (1609-1691) §1723
— …named by our people
Creveceur, unto about Mechechasau,^ of which lands they were not Chiefs nor Proprietors, but
one Kyckesycken, in our tongue Live Turkey.* It is confirmed by the aforesaid Sachem's
declaration, that the land which the Swede…
History of the State of New York, Vol. I (1609-1691) §1722
— …named by our people
Creveceur, unto about Mechechasau,^ of which lands they were not Chiefs nor Proprietors, but
one Kyckesycken, in our tongue Live Turkey.* It is confirmed by the aforesaid Sachem's
declaration, that the land which the Swede…
History of the State of New York, Vol. I (1609-1691) §1716
— …Which aforesaid lands he, the Sachem now was not inclined to sell nor to convey tp the
Swedish^ Governor because said Governor, without acknowledging him as proprietor, had
taken the land and had, against his, the Sachem's will, and…
History of the State of New York, Vol. I (1609-1691) §1726
— …Sachem
of the Manhatans, a certain portion of land named Tamecongh, situate on the west shore of
the aforesaid river, beginning at the west point of the Minquaas Kil, called in the Indian
tongue Suppeckongh, unto the mouth of the…
History of the State of New York, Vol. I (1609-1691) §1717
— Nariticon Kill' and extending westerly down the river unto Maetzingsingh, and on the west
shore beginning at a certain little Kill, named Neckatoensingh, exrending westerly from the
river unto Sittoensaene, otherwise called the Minquaas Kill, where Fort Christina stands; all…
History of the State of New York, Vol. I (1609-1691) §1727
— …in the world. "»
»
We, the abovanamed Sachems and proprietors, Amattahoorn, Peminackan, Ackehoorn and
Sinquees do, on the date underwitten, duly cede and convey the same, with all appendices
and dependencies thereof, unto the Sachem of the Manhatans, named Peter Stuyvesant…
History of the State of New York, Vol. I (1609-1691) §1725
— …Wherefore should we refuse you, Great
Sachem, the land ? We will rather present than sell the Great Sachem the land, so that, should
the Swedes again pull down the Dutch houses and drive away the people, you may not think…
History of the State of New York, Vol. I (1609-1691) §1724
— Whereupon the General made answer, that they need expect
little or no difficulty therefrom, inasmuch as the Schuylkil lands were given and conveyed 17 @
18 years ago to Arent Corssen,- which deed he, the Sachem did renew and confirm in…
Ruttenber, E.M. History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River; their origin, manners and customs; tribal and sub-tribal organizations; wars, treaties, etc., etc. Albany: J. Munsell, 1872.
…Cinnaman "a Pekoct sachem," Ermawamen, and Rywackurs.
One of the chieftaincies was apparently without a sachem the
number was completed in 1670, when, on the nth of
;
full
April,
" a new made sachem of the
Esopus
Indians,
named
Calcop," appeared…
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History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §370
— …Cinnaman "a Pekoct sachem," Ermawamen, and Rywackurs.
One of the chieftaincies was apparently without a sachem the
number was completed in 1670, when, on the nth of
;
full
April,
" a new made sachem of the
Esopus
Indians,
named
Calcop," appeared…
History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §161
— …This chieftaincy was acknowledged
The Montauks*
both by the Indians and the Europeans, as the ruling family
of the island. They were indeed, the head of the tribe of Montauks, the other divisions
as in
the
case
named being simply…
History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §369
— …Cinnaman "a Pekoct sachem," Ermawamen, and Rywackurs.
One of the chieftaincies was apparently without a sachem the
number was completed in 1670, when, on the nth of
;
full
April,
" a new made sachem of the
Esopus
Indians,
named
Calcop," appeared…
History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §162
— both by the Indians and the Europeans, as the ruling family
of the island. They were indeed, the head of the tribe of Montauks, the other divisions
as in
the
case
named being simply clans or groups,
of other
tribes…
History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §185
— name of Megriesken,
sachem of the Wappinger Indians," and other Indians therein
named as grantors, conveyed the tract beginning on the south
side of the Matteawan creek and
running along the Hudson
north to a point five hundred rods beyond…
History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §200
— …the
Indians" named in the text were, but it
not an improbable supposition that they
were Shawanoes.
is
O.P HUDSON'S
RWER.
events of 1643-44, but subsequently appear only as mediators
in the person of their sachem Oritany…
History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §181
— …the tribal organization
of that name occupying the territory from Roeloff Jansen's kill
*The deed recites the agreement be
transaction is made to appear " with the
Van Curler, on the part of the
"
company, and the sachem named Wapyknowledge…
History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §184
— …the lands which were included in the Rombout patent, in which
u
Sackeraghkigh, for himself and in the
name of Megriesken,
sachem of the Wappinger Indians," and other Indians therein
named as grantors, conveyed the tract beginning on the south…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
…the
Several Governments on the Continent therein named was Read
and is as follows.
Abraham a Sachem of the upper Castle of the Mohawks rose
up and said. Bretheren
You the Governor of New York and the Commissioner
of the…
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Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II §975
— …the
Several Governments on the Continent therein named was Read
and is as follows.
Abraham a Sachem of the upper Castle of the Mohawks rose
up and said. Bretheren
You the Governor of New York and the Commissioner
of the…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II §439
— The Indian Sachem Obson w^^ his Brother apeared Before ye
Governo'" & Council! unto whome s
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II §619
— …pray p^sent o"^ humble Seruice to his excelencie If arriued & to the Hon^^ie Col. Dudley with those Gent°
Named of the councill which with respects to your selfe is all at
present from
S"^ your freinds & seruants the…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II §1189
— …Old Hendrick, the. great Mohawk
Sachem, we fear is killed. We have abundant reason to think we
killed a great number of the enemy ; amongst whom is Mons. St. Pierre, who commanded all the Indians. The exact number on
either…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II §440
— The Sachem of tappan called Mendoassyn & a Cap" called
Wigworakum & say^ that they had sent fifteen days ago twelf
men to y^ Maquase and Sinnekes & and when Returne shall sent
more being Strong in all 60 Young Men & was given…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II §1297
— …In the year 1749. the Six Nations renewed the
afforesaid Complaint, to Governor Hamilton.
(N B... It doth not appear, upon Record, "That the Connoye
Indians, are to this day Sattisfied )
In the year 1750. Connageriwa, a Sachem of the…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II §626
— …together in the fort and Whereas we are well asured if yt due
regard to their Maj^'^^ intrest here and the good & wellfare of this
place I have thought fitt by & w^^ the Consent of y® gentlemen
named of their…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II §438
— …The Indian Sachem Obson w^^ his Brother apeared Before ye
Governo'" & Council! unto whome s
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1851.
…Said soldier was arrested and afterwards examined by the court martial, and it was found that the
Sergeant was as blameworthy as the soldier. The soldier, who
is named Thomas Coeck, is condemned by the court martial to
stand sentry…
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Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV §188
— …Said soldier was arrested and afterwards examined by the court martial, and it was found that the
Sergeant was as blameworthy as the soldier. The soldier, who
is named Thomas Coeck, is condemned by the court martial to
stand sentry…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV §234
— …Gave them an escort to conduct them
to the river side, and the Council resolved that the sloop shall
remain until the expiration of the time agreed upon between
Lieutenant Couwenhoven and the Esopus Sachem on the 5th
November, on…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV §236
— Aboutone o'clock in the afternoon a Wappinger
Indian came to Wildwyck with a flag of truce ; reports that a
Wappinger Sachem lay at the river side near the Redoubt with
venison and wished to have a wagon to convey…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV §79
— …This outrage obliged the Director to demand
Satisfaction from. the Sachem who refused it, saying, that he was
sorry that twenty Christians had not. been murdered* and_ that
1 In Westchester county--Tr. 2 Named Claes Cornelis Swits.
* Note A…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV §176
— They went forth from Wildwyck about ten
o'clock at night, and had a Dutchman named Jacob Jansen
Stoutenborgh for a guide.
19th ditto. Was this morning with fifty men and sixteen
wagons to the burnt Village to fetch grain…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV §230
— …Couwenhoven said
that he has concluded a ten days' truce with the Esopus Sachem.
8th ditto. Have been, myself, with an escort to the river side
to bring up to Wildwyck the Esopus Indian prisoners & the
children with the Wappinger…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV §660
— The Sachem knew nothing of their Sending yt
large belt for Provisions &c. was surprised to hear of their
unreasonable demands. The Sachem and several others do
really appear friendly. in general they treat me with no more
respect than…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV §796
— …I ara
to acquaint you, that there is in every nation, a sachem, or chief,
who appears to have some authority over the rest, and it is
greatest among the most distant nations. But in most of those
bordering on…
Ruttenber, E.M. Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names in the Valley of Hudson's River, the Valley of the Mohawk, and on the Delaware. Published in the Proceedings of the New York State Historical Association, Vol. VI. 1906.
…the following certificate which is on file in
the office of the Clerk of Ulster County :
"These are to certify, that the inhabitants of the town of New
Paltz, being desirous that the first station of their patent, named
Moggonck…
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Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names §605
— …the following certificate which is on file in
the office of the Clerk of Ulster County :
"These are to certify, that the inhabitants of the town of New
Paltz, being desirous that the first station of their patent, named
Moggonck…
Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names §554
— …the rank of
the sachem from the Dutch word Sellout. "Sheriff." K'schi-sakima, "Chief,
principal," or "greatest sachem." In Duchess County the latter is written
t'scc-saghamaugh.
^ Haverstraw is from Dutch Havcrsiroo. " Oat straw," presumably so named from…
Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names §511
— …application to the stream now known as the Hackensack,
from which it was extended to the adjacent district, to an Indian
settlement, and to an Indian sachem, or, as Van Tienhoven wrote,
"A certain savage chief, named Haickquinsacq." (Breeden Raedt.)
Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names §463
— They
claimed to be the "true owners of the eastern end of Long Island,"
but acknowledged the primacy of Wyandanch, sachem of the Montauks, who had been elected by other sachems as chief sachem or
the "sachem of sachem" of…
Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names §464
— Y., xiii, 58), was son of Mechowodt, sachem of Marsepingh, and
probably succeeded his father as sachem of that clan. (Col. Hist. N. Y., xiv, 540.) His last possession was Cow Neck, in the present
town of North Hampton, which…
Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names §462
— …They
claimed to be the "true owners of the eastern end of Long Island,"
but acknowledged the primacy of Wyandanch, sachem of the Montauks, who had been elected by other sachems as chief sachem or
the "sachem of sachem" of…
Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names §604
— …the following certificate which is on file in
the office of the Clerk of Ulster County :
"These are to certify, that the inhabitants of the town of New
Paltz, being desirous that the first station of their patent, named
Moggonck…
Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names §730
— …It
may not have remained at the place named for a number of years. Villages that were not palisaded were sometimes removed in a single
night. Van Curler described it as a village of twelve houses. It
was, presumably, the…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1850.
…On further
Continuatinn • • ■ n -i ^ i t n • n
ofNewNcth- enquiry it is lound, tiiat tney have a cliief in time of
war, named Sacjaina, [Sachem] but above him is a
greater Sacjama (pointing to Heaven) who rules the sun…
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Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III §79
— …On further
Continuatinn • • ■ n -i ^ i t n • n
ofNewNcth- enquiry it is lound, tiiat tney have a cliief in time of
war, named Sacjaina, [Sachem] but above him is a
greater Sacjama (pointing to Heaven) who rules the sun…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III §1163
— …Memorandum that on the ffifth day of October One Thousand
Seven hundred and Ten appeared before me Peter Schuyler
Esqi' one of lier Majesty s Councill for the Province of New York
the within named Allida tlie wife of the…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III §1553
— …1755
this Comes to let you know that Aron Forman has one Negro man Nanifeti
franses and George Knifin has two Negro men one nnmed pomp and the other
Cuife and Thomas Golding has one wench Named Elizabeth and Antoni…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III §1552
— …1755
this Comes to let you know that Aron Forman has one Negro man Nanifeti
franses and George Knifin has two Negro men one nnmed pomp and the other
Cuife and Thomas Golding has one wench Named Elizabeth and Antoni…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III §187
— …On the West side of the East river about one mile through
Hellgate (as we call it) opposite Flushing on tlie main another
English village has been begun over two years. It was named
Oostdorp. The Inhabitants of this place…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III §1164
— Memorandum that on the ffifth day of October One Thousand
Seven hundred and Ten appeared before me Peter Schuyler
Esqi' one of lier Majesty s Councill for the Province of New York
the within named Allida tlie wife of the…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III §80
— When the Hon'^i® Lambrecht van
Twenhuyzen, once a skipper' , had given them a big dog, and it
was presented to them on ship-board, tliey were very much
afraid of it; calling it, also, a Sachem of dogs, being…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III §70
— …They forthwith put the spade in the ground and began to plant,
and before the Mackerel sailed, the grain was nearly as high as a
man, so that they are bravely advanced. They also placed a
Fort named " Wilhelmus " on…
Bolton, Robert Jr. A History of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. II. New York: Alexander S. Gould, 1848.
…Pacham, sachem, i. 6. Packananiens, sachem, ii. 319, 401. Paine, Thomas, notice of, i. 441. Palmer, Edmund, execution of, i. 71. Paperinemen, Island of, i. 442. Papeag, sachem, i. 8. Parcot, family of, i. 441. Parsonage Point, i. 103. Pasquashic…
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A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §1168
— …Pacham, sachem, i. 6. Packananiens, sachem, ii. 319, 401. Paine, Thomas, notice of, i. 441. Palmer, Edmund, execution of, i. 71. Paperinemen, Island of, i. 442. Papeag, sachem, i. 8. Parcot, family of, i. 441. Parsonage Point, i. 103. Pasquashic…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §1177
— …Wampage Sachem, i. 516, ii. 175.
Wampus Sachem, i. 361.
Wampus Pond, description of, i. 372.
Wanacapeen Sachem, ii. 290.
Wappings, location of, ii. 36. '' . ■
Wappowham Sachem, i. 9.
Ward family, i. 159-501.
Ward, Hon. Stephen, epitaph on, i…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §1169
— …Pacham, sachem, i. 6. Packananiens, sachem, ii. 319, 401. Paine, Thomas, notice of, i. 441. Palmer, Edmund, execution of, i. 71. Paperinemen, Island of, i. 442. Papeag, sachem, i. 8. Parcot, family of, i. 441. Parsonage Point, i. 103. Pasquashic…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §1165
— …315,
Maminepoe, Sachem, ii. 145. Maramaking, Sachem of Poningoe, ii. 16. Marble Hall, Eastchester, notice of, i. 158. Martlingh, Isaac, epitaph to, i. 231. " ,,
Mashett, John, last will of, i. 392.
INDEX. 569
Mather, Rev. Warham, i. 141 ; ii. 201…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §1175
— …Tackarew, Sachem, ii. 402, 406.
Talbot, St. George, extract from last will of, i. 24.
Tammoesis brook, i. 94.
Tandaquid, Sachem, i. 8.
Taquamarke, Sachem, ii. 289.
Tarrytown, village of, i. 198.
Indian name for, i. 198.
Episcopal Church of…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §1172
— …Queraway, sachem, i. 8.
Quinby, family of, i. 372.
Quinnahung Neck, ii. 272.
57'4 INDEX.
Railway Hook, description of, i. 91.
Ranachque, Indian territory of, ii. 283.
Ranoud, Andre, epitaph to, i. 421.
Raven Rock, tradition of, i. 349…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §1166
— …16, 44,
Monaqui, Sachem, i. 13. Morigockonone, Sachem, i. 165,
Mopus River, i. 471. , y .
Moringville, settlement of, ii. 127. Morrisania, manor of, ii. 2^0.
royal charter for, ii. 302,
Morris family, ii- 284. Morris, Lewis, last will of…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §1178
— Wascussue Sachem, i. 2, 6.
Washington, notice of, i. 102.
head quarters of, at White Plains, ii. 376.
INDEX.
Watkins, Judith, epitaph on, ii. 90. Webster, Capt. Joseph, epitaph on, i. 270. Wechquffisqueeck, bounds of, i. 2. Weghqueghe, location of…
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Philipses raised rents on the European-American tenant farmers , sparking colonist riots across the region. [ 36 ] [ 37 ] Daniel Nimham , last sachem of the Wappinger [ 38 ] In 1766 Daniel Nimham , last sachem of the Wappinger, was part of a
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Kitchawank §45
— Philipses raised rents on the European-American tenant farmers , sparking colonist riots across the region. [ 36 ] [ 37 ] Daniel Nimham , last sachem of the Wappinger [ 38 ] In 1766 Daniel Nimham , last sachem of the Wappinger, was part of a
Kitchawank §72
— ancient trail. [ 55 ] Notable Wappinger [ edit ] Abraham Nimham (1745–1778), captain in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War Daniel Nimham (1726–1778), sachem and member of the Stockbridge Militia in the American Revolutionary
Kitchawank §10
— colonists, wars with other Indian tribes, questionable land sales, waves of diseases brought by the Europeans, and absorption into other tribes, their last sachem and a group of their heavily dwindled people were residing at the "prayer town"
Kitchawank §7
— the north the Roeliff Jansen Kill in southernmost Columbia County, New York , marked the end of their territory. [ 7 ] Their nearest allies were the Mohican to the north, the Montaukett to the southeast on Long Island , and the other Algonquin…
Kitchawank §24
— subgroup of the Algonquian peoples . They spoke using very similar Lenape languages , with the Wappinger dialect most closely related to the Munsee language . Their nearest allies were the Mohican to the north, [ when? ] the Montaukett to the
Kitchawank §51
— other similar disputes. [ 40 ] Nimham did not give up the cause. When the opportunity to serve with the Continental Army in the American Revolution arose, he chose it over the British in the hopes of receiving fairer treatment by the…
Kitchawank §43
— After the war, the confederation broke apart, and many of the surviving Wappinger left their native lands for the protection of neighboring tribes, settling in particular in the "prayer town" [ 35 ] Stockbridge, Massachusetts in the western part of
Kitchawank §23
— Language [ edit ] The Wappinger spoke a dialect of the Munsee language , a Lenape tongue The Wappinger were most closely related to the Munsee , [ 25 ] a large subgroup of the Lenape people . All three were among the Eastern Algonquian -speaking
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tenant farmers , sparking colonist riots across the region. [ 36 ] [ 37 ] Daniel Nimham , last sachem of the Wappinger [ 38 ] In 1766 Daniel Nimham , last sachem of the Wappinger, was part of a delegation that traveled to London to petition the
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Wappinger §45
— tenant farmers , sparking colonist riots across the region. [ 36 ] [ 37 ] Daniel Nimham , last sachem of the Wappinger [ 38 ] In 1766 Daniel Nimham , last sachem of the Wappinger, was part of a delegation that traveled to London to petition the
Wappinger §72
— edit ] Abraham Nimham (1745–1778), captain in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War Daniel Nimham (1726–1778), sachem and member of the Stockbridge Militia in the American Revolutionary War Notes [ edit ] ^ Then part of Dutchess
Wappinger §10
— Indian tribes, questionable land sales, waves of diseases brought by the Europeans, and absorption into other tribes, their last sachem and a group of their heavily dwindled people were residing at the "prayer town" sanctuary of Stockbridge,
Wappinger §7
— Jansen Kill in southernmost Columbia County, New York , marked the end of their territory. [ 7 ] Their nearest allies were the Mohican to the north, the Montaukett to the southeast on Long Island , and the other Algonquin tribes to the east…
Wappinger §41
— and powerful member of the Iroquois Nation in central and western New York, defeated the Wappinger by 1645. [ 33 ] Together, the allies killed more than 1500 Wappinger during the two years of the war, a devastating toll for the Wappinger…
Wappinger §51
— …When the opportunity to serve with the Continental Army in the American Revolution arose, he chose it over the British in the hopes of receiving fairer treatment by the American government in its aftermath. It was not to be. Many…
Wappinger §24
— peoples . They spoke using very similar Lenape languages , with the Wappinger dialect most closely related to the Munsee language . Their nearest allies were the Mohican to the north, [ when? ] the Montaukett to the southeast on Long Island, and
Wappinger §22
— Half Moon would have enquired what the people called themselves. The 1643 date reflects a period of great conflict with the Native people, including the preemptive Pavonia massacre by the Dutch, which precipitated Kieft's War . Language [ edit ] The
Scharf, J. Thomas, ed. History of Westchester County, New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City, Vol. I. Philadelphia: L.E. Preston & Co., 1886.
Van Couwenhoven made a report to the Governor
and Council that, on the 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…
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History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §4208
— Van Couwenhoven made a report to the Governor
and Council that, on the 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…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §64
— …The Taukitekes had a village by Wampus Lake, in
the town of North Castle, where the Sachem Wampus
resided. They also had a village near Pleasantville,
in the town of Mount Pleasant. There was a settlement by the Mehanas River…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §604
— …Scales in New Yorke the 13th day of July in the
thirty-fifth yeare of his Ma"" Reigne Anno Domin
1683.
Signed Sealed and Delivered
in the Presence ol Uss the mark of
By Sakaghkeineck ^ Sakaghkeineck f Sachem
Werekepes & V…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §59
— …Each local tribe had its ruler, called the sachem. He was also their representative in the general councils,
which were composed of the representatives of the
smaller tribes of the nation. They were presided
over by the national grand sachem…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §79
— …In their domestic relations the Mohegans were not
depraved. The lover courted his chosen maiden with
presents of ornaments, and won the favor of her parents with gifts of wampum. The consent of the
sachem was obtained to their marriage…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §80
— The consent of the
sachem was obtained to their marriage, and he usually joined their hands together and they went away
as man and wife. The man had but one wife, unless
he was a sachem or occupied an exceptionally…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §605
— In Witnesse whereof the said Sakaghkeineik Sachem of Haverstraw Werekepes Saquoghharup Kakeros and Kaghtsikroos the Indians owners and Proprietors aforesaid have hereunto Sett their hands and
1 Now called Snakehole Creek.
2 The Creek South of Snakehole Creek.
' Now called…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §175
— …Merchants of the City of Hoorn, owners of
the ship named the Fortuyn, wherof Cornelis
Jacobssen May was skipper ; all now associated in
one company, have respectfully represented to us,
that they, the petitioners, after great expenses and
damages by…
Cutul, Peter. Land Heist in the Highlands: Chief Daniel Nimham and the Wappinger Fight for Homeland. Hudson Highlands Land Trust, February 2025. https://hhlt.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Land-Heist-in-the-Highlands_Peter-Cutul-1.pdf
…2 One of his allies was a pioneering and intrepid woman named
Catheryna Brett, who, as a widow, ran a mill, managed thousands of acres of land in Fishkill, and set up
the first produce cooperative in the Hudson River…
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Land Heist in the Highlands: Chief Daniel Nimham and the Wappinger Fight for Homeland §0
— …2 One of his allies was a pioneering and intrepid woman named
Catheryna Brett, who, as a widow, ran a mill, managed thousands of acres of land in Fishkill, and set up
the first produce cooperative in the Hudson River…
Land Heist in the Highlands: Chief Daniel Nimham and the Wappinger Fight for Homeland §17
— …Philipse told the said Sachem that he and his Tribe must all come together and then he would
agree with them for said Land and pay them for the Same: but the said Judge Terbos further adds,
that he never…
Land Heist in the Highlands: Chief Daniel Nimham and the Wappinger Fight for Homeland §1
— …2 One of his allies was a pioneering and intrepid woman named
Catheryna Brett, who, as a widow, ran a mill, managed thousands of acres of land in Fishkill, and set up
the first produce cooperative in the Hudson River…
Land Heist in the Highlands: Chief Daniel Nimham and the Wappinger Fight for Homeland §7
— …The
deed having never been seen before, nor recorded or registered with New York State, was either
entirely fake or had been "surreptitiously obtained" from the named Indians, likely under duress or by
Thomas J. Humphrey, Land and Liberty, Hudson…
Land Heist in the Highlands: Chief Daniel Nimham and the Wappinger Fight for Homeland §15
— …40 Finally, just a week before the trial, Nimham was able to hire a
bright young lawyer, a Yale graduate from Connecticut named Asa Spalding.
Considering the circumstances Spalding argued an impressive case for the Wappinger, bringing forth
"clouds of…
Land Heist in the Highlands: Chief Daniel Nimham and the Wappinger Fight for Homeland §16
— …40 Finally, just a week before the trial, Nimham was able to hire a
bright young lawyer, a Yale graduate from Connecticut named Asa Spalding.
Considering the circumstances Spalding argued an impressive case for the Wappinger, bringing forth
"clouds of…
Land Heist in the Highlands: Chief Daniel Nimham and the Wappinger Fight for Homeland §12
— …wife, a Quaker named Mehetibal
Wing, rode non-stop over 70 miles to personally petition the Governor to save her husband. 36 Her tear-
**Handlin and Mark state in the Introduction to their 1964 paper that the narrative they present…
Land Heist in the Highlands: Chief Daniel Nimham and the Wappinger Fight for Homeland §20
— the convincing case made by Spalding the Council ruled as it did, "observing upon the Dangerous
Consequences of admitting such Kind of Complaints... This (said he) will be of Dangerous Tendencey;
Twill open a Door to the greatest Mischiefs, inasmuch…
Bolton, Reginald Pelham. Indian Paths in the Great Metropolis. Indian Notes and Monographs, Vol. II, No. 7. New York: Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation, 1922.
…That
sale was made by Taquemack, the local
sachem, but was also agreed to by Reckgawack, indicating its connection with the
AND MONOGRAPHS
INDIAN PATHS
possessions of the chieftaincy of the
Reckgawawanc.
The trail passed to the south of this…
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Indian Paths in the Great Metropolis §83
— …That
sale was made by Taquemack, the local
sachem, but was also agreed to by Reckgawack, indicating its connection with the
AND MONOGRAPHS
INDIAN PATHS
possessions of the chieftaincy of the
Reckgawawanc.
The trail passed to the south of this…
Indian Paths in the Great Metropolis §140
— …With Pewichaus, the local
owner, the first-named sachem agreed to
the sale in 1637 of Governors island, and
the Rinnegaconck tract at Wallabout. The three chiefs entered into the deed for
the sale in the following year of the…
Indian Paths in the Great Metropolis §241
— …See Middle Post-road
Jerome avenue, 103, 105, 107, 117
Jerome reservoir, 117
Jersey City, 199
Johnson avenue, 173-174
Johnson Foundry, 83
Journeay avenue, 193, 234
Jumel, Madame, 78
Ka, a sachem, 144
Kakapetteyno, a sachem, 152
Kalch Hoek…
Indian Paths in the Great Metropolis §242
— Journeay avenue, 193, 234
Jumel, Madame, 78
Ka, a sachem, 144
Kakapetteyno, a sachem, 152
Kalch Hoek, 42, 43, 137, 220
Kamingh, Zemo, or Kaus Hansen, 143
AND MONOGRAPHS
INDIAN PATHS
Kappock street, 97
Kapsee, Kap-se, 33, 51, 220…
Indian Paths in the Great Metropolis §169
— …A mile to the east, on the Duryea farm,
objects of native manufacture evidenced the
presence of the Indians. The Flushing station appears to have been the headquarters at
one time of the leading sachem of this part
of Long…
Indian Paths in the Great Metropolis §245
— …J.), 201
Meadow lane, 157
Meadows, the, 70
Mechawanienck, 144, 155, 156, 163, 164, 166,
Mechowodt, the Ancient One, 183. See Tackapoosa
Meijeterma, 169, 170
Menquaeruan, a sachem, 152
Mentipathe, 105
Mere, The, 72
Mespaetches, 171, 173, 176, 230
Metropolitan…
Indian Paths in the Great Metropolis §244
— …72, 75
Macutteris, 159, 161
Madison avenue, 65, 68, 70
Madison Square, 65
Madison street, 56, 221
Maganwetinnemin, a sachem, 170
Mahican, 17
Mahwah creek, 202
Main street, 122
Makeopaca, 156, 161, 162
Malbone street, 147
Mamaroneck, 121
Maminipoe, 124…
Indian Paths in the Great Metropolis §204
— …The tract
purchased of the sachem Rechewac and
others by Jonas Bronck in 1639, and by
him renamed "Emmaus." The name
probably applied also to a native station
of which traces have been found around
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
…r
Croghan could get up to the German Flats, the aforesaid Indians were on their road
Before
homewards, but he was informed the Chief Sachem of the Upper Oneida Town, with a Tuscarora
Sachem and another Oneida Indian, were still…
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Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I §958
— …r
Croghan could get up to the German Flats, the aforesaid Indians were on their road
Before
homewards, but he was informed the Chief Sachem of the Upper Oneida Town, with a Tuscarora
Sachem and another Oneida Indian, were still…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I §957
— …r
Croghan could get up to the German Flats, the aforesaid Indians were on their road
Before
homewards, but he was informed the Chief Sachem of the Upper Oneida Town, with a Tuscarora
Sachem and another Oneida Indian, were still…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I §922
— …that the Enemy's force was reported to be three thousand Regulars & a great numafter
These two accounts tho' not materially different are greatly so from an account
An Onandaga Sachem came to them the 25 th in the evening…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I §1152
— …Some of the above named 20 settlers abandoned their lots, and others came in their places by whom
the cultivating and building were undertaken. In 1659 it was evident that the village did not prosper in its buildings and agriculture…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I §711
— …the mark of
This is
Thaowe
^
ratt Sachem of Cayuga
'
'
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Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I §713
— …Spragge
###### ##
The Indians being asked if they were only for the Maquas, they answered, yes
;
and came from
#
*
the three castles of the Maquas
*
Speech of the Sachem Odianah.
That ossoone as they received the Message, they came hither and…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I §645
— …Bayard
}
> of the Council
William Pinhorne Esq.
Major Peter Schuyler,
)
Matth Clarkson Esq. Secy. The May Recorder & Aldermen of Albany &c
:
Dackashhata a Sachem of the Sennekes was Speaker
Brother Cayenquiragoe
We come to condole the losse you daily receive…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I §723
— …that we have already done and lett your friend
that lives over the Great lake know that we are a ffree people uniting our selves to what Sachem we
please, and do give you one beavor skinn.
This is a…
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marks a trail to the battlefield. [ citation needed ] Mohican Sachem Hendrick Aupaumut and others of the tribe petitioned the General Court for compensation for the losses at the Battle of Kingsbridge, dated September 22, 1778. "Our young men have
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Daniel Nimham §37
— marks a trail to the battlefield. [ citation needed ] Mohican Sachem Hendrick Aupaumut and others of the tribe petitioned the General Court for compensation for the losses at the Battle of Kingsbridge, dated September 22, 1778. "Our young men have
Daniel Nimham §42
— American Revolution dedicated the Chief Nimham Memorial at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, New York. [ 13 ] In 1937 a bronze plaque was dedicated to the Sachem Daniel Nimham. The plaque was mounted to a boulder. Sculptor Michael Keropian removed…
Daniel Nimham §49
— bronze sculpture dedicated to Sachem Daniel Nimham for the Town of Fishkill, New York. [2] In 2021, the Nimham Trail opened as an alternate route for hikers climbing Breakneck Ridge in Hudson Highlands State Park . [ 16 ] In 2022, the Town…
Daniel Nimham §45
— of the Sachem Daniel Nimham of Wappinger Indians killed in 1778 while fighting at Kings Bridge with our American Forces" and is dated 1932. Ninham mountain fire tower, Carmel, New York In 1932, the New York State Education Department erected…
Daniel Nimham §64
— occasions that his depiction was never to depict Nimham at the Battle of Kingsbridge on the day of his death, rather as a tribute to the Sachem that joins historical accuracy, symbolism and allegory to help tell Nimham and the…
Daniel Nimham §3
— Town of Fishkill , New York, which was commissioned by the Town in 2021. Sculptor Michael Keropian Born c. 1726 Died 1778 (aged 51–52) Children Abraham Daniel Nimham (also Ninham ) (c. 1726 – 1778) was the last sachem of the Wappinger…
Daniel Nimham §44
— …Lake Nimham in the town of Kent is named after him. The Nimham Mountain Fire Tower , an 83' tall historic steel tower atop Nimham Mountain is named after him. A marker on Gypsy Trail Road at the entrance to the…
Daniel Nimham §43
— …Nimham Mountain, which rises to 1,260' in the town of Kent, Putnam County, New York, of NYS Route 41 is named
National Park Service (2021)
…The Papscanee Island Nature Preserve is named for 17th-century Mohican sachem Papsickene, and is a noted Mohican village site dating back thousands of years. This 156-acre nature preserve is free to the public and offers access to over…
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Dutch and Native American Heritage in the Hudson Valley §3
— …The Papscanee Island Nature Preserve is named for 17th-century Mohican sachem Papsickene, and is a noted Mohican village site dating back thousands of years. This 156-acre nature preserve is free to the public and offers access to over…
Dutch and Native American Heritage in the Hudson Valley §2
— …The Papscanee Island Nature Preserve is named for 17th-century Mohican sachem Papsickene, and is a noted Mohican village site dating back thousands of years. This 156-acre nature preserve is free to the public and offers access to over…
Dutch and Native American Heritage in the Hudson Valley §1
— …Daniel Ninham, a sachem, or chief, of the Wappinger Indians, was an 18th-century political leader and hero. Ninham defended his people’s homeland, even traveling to England to legally challenge the patent that granted the Wappingers’ territory to Dutch…
Dutch and Native American Heritage in the Hudson Valley §0
— [National Park Service (2021)] DUTCH AND NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE IN THE HUDSON VALLEY WHITE PAPER Prepared for the Hudson River Valley Greenway By: Allison Jungkurth July 17, 2018 Indigenous Peoples of the Hudson Valley Prior to European arrival, the Hudson…
Dutch and Native American Heritage in the Hudson Valley §4
— [National Park Service (2021)] Hill Park offers hiking trails and recreation areas amid the last natural forest and salt marsh in Manhattan. The Shorakkopoch Rock landmark commemorates Peter Minuit’s infamous exchange with the Lenape to allow Dutch settlement on…
Shonnard, Frederic, and W.W. Spooner. History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900. New York: The New York History Company, 1900.
…The traditional sachem was Croton. There was apparently a
division of chieftaincies at one time, Kitchawong figuring as sachem of the village and castle
on the Croton and Sachus of the village of Sackhoes or Peekskill. The lands of the…
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History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900 §49
— …The traditional sachem was Croton. There was apparently a
division of chieftaincies at one time, Kitchawong figuring as sachem of the village and castle
on the Croton and Sachus of the village of Sackhoes or Peekskill. The lands of the…
History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900 §47
— In Breeden Raedt their name is given as the Reckewackes, and it is said that in
the treaty of 1643 Oritany, sachem of the Hackinsaeks, declared he was delegated by and
for those of Tappaen, Reckgawawanc, Kicktawanc, and Sintsinc. The…
History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900 §89
— …It does not appear
that the sachems ever assumed oppressive powers, or, on the other
hand, that rebellious or intrigues against their authority were ever
undertaken to any noticeable extent. The sachem remained with the
tribe at all times, and…
History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900 §98
— …Pachanu, a sachem, takes his name also from
sandy point."
found
Paunskapham.--A locality in Cortlandt. Probably this on exhaustive search will be
a personal name. Pasquasheck.--(Vsm der Donck.) Pasquiasheck, Pashquashic (Pasquesh-auke). "Land at
village at the mouth…
History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900 §67
— The letter was addressed " To ( :aptain Solomon Ahkannu-auwaumut, chief sachem of the Moheackonuck Indians." Captain Solomon thereupon journeyed to Boston, where, in reply to the communication from the congress, he delivered the following impressive addres :
now make
Brothers : We…
History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900 §97
— …at the turning-aside place." De Laet says : " Visher's Rack, that is the fisherman's
a little beyond where projects a
bend," and here the eastern bank is inhabited by the Pachami, tribe
and place. Pachanu, a sachem, takes…
History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900 §48
— …The name really signifies " Trap fishing place/'
2(5
HISTORY
WESTCHESTER
COUNTY
White Plains, and Rye, being ultimately very largely included in the Manor of Philipsborough. Their sachem in 1649 was Ponupahowhelbshelen ; in 1660 Aekhough ; in 1663
Souwenaro ; in 1680…
History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900 §46
— …In Breeden Raedt their name is given as the Reckewackes, and it is said that in
the treaty of 1643 Oritany, sachem of the Hackinsaeks, declared he was delegated by and
for those of Tappaen, Reckgawawanc, Kicktawanc, and Sintsinc. The…
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supply the city of New York with wholesome beverage. The ancient name of the Croton was Kitch-a-wan, signifying a large and swift current. The Dutch called it Croton in memory of an Indian Sachem of that name, whose…
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Croton in the 1850s §18
— supply the city of New York with wholesome beverage. The ancient name of the Croton was Kitch-a-wan, signifying a large and swift current. The Dutch called it Croton in memory of an Indian Sachem of that name, whose…
Croton in the 1850s §50
— castle of Kitch-a-wan, said to have been one of the most ancient Indian fortresses south of the Highlands. It was built by the Sachem Croton, when he assembled his parties for hunting or war. In a beautiful nook…
Croton in the 1850s §16
— highway along the lofty banks of the Croton. When near the “High Bridge” at the old head of boat navigation, I obtained a most interesting view of the Mouth of the Croton, including Dover Kill Island near, the railway bridge…
Croton in the 1850s §47
— …the horns of a stag killed on the manor, when deer ran wild there; the buttons from the yager coat worn by one of the captors of Andre, a box made of the wood of the Endearour, the ship in…
Croton in the 1850s §33
— these experiments were going on, that I made the sketch of that dilapidated affair, just at sunset. Crossing the bridge, I strolled down the right bank of the Croton, along the high margin of the stream, to the Van Cortlandt…
Croton in the 1850s §27
— eastern shore of the river, to voyagers on the Hudson. This great work was completed, and the water opened to the use of the inhabitants of New York, in the autumn of 1842. Its cost was about $12,000,000…
Croton in the 1850s §60
— of the vision may be seen the lofty ranges of the Highlands, and the Fish Kill Mountains, with all the intervening country adjacent to Peek’s Kill, Verplanck’s and Stony Points, the theatres of important military events during the…
Croton in the 1850s §35
— the present proprietor, and accepted his cordial invitation to partake of the hospitalities of his house for the night. Van Cortlandt Manor The Van Cortlandt Manor House stands near the shore of Croton Bay. It was erected at the beginning…
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with the main, stood the old fort or castle of Kitch-a-wan, said to have been one of the most ancient Indian fortresses south of the Highlands. It was built by the Sachem Croton, when he assembled his parties…
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Croton on Hudson Bricks §73
— with the main, stood the old fort or castle of Kitch-a-wan, said to have been one of the most ancient Indian fortresses south of the Highlands. It was built by the Sachem Croton, when he assembled his parties…
Croton on Hudson Bricks §119
— named The Masses , a publication that supported views of the political left. 1923 -- opening of the Croton Point Park, an amusement park, on the north shore near the bathhouses. 1923 -- Camps Kitchawanc and Senasqua at Croton Point provided great
Croton on Hudson Bricks §6
— history of the Point begins 200 years ago. In 1804 Croton Point was purchased by a Quaker gentleman named Robert Underhill (my great-great-great-great- grandfather, but whos counting). Along with his brothers Joshua and Abraham, he operated…
Croton on Hudson Bricks §70
— honoured by the presence of the immortal Franklin. There may be seen many mementoes of the past: the horns of a stag killed on the manor, when deer ran wild there; the buttons from the yager coat worn by one…
Croton on Hudson Bricks §42
— side of the Point. The bridge over the railroad was known to local residents as the Kissing Bridge. Most of the people living on the Point were associated with the brick industry; there was a store, a school, tavern, boarding…
Croton on Hudson Bricks §74
— a little cast of the site of the fort, on the borders of Haunted Hollow, is the Kitch-a-wan burying-ground. Around this locality hovers the memory of many a weird story of the early times, when the superstitious…
Croton on Hudson Bricks §12
— of the employees of the brickyard and the farm. Two vaulted brick wine cellars, still in excellent condition, were built into the hillside to store wines from the extensive vineyards. There is a growing interest in the community in having…
Croton on Hudson Bricks §41
— location of the William A. Underhill Brick Company on Croton Point (map source: David Rumsey Collection, Cartography Associates) The Village In the days when there was a village at Croton Point, access to the Point was over the hill along…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Notes - Memorandum from Macdonald Notes (). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 485. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…1777-1842.
" 49 " " Names of some French officers who served
in the American Revolution.
" 50 " " Names of some persons to be visited.
" 51 " " References to Journals of Correspondence &c.
of the Provincial Congress. Vol. 2.
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…Nimham was the last sachem of the Wappinger who traveled to London in 1766 and died at the Battle of Kingsbridge in 1778.
Date: 2022
Location: Fishkill, NY (intersection of NY-52 and NY-82)
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Bacon, Edgar Mayhew. The Hudson River from Ocean to Source: Historical, Legendary, Picturesque. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1903.
…John Van Cortlandt enlarged itto its present dimensions in the early years of Queen
Anne's reign. . . . Over the main entrance to the manor-house hangs the strong
bow of Croton, the Sachem whose name has been given to the…
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The Hudson River from Ocean to Source (Bacon, 1903) §292
— …John Van Cortlandt enlarged itto its present dimensions in the early years of Queen
Anne's reign. . . . Over the main entrance to the manor-house hangs the strong
bow of Croton, the Sachem whose name has been given to the…
The Hudson River from Ocean to Source (Bacon, 1903) §528
— …The records of the
church show the expenses of the funerals of church paupers two
hundred years ago in rum, beer, tobacco, pipes, etc.
Mr. Worth mentions Lydius Street as having been
named for the venerable gentleman he described, but…
The Hudson River from Ocean to Source (Bacon, 1903) §308
— …It was on the land
claimed by Chief Sirham, sachem of the Sachus
Indians, and became afterwards part of the broad
manor of Cortlandt. Three hundred acres were
bought in the }'ear above mentioned, for the value of
three hundred…
The Hudson River from Ocean to Source (Bacon, 1903) §440
— …The land chosen was a free
gift from the Indians to the "Grand Sachem . . .
to grease his feet, as he had undertaken so long and
painful a journey."
New Indian troubles arose, owing to a supply of
fire-water that…
The Hudson River from Ocean to Source (Bacon, 1903) §291
— …John Van Cortlandt enlarged itto its present dimensions in the early years of Queen
Anne's reign. . . . Over the main entrance to the manor-house hangs the strong
bow of Croton, the Sachem whose name has been given to the…
The Hudson River from Ocean to Source (Bacon, 1903) §442
— …The expedition which concluded the war was led by a man named
Krygier, a burgomaster in New Amsterdam. A treaty
was made by Stuyvesant with the remnant of the
tribe, by the terms of which they abandoned the river
452…
The Hudson River from Ocean to Source (Bacon, 1903) §407
— …The latter village lies at the
mouth of Wappenger's (or Wappingi's) Creek, so named
from the Indians who once owned the land on the
east shore from this vicinity south to the island of
Manhattan.
The Hudson River from Ocean to Source (Bacon, 1903) §482
— …The former claimed
the right to name a sachem for their neighbours, or,
in other words, the}^ tried to enforce the right of overlordship, which the others resisted. After a day of
hard fighting, according to Indian methods, the Mohegans…
Bolton, Reginald Pelham. Indian Paths in the Great Metropolis. New York: Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation, 1922.
…See Middle Post-road
Jerome avenue, 103, 105, 107, 117
Jerome reservoir, 117
Jersey City, 199
Johnson avenue, 173-174
Johnson Foundry, 83
Journeay avenue, 193, 234
Jumel, Madame, 78
Ka, a sachem, 144
Kakapetteyno, a sachem, 152
Kalch Hoek…
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Indian Paths in the Great Metropolis §90
— …See Middle Post-road
Jerome avenue, 103, 105, 107, 117
Jerome reservoir, 117
Jersey City, 199
Johnson avenue, 173-174
Johnson Foundry, 83
Journeay avenue, 193, 234
Jumel, Madame, 78
Ka, a sachem, 144
Kakapetteyno, a sachem, 152
Kalch Hoek…
Indian Paths in the Great Metropolis §38
— The neck was probably an appurtenance
of the natives of the Gerritsen Basin station,
and its grantor, Guttaquoh, was perhaps
the sachem of that settlement. Through
these tracts the Gravesend Neck road connected the early settlements of Lady Moody
and…
Indian Paths in the Great Metropolis §101
— …J.), 205
Sutter avenue, 153
Suwiran, a sachem, 153
Swamp, The, 44
Indian Paths in the Great Metropolis §32
— …on the one side, and on the
AND MONOGRAPHS
144 INDIAN PATHS
other the end of the Indian footpath, and
that it extends to the creek of the third
meadow, which land was previously sold
by chief or sachem Ka…
Indian Paths in the Great Metropolis §33
— 144 INDIAN PATHS
other the end of the Indian footpath, and
that it extends to the creek of the third
meadow, which land was previously sold
by chief or sachem Ka." 28
That there were two paths in the Gowanus…
Indian Paths in the Great Metropolis §92
— …72, 75
Macutteris, 159, 161
Madison avenue, 65, 68, 70
Madison Square, 65
Madison street, 56, 221
Maganwetinnemin, a sachem, 170
Mahican, 17
Mahwah creek, 202
Main street, 122
Makeopaca, 156, 161, 162
Malbone street, 147
Mamaroneck, 121
Maminipoe, 124…
Indian Paths in the Great Metropolis §37
— …The neck was probably an appurtenance
of the natives of the Gerritsen Basin station,
and its grantor, Guttaquoh, was perhaps
the sachem of that settlement. Through
these tracts the Gravesend Neck road connected the early settlements of Lady Moody
and…
Indian Paths in the Great Metropolis §102
— …J.), 205
Sutter avenue, 153
Suwiran, a sachem, 153
Swamp, The, 44
Tackapoosa, son of Mechowodt, 182
Tappan, 188
Taquemack, 93
Tarry town, 92
Ten Farms of Eastchester, 121
Tenth avenue, 86
Tenth street, west (Kings), 163
Tenth ward (Kings…
Scharf, J. Thomas, ed. History of Westchester County, New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City, Vol. II. Philadelphia: L.E. Preston & Co., 1886.
…The county was divided into four voting precincts only, and the clerk was instructed to
have ballots prepared and the election was
called for November fourth. The precincts
named were : War Bonnet, with the polling
place at S. E. ranch…
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History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §1103
— …The county was divided into four voting precincts only, and the clerk was instructed to
have ballots prepared and the election was
called for November fourth. The precincts
named were : War Bonnet, with the polling
place at S. E. ranch…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §1563
— Rushville
At the meeting of the county board on October 9, 1885, a petition was presented asking for
the incorporation of the village of Rushville. The petition being legally sufficient, the board
named the following members of the first Rushville…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §824
— …The
early French trappers named this Box Butte,
pronounced "bute." butte being French for
hill or elevation. The early cattle men called
the country contiguous thereto the Box Butte
country, to distinguish it from the White Clay
country, and similarly…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §709
— …Pennington directors of the two districts, in the order named.
There seems to have been no county superintendent in Cheyenne county until January,
1871, when George Ballou assumed the duties
of that office. He was the first county superintendent of…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §133
— …The fort was made on the usual stockade
plan, about three hundred feet square, with all
the buildings in the enclosure.
When completed, Husband named it Fort
Fontenelle, after Lucien Fontenelle, one of his
partners. The old members of the…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §844
— …On these fell the
first duties of the new countv's organization. Ai ill.- first regular election R. R. Ralls and
Charles Nichols took the place of the first two
named. Other commissioners who followed
wen Vlex Burr, Leonard Sampy…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §1626
— …Ten whose names will be written on
the scroll of fame. The first named five died
of disease, and the other five were killed in
action.
The signing of the armistice was an occasion of great rejoicing. It was the…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §367
— …Some have said that the brand indicated the year of the starting of the business
there, and others tell us that the brand is what
named the mountain. John Hunton would
not be sure about that, but he thought the…
SCOTUS Brief on behalf of the Plaintiff in Error, U.S. Reports Vol. 118, p. 49
[Reusens SCOTUS Case (1885)] Probst, as sureties, are beld and tirmly bound 99 unto the above named Gillaume Reusens in the sum of five thousand (5,000) dollars, to be paid to the said Guillaume Reusens for the payment of…
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Mexican National Construction Co. v. Reusens — SCOTUS Brief (1885) §44
— [Reusens SCOTUS Case (1885)] Probst, as sureties, are beld and tirmly bound 99 unto the above named Gillaume Reusens in the sum of five thousand (5,000) dollars, to be paid to the said Guillaume Reusens for the payment of…
Mexican National Construction Co. v. Reusens — SCOTUS Brief (1885) §45
— …Probst, the within-named sureties, being severally duly. 41 42 43 @ . sworn, depose and say, and each for himself, says . that he is worth the sum of Ten Thousand Dol- lars. over and above all his just debts and liabili…
Mexican National Construction Co. v. Reusens — SCOTUS Brief (1885) §9
— [Reusens SCOTUS Case (1885)] And it may be enforced as an agreement between a oe the parties. oe : Toles os. Adee, 84 N. Y., 222 (1881). Very clearly therefore the judgment in the Court below, was in the true and…
Mexican National Construction Co. v. Reusens — SCOTUS Brief (1885) §21
— [Reusens SCOTUS Case (1885)] ‘The secretary of said company shall transmit to the Justices holding the First General Term in the First Department, in each year, a statement *under oath, showing its financial condition on - the Bist day of December…
Mexican National Construction Co. v. Reusens — SCOTUS Brief (1885) §17
— [Reusens SCOTUS Case (1885)] Section 687 of said Code is as follows: ‘‘The ‘defendant may, at any timeafter he has appeared ** in the action, and before final judgment, apply to the Judge who granted the warrant, or to the Court…
Mexican National Construction Co. v. Reusens — SCOTUS Brief (1885) §8
— [Reusens SCOTUS Case (1885)] As to the latter part of the assertion the Court will recollect that the case was removed only after the time to 6 appeal had eapired, and that the remedy by appeal to review the determination…
Mexican National Construction Co. v. Reusens — SCOTUS Brief (1885) §10
— [Reusens SCOTUS Case (1885)] It is submitted that the judgment in this case being secured by the at- tachment of property, and later by the undertaking which was substituted for the property attached, does not come within that part of…
Mexican National Construction Co. v. Reusens — SCOTUS Brief (1885) §28
— [Reusens SCOTUS Case (1885)] actions, ‘‘replevin, and in suits on mortgages; or where ‘‘the property is in the custody of the Marshal, ‘* under admiralty process, as in case of capture or ‘* seizure ; or where the proceeds thereof, or a bond…
Lossing, Benson John. The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea. New York: Virtue & Yorston, 1866. Internet Archive identifier: hudsonfromwilder00lossi. Illustrated travel-history of the Hudson River valley by the writer and artist Benson J. Lossing, whose chapter on Teller's / Croton Point is a primary source for Senasqua place-name etymology, Sarah Teller's 1682 purchase, and the Underhill vineyard.
Another was built on the main : it
was abandoned in 1623, and a stronger one erected in what is now
Broadway, below State Street. This was furnished witli eight cannon
loaded with stones, and was named Fort Orange, in honour…
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The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §179
— Another was built on the main : it
was abandoned in 1623, and a stronger one erected in what is now
Broadway, below State Street. This was furnished witli eight cannon
loaded with stones, and was named Fort Orange, in honour…
The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §242
— …Hobokcn, on the Jersey shore, where John Stevens (Mr. Livingston's
brother-in-laTv) had been experimenting in the same direction for fifteen
years. That first successful steamboat was named Clermont, in compli-
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The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §404
— …The ancient name of the Croton was Kitch-a-tvan, signifying a large
and swift current. ^The Dutch called it Croton in memory of an Indian
Sachem of that name, -whose habitation was on the northern border of the
bay…
The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §411
— …It was built by the Sachem Croton, when he assembled his parties for
* Those sisters were living at the beginning of 18G(5.
THE HUDSON. 315
hunting or war. In a beautiful nook, a little east of the site of…
The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §13
— …The
Dutchmen and the Indians became friends, close-bound by the cohesion
of ti'ade. The river was named Mauritius, in honour of the Stadtholder
of the Netherlands, and the seed of a great empire was planted there.
The English…
The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §428
— …jof an extensive domain is-- thi«- -vieinity, purchased from the Sachem
^ Goharius, in 1680, and which was confirmed by royal patent the same
year, was a descendant of the ancient- Yiscounts Felyps, of Bohemia, who
took an active part in…
The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §487
— …places of the men of the last century, to be found on York Island. Near
the centre of the ground stands the house Hamilton built for his home,
and which he named "The Grange," from the residence of his grandfather…
The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §108
— The upper one was
named Fort Anne, in honour of the Queen of England ; the middle one,
of which Lydius' s house formed a part, was called Fort Nicholson, in
honour of the commander; and the lower one, just
below…
Macdonald, John. Interview with McLean, Donald; (1850). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 1029. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…They and their friends were
as great rebels in 1745 and you were
in 1776."
A Presbyterian friend named McIntosh
once persuaded him to attend the
Wall Street church for the purpose of
hearing old Dr. Rogers. In the course…
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Interview with McLean, Donald §1
— …They and their friends were
as great rebels in 1745 and you were
in 1776."
A Presbyterian friend named McIntosh
once persuaded him to attend the
Wall Street church for the purpose of
hearing old Dr. Rogers. In the course…
Interview with McLean, Donald §0
— …They and their friends were
as great rebels in 1745 and you were
in 1776."
A Presbyterian friend named McIntosh
once persuaded him to attend the
Wall Street church for the purpose of
hearing old Dr.
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Hudson River Sloop Clearwater §50
— "Where Have All The Flowers Gone" Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine , Roll Magazine , p. 14, accessed November 4, 2010 ^ "Pete Seeger Named Clean Water Hero" , The Putnam County News online edition, accessed November 4, 2010 ^ "The 25th
Hudson River Sloop Clearwater §14
— Protection Agency (EPA) decision to compel one of the Hudson River's biggest polluters to begin removing toxic PCBs from the water and restoring one of the most polluted portions of the river. [ 14 ] In 2002, Pete Seeger was named…
Hudson River Sloop Clearwater §16
— Water Act one of the most successful environmental laws in the country. [ 16 ] The EPA said after Seeger's death in 2014 that "the incredible work" of Seeger and the Clearwater organization helped make the Hudson River cleaner. "His leadership…
Hudson River Sloop Clearwater §34
— of its kind. [ citation needed ] The weekend-long festival drew over a half million people over the decades. [ 29 ] Officially known as the "Great Hudson River Revival", it raised funds and consciousness on the plight of the river and the…
Hudson River Sloop Clearwater §9
— Clearwater and the Clearwater Festival have worked to draw attention to the problem of pollution of the Hudson River . Pollution in the river has included mercury contamination and sewage dumping, [ 9 ] [ 10 ] but the most discussed issue has been
Hudson River Sloop Clearwater §30
— topsail may also be raised. [ 25 ] In 2004, the sloop Clearwater was listed on the National Register of Historic Places for her significance to the environmental movement. [ citation needed ] The Clearwater has a smaller sister ship, the Sloop Woody
Hudson River Sloop Clearwater §18
— to heighten public awareness of the Hudson River's unique ecosystem that blends freshwater streams from the Adirondack Mountains with the salt tides of the Atlantic Ocean around New York City . [ 17 ] [ 18 ] Sailing mostly on the Hudson River between
Hudson River Sloop Clearwater §71
— Ballads Songs of the Lincoln Brigade Dear Mr. President The Weavers The Weavers at Carnegie Hall The Weavers at Carnegie Hall Vol. 2 The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time! Organizations People's Songs Sing Out! Newport Folk Festival Hudson…
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…Madame Nordica, as she was known, owned an apartment in Manhattan not far from the Metropolitan Opera House, as well as a county estate in Ardsley-on-Hudson—Villa Amanda, named after her
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Unbuilt Croton §26
— …Madame Nordica, as she was known, owned an apartment in Manhattan not far from the Metropolitan Opera House, as well as a county estate in Ardsley-on-Hudson—Villa Amanda, named after her
Unbuilt Croton §22
— …She was born Lillian Bayard Norton in 1857, being named after her sister Lillian who had died at the age of two—a custom of the period called “repeating.” Both her opera
Unbuilt Croton §20
— reason the canal never materialized was the shrill screech of the first steam locomotive whistle which heralded the coming of a new mode of travel. The railroad could keep inland commerce moving during the winter when the canals were frozen…
Unbuilt Croton §44
— …Van Cortlandt contracted with the railroad for the right of way along her property on the Croton River. The Croton Valley Railroad would have crossed the river near Quaker Bridge. The 1898 Commissioners’ Report still has the project
Unbuilt Croton §60
— Point, on the same river. “The appropriation was $4,000. The New York superintendent was directed to purchase the site at a reasonable rate. On consulting the captains and pilots of steamboats, it was learned that the general opinion was…
Unbuilt Croton §7
— …One of the projects was a canal from the mouth of the Croton River, up the Croton River Valley to the western boundary of the town of Sharon, Connecticut. The New York state legislature authorized a land survey
Unbuilt Croton §41
— …The railroad was proposed to start at the mouth of the Croton River, then run along the river for a distance of eight miles. Projected path of Croton Valley Railroad at the the mouth of the Croton
Unbuilt Croton §19
— the New York Water Commissioners’ attention to the Croton River. The canal company failed but the metropolis gained access to Croton water with the completion of the Croton Dam and Aqueduct in 1842. Postcard of New York Central Railroad. Another
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