Footprints of the Red Men: Indian geographical names in the valley of Hudson's river, the valley of the Mohawk, and on the Delaware: their location and the probable meaning of some of them.Ruttenber, Edward Manning
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Footprints of the Red Men: Indian geographical names in the valley of Hudson's river, the valley of the Mohawk, and on the Delaware: their location and the probable meaning of some of them.
Ruttenber, Edward Manning
Indians of North America -- New York (State); Names, Geographical -- New York (State); Names, Indian -- North America
Chouckhass, one of the Indian grantors of the Wawayanda tract, left his
name to what is now called Chouck's Hill, in the town of Warwick. The
land on which he lived and in which he was buried came into possession
of Daniel Burt, an early settler, who gave decent sepulture to the bones
of the chief. [FN]
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[FN] The traditional places of residence of several of the sachems who
signed the Wawayanda deed is stated by a writer in "Magazine of American
History," and may be repeated on that authority, viz: "Oshaquememus,
chief of a village, near the point where the Beaver-dam Brook empties
into Murderers' Creek near Campbell Hall; Moshopuck, on the flats now
known as Haverstraw; Ariwimack, chief, on the Wallkill, extending from
Goshen to Shawongunk; Guliapaw, chief of a clan residing near Long Pond
(Greenwood Lake), within fifty rods of the north end of the pond;
Rapingonick died about 1730 at the Delaware Water-Gap." The names given
by the writer do not include all the signers of the deed. One of the
unnamed grantors was _Claus,_ so called from _Klaas_ (Dutch), "A tall
ninny"; an impertinent, silly fellow; a ninny-jack. The name may have
accurately described the personality of the Indian.
Jogee Hill, in the town of Minisink, takes its name from and preserves
the place of residence of Keghekapowell, alias Jokhem (Dutch Jockem for
Joachim), one of the grantors of lands to Governor Dongan in 1684. The
first word of his Indian name, _Keghe,_ stands for _Keche,_ "Chief,
principal, greatest," and defined his rank as principal sachem. The
canton which he ruled was of considerable number. He remained in
occupation of the hill long after his associates had departed.
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