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SENECA SENECU 



[b. a. b. 



Kanadesaga and Geneva (old form). Sinecas.— 

 Document of 1G87 in N. Y. Doc. Col. Hist., iii. 

 509, 1853. Sineckes.— Andro-s (IC.SS), ibid., 555. 

 Sinekas. — Albany Conference (1740), ibid., vi, 317, 

 1855. Sinekees.— Clarkson (1693), ibid., IV, 45, 1854. 

 Sinekes.— Maryland Treaty (1682), ibid., iii, 321, 

 1853. Sinekies.— Schuyler (1720) quoted by Con- 

 over, MS. Kanadesasa and Geneva. Sineks. — 

 Bellomont (1700) quoted by Conover, ibid. Sine- 

 ques. — Andros (1678) in N. Y. Doc. Col. Hist., iii, 

 271,1853. Sinica.—Bartram,Trav., 372, 1792. Sini- 

 caes.— Dongan {ca. 1686) in N. Y. Doc. Col. Hist., 

 Ill, 394, 1853. Sinicker.— Weiser (1737) in School- 

 craft, Ind. Tribes, iv, 332. 1854. Sinikers.— Weiser 

 (1737) quoted by Drake, Bk. Inds., bk. 5, 97. 1848. 

 Siniques.— Andros (167t;) in N. Y. Doc. Col. Hist., 



XII, 558, 1877. Sinnagers.— Lawson (1709), N. C, 

 77, 1860. Sinnakees.— Dongan (1687) quoted by 

 Parkman, Frontenac, 160, 1883. Sinnakers. — Docu- 

 ment of 1687 in N. Y. Doc. Col. Hist., ill, 431, 1853. 

 Sinnakes. — Ibid. Sinnaques. — Ibid., 432. Sinne- 

 cas. — Lovelace (1669) quoted by Ruttenber, Tribes 

 Hudson R., 68, 1872. Sinneche.— Albany Confer- 

 ence (1728) in N. Y. Doc. Col. Hist., v, 867 1855. 

 Sinneck.— Document of 1699, ibid., iv, 579, 1854 

 Sinneckes. — Ft Orange Conference (1(')60), ibid., 



XIII. 184, 1881. Sinneco.— Herman (1681), ibid., 



XII, 664, 1877. Sinnecus.— Beeckman (1661), ibid., 

 344. Sinnedowane. — Writer of 1673, ibid., II, 594, 

 1858. Sinnek.— Livingston (1687), ibid., ill, 445, 

 1853. Sinnekaes.— Document of 1688, ibid., .565. 

 Sinnekas.— Durant(1721), ibid., V, 589, 1855. Sin- 

 nekees.— Burnet (1720), ibid., v, 577, 1855 Sinne- 

 kens.— Document of 16.57, ibid., XIII, 73,1881. Sin- 

 nekes.— Ibid., 72. Sinnekies. — Schuvler (1720), 

 ibid., V, 542, 185.5. Sinnekis.— Livingston (1699), 

 ibid., IV, 597, 1854. Sinnekus.— Document of 1659, 

 ibid., XIII, 113, 1881. Sinneqars.— Conover, MS. 

 Hist. Kanadesaga and Geneva (old form). Sin- 

 nequaas. — Gouvernonr (1690) in N. Y. Doc. Col. 

 Hist., Ill, 714. 1853. Sinnequens.— Ibid., xiv, 373, 

 1883. Sinnequois. — Conover. MS. Kanadesaga and 

 Geneva (old form). Sinnicars.— Donaan (1687) 

 in N. Y. Doc. Col. Hist., in, 516, 1853. Sinni- 

 cas.— Nottingham (1692), ibid., 823. Sinnichees.— 

 Schuyler (1720), ibid., v, 649, 1855. Sinnickes.— 

 Bellomont (1698), ibid., iv, 420, 18.54. Sinnickins.— 

 Vailiant (1688), ibid., in, 523, 18.53. Sinnicks.— 

 Dongan (1687), ibid., 516. Sinnicus. — Herrman 

 map (1673) in Maps to accompany the Kept, of 

 the Coinrs. on the Bndry. Line bet. Va. and Md., 

 1873. Sinnikaes.— Livingston (1691) in N. Y. Doc. 

 Col. Hist., Ill, 782, 1S53. Sinnikes.— .lamison (1697), 

 ibid., IV, 295, 1854. Sinniques.— Andros (1676), 

 ibid., XII, 558, 1877. Sinnodowannes. — Dellius 

 (1697), ibid., iv, 280, 18.54. Sinnodwannes.— Ibid., 

 279. Sinnokes.— Schuyler ( 16<s7 ) . i bid ..in, 478, 1853. 

 Sinnondewannes.— Blakiston (1691) , ibid., 788, 1853. 

 Sinodouwas. — McKenncy and Hall, Ind. Tribes, 

 III, 79. 1854. Sinodowannes. — Marvland treaty 

 (1682) in N. Y. Doc. Col. Hi.st., in, 321," 1853. Sinon- 

 dowans. — Golden (1727), Five Nations, 42, 1747 

 (here used for a piirt of the tribe, probably those 

 at NundawrtO) . Sniekes.— Maryland treatv (1682) 

 inN. Y. Doc. Col. Hist., in, 322,"l853. Soniiontoeh- 

 ronnons. — ,les. Rcl. 16.54, 8, 1858. Sonnontoeron- 

 nons. — Ibid., 1657, 2, 1n58. Sonnontouaheronnons. — 

 Ibid., 1653, 18, 18.58. Sonnontoiieronnons. — Ibid., 

 1648,46,1858. Sonnontovans.— Coxe, Carolana,55, 

 1741. Sonontoerrhonons.— Jes. Rel. 1(')35, 34, 18.58. 

 SonontSaeronons. — Ibid., 1646, 3, 1858. SonontoUanh- 

 rronon. — Ibid., 1637, 111, 18-58. Sonontouans, — Den- 

 onville (16S5) in N. Y. Doc. Col. Hist., ix, 282, 1855. 

 Sonontouehronon. — .les. Rel. 1640, 35, 1858. Sonon- 

 touons,— Golden (1724) in N. Y. Doc. Col. Hist., v, 

 727, 1,855. Sonontrerrhonons.— Jes. Rel. 1635, 24, 

 1858. Sontouaheronnons.— Ibid., 16.52, 36, 1858. 

 Sontouhoironon. — Sagard, Hist. Can. (1632), iv, 

 1866. Sontouhouethonons.— Ibid., n, 334, 1866. 

 SSntSaronons.— Jes. Rel. I(i46, 84, 18,58. Sun- 

 nekes.— Livingston (1711) in N. Y. Doe. Col. 

 Hist., V, 272, 1855. Syneck,— Bellomont (1700), 

 ibid., IV, 718, 1854. Synek.— Ibid., 750. Synekees,— 

 Carr (1664), ibid,, ni, 74, LS.=,3. Synekes,— Bavard 

 (1689), ibid,, 621, Synicks, — Cartwright (1664), 

 ibid,. 67. Synnekes. — Lovelace (1669), ibid., 



XIII, 423, 1881. Synneks.— Ibid., 428. Te-en-nen- 

 hogh-huut.— Macauley, N. Y., n, 176, 1.S29 (func- 

 tional name). Te-how-nea-nyo-hunt. — Ibid., 186. 



Teuontowanos, — Drake, Bk. Inds., bk. 5, 4, 1848. 

 Ti"-kwa'.— Hewitt, inf'n, 1886 ('I do not know': 

 Tuscarora nickname for the Seneca, on ac- 

 count of the frequent use of this expression 

 by the latter tribe), Tionionhogarawe.— Pyrheus 

 (CO, 1750) quoted in Am, Antiq,, iv, 75, 1882 (a 

 chief's name). Toe-nen-hogh-hunt. — Macaulev, 

 N. Y., II, 185, 1829. Tondamans.— Cartier (1535), 

 Bref R(5cit, 59, 1863 (identical; Hewitt considers 

 this form, Toudaman, and Trudaman in Cartier, 

 to be corruptions of Tsonondowanen, which he 

 says was applied to the Onondaga as well as to the 

 Seneca). Tonnontoins.— Pouchot map (17.58) in 

 N. Y. Doc. Col. Hist., X, 694, 1858. Toudamans.— 

 Cartier (1535), Bref Recit, 59, 1863 (identical?), 

 To-wa"-ka'.— Hewitt, Seneca MS. vocab., B, A.E,, 

 1883 (common Tuscarora name, abbreviated from 

 No"towaka). Trudamans. — Cartier (1535), Bref 

 R6cit, 29, 1863. Ts-ho-ti-non-do-wa"-ga'.— Hewitt, 

 inf'n, 1886 (name used by the tribe: singular, 

 Tshonondowaga). Tsona'ntonon. — Jelferys, Fr. 

 Doms.,pt. 1, map, 1761, Tsonnonthouans, — Ibid, ,49. 

 T, Son-non-thu-ans.— Macauley, N, Y., 11,176,1829. 

 T, Sonnontouans, — Ibid. TsonnontoUans. — Jes.Rel. 

 1669, 16, 18.5.S. Tsononthouans, — Am. Pioneer, ll, 

 192, 1843, Tsonontooas. — Keane in Stanford. Com- 

 pend,, 535, 1878. Tsonontouans, — Lahontan, New 

 Voy,, I, map, 1703, Tsonontowans, — Schoolcraft, 

 Ind, Tribes, vi, 326, 1857. Tsonothouans.— Drake, 

 Bk. Inds., xi, 1848. Tsouonthousaas,— Boudinot, 

 Star in the West, 129, 1816. Tudamanes.— Cartier 

 (1535), Bref Recit, 29, 1863. 



Seneca ( I'su^nigi'i, not translatable, but 

 it has uo relation to the Iroquois tribal 

 name). A former important Cherokee 

 settlement on Keoweer., about the mouth 

 of ConnerosH cr., in Oconee co., S. C. 

 Hopewell, the country seat of General 

 Pickens, where the famous treat)' was 

 made in 1785, was near it, on the e. side 

 of the river. — Mooney in 19th Rep. B. A. 

 E., 522, 1900. 



Sennekaw, — Rovce in .5th Rep, B. A. E., map, 1887. 

 Sinica.— Bartram, Travels, 372, 1792 



Seneca Town. A former village of Min- 

 gos, occupied by the remnant of Logan's 

 band, situated on the e. side of Sandusky 

 r., in Seneca CO., Ohio, probably opposite 

 Ft Seneca, e.stablished during the war of 

 1812. It was on a tract of 40,000 acres in 

 Seneca and Sandusky cos., 30,000 acres of 

 which were granted the " Senecas of San- 

 dusky," so called, bv treaty of Sept. 29, 

 1817, and 10,000 acres by treaty of Sept. 

 17, 1818. By treaty of Feb. 28, 1831, 

 these Indians ceded their Ohio lands to 

 the United States and removed to the 

 Neosho r., Ind. Ty. 



Senecu {Se-ne-kn'', probably from T:en- 

 o-cuc, which was perhaps the aljoriginal 

 name. — Bandelier). A former pueblo of 

 the Piro, 13 m. below Socorro, N. Mex., 

 on the w. bank (if the Rio Grande, at the 

 site of the present village of San Antonio. 

 It was the seat of the Spanish mission of 

 San Antonio de Senecu founded in 1629 

 by Fray Antonio de Arteaga and Fray 

 Garcia de Ziiniga, or de San Francisco 

 (who died at El Paso and was buried at 

 Senecu in 1673), and contained the first 

 church and monastery erected on thiJ 

 lower course of the Rio Grande in New 

 Mexico. Regarding thefateof the village, 

 Bandelier (Arch. Inst. Papers, iv, 250, 

 1892) says: "On the 2"^d of Jan. 1675, 



