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and the lake itself shared in the name. In 1609 the Indians told 

 Champlain that the Vermont shore and mountains belonged to the 

 Iroquois. Yates and Moulton cite a map of 1671 in which the lake 

 was called Lacus Irocoisi, a description in 1662 in which it appears 

 as Lacus Irocoiensis, and a later map calling it Lac Champlain 

 ou mer de Iroquois. Van der Donck cahed it the lake of the Ira- 

 coys in 1655, but confused it with Lake Ontario. That lake, the 

 Richelieu and St Lawrence river, were often called after the same 

 people. 



COLUMBIA COUNTY 



Most of the Indian names of this county are in old patents, 

 mainly that of Livingston manor. All are Algonquin. A few sur- 

 vive, but the early ones are variously written, even in the same 

 document. Some variations probably came in transcribing. 



Ac-a-wai-sic, or boundary rock, was the great stone in the south- 

 east corner of the boundary of Livingston manor. 



Ac-a-wan-uck, boundary place, is another name for the same 

 spot. 



Ack-kook-peek lake, or snake lake, was on the Taghkanick tract. 

 From this Copake was derived. 



A-hash-e-wagh-kick or Ahashewaghkameek, is a creek in the 

 northeast part of the manor, distinguished by a stone heap. There 

 was a hill of the same name. 



Che-co-min-go kill, on a map of 1798, was place of eels, being 

 one form of Shekomeko. 



Copake or Cookpake, the first being the present name of a town 

 and lake. This was Kookpake on the map just mentioned, being 

 derived from achkook, snake, and paug, pond, making it snake lake, 

 as above. 



Gogh-komck-o-ko, in N. Y. Colonial Laws, 1723, seems another 

 form of Shekomeko. 



Kach-ka-wy-ick west of a mountain on the manor. It was 

 also written Kachkawayick, Kachkanick and Kachtawagick. 



Kah-se-way or Kesieway creek, near Claverack. It is said to 

 be the Dutch name of the Indian owner of adjoining land, variously 

 spelled. He often appears in early Dutch records. Kiessiewey's 

 kill was mentioned in a land sale at Schodack in 1678. 



Ke-han-tick was a tract of corn land bought in that year. ' 



