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Mat-ta-sinck kill was on the south side of a grant of 500 acres 

 made in 1694. 



Ma-way river in Ramapo suggests an Indian name. 



Mech-ken-to-woon was Wassenaer's name for Indians near the 

 Tappan tribe, but they may have been farther north. 



Mi-nas Fall creek. Minneash represents fruits of any kind. 



Min-es-ce-on-go was called Minisconga creek in 1790, and flows 

 into the Hudson just below Stony Point. Ruttenber derives it 

 from minnis, an island, co or con, object, and ga, place, referring 

 to Stony Point when an island. Schoolcraft wrote it Minniscongo, 

 almost an island. 



Mon-sey postoffice is in Ramapo, the name being that of the Wolf 

 tribe. The Minsis occupied land along the New Jersey border of 

 New York, and the name has many forms. In 1885 some Canadian 

 Delawares said, referring to their supposed residence on Manhattan 

 island : " When we were driven back by the whites, our nation 

 became divided into two bands ; one was termed Minsi, the great 

 stone; the other was called Wenawmien, down the river, they being 

 located farther down the stream than our settlements." The transla- 

 tion is unique, but Monsey was a name for the tribe rather than the 

 animal. 



Na-nash-nuck was one of S. Bayard's four tracts in 1703. 



Na-nu-et, a place in Clarkstown, was named from an Indian 

 chief. 



Nar-ra-sunck lands in Orangetown were so called as late as 1769, 

 Ruttenber derives this from na, good, unk, land, which is not satis- 

 factory. 



Naur-a-shank creek comes from this and suggests the name of 

 Neversink. Narranshaw creek, in Orangetown, is the same. 



Nev-er-sink, often Newessingh in early papers, is elsewhere 

 treated. 



Ny-ack is from naiag, a point. 



Pas-cack creek, in Orangetown, was Peasqua in 1696. It is south 

 of Scotland and was also called Heamaweck. From peasik, a small 

 thing or place. 



Pe-ruck was another of S. Bayard's tracts. 



Po-ca-toc-ton, river almost spent, as given by French. The last 



