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Ti-o-nee-de-hou-wee creek was at the south hne of the Saratoga 

 patent in 1683, and had the same name as another stream. 



Twek-to-non-do hill was at one angle of the Kayaderosseras pat- 

 ent. The name seems to mean a great hill not far off. 



SCHENECTADY COUNTY 



Cliangh-ta-noon-da creek is in Glenville, north of the Mohawk, 

 and is defined stone houses or stony places. The name occurs else- 

 where, as in the next. 



South Chuctenunda creek flows into Montgomery county from 

 Duanesburg. Spafford slightly differs from others and says : 

 " This name is purely Indian, and signifies stony bottom." 



Con-nugh-ha-rie-gugh-ha-rie, according to Macauley and others, 

 was the ancient name for Schenectady as the early Mohawk capital, 

 meaning a great multitude collected together. There seems no rea- 

 son for this statement in history, tradition or remains. In fact till 

 the Mahicans were conc[uered Schenectady lay outside of the 

 Mohawk territory. As it was far east of all their towns they 

 readily sold it a few years after it became their own. Schoolcraft 

 gave Con-no-harrie-go-h^rrie as the name of the place, but said : 

 " It is in allusion to the flood wood on the flats," which is reason- 

 able. Another writer has Oron-nyh-wurrie-gugh-re for the land 

 around the city, with the meaning of corn flats. Ruttenber says 

 this has been wisely dropped. Spafiford said : " The city of Sche- 

 nectady is built on the site of a large Indian town, anciently called 

 Con-nug'h-harie-gugh-harie, literally a great multitude collected to- 

 gether. It was built by a band of Mohocks, or Mohawks, and could 

 at one time send 800 warriors to the field." The Mohawks were 

 too wise to choose such an accessible place. Pearson gave the 

 meaning of drifttvood, and the name in question probably orig- 

 mated in some confusion with that of Schoharie. 



Kan-nes-ta-ly. De Nonville mentioned Schenectady by this name 

 in 1687, but the French usually termed it Corlar, after its founder. 



Kin-a-qua-ri-o-nes. In July, 1672, land was bought " Lying 

 Neare The Town of Schanhectade within Three Dutch Myles in 

 Compasse on boath Sides of ye River Westwards which ends in 

 Kinaouariones^ Where the Last Battel ivas between the Mohoakx 

 and the North (river) Indians." This fight was in 1669, after the 



