ABORIGINAL PLACE NAMES OF NEW YORK 211 



in 1698. About 1670 it was written Guscomquorom and Guscom- 

 quaram. 



A tract was bought in Southold in 1659, which ran from a great 

 swamp called " Caushawasha by the east side of Dismal to a certen 

 creek the Indians call Paugetuck." 



Che-co-a-maug was mentioned in 1667, meaning eel fishing place. 



Cock-e-noe's island, nea^ the mouth of Saugatuck river, retains 

 its name in the Coast Survey charts, having received it in 1652 

 from Checkanoe, an Indian of prominence. 



Co-mac is a village in Huntington. The name enters into others 

 and means an inclosed place. It is also written Comack, Commack 

 and Comock. Some think it is here abbreviated fron? Winnecomac, 

 a compound word, and thus Thompson gives it. 



Co-met-i-co is now Old Field point, on the north shore of Brook- 

 haven. 



Com-po-wams, a place in Islip, was mentioned by Thompson. It 

 was also called Compowis. 



Con-nec-ti-cott for Fireplace river, was also given by him, but 

 is now usually written Connecticut, long tidal river. It was formerly 

 Connetquot and, is in Brookhaven. 



Con-net-quot was also mentioned by him, as a fine trout stream 

 in that town. It repeats the last name. 



Con-o-mock is a name of Fresh pond, referring to a fishing 

 place. 



Co-nun-gum Mills is a name in Brookhaven. 



Coos-pu-tus was part of the Mastic tract in the same town. 



Cop-pi-ag Neck is near Babylon. It was written Coppiage in 

 1666 and Copyag in 1693. Thompson called it Copiag or Strong's 

 Neck, in the town of JIuntington. 



Co-prog was Hone's Neck in Huntington, according to Thomp- 

 son. 



Cor-am or Corum, in the center of Brookhaven, is said to have 

 been named from a chief. 



Cots-je-wa-minck suggests a name already given, and its sachem 

 was mentioned in 1645. In the deed of Shelter Island, one name 

 was Cotjewaminick. 



Cum-se-wogue is in Brookliaven. 



Cupt-wauge was on the west line of Southampton. 



