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Munshongoniuc, and signified a place zvherc a multitude of Indians 

 had died." This would be derived from mauchauhomwock, the 

 dead. No other meaning- has been suggested. One name was 

 Manchonots. 



Man-han-sick A-ha-quat-a-mock was an early name for Shelter 

 island, usually translated an island sheltered by islands, alluding to 

 its protected position in the bay. The second word, however, 

 refers to a fishing place, and hence the Rev. Jacob E. Mailman 

 made it the protector of others, rendering it at or about the island 

 which shelters this fishing place. Manhansick is often used alone, 

 and Manhasset may be merely a corruption of this. In one place 

 it appears as "Ahaquazuwamuck, otherwise called Menhansack." 



The Man-has-set Indians lived on Shelter island, and the name has 

 been derived from munnohan, island. Trumbull gives it as Man- 

 hasset or Munhaussick, a diminutive with locative affix. It would 

 thus be at the smaller island as compared with Long Island. On 

 some maps it is Manhanset, and should be compared with the 

 preceding. 



Man-hau-sak. The sachem of this sold Robert's island in 1665, 

 and it seems a variant of those just mentioned. 



Ma-now-tas-squott is a name for Blue Point in Brookhaven, 

 where there is an important oyster bed. This may be from manoo- 

 tash, baskets, the Indians bringing these to carry the oysters away. 



Mansh-tak croek may mean fort stream, from manshk, a fort. 



Man-tash is in the east part of Islip, and may have a similar 

 derivation, forts, in the plural, being manskash. 



Man-too-baugs, a piece of land bought in Southold in 1660. The 

 name may possibly have some reference to baskets. 



Mash-ma-nock or Toyoungs creek appeared in 1648. The name 

 might be from masaunock, da.v, or mahchummoonk, a zvaste or 

 desolate place 



Mash-o-mack point is on Shelter island, and may have the same 

 derivation as the last, or it may be from mushoon, canoe, with 

 locative, canoe place. 



Land was sold in Huntington, in 1682, between Massapage and ' 

 Merreck Guts. Maspeque Gut was also mentioned in 1698. Mrs 

 Flint gives the name of Massapequa to Linkway Neck, which is in 

 Oyster Bay. 



