ABORIGINAL PLACE NAMES OF NEW YORK 225 



and may be from uhquae, point or end^ with locative. The Uncac- 

 hogues were a tribe. In 1685 there was a " Certain neck of land 

 at Unquachage, known by the name of Merryes." Wilson called 

 the place Unquachock. 



Un-che-mau, which appears in connection with Nesaqnake in 

 1677, is a contraction of the next name. 



Un-she-ma-muck was a pond west ot Nesaquake river in 1677. 

 In 1696 it was mentioned as the fresh pond of Unshemomuck, on 

 the west line of Smithtown. In some records it is Ashamaumuk, 

 the pond which is now Lake Ronconcoma. It is sometimes given 

 as Untheamuck or Unsheamnck, this being deJfined as eel fishing 

 place, by Tooker. For the present name of the lake he has another 

 meaning. 



Un-co-houg was on Mastic Neck, and may mean a point of land. 



Wains-cott is usually considered an Indian word, but Tooker 

 thought it European. Thompson wrote it Wainscut, and Mrs Flint 

 derived it from Wayumscutt. Spafford called it Wenscoat, and it 

 was mentioned in 1708. If an Indian word it might be derived from 

 wanashquonk, the top of anything. 



Wam-pan-o-men, the eastern extremity of Southampton, was an 

 early name for the eastern point. In a deed of 1661 it is Wom- 

 penanit. Tooker writes it Womponamon, at the east. 



Wamp-mis-sic was the Indian name for a swamp near Coram, 

 now given to a place in Brookhaven. One form is Wampmissuc. 



War-ac-to Neck is mentioned in the Southold records of 17 14, as 

 being on the south side of Long Island. 



Wat-chogue Neck was bought in 1694, and is in Smithtown. The 

 name is also given to a brook from contiguity. Thompson wrote 

 it Wachog, and Tooker Wachogue, hilly land. The derivation is 

 from wadchue ohkeit, hill country. 



Wa-we-pex was a name on the west side of Cold Spring harbor, 

 and may refer to a winding course. 



We-a-ke-wa-napp was reserved in a sale in Southold in 1660. 



Wee-pose brook was also called Keemiscomock. Schoolcraft 

 derives the former name from wawbose, a hare, but this is not 

 thought satisfactory. It may be a corruption of wipochk, a bush, 

 referring to a bushy place. 



