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Ma-cha-be-neer Sha-wen-gonck was the name of lands in this 

 county in 1701. The first name is also written Massachabeneers. 



Ma-chack-a-mock was called Machakamick in 1758. 



Ma-ga-at Ra-mis was the Indian name of Jefifrouw's hook in 

 1677, Slid was applied to a tract south of Maggonck. 



Ma-gat-scoot was mentioned in 1698. 



Ruttenber says that Paltz Point was called Maggrnapogh by the 

 Indians, and was distinguished as a high mountain. At its foot he 

 placed a swamp called Moggonck. 



Ma-go-wa-sin-ginck was a creek north of Kahakasnik creek in 

 1677, and there were Magowasinck Indians, being an Esopus tribe. 



Ma-gunck is like a name below, but may be different in meaning, 

 being placed at the southwest corner of Marbletown. It might be 

 derived from megucke, a plain zuithoiit timber. 



Ma-he-uw was one of the four Esopus tribes. 



Mas-kekts lands were near Machabeneer and were called Mask- 

 aeck in 1702. This name implies meadows. 



Mat-tas-sink or Matissink island, apparently at Rondout creek 

 and probably Assinck island. 



Me-och-konck was mentioned by Ruttenber as a Minisink village, 

 either in this or Orange county. 



Met-te-ke-honks of 1709 was Mattecohunks in 1718. It is now 

 Mettacahonts creek in Rochester, and was a personal name. 



Min-i-sink. In Kfhg William's reign it was enacted that " great 

 and little Minisink should be annexed to the county of Ulster." 



Min-ne-was-ka is a recently applied name. 



Mog-gonck was a swamp at the foot of the hill at Paltz Point, 

 according to Ruttenber, but in a deed of land in New Paltz, in 1677, 

 Moggoneck appears as a high hill. It is also written Maggonck, 

 and may be derived from mogge, it is great, with suffix, or from 

 megucke, a plain without timber. 



Mo-honk lake, from mohoan, to cat solid food, or mohewoneck, 

 a racoon skin coat. Some have thought it meant great hill, but 

 this lacks support. 



Mom-bac-cus was the Indian name of the town of Rochester, 

 written Mombach in 1772. Spafiford said of this : " Mombackus, 

 which means Indian face, was the aboriginal name, legislated away 



