ABORIGINAL PLACE NAMES OF NEW YORK 25 1 



Pa-qtiin-tuck, at the clear creek, was a boundary of the purchase 

 of 1695. 



Pas-qua-sheck was an Indian village on Van der Donck's map, 

 and it has unimportant variants. It was a Nochpeem village, placed 

 above Anthony's Nose by Ruttenber. Bolton wrote it Pasquashic, 

 and Tooker defined it land at the bursting forth, that is, at the out- 

 let of a stream. Perhaps as good a derivation would make it place 

 of night-haivks. 



Pa-to-mus ridge was mentioned by Bolton. 



Patt-hunck, is given as a personal name for a place by Tooker, 

 and defined as pounding mortar. This derivation is not clear, but 

 it might be primarily from petau, to put into, whence has been 

 formed petunk, to put anything into a bag. 



Pa-uns-kap-ham was a place in Cortlandt and seems a personal 

 name. 



Pech-quin-a-konck, an Indian village in North Salem, is on Van 

 der Donck's map. Tooker derived this from pachquinakonck, at 

 the land raised up or high. Scharf mentions Lake Pehquenna- 

 konck. 



Pe-pe-migh-ting was a river in Bedford, derived by Tooker from 

 Pepemightug, the chosen tree, probably a boundary mark. 



Pep-pen-eg-kek creek and pond in Bedford, is the chosen stake, 

 according to Tooker, marking a boundary. Peppensghek or Cross 

 river was mentioned in a deed of 1699. 



Pe-quot Mills' has its name from an important eastern tribe. 

 Trumbull defines it as clear river. 



Pe-tu-qua-pa-en was mentioned by Bolton. From puttahwhau, 

 he entraps. 



Po-can-te-co creek was mentioned in 1680, and was also written 

 Puegkandico the next year. Tooker derives it from pohki-tuck-ut, 

 at the clear stream, giving several variations. Weghkandeco he 

 did not mention. Ruttenber gave one form as Pereghanduck, and 

 derived the name from pohkunni, dark, and thence pecontecue, 

 night, making the whole meaning dark river. His first derivation 

 is better than his second. Bolton makes it a run bcttveen two hills, 

 but the choice is between the first two definitions. The name was 

 placed at Wickers creeke in 1680, that being a general name for 

 this region. 



