128 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



late period, to establish the connections with any degree of certainty. 

 Ponus himself, was one of the ruling sagamores of Rippowams, (Stam- 

 ford) in 1640. This individual left issue three sons, Onenoke, a Tap- 

 hance, and Onox ; the latter had one son, Powhag. 



The ruling sagamore of Peningoe or Poningoe in 1681, appears to 

 have been, Maramaking commonly known as "Lame Will" His suc- 

 cessor was Pathung or Pathunck, who with his son Wappetoe Path- 

 unck,'' granted to Joseph Horton in 1694, lands bordering the Mama- 

 roneck River. 



For the various localities within Poningoe, the Indians had other 

 names. The meadows bordering the Armonck (Byram) were called 

 Haseco and Mioschassaky, besides which there was a place named Ra- 

 howaness. The high ridge east of the Mockquams (Blind brook) Euke- 

 tampucuson, and the territory bordering the Pockcotessewake (Stony 

 brook or Beaver Meadow brook) Apawamis or Epawainos. c 



The former existence of Indian habitations on the great necks of Po- 

 ningoe is amply proved by the number of hunting and warlike weapons 

 found in that neighborhood. The site of the principal Mohegan village 

 was on or near Parsonage Point. In the same vicinity is situated Bury- 

 ing Hill, their place of sepulture. The remains of six Indians were dis- 

 covered on excavating the present foundations for the Halstead man- 

 sion, which stands near the entrance of the great neck. " The level 

 grounds along the shores of the creek, north of the present village of 

 Milton, were cultivated as Indian fields. Here and there clusters of 

 wigwams occurred on the western bank of the creek, overlooking the 

 salt meadows, through which the Mockquams winds, to the great Man- 

 unketesuck, or Broad flowing river." Some Indian families, too, it 

 would appear, had their homes on Manussing, or Mennewies island, "off 

 the eastern shore of the neck," d " while near by was the ' Indian path,' 

 which formed the rude thoroughfare connecting the native settlements, 

 which was early designated by the English as ' The Old Westchester 

 Path."* 



The first grantees under the Indians of Poningoe, were the Dutch 

 West India Company, who obtained a grant of the lands extending from 

 Norwalk, in Conn., to the North river, on the 19th of April, 1640. Thus 



a Owaueco was a son of Uncas, whose name anil totem, both signify Oooee, Honck, softened 

 by the insertion of vowels, becomes Oh-won-ek-ka, Chapins Hist, of Glastonbury, Conn. 



b Raresquash was the second son of the sagamore Pathunck. 



c Apwonnah is the Indian term for an oyster. (Colton's Indian Vocabulary.) Along the 

 valley oJ the Apawamis Indian arrow-heads have been found in great abundance. 



d Baird*s Hist, of Rye. 



e Ditto. 



