Shawanórõckquot (fl. 1636–1666), also referred to as Janorocket,[1] Shenarock or Shenarockwell,[2] and Sauwenare or Sawenaroque, was a Wiechquaeskeck sachem who negotiated land sales in Westchester County between 1636 and 1666, including the Pell Indian Deed with Thomas Pell.[3] There are many written variations of his name due to different phonetic representations.[1]
Shawanórõckquot was a leader in Kieft's War against the Dutch in the 1640s.[4] In the 1660s, Shawanórõckquot was imprisoned by the Dutch at Fort Amsterdam. He was released after local chiefs refused to negotiate with Dutch officials until he was freed.[5]
Legacy
editLake Shenorock and Shenorock, New York are named for him.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Assembly, New York (State) Legislature (1910). Documents of the Assembly of the State of New York. p. 71. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ Baird, Charles Washington (1871). Chronicle of a border town : history of Rye, Westchester county, New York, 1660–1870, including Harrison and the White Plains till 1788. New York : A.D.F. Randolph and Company. p. 502. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ a b Grumet, Robert S. Beyond Manhattan: A Gazetteer of Delaware Indian History Reflected In Modern-Day Place Names (PDF). New York State Museum. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ Smoke Signals, Bound Vols. 7–9. Indian Association of America. 1955. p. 20.
- ^ Brodhead, John Romeyn (1881). Documents Relative to the Colonial History of the State of New-York: new ser., v. 2 . Documents relating to the history and settlements of the towns along the Hudson and Mohawk rivers (with the exception of Albany), from 1630 to 1684, 1881. Weed, Parsons. Retrieved 21 January 2022.