Shawanórõckquot Explained

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

Lake Shenorock and Shenorock, New York are named for him.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Book: Assembly . New York (State) Legislature . Documents of the Assembly of the State of New York . 1910 . 71 . 21 January 2022 . en.
2. Book: Baird . Charles Washington . Chronicle of a border town : history of Rye, Westchester county, New York, 1660–1870, including Harrison and the White Plains till 1788 . 1871 . New York : A.D.F. Randolph and Company . 502 . 21 January 2022.
3. Book: Grumet . Robert S. . Beyond Manhattan: A Gazetteer of Delaware Indian History Reflected In Modern-Day Place Names . New York State Museum . 21 January 2022 . 3 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220303023206/http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/common/nysm/files/nysmrecord-vol5-1.pdf . dead .
4. Book: Smoke Signals, Bound Vols. 7–9 . Indian Association of America . 20 . 1955.
5. Book: Brodhead . John Romeyn . 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 . 1881 . Weed, Parsons . 21 January 2022 . en.