Reuckowackys and Carnarsies massacre two Merocke families and burn their houses
10/4/1659
– On an island west of Milburn Creek, north of Milburn pond (when it extended further north) and east of Hicks’ Neck Road (Milburn Avenue)
– Presently the approximate area east of Milburn Court and west of Milburn Creek, Baldwin
On April 10, 1659, local settlers are granted permission by the Town of Hempstead to arm and go to Rockaway and Canarsie to arrest the perpetrators. They make no arrests but afterwards the suspected tribes travel into Merocke territory only when they are in large numbers.