Native Americans – Freeport History Timeline

French explorer Samuel de Champlain lands at the point of Quebec City

kip — Fri, 14 Mar 2014 03:38:36 +0000

– Founds the city of Quebec at an abandoned Iroquois settlement

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_de_champlain

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec_City

The Mohawk / Mahican War ends

kip — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 03:06:35 +0000

c 1624 – c 1628

The Pequot War begins

kip — Sun, 09 Feb 2014 23:32:22 +0000

c 1634 – c 1638

A conflict between the Pequot tribe and an alliance of English from the Massachusetts Bay, Plymoth, Saybrook colonies and their Indian allies, the Narragansett and Mohegan tribes

John Underhill is Captain of the Massachusetts Bay colony militia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pequot_War

Kieft War begins

kip — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 02:30:18 +0000

c 1643 – c 1645

After a Swiss immigrant is killed by a Weckquaesgeek acquaintance over a personal matter in 1641 Director General Willem Kieft uses the lack of the Weckquaesgeek to produce a suspect as justification for attacks on Weckquaesgeek and Tappan refugee camps.

– On February 25, 1643, Dutch soldiers kill 129 Indians including women and children at Communipaw (Jersey CIty) during the Pavonia Massacre

– Fall that same year a force of 1,500 natives invades New Netherland, kills many, destroys villages and farms

– Englishman John Underhill, hired by Kieft, kills 500-700 Weckquaesgeek that winter, in retaliation

– Underhill recruits militia on Long Island and kills about 1000 natives there and in Connecticut

– Heavy fighting continues for two years while many Dutch settlers return to Europe

– Both sides agree to a truce in August, 1645

– In 1647 Kieft is fired by the West India Company, recalled to explain his conduct and dies in a shipwreck on the return voyage

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kieft%27s_War

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_John_Underhill

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavonia_Massacre

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willem_Kieft

Battle at Fort Neck – Massapequas slaughtered

kip — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 07:24:35 +0000

c 1644

– Presently Cedar Shore Drive and Fairfax Road, Massapequa Park

– 120 killed

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_John_Underhill

OR(conflict)

c 1653

– 300 killed

Reminiscences Of Men and Things On Long Island – Daniel M Tredwell

~~https://www.antonnews.com/massapequanobserver/1998/04/24/opinion/~~

Reuckowackys and Carnarsies massacre two Merocke families and burn their houses

kip — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 02:52:28 +0000

– 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.

Personal Reminiscences of Men and Things on Long Island

Ancient Native American shell heaps noted on Tredwell farm

kip — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 07:16:37 +0000

– Presently south of Merrick Road east of Milburn Creek

Reminiscences Of Men and Things On Long Island