Crossing the Sound: The Rise of Atlantic American Communities in Seventeenth-Century Eastern Long Island

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Alexander, William. See Stirling, Earl of Algonquian language, 16, 157n.8; names and words retained, 139, 141–42; settlers fluent in, 78, 81 Aswaw, 74 Atlantic America, 2, 9, 15, 33, 34, 47, 54, 55, 61, 62, 63, 80, 81, 83, 109, 113, 115, 117, 130, 131, 134, 144, 146, 148, 156n.8 Atlantic world, 1, 2, 6, 32, 34, 66 Barentsz, Pieter, 28, 38, 39 Batchellor, Reverend Stephen, 98, 99 Block, Adriaen, 24, 39 Block Island, 31, 58, 62, 101, 119, 122 Block Island Indians, 21, 31, 62 Blommaert, Samuel, 24 Bradford, William, 4, 20, 40–43, 50, 63, 70, 100 Bradstreet, Simon, 120, 121 Brookhaven, 126, 135 Boundary crossers. See Liminality Boundary disputes, 142, 148, 149 Canonicus, 19, 31, 69, 70 Cleeves, George, 88, 89, 91, 92, 94 Cockenoe-de-Long Island, 80, 81, 96, 122, 123, 173n.97 Collicut, Richard Sergeant, 122, 180–181n.44 Communities of interest, 2, 20, 31–34, 38, 40, 43–45, 47, 48, 54, 90, 91, 148 Community membership and identity, 3, 29, 31, 32, 40, 43–45, 51, 59, 61–63, 65, 77–79, 80–82, 94, 128, 130–136; inhabitancy,132, 134–138, 185n.26; town admission , 130, 135; volunteerism, 62, 63, 78, 79, 99, 115, 131–135, 144, 146, 150, 151 Connecticut, 30, 41–45, 47, 49, 54, 59, 60, 70, 71, 74, 76, 93–95, 97, 119–121, 143, 145, 147, 149–151 Connecticut River, 26–29, 38, 39, 41–44, 58, 76 Connecticut Valley, 26, 43, 44 Council for New England, 47–54, 87, 91, 96, 104, 126; charters and patents, 48, 50, 88, 89, 92; colonizing enterprises, 50, 51; disbanded , 53, 87; goals of, 48, 50; Great Patent, 48, 50; members, 48; organized, 48 Curchaugs, 17 Curler, Jacob Van, 42 Davenport, John, 60 Davenport, Captain Richard, 71 Denton, Daniel, 17 D’Ewes, Simonds, 57 Diplomacy, 2, 28–29 Disease. See Epidemics Duke of York, 113, 128, 143–145, 148 Duke’s Law, 113, 143 Dutch: boundary dispute with English , 148, 149; charters and deeds, 205 Index Dutch (Continued) use of, 35, 36, 41, 105, 110, 149; claims, 35, 97, 103, 104, 149; Dutch settlements, 3, 27, 35, 38, 42–46, 55, 62, 78, 89, 90, 97, 104–108; confront Southampton undertakers, 103–107; English colonies, relationship with, 28, 32, 35–37, 39–44, 55, 87, 97, 105, 119, 148, 149; English settle under, 46, 108; English settlers under, 104, 148, 149; explorations of, 24, 25, 39; merchants, 4; New Amsterdam , 38, 105, 106; New Netherland , 34, 35, 38–40, 43, 105, 108, 144, 149; New Netherland conquered , 143; policies of, 32; Ninnimissinuok , relationship with, 27, 28, 39, 103, 109; Pequots, relationship , 28, 29, 39–41; relationship with English, 36, 37, 42–44, 55, 97, 119, 144, 148, 149; States General, 35; trade, 29, 34, 35, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 55; treaties and deeds with Ninnimissinuok, 39, 41–43, 110, 149 Dutch West India Company, 24, 27, 28, 34–36, 39–42, 110 Earthquakes, 98–100 East End settler communities: agricultural practices, 139; boundary disputes among, 127, 128, 142; dispute with Duke of York, 143–150; English settlements on, 114, 119; economic opportunities, 135, 137, 132; political connections to southern New England, 147; rely on Indian title, 126, 127, 142; town organization , 131; water resources, 137, 139, 140. See also English settler communities; Long Island; and specific towns East End native communities: agricultural practices, 158n. 12, 181–182n.51; divisions among, 16, 17; epidemics, 76; Hammond Jr.’s death, 58, 73; isolation of, 3, 5, 16, 24, 25, 32; language, 1; location of, 16; political organization, 17, 25, 65, 66, 75; reassess traditional policies, 16, 32, 33, 57–59, 65–71, 82, 83; population, 16; relations with English settlers and colonies, 9, 15, 16, 24, 32, 66, 68, 69, 71–80, 82, 83, 117, 118, 120; relations with Pequots, 3–5, 21, 22, 24, 26, 27, 57, 58, 61, 66–71, 74, 118, 120, 171n.61; reject Indian alliances, 71–73, 82, 117, 119; relationship to other Ninnimissinuok , 16–17, 23, 69; traditional life, 17, 140; transfer Manchonake Island, 74–76; treaties and deeds, 110, 111, 113–118, 122– 126, 179n.4; use of treaties and deeds to preserve traditional life, 122–127; wampum producers, 3,25–27, 124; water and related resources, 17, 124–26, 137, 138, 158n.12 East Hampton deed, 123–126, 138 East Hampton, 119, 123, 127, 140, 142–144 Eliot, Reverend John, 122 Elkens, Jacob, 27, 36 Endicott, Captain John, 58...