[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] )'» The Indians are said to have been very numerous in and around Peekskill as late as 1740, especially during the fishing seasons. c At an early period, Teller's Point or neck passed from the native Indian proprietors to William and Sarah Teller. " The point or peninsula, (says Judge Benson,) the northern chop of the bay or entrance into Croton River, the Skippers called Sarah's Point, the Indians gave it to Wilham and Sarah Teller, hus-band and wife, and she survived him."<i On the Sd of June, 1682, occurs a sale from the Indian proprietors, Acke-mak, Jangheor, Nawakies, Wettatane, Kaegara, Pewengen, Askawanes, Sig-geres, Owarrevvie, Aronjsack, Serram, Geckawock, Garhanck, Awoejhac-kias, Armawain, Ogkan, Nennafarick, Wapeken, Sepaacktan, and Awe-maracktow, to Cornelius Van Burgum, consisting of all that parcel neck or point of land, with the marsh, meadow ground or valley thereto adjoining and belonging, situate, lying, and being on the east side of the North or Hudson's river, over against the Verdrida Hooke, commonly called and known by the name of Slaupers Haven, and by the Indians Navish, the meadow being by the Indians called Senasqua, being bounded by the said river and a certain creek called or known to the Indians by the name of Tanrackan and Sepperak, a N. Y. Hist. Soc. Coll. N. Ser. vol. i. 276. y> Moulton's History of New York, p. 221. • This is stated on the authority of Mr. Mandeville of Peekskill. <i Benson's Mem. of the state of N. Y. 47.