[Edward Manning Ruttenber (1872)] Religious belief and worship, 27 Rochambeau, proclamation of, to French Indian allies, 258 Rockaways, location of the, 73 Rodolf, Sergeant, commands in massacre at Pavonia, 106 Ronduit, a small fort, erected at the mouth of the…

…THE PAVONIA MASSACRE On February 25, 1643, Dutch colonists attacked refugee camps at Pavonia (present-day Jersey City), killing approximately 120 Indigenous people — Wappinger who had sought refuge from Mahican raids. David Pietersz. de Vries documented the brutality: "infants were…

…Passachquon, sachem of Navisinks, 90 Patchogues, location of the, 75 Patthunck, sachem of Siwanoys, 82 Pauw, Michael, settlement of, 106, 107 Pavonia, Jersey city so called, 106; Manhattan fugitives at, 106 j massa cre at, 107, 1 08 Paxinos, a…

…Kieft seized the moment for an exterminating massacre. In vain was it foretold that the ruin would light upon the Dutch themselves. In the stillness of a dark winter's night, the soldiers at the fort, joined by freebooters from…

…There were periods of unrest among the forest dwellers, and the pitiful stories of massacre and ruin were mul- tiplied. One Siebout Claessen, house carpenter, burgher, and Digitized by Microsoft® Introductory 15 inhabitant of New Netherland, in a protest or…

…The Pavonia massacre of February 25, 1643 triggered Kieft's War, with united Wappinger bands attacking Dutch settlements throughout New Netherland. Dutch retaliation came through the Pound Ridge Massacre of March 1644, killing 500-700 Wappinger, many burned alive. By…