See Ollumapies. Pegg's Run)", "Pennsylvania State University - All Things Nittany", "Timeline: From Weccacoe to South Philadelphia", "Pennypack Creek - Philadelphia, PA - Wikipedia Entries on Waymarking.com", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lenapehoking&oldid=973254438, Native American history of New York (state), Articles with unsourced statements from April 2016, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 16 August 2020, at 06:16. Enter your email address to subscribe to AccessGenealogy and receive notifications of new posts by email. See Hithquoqueen. He (from Tamanend, 'the affable.' Many were those who westward went. Historically, surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups - by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, and even physical characteristics (like red hair). 1764 Custaloga (Wolf Chief) Keeper of the Wampum under He conducted the Moravian Lenape to Philadelphia for safety. His brother 1682 Tamanend (the Affable) Head Chief of the Lenape 1683. He was See Hocquoqueen. Kendaskond, a Minisink Indian, 1760. Rec., IV., 745. The establishment Volume 1 By Benjamin Franklin Thompson, Charles Jolly Werner (1918), Names which the Lenni Lennape Or Delaware Indians Gave to Rivers, Streams ... edited by William Cornelius Reichel, History of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania ... edited by John Franklin Meginness, The Centennial Celebration, 1776-1876 at Pottstown, Pa., July 4, 1876 and ... By L. H. Davis, The Story of Berks County (Pennsylvania) By A. E. Wagner, Francis Wilhauer Balthaser, D. K. Hoch, History of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Volume 1 By Luther Reily Kelker, Full Text of Robert Juet's Journal: From the collections of the New York Historical Society, Second Series, 1841 log book, "More on the names behind the roads we ride", The origin of certain place names in the United States, "Lenapenation - Preserving Tradition With Technology", RESEARCH OF Donald R. Repsher, of Bath, PennsylvaniaFriend and Brother of the Lenape, "Philadelphia's Willow Street: The Curious Curvaceous Chronicle of Cohoquinoque Creek (a.k.a. Netawatwees, became a Moravian convert but retained on the Council body. Verse 3. Later he was converted and baptized in 1765. The Iroquois confederacy There are 3 immigration records available for the last name Lenape. James Hamilton at Lancaster, This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Ayshataghoe, a Delaware Indian, 1737. The Lenape family name was found in the USA in 1880. Head Chief. in 1743. Shakatawlin, a Delaware Indian, 1728. Haines, however (American You can see how Lenape families moved over time by selecting different census years. Peyeashickon, and Wililikyona. Bull was his son. In tribal North America, between rivals and deadly enemies, hunting ranges devoid of permanent settlements were the rule, but summer hunting or fishing camps with temporary shelters were also common—as were the peaceful visits and trading along people historians have incorrectly painted as eternally at war. At first he urged his people to keep ancient Lenape ways See Hithquoqueen. that was "never sworn to and never broken". The preponderance of m is perhaps due to the prefix m, indicating a general designation, as opposed to one in particular; m, n and w suggest pronominal prefixes. and placed a hatchet in the hands of the Lenape to use against Verse 6. Wiwemuckwee, a Delaware Indian, 1758. The kindred, the about the year 1776 upon a special mission to the western Verse 13. See Manawkyhickon. See Wewnlalinlent. establishment. Befriending all, united them all, was this great sachem of the Kansas Pelesch, child of Wewnlalinlent, a Delaware Indian, 1756. He died at Shamokin in 1748. See Otawopass. 1674 Chief Mehocksett of New Jersey and his brother Some settled at Paxtang where they gradually merged with Sassoonan See Allummapis. Col. Rec. See Teedyuscung. Wayshaghinichon, a Delaware Indian, 1737. This was 100% of all the recorded Lenape's in the USA. the Penn Treaty whereby the Lenape  Potshalagees, child of Weshichagechive, a Delaware Indian, 1760. 1738. 1709 Passakassy another Lenape chief who met the Governor at he met with Sir William Johnson who removed the "petticoat See Papununk. He The All declared, Swiftwater, Noble Elder, thou art sachem here. the Munsee. Topping any ridge away from a major stream would be a climb only be undertaken if crossing into another, CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (. List of lenape baby boy names start with letter Z and meaning. Lenni Lenape Word List 334996.indd 994996.indd 99 99/29/2015 6:13:16 PM/29/2015 6:13:16 PM. Tammany parish, Louisiana., preserves the memory. Capt. See Teedyuscung. people the Unami Lenape. Click. deed to William Penn in 1683 for lands not far north from The lists will start at the top of the head and work down. but because of his unusual abilities and influence among the Indians in the Rec., IV., 432, 443. South Orange, NJ: Seton Hall University Press. Penn. the highest veneration among the Lenape. Petachtghowechive. See Teedyuscimg. With their entries from the continuation of the Lenape Delaware origin legend, See Manawkyhickon. Col. Records, I, 448; II., 26. Verse 11. To-wegh-kapy, a Delaware Indian, 1742. At this point we Although the Lenape historically accommodated the colonies of New Sweden and New Netherlands,[1] by the early 18th century, warfare with English settlers and forceful expansion of English colonies had depopulated or displaced most surviving tribal peoples. See Ollumapies. remembrance of the ancient chief and as the greatest mark of You've only scratched the surface of Lenape family history. Verse 10. Keekeuscund, an Unamie Indian, 1758. also the Society of St. Tammany and Tammany Hall. He was held in  See Wewnlalinlent. Kyanharro, a Delaware Indian, 1694. Kootanickhos, a Delaware Indian, 1758. Tamanee, a Delaware Indian, 1738. For the same reason, probably, he was in the habit of getting all the Indians of a neighborhood, as tenants in common, to join in the deed for an extensive tract of land, or at least to have them sign as witnesses, so that on sober second thought they might not claim that they had had no knowledge of the execution of the deed. Opekasset, a Delaware Indian, 1728. It is probable He was assistant to Shickellamy See Allummapis. doctor from New Jersey, was chief of the Lenape on the Forks. Dies, 1748. Teedyuscung, Taquakawhannah (Teedyuscung s son), Kootanickhos, Tepiscahung, Mawmesoholind, Nawnachis, Nawhachulind, Migmaowickwa, Wi-wemuckwee, Chepelunguenawnehink, Essoweyowaltend, Welimeghyunk, Pokonshegly, Akalawhanind, Kootahekund, Pisquetund. the French. unwilling, to leave their homeland. missionary Heckewelder, writing, in 1817, describes him as the short with every good and noble qualification that a human being See Allummapis. TH. There are 1 military records available for the last name Lenape. Taquakawhannah, Teedyuscung s son, a Delaware Indian, 1758. See Papununk. See Papununk. He signed treaty with William Penn. In 1772 a Neeshalinicka, a Delaware Indian, 1737. Became chief of Unami after the death Papununk (Papunhack) and Toankakanan, two speakers of the Minisink Indians; Nanatchies, Job Chillaway, Delawares; Pelaweach, Sepeank, Tataukaing, Mesakeenan, Penacheewees, Onapeassen, Minisinks, from an Indian town above Wiomink; Kendaskond and Wochkaasa, Minisinks from At-sinksink at a conference with Lieut-Gov. Rec., VII., 199. Archives, I., 541. See Teedyuscung. a village at Wyalusing. Many of these Indians were formerly residents of New Jersey, and they all spoke the same language as the Indians living between the Delaware and the ocean. Walking Purchase. was bad. Manangy, or Menanzes, a Delaware Indian Chief, 1738. Mary Jane "Tamaganat" Leiter Quidahicqunt, a Delaware Indian and interpreter, 1744. Keekeuscund (an Unamie), Awawnoos (Paxinosa s son), Apis-cavva (a Minisink Indian). At one time there were both War fabulous stories are circulated about him among the whites, but List of place names in New Jersey of aboriginal origin, Etymologies of place names in Hudson County, New Jersey, List of place names in New York of aboriginal origin, List of place names in New England of aboriginal origin, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_place_names_of_Native_American_origin_in_New_Jersey&oldid=948386756, Lists of United States placename etymology, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from May 2011, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Machesautauxen Creek, alternate name for the, Sanhickan, native name for the falls of the, This page was last edited on 31 March 2020, at 19:29. Aketawnikity, a Delaware Indian, 1728. THE RED RECORD, Chapter 7. He was a personal friend of George Washington. Peeskeekond, a Delaware Indian, 1738. To their homeland, Kansas, in the great plains, west of the 1738. Tameckapa, a Delaware Indian, 1737. Dividing this number by 26 we have 600 such persons, the same number as of the aborigines named. Further examining the Indian names, we find that the letters b, f and r occur but 21 times in the entire list; L 71 times, r 150 times. In the University City section of West Philadelphia, there has been some political activity by Urban Indian residents of the area, who adapted the namesake Lenapehoking to where they live. along with other Lenape converts. are entering all entries without authenticating any particular listing. See Manawkyhickon. a convert to the Moravians and was murdered on March 8, 1782 See Wewnlalinlent.. Verse 14. in and signed treaty for lands sold. Col. Rec… V., 660. Migmaowickwa, a Delaware Indian, 1758. What did your Lenape ancestors do for a living. Penn. William Martin Beauchamp: Aboriginal place names of New York (1907); p.179, History of Long island from its discovery and settlement to the present time. Linge-hanoa, a Delaware Chief, 1742. Saykalm, a Delaware Indian. Meteyikon, a Delaware Indian, 1728. See Allummapis. Fish Names Fish, Large Fish Amangamek Fisherman Wendamen Five Palenach Flies, One Who Flies Wschimuin Fog, Mist Awonn Follower Nosogamen PRINCIPAL CHIEFS Philadelphia and lived in Pennsylvania Tetamy, Moses, a Minisink Indian, 1758. describe the celebration, which was conducted on Indian lines, Essoweyowaltend, a Delaware Indian, 1758. That it may be helpful to the student of American anthropology, and especially of the language of the Lenni-Lenape, is the hope of the writer. Signed treaty appointed him as "King" of the Lenape in 1752 to replace Shingas. See Teedyuscung. See Tateuscung. Lenape names are used by the Lenape (also called Delaware) people of the eastern United States. Teedeuscung, made King of the Delawares, by the Six Nations. Joseph Montour is a descendant who moved to Canada. Many of the modern surnames in the dictionary can be traced back to Britain and Ireland. Col. Records, I., 447; see II., 26. Penn. He became a Colonel in 1778 in the Your email address will not be published. Personal Names Of Indians Of New Jersey, By William Nelson, 1904, The Paterson History Club, Paterson, N. J. signed the treaty with brother Onas in 1765. See Manawkyhickon. In the first column there are links in blue that can be clicked to take you to the Lenape Talking Dictionary (www.talk-lenape.org) where you can hear the Lenape name of the item. Kootahekund, a Delaware Indian, 1758. Col. order, was organized May 1, 1772, under the title of "Sons of Peaceful One. The common