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Hoggenoch - Manhansett Ancestral Land

Hoggenoch should not be presented as a traditional Indigenous placename. The form is identified as a mistaken spelling of Hog Neck in the 1686 Dongan Patent for Southampton, applied to Little Hog Neck near Sag Harbor. When the Shelter Island Indians signed the 1665 deed for Hog Neck, they deliberately negotiated provisions to preserve their perpetual liberty to hunt, fish, and fowl upon the land. Examining these early colonial agreements reveals that Native leaders did not simply surrender their territories, but actively attempted to protect their communities' access to vital, life-sustaining resources. Hoggenoch is described as a pseudo-Indian form created from Hog Neck, not an original Algonquian place-name. The broader Hog Neck and Manhansett history still needs fuller source-based interpretation. No Indigenous translation is supported for Hoggenoch. Hoggenoch or Hoggenock is treated...