J Hammond Trumbull

The Composition of Indian Geographical Names J Hammond Trumbull

Book ExcerptJames River, [13] where is now the city of Richmond. 'Powatan' is pauat-hanne, or 'falls on a rapid stream.'[Footnote 9: Col. Records of Connecticut, 1677-89, p. 275.][Footnote 10: Chandler's Survey of the Mohegan country, 1705.][Footnote 11: See Mourt's Relation, Dexter's edition, pp. 84, 91, 99. Misled by a form of this name, Patackosi, given in the Appendix to Savage's Winthrop (ii. 478) and elsewhere, I suggested to Dr. Dexter another derivation. See his note 297, to Mourt, p. 84.][Footnote 12: Descrip. of New Sweden, b. ii. ch. 1, 2; Proud's Hist. of Pennsylvania, ii. 252.][Footnote 13: "True Relation of Virginia," &c. (Deane's edition, Boston, 1866), p. 7. On Smith's map, 1606, the 'King's house, ' at 'Powhatan, ' is marked just below "The Fales" on 'Powhatan flu: ' or James River.]Acáwmé or Ogkomé (Chip. agami; Abn. aga[n]mi; Del. achgameu;) means 'on the