Shawanórõckquot
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Shawanórõckquot (fl. 1636–1666), also referred to as Janorocket,[1] Shenarock or Shenarockwell,[2] and Sauwenare or Sawenaroque, was a Wiechquaeskeck sachem who negotiated land sales in Westchester County between 1636 and 1666, including the Pell Indian Deed with Thomas Pell.[3] There are many written variations of his name due to different phonetic representations.[1]
Shawanórõckquot was a leader in Kieft's War against the Dutch in the 1640s.[4] In the 1660s, Shawanórõckquot was imprisoned by the Dutch at Fort Amsterdam. He was released after local chiefs refused to negotiate with Dutch officials until he was freed.[5]