American Indian Place Names In Rhode Island, Page 7

[75] Original name for Jamestown, in one spelling variant.

[76]Not an Indian name according to Huden, but of Latin origin which became Dutch Island.

[77] Should read "Brodhead".

[78] The letter "R" is not found in the Algonquian Indian languages/dialects of Rhode Island.

[79] Pomecanset? (Rider's Map, ff. p. 58); see above footnote re "R".

Name	Historical & Geographical Information	Translation
Quacataug	Washington County, Charlestown	Swampy place; where the land trembles
Quacompaug	Lodge	See Cocumpaug?
Quacut	NECK, abbreviation of Nonniquatuc, near Howland's ferry, in Tiverton.	Narrow swampy place
Quahaug	Point, Quonochontaug & Rock, Kingston	See Quoaug
Quaket	Creek & River, Newport County	See Quacut ?
Quamatucumpic	LAND, near Yawgoo, (or loo,) pond, and Barber's pond, within from one to two miles from North Kingstown depot. It makes the N. E. corner of Hall's purchase, so called, of two miles square; whilst Chippachuac makes the S. E. corner of said two miles purchase, to the brook south of South Kingstown depot. Quowachauk or Whatchaug, makes the S. W. the corner of Hall's purchase, or " Usquepaug river on the west, Pettiquamscot purchase, on the east." [Hall's purchase. By this be it understood, that John Warner bought of a sachem, two miles square, and then deeded it to Henry Hall; and hence called Hall's purchase. East side of it being the west side of Pettaquamscot, or Narrow river, and called Quanatumpic]	Rocks in the long stream
Quamquit	Cove, Newport County, Tiverton	Wide place (see Nonquit)
Quanacontaug	Pond, Washington County, Quonochontaug	Extended deserted place; at the long beach?; two long ponds in succession
Quanaquataug	See Quonacantaug
Quanatumpic	Washington County, Exeter	Long ford; wading place
Quanduck	Brook, Providence County, Oneco	Long stream
Quanquajawatchuck	See Cawcawnjawtchuck
Quanuntowock	See Quassaconkanuck
Quassakonkanuck	POND, N. W. from the snuff mill at the head of Narrow river, South Kingstown.	Stone fence boundary mark; place at the stone wall
Quatenus	See Quotenis
Quatocanit	Providence County, North Smithfield	Large plantation; large enclosure
Quatuck	RIVER, or Quequatasia or Quequatage, two miles up Pawcatuck river, near where Crandall's mill stood in 1681, [Potter,] on the north side, and near the centre of Charlestown.	The long (tidal ?) stream
Quawawehunk	about the swamp fighting ground, two or three miles west of South Kingstown depot.	Where the land shakes and trembles
Quawquinnippau	POND, south of Pawtuxet, called also Long pond	Stream with a wide turn
Quebaquauge	See Aquebapaug
Quequachanoke	Washington County	Place of a strong rapid current
Quequaganewet	See Quequaquenuit
Quequaken	Tiverton	See Quequechan ?
Quequakenuit	See Quequaquenuit
Quequanuit	See Quequaquenuit
Quequaquenuit	Narragansett Sachem or Chief (alias "Gideon")	See Narragansett Tribe
Quequatage	See Quatuck
Quequatasia	See Quatuck
Quequataug	UPLAND, running into the Great Indian Cedar Swamp, in Charlestown. [Potter.]	See Quacataug
Quequathanock	See Quatuck
Quequecham	See Quequechan
Quequechan	SHORE, from Fall River to Taunton.	Very swift current
Quequegusewet	See Quequaquenuit
Quetenis	See Quotenis
Quidnesit	or Aquidesit, or Opuitowaxet, from Pootowoomet to Cocumscusset or Wickford, along the shore [in East Greenwich].	At the small island
Quidnesset	Golf & Country Club, East Greenwich and Church, Cemetery and School in Wickford	See Quednesit
Quidnessett	See Quidnesset
Quidnic	RIVER, one of the western branches of the Pawtuxet river, through Washington village. Its reservoir is near Harkney mills in Coventry, and Quidnic pond. It is near Week's hill.	Place at the end of the hill (see Aqueednuck)
Quidnick	Brook, City & Resevoir, Kent County, Coventry	At the end of a hill
Quidy	See Aquidneck
Quinamoge	See Quinamogue
Quinamogue	MEADOW, in Westerly purchase. [See Potter, 204.] N. W. corner of Westerly, near Weir bridge.	Long fish place; eels (lampries?)
Quinamogue	MEADOW, in Westerly purchase. It is near the N. W. corner of Charlestown.	See alternative entry
Quinemique	Narragansett Sachem or Chief	See Narragansett Tribe
Quineque	See Quinemique
Quinimiquet	See Quinamogue
Quinnihticut	Connecticut River	On the long tidal river
Quinsnaket	LEDGE OF ROCKS, S. W. and near the residence of the late Stephen Smith, Esq., and extending west to the Louisquisset turnpike, near Esquire Olney's [in Lincoln]. The name means rock-house, and is applied to places under shelving rocks. Another place of like form and name is near Woonsocket.	At my stone house
Quinsnicket	Hill, Pawtucket	See Quinsnaket
Quinsniket	See Quinsnaket
Quinsnikit	See Quinsnaket
Quinunicut	See Canonicut
Qumatumpick	Washington County	At the long ford; long wading place; sinking swamp
Qummunagat	Beaver Tail Point, Jamestown	See Canonicut
Quoaug	ROCK, on the shore N. E. of Point Judith.	Round clam
Quoheset, Quohesett	See Quonset
Quomatumpick	See Qumatumpick
Quonacantaug, Quonacontaug	Pond, Washington County, Westerly/Charlestown	At the extended pond; at the long beach
Quonanicut	See Canonicut
Quonapaug	See Canopaug
Quonaquatog	See Quonacantaug
Quonaquontaug	See Quonacantaug
Quonepin	Narragansett Sachem or Chief	See Narragansett Tribe
Quonnaquonset	MEADOWS, in Little Compton.	See Quonset ?
Quonnoquon	RIVER, enters the north side of Tiverton.	Very long place
Quonny, Quonnie	Pond	See Quonochontaug
Quonochontaug	Neck, Post Office, Ponds & Beach, Washington County, Quonochontaug	At the long pond
Quonocontaug	Pond, Washington County, Quonochontaug	At the extended pond; at the long beach
Quononagutt	See Canonicut
Quononaqutt	See Canonicut
Quononaquut	See Canonicut
Quononicut[75]	See Canonicut
Quononiquit	See Canonicut
Quononiquot	See Canonicut
Quononoquot	See Canonicut
Quononoqutt	See Canonicut
Quonopataug	See Quonacantaug
Quonopaug	Brook, Kent County, North Scituate	Long pond (see Canopaug)
Quonotamaquot	See Canonicut
Quonset	POINT [& Aviation Museum and Airport] makes the right border of the entrance into Wickford bay, being the most projecting point [in Wickford].	Long place; a round shallow cove
Quotenis[76]	ISLAND, in Narragansett bay, was made an Indian fur trading place by the Dutch West India Company, settled in New York, 1617 or 18 and is now called Dutch island. [See page 268 Broadhead's [77] history.]
Quowachauck	See Quowatchaug
Quowatchaug	Washington County, Westerly	High Hill (See Watchaug)
Quowchauk	See Quowatchaug
Quttonckanitnuing	Providence County	Wide planted place; wide garden

Name	Historical & Geographical Information	Translation
Retacumuckut[78]	Washington County	On the west mainland opposite (See Neutaconkonut)
Romicanset[79]	Providence	See Pomecanset?