Chief
Penawitz
Alternate First Name(s)
Penhawtiz
ID
1609,000,053
Gender
Male
Occupation(s)
Ancestor Notes
Indian Chief Penawitz was involved in an Indian Deed that sold lands around Jamaica Bay to the Dutch West India Company see: Dutch colonial council minutes, 13 May 1640
He is the subject of an exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York: https://www.mcny.org/penhawitz