Jamesport was first settled in the 1690s and originally was called "Aquebogue".
The name "Jamesport" refers to "James Tuthill"; a man who settled in the area south of Lower Aquebogue on the Peconic Bay with his family in 1833
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamesport,_New_York
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamesport,_New_York
Date
1690s