Under the government of Wyandance, if not previously, this tribe acquired by their martial virtues and the skill of their chieftain, a powerful ascendency over the other tribes of the Island, who by tribute, deference, or otherwise, acknowledged their superiority. At this time they appear to have been numerous. "In the year 1658 Wyandanch, Sachem of Montaukett, Plaintiff, prosecuted Jeremy Daily, Defendant, for an injury done to his "great cannow." The case was tried by the "three men," and the Jury in the cause rendered a verdict of ten shillings as damages for the plaintiff."History of East Hampton, New York, p. 10
Wyandanch, Grand Sachem of the Montauk Indians of Long Island, NY. Cause of death was by poison secretly administered. "The Montauk Indians were eagerly sought for as whalemen, on account of their aptness and skill in seamanship, and their rare merits in the perilous conflicts with the giants of the deep. They manifested an equal readiness for the whaling voyage, and not a ship in that day sailed upon a whaling cruise without the necessary complement of Indians.
" History of East Hampton, New York, p. 54


WYANDANK'S DEED TO LION GARDINER, OF SMITHTOWN
East Hampton, July 14, 1659
Bee it knowne unto all men, both English and Indians especially the inhabitants of Long Island that I Wyandance Sachem of Pamanack, with my wife and sonn Wiankanbonem, my only sonn and heire, havinge delyberately considered how this twentie-four years wee have bene not only acquaited with Lion Gardiner, but from time to time have recived much kindnes of him and from him, not onely by counsell and advice in our prosperitie, but in our great extremytie, when wee were almost swallowed upp of our enemies, then wee say he apeared to us not only as a friend, but as a father, in givinge us his monie and goods, whereby wee defended ourselves, and ransomed my daughter and friends, and weesay and know that by his manes we had great comfort and reliefe from the most honorable of the English nation here about us: soe that seigne wee yet live, and both of us beinge now ould, and not that wee at any time have given him anythige to gratifie his fatherly love, care and charge, we havinge nothing left that is worth his acceptance but a small tract of land which wee desire him to Accept of for himself, his heires, executors and assignes forever; now that it may be knowne how and where that land lieth on Long Island, we say it lieth betwene Huntington and Seatacut, the weaterne bounds beinge Cowharbor, easterly Arhata a munt, and southerly ercrosse the Island to the end of the great hollow or valley, or more than half through the Island southerly; and that this gaft is our free act and deede: sealed and delivered in the presence of
Witnes:
Richard Smithe
Thomas Chatfield
Thomas Tallmage
Wayandance his (88) mark
Wiankombone his (M) mark
The Sachame's wife her (Swq) mark
The original deed is in the possession of the Long Island Historical Society, Brooklyn, N.Y.
See it in Wood's History, L.I. p. 198.

• Married: 1600

1. QUASHAWAN
2. Ryoncombome "Rioncomborme" WYANDANCH
3. WIANCAMBONE b: 1640 in Island of Nasamo, Suffolk, long Island, New York
4. "Heather Flower" CANTORERA
5. ASKICKOTAUTUP
6. SKEBANON
7. MOPAQUIA
8. TOMBO
9. GONTOMAN

1. Title: History of East Hampton
   Author: Henry P. Hedges
   Publication: J. H. Hunt, Print, Sag Harbor, NY 1897
   Repository:
   Media: Book
   Page: 51-55
2. Title: Records of the Town of Brookhaven up to 1800
   Repository:
   Media: Book
   Page: 3
   Text: Patchogue: Printed at the Office of the Advance, 1880