…Kieft hired Captain John Underhill to lead militia operations, and his forces killed over 1,000 Indigenous people, including 500-700 in the Pound Ridge Massacre of March 1644 — many burned alive. For two years, united tribes conducted sustained attacks…

…No primary references, however, precisely locate the place or explicitly note the name of the massacre site. Although Indians may have sold land in the modern-day Pound Ridge area as early as 1640, a place name containing the word…

…The Pavonia massacre of February 25, 1643 triggered Kieft's War, with united Wappinger bands attacking Dutch settlements throughout New Netherland. Dutch retaliation came through the Pound Ridge Massacre of March 1644, killing 500-700 Wappinger, many burned alive. By…