miles
south of Geneva. It contained twenty houses.
[85] From Kanadaseaga the route was first south west for about two
miles to the line of the present turnpike, and thence nearly due west
along the line of the turnpike to Canandaigua lake. Beatty mentions an
ancient stockade fort between Kanadaseaga and Canandaigua. This was on
Flint creek on lot 92 in N.W. corner of the town of Seneca. The
encampment was on Flint creek.
[86] KANANDAIGUA, an Indian town of twenty-three large houses mostly
framed, located about a mile from the lake shore, in west part of
present village of Canandaigua. The corn fields, which were very
extensive, were located on the ridge north of the town. The usual
variety and quantity of fruit trees were found here, all of which were
destroyed. From Kanandaigua the route of the army was nearly south
west, substantially on the line of the present road through Bristol to
the foot of Honeoye Lake, a distance of sixteen miles, to the next
village of Hanneyaye.
[87] HANNEYAYE, an Indian town occupied in 1779, located at the foot
of Honeoye lake, about half a mile east of the outlet, and south of
Mill creek. It contained about twenty houses, one of which was
occupied as a fort under command of Capt. Cummings of the 2nd N.J.
regiment. Beatty gives the following description of the work which he
says was occupied by three hundred men in all: "They was encamped
round the house where we had left our stores, and the camp was
abbateed in, and round the house they had made a small Fort of kegs,
and bags of flour, and had three pieces of artillery in it, and the
house they had made full of loop holes, so as to fight out of it in
case of necessity, and upon the whole I think they was very safe."
[88] On leaving Hanneyaye the army forded the outlet near the lake,
and taking a west course, nearly on the line of the present east and
west road leading west from present village of Honeoye, to the summit
of the dividing ridge, and thence in a south west course, crossing the
outlet of Hemlock lake at its foot, and continuing over the hill on
same course to present Foot's corners, in the town of Conesus, where
the army encamped on level ground two miles north of the Indian town
Adjutoa or Kanaghsaws.
[89] KANAGHSAWS, or Adjutoa according to some Journals, an Indian town
of 18 houses, located about a mile north west of Conesus Centre, on
the north and south road that passes through the McMillen farm.
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