He relocated to the area straddling the border of Connecticut and New York, and was captured by a tribe led by the sachem Katonah (one of multiple spellings of that name referenced in historical documents).
There is dispute as to whether Warrups killed a Native American in Fairfield; he again moved, however, this time several miles north to land that would eventually be included as part of Redding, Connecticut.
Redding's official town seal, dated 1714, depicts founder John Read under the boughs of a tree purchasing land from Chickens Warrups, with another settler and Native American in attendance.
[4] "Chickens ... seems to have been a strange mixture of Indian shrewdness, rascality and cunning, and was in continual difficulty with the settlers concerning the deeds he gave them," wrote historian Charles Burr Todd.
[10] The U.S. government denied tribal nation status for the Schaghticoke group, who hoped an affirmative decision would allow them to start the process of getting approval for a casino.