New Jersey Magistrates 1673

At a meeting of the Commanders and Honorable Council of War of New Netherland, holden in Fort Willem Hendrik the 24th of August, 1673.

PRESENT--Commander Cornelis Evertse, Junior,
                  Commander Jacob Benckes,
                  Captain Anthony Colve. [1]

[1] These three men composed the Council and were present at all meetings until the beginning of Capt. Anthony Colve's administration of New York, for which the first entry of business was dated 19 Sept. 1673.

From Documents Relating to the Colonial History of New Jersey, Vol. 1: 1631-1687 (Newark, NJ: Daily Journal Establishment, 1880) p. 128.

Oaths of Allegiance, New Jersey, 1665-1668

From Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey, Vol. 1: 1631-1687 (Newark, NJ: Daily Journal Establishment, 1880) p. 48.

Peter Sonmans' Conduct

Our New Jersey settlers did not always lead a quiet life!  Apparently, Peter Sonmans expressed his displeasure with the state of electoral affairs on 1 Nov. 1710 in Middlesex Co., NJ. His words--and actions--caused his hearers to complain all the way to Gov. Robert Hunter.

The above is taken directly from Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the state of New Jersey, Vol. IV: The Administration of Governor Robert Hunter and President Lewis Morris 1709-1720. (Newark, NJ.: Daily Advertiser Printing House, 1882) pp. 15-16.

Almshouse Immigrants

"In 1654 about 27 or 28 children arrived on the Peereboom (The Pear Tree). Only one name is known: the 16-year-old Hendrick Claesz. He was assigned to Lodewijck Jongh on 16 Nov. 1654. In 1655 another group arrived of nine girls between 13 and 23 years old and seven boys at the age of 12 to 17. In 1659 another group followed of six children. 

The Amsterdam City Council was cutting down expenses on the almshouses and Stuyvesants' request for "new blood" gave them the idea to select from these orphans of non-citizens. The children were volunteers, but it is unknown what the authorities told them. They were selected on health, not on skills and education. Later on the orphans were also recruited in Holland to serve as contract laborers in New Amsterdam." 

The following is one list of children sent from the Old World to the new, as written by a letter from the Burgomasters of Amsterdam to Director-General Pieter Stuyvesant on 27 May 1655. The almshouse children had "in all probability" come to New Amsterdam aboard the ship De Waegh (The Weigh-House) and that it sailed on 7 June 1655 and arrived on 13 Aug. 1655 under the command of Capt. Frederick de Coninck.

Source:
Ship Passenger Lists, New York and New Jersey (1600-1825)
Carl Boyer
[3rd ed., 1978]
pp. 136-137

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Jan            17

Mathys Coenratsen    16

Jannitje Dircx        19

Lysbet Gerrits        16

Marritje Hendrik    16

Jan Hendricksen    12

Catalyntje Jans    13

Debora Jans        15

Lysbet Jans        18

Tryntje Jans        22

Otto Jansen        13

Annitje Pieters        17

Tryntje Pieters        23

Guillaume Roelants    17

Peter Stoffelsen    13

Hendrick Thomasen    14

Dieuwer Volcherts    16

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A tip o' the hat to: AwesomeGenealogy.com who transcribed this information in
August 2002 and to the Olive Tree Genealogy site of Lorine McGinnis Schulze.

The Dutch Colony of Kentucky: Part 5: Intend Friends

This two-part list names the supporting members of the Dutch Company of Kentucky who were not among the original immigration colonists.  The persons named "intended" to settle the new lands available to them in Kentucky, but not all did so.  While their names appear on the list, some families never actually lived there.

The Dutch Colony of Kentucky: Part 4: Inhabitens

The following list names the original inhabitants of the Dutch Company lands in Shelby and Henry Counties, KY.

The Dutch Colony of Kentucky: Part 3: Lot Land Purchases

The following is the list of lot land purchases by members of the Dutch Company in Kentucky.