Era Category: Important Figures - Dutch Rule

c. 1606-c. 1691 Abraham Isaacse Ver Planck was born in the Netherlands around 1606. Although the date of his arrival in the New Netherland … More Abraham Isaacse Ver Planck »

c. 1630-Unknown Cornelis van Ruyven, born circa 1630 in Amsterdam, was appointed Secretary to the New Netherland Council in 1653. He became a full … More Cornelis van Ruyven »

Unknown Arnoldus van Hardenbergh was born in Holland and, as a free merchant, he sailed to New Netherland in 1644. Van Hardenbergh took an … More Arnoldus van Hardenbergh »

1613-Unknown Paulus Lenertsen Van der Grift was born in Amsterdam, Holland on October 20, 1613. By 1643, he was employed by the Dutch West … More Paulus Lenertsen Van der Grift »

1612-c. 1670 Jacob Wolphertsen van Couwenhoven, son of Wolphert Gerritsen Van Couwenhoven, was born 1612 in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Holland. In 1625, he arrived in … More Jacob Wolphertsen van Couwenhoven »

1600-1684 Oloff Stevensen van Cortlandt was born in the Netherlands in 1600 and later became a soldier in the service of the West India … More Oloff Stevensen van Cortlandt »

1597-1672 John Underhill was born in Warwickshire, England, October 7, 1597, the son of Sir John Edward Underhill. As a youth, he was a … More John Underhill »

c. 1601-1677 Jacob Stoffelsen was born in Zeeland, Holland around 1601. It is uncertain when he arrived in New Netherland, but records indicate that … More Jacob Stoffelsen »

1607-c. 1670 Born in 1607 in Haarlem, Holland, Abraham Pietersen (van Deusen) was also known as Abraham Molenaer (the miller). He entered the employ … More Abraham Pietersen (van Deusen) »

1600-c. 1674 Cornelis Melyn was born in Antwerp, then a part of the Spanish Netherlands, in September 1600. Although a tailor by trade, he … More Cornelis Melyn »