Willem Knijff
Unknown Fiscael of New Netherland, 1673-1674 In 1673, Willem Knijff was the Captain of the company of Netherlands Infantry stationed in Fort Willem Hendrick … More Willem Knijff »
Era Category: Important Figures - Dutch Rule
Pieter Tonneman
Unknown Schout of New Amsterdam, 1660-1665 The Dutch West India Company ordered the separation of the office of Schout of New Amsterdam from that … More Pieter Tonneman »
Allard Anthony
1620-1685 Schout of New Amsterdam, 1664-1667 First Sherrif of New York City Allard Anthony, born in 1620, was a prominent citizen of New Amsterdam. … More Allard Anthony »
Anthony de Milt
Unknown-1689 Schout of New Amsterdam, 1673-1674 Anthony de Milt (de Mille) is believed to have sailed from Amsterdam, Holland on May 15, 1658, on … More Anthony de Milt »
Coenraad Notelman
Unknown Schout of New Netherland, 1632-1634; 1634-1635 Coenraad Notelman, a cousin of Patroon Killiaen van Rensselaer, was appointed by the Dutch West India Company … More Coenraad Notelman »
Lubbert Van Dincklagen
Unknown-1658 Schout-Fiscael of New Netherland, 1633-1636 Vice Director of New Netherland, 1647-1651 Lubbert Van Dincklagen, widely regarded as an honorable man, had been awarded … More Lubbert Van Dincklagen »
Jacques Bentyn
Unknown Schout-fiscael of New Netherland, 1636-1638 Jacques Bentyn (or Bentin), an Englishman, was appointed by the Dutch West India Company to Director Wouter Van … More Jacques Bentyn »
Ulrich Lupolt
Unknown Schout-fiscael of New Netherland, 1638-1639 Ulrich Lupolt, a native of Stade, Germany, who on March 28, 1638 replaced Jacques Bentyn as Schout-fiscael, was … More Ulrich Lupolt »
Adriaen Jorisz Thienpont
Unknown Director of New Netherland, 1624 Adriaen Jorisz Thienpont was appointed the first Director of New Netherland on June 20, 1623. In 1624, he … More Adriaen Jorisz Thienpont »
Cornelis van der Hoykens
Unknown-1647 Schout-Fiscael of New Netherland, 1639-1647 Around the late 1630s, the Dutch West India Company realized the pivotal role the Schout played in the … More Cornelis van der Hoykens »