Nicasius de Sille
1610-1674 Schout of New Netherland, 1657-1664 Schout of New Amsterdam, 1657-1660 Nicasius de Sille was born September 23, 1610, in Arnhem in the Netherlands. … More Nicasius de Sille »
Era Category: Important Figures - Dutch Rule
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 »
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 »
Adriaen van der Donck
1620-1655 In 1640, Adriaen Cornelissen van der Donck, the twenty-year-old son of Cornelis van der Donck, a prosperous burgher of Breda, was a student … More Adriaen van der Donck »
Jacob Benckes
1637-1677 Governor of New Netherland, 1673 Jacob Benckes was born on September 10, 1637, in the city of Koudum, in the Friesland region of … More Jacob Benckes »
Anthony Colve
Unknown Governor of New Netherland, 1673-1674 Anthony Colve, a Dutch naval captain, was appointed Director-General of New Netherland in August 1673 when the Dutch … More Anthony Colve »
Jan Lampo
Unknown Schout-Fiscael of New Netherland, 1626-1631 During Director Pieter Minuit’s administration, the Schout-fiscael was Jan Lampo, an Englishman from Canterbury who also acted as … More Jan Lampo »
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 »