In 1660, following petitions by the colonists, the offices of New Amsterdam schout and New Netherland Schout-fiscal were separated and the municipal tribunal became … More The Court of Schout, Burgomasters and Schepens, 1660-1665; 1673-1674 »
Dutch relations with the Native Americans began well and the Company’s Instructions to Director Willem Verhulst mandated that the indigenous population be treated … More The Twelve Men and Director Kieft’s Indian War »
c. 1601-c. 1656 Schout-fiscael of New Netherland, 1652-1656 Schout-fiscael of New Amsterdam, 1653-1656 Cornelis van Tienhoven was born in Utrecht, the Netherlands, around 1601. … More Cornelis Luycasz van Tienhoven »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
