John Morin Scott
1730-1784 John Morin Scott was born in New York City in 1730 and graduated from Yale in 1746. He studied law in the office … More John Morin Scott »
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Jacob Milborne
c. 1648-1691 Attorney General of New York, 1690 Jacob Milborne was born in England around 1648 and came to New York in 1668 where … More Jacob Milborne »
Thomas Newton
1660-1721 Attorney General of New York, 1691 Thomas Newton was born in England on June 10, 1660, and entered the legal profession before arriving … More Thomas Newton »
Sampson Shelton Broughton
Unknown-1705 Attorney General of New York, 1701 Sampson Shelton Broughton, a barrister at the Middle Temple, London, was appointed Attorney General of the Province … More Sampson Shelton Broughton »
John Rayner
1662-1719 Attorney General of New York, 1709 John Rayner was born in East Drayton, Nottinghamshire, in 1662. He graduated from Cambridge University in 1678, … More John Rayner »
May Bickley
Unknown-1724 Attorney General of New York, 1710-1712 May Bickley was born in England and is believed to have been well educated and admitted to … More May Bickley »
David Jamison
Unknown-1739 Attorney General of New York, 1712-1721 David Jamison, a native of Lithgow, Scotland, was a member of the Sweet Singers, a Quaker/Mennonist sect … More David Jamison »
Cornelis Luycasz van Tienhoven
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 »
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 »
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 »