Pieter Stuyvesant
c. 1612-1672 Director-General of New Netherland, 1647-1664 Pieter Stuyvesant was born in Friesland in the Netherlands around 1612. He studied languages and philosophy in … More Pieter Stuyvesant »
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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 »