Figure Type: Important Figure

1597-1672 John Underhill was born in Warwickshire, England, October 7, 1597, the son of Sir John Edward Underhill. As a youth, he was a … More John Underhill »

c. 1601-1677 Jacob Stoffelsen was born in Zeeland, Holland around 1601. It is uncertain when he arrived in New Netherland, but records indicate that … More Jacob Stoffelsen »

1607-c. 1670 Born in 1607 in Haarlem, Holland, Abraham Pietersen (van Deusen) was also known as Abraham Molenaer (the miller). He entered the employ … More Abraham Pietersen (van Deusen) »

1600-c. 1674 Cornelis Melyn was born in Antwerp, then a part of the Spanish Netherlands, in September 1600. Although a tailor by trade, he … More Cornelis Melyn »

1609-1679 Frederick Lubbertsen was born in 1609 in Amsterdam, Holland. He was a sailor by trade, and entered the employ of the Dutch West … More Frederick Lubbertsen »

c. 1616-1671 Govert Loockermans was born around 1616 in Turnhout, a village near Antwerp, Belgium. He left Holland on board the Soutberg (Salt Mountain), … More Govert Loockermans »

1596-c. 1670 Jean Mousnier de la Montagne (Johannes La Montagne) was born in France in 1596. His family was Protestant and moved to Holland … More Johannes La Montagne »

c. 1597-1654 Jochem Pietersen Kuyter, a seafaring merchant originally from Darmstadt in Hessen, Germany, was born around 1597. He served with the Dutch in … More Jochem Pietersen (Kuyter) »

c. 1610-1662 Michiel Jansen was born in Broeckhuysen, Holland, around 1610. He was one of the early settlers who contracted with Killian Van Rensselaer … More Michiel Jansen (Vreeland) »

Unknown-1647 Hendric Jansen (Snyder), a tailor by trade, was one of the first settlers along the East River shore–as early as 1639, Jansen occupied … More Hendric Jansen (Snyder) »