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c. 1600-1685 Hendrick Hendricksen was born around 1600 in Niewenhuys in the Netherlands. He was a tailor by trade and was one of the … More Hendrick Hendericksen (Kip) »

1621-1686 Augustine Heermans was born in 1621 in Prague, Bohemia, and subsequently moved with his family to the Netherlands. He was a surveyor by … More Augustine Heermans »

1614-1670 Thomas Hall, who had come to New Amsterdam by way of New England, was a native of Gloucestershire in England. He was born … More Thomas Hall »

c. 1583-1662 Wolphert Gerritsen was born around 1583 in Amersfoort, Netherlands. In June 1625, Gerritsen and his wife immigrated to New Netherlands, one of … More Wolphert Gerritsen (Van Couwenhoven) »

c. 1601-1677 Elbert Elbertsen was born in 1620 in Nieukerken, North Brabent, in the Netherlands. He immigrated to New Netherland in 1637, bound in … More Elbert Elbertsen (Stoothoff) »

Unknown Little is known of the life of Gerrit Dircksen. He arrived in New Netherland from the Drenthe Province of Holland and in 1638 … More Gerrit Dirckson (Blauw) »

c. 1600-c. 1645 Barent Dircksen, born around 1600 and a baker by trade, arrived in New Netherland from Norden [Naarden] in East Friesland in … More Barent Dircksen (Van Naarden) »

1593-c. 1662 David Pieterszen de Vries was born in 1593 to Dutch parents in La Rochelle, France. He was a mariner, and captained voyages … More David Pieterszen de Vries »

1595-Unknown Isaack de Rasieres was born in Middleburg, the Netherlands in 1595 and sailed to New Netherland following his 1626 appointment by the Dutch … More Isaack de Rasieres »

Unknown-c. 1665 Joris Jansen de Rapelje, a Huguenot who had fled to Leiden from Valenciennes, was one of New Netherland’s first settlers. A weaver … More Joris Jansen de Rapelje »