From Friesland, Groningen & Drenthe

1600-1700

• 1621: Founding of the WIC West-Indische compagnie
• 1624: First Settlers on Noten Eylant
• 1625: First settler from Friesland: Sebastiaen Jansen Krol from Harlingen
• 1631: Jan Tyaerts from Franicker; De Eendracht [VRB][1]

• 1641: First settler from Groningen: Simon Claessen van Uythuysen from Uithuizen
• 1641: settler from Friesland: Gillis Douwes Fonda from Aegum

• 1647: Friesland Petrus Stuyvesant from Peperga arrives at Manhattan in 1647, 11th May

Petrus Stuyvesant arrives at Manhattan with the WIC ships Groote Gerrit and Princess Amalia to assume his position as director general of New Netherland, Curaçao, Bonaire and Aruba

• 1652: The Formation of Beverwijck in 1652,10th April

The formation of the village of Beverwijck, established as the Court of Fort Orange and Beverwijck, temporarily resolving the dispute between the Patroonship of Rensselaerswijck and the West India Company.

• Groningen: Pieter Jansen van Noortbroek from Noordbroek
• 1657: Drenthe: Jan Eltinge
• 1659: Drenthe: Roelof Hendricksz, farmhand from Drenthe in de Trouw [2]

• 1660: First Settlers from Drenthe: Steven Coertze van Voorhees[3] - Bonte Koe from Hees
• abt 1660: Garret Kroesen from Winschoten

• 1664: the English conquered New Amsterdam (abt 2500 inhabitants)

• 1663: Friesland: Minne Johannes on board de Statyn
• 1663: Friesland: Sjoert Olferts from Heerenveen

• 1673: New Netherland Restored in 1673 9th August, The combined fleet of Cornelis Evertsz and Jacob Benckes captures New York and restore

New Netherland during the Third Anglo-Dutch War. New York City is renamed New Orange; Kingston becomes Swanenburgh; Albany, Willemstad; Fort Albany, Fort Nassau.

• 1674: New Netherland Returned to England in 1674,10th November

New Netherland officially returned to England as the province of New York as a result of the Treaty of Westminster, ending the Third Anglo-Dutch War.

1700-1800

• 1744 Johannes Ritzema from Kollumerland
• 1747 Ulbe van Sinderen from Opsterland

Links

• New Netherland Institute
• Wikipedia/Nieuw Nederland
• HISTORICAL CALENDAR
• Yearbook of the Holland Society
• Ancestral Curious
• Olive Tree Genealogy