Beaver
The Beaver sailed from Amsterdam December 20, 1656, left Texel December 25, 1656, arrived in New Amsterdam March 19, 1657
Columns represent: Name, Sex, Country to which they severally belong, Country of which they intend to become inhabitants.
1 Carsten Jansen M Holland New Amsterdam 2 Mrs. Carsten Jansen F Holland New Amsterdam 3 Jan Gillesen Kock M Holland New Amsterdam 4* Mrs Jan Gillesen Kock F Holland New Amsterdam 5 Lyntie Brouwers M Holland New Amsterdam 6* Lysbet Van Hooghvelt M Holland New Amsterdam 7 Maritie Jeuriaens M Holland New Amsterdam Transcribers Notes: * The island of Texel, is located in the West Friesland section of northern Holland now known as the Netherlands. 4 Mr & Mrs. Kock also had three children with them. 6 This person might have been on ship De Beer (The Bear) which sailed and arrived approximately the same time (Source #83A). 125 persons to the South River; The Beaver set sail from New Amsterdam on April 16 to the South River, arriving at New Amstel, April 25th, with about 125 persons for the Colony from the Prince Mauritz, wrecked at Long Island, including 50 persons who arrived on other ships.
Documents Relative to the Colonial History of the State of New York
O'Callaghan; Brodhead; and Fernow (editors) Weed, Parsons & Co, Albany, New York, 1880
Transcribed by Alice M. (Stansfield) Herzberg a member of the
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22 March 2008
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