Eastern New York Timeline - 1610 through 1619

1610

The Dutch name the future Hudson River as the Mauritius (Prince Maurice) for their Stadtholder (place holder, or steward) the Prince of Orange. ** Dutch navigators Hendrick Christiaensen, or Corstiaensen, and Adrian Block make a successful trading voyage to the Hudson River.

1613

Apr 21

The Iroquois sign the Treaty of Taagonshi with the Dutch, agreeing to treat each other as brothers. The Two Row wampum belt is made to symbolize the pact.

France

An installment of Champlain's Voyages carries the engraving Defaitte des Yroquois au Lac du Champlain (Defeat of the Iroquois at Lake Champlain).

1614

Mar 20

The Netherland states of Holland and West Vriesland make a joint resolution to give four-voyage monopolies (rather than the six requested) to those discovering new rivers and other trading sites in the New World.

Mar 27

The Ordinance of 1614 is passed. The Dutch Congress promises a trade monopoly to discoverers of new countries.

Oct 11

The United New Netherland Company is chartered by the States-General, giving merchants a three-year fur-trading monopoly.

State

Block settles Fort Van Nassoueen (Nassau, later Fort Orange, then Albany) on Castle Island. ** The Dutch build a trading post at Flatbush, in the future Ulster County.

New Jersey

Dutch explorer Cornelius Jacobsen Mey sails into Delaware and New York bays and names Cape May.

1615

Oct 8

Samuel de Champlain discovers Oneida Lake.

Canada

Champlain, accompanying Etienne Brulé, traces the St. Larwence and Ottawa rivers to Lake Huron, becomes the first white to discover the Great Lakes. He reportedly mets some Ojibwe at a Huron camp. When he returns to the New York area he accompanies a band of Hurons on an attack against the Iroquois near Oneida Lake at Nichols Pond, and is wounded. He winters over with the Hurons.

1616

Adriaen Block publishes his map of New York Harbor and Long Island. ** Dutch explorer Hendrick Christiaensen is murdered while anchored in the Hudson River - near the future Albany - aboard the Swarte Beer, by Orson, an Indian he'd adopted and taken to Holland and back.

1618

Jan 1

The charter of United New Netherland Company expires; they are unable to renew it.

State

After arranging a peace between the Mahicans and the Mohawks, the Dutch rebuild Fort Nassau (later Fort Orange, then Albany) on Castle Island. ** Spring floods destroy the trading post on Castle Island. ** The Dutch acquire land from the tribes around Albany at the treaty of Tawasentha, signed at Norman's Kill.

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