Immigrants to New Netherland

Immigrants, First Settlers
with biographical information

Immigrants to New Netherland 1623-1664

Ship Passenger List Index
An index of all persons on ships lists recorded as passengers to New Netherland; linked to ship lists, including biographical data.
[Delaware/Sweden immigrants indexed separately]

Index to Ships
Index of ships carrying passengers with links to ship lists; including activities of the first settlements, ship departures, crews and cargoes

First Settlers in New Netherland 1623-1664

Petition List of the Walloon and French Petitioners 1621-23

Petition of Jesse de Forest, et al;
requesting 300 persons to settle abroad

Resolution of the States General
to settle in New Netherland

Response of Jesse de Forest's Request
prohibiting all persons to resort to New England.

An Account of the First Settlers in New Netherland 1623-1630
Excerpts from various Historical Documents with activities of the first settlements.

Depositions of Catelyn Trico and Peter Lawrensen, among the first settlers.

Names mentioned in Secretary van Tienhoven's Answer
to the Remonstrance from New Netherland

Representative Pioneer Settlers of New Netherland
and Their Original Home Places,
by Richard Shermerhorn and A. J. Van Laer, archivist.

Origin and Settlement of New York Families
by Joel N. Eno

The Colony of Rensselaerswyck 1630-1634
- by Kiliaen Van Rensselaer.

Settlers of Rensselaerswyck
Biographical sketches of persons in the colony
of Rensselaerswyck 1630-1654, excerpted from The Van Rensselaer Bowier Manuscripts.

Scandinavian and German Settlers
from Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Germany.
Compiled from Scandinavians in New York, by John O. Evjen.

Immigrants Living in Kings County
Names of Persons living in Kings County during the Year 1687 who immigrated to New York before 1665.

Bibliography of Sources
A table of Historical Records used to reconstruct immigrant arrivals 1630-1664,
with links to online transcriptions of historical documents, publications.

Scandinavian Immigrants in New York, 1630-1674
Biographical Sketches of Norwegian, Danish, German,
and Swedish Immigrants in New York by John O. Evjen, ©1916.
(at this site)