CHAPTER II.
THE EARLY SETTLERS AND PATENTS OF BREUCKELEN.
| The Bennett and Bentyn Purchase at Gowanus, in 1636—The old De Hart or Bergen House, Cornelis Lambertsen Cool’s Patent, in 1642—The old Vechte—Cortelyou House of 1699—The Bed Hook—Van Dyck’s Mill—Boompties Hook—The Butter-milk Chanuel—Fred. Lubbertsen's Patent of 1640—Seabring’s Mill—Cole’s Mills Luqueer's Mills —Ruyter's Patent, of 1645—Manje’s Patent, of 1642—Hudde's Patent, of 1645—Mentalaer's Patent, of 1642—Dricksen's (the ferry —master’s) Patent, of 1645—Lubbertsen and Breser Patents—John Rapalje’s Estate, confiscated and purchased by J. and C. Sands—The FiscockÐHaes Patent, of 1647—The Mid-dagh Family and Estate—The Navy Yard—Patent of Lodewyck, Cornelissen, Pet& Caesar the Italian, and the Montforts—Rapalie’s Settlement at the WaalÐboght—Catalina Trico, his wife—Hans Hansen Bergen's Patent—the story of Sarah (Rapalie) his wife—Jean Vigne, the first born European in New Netherland—The Bogaert Family—Ancient Remsen deed—The Gerritt Wolphertsen, Stoffelsen, and Bout Patents—Brouwer or Freeke’s Mill—Denton’s, or the Yellow Mill—The Van Rossum, Cornelissen, and Dricksen, Patents |
CHAPTER III.
THE CIVIL HISTORY OF BREUCKELEN, 1646—1664.
| Stuyvesant the new Director—General—Contest between the Director and People Appointment, by the People, of “the Nine Men”—The Popular Convention of 1653—Piracy on the Bound, and Robberies on Long Island—Measures of defence adopted by the Towns—Enlargement of the Municipal Privileges of Breuckelen- — She is honored by the appointment of a separate Constable—The first Church on west end of Long Island erected at Flatbush—Installation of Rev. Theo. Polhemus —Regulation of the Ferry between Long Island and Manhattan—A Tavern at “The Ferry”—The legal fees allowed to David Provoost, the Secretary of the three Dutch Towns—Market—day established at Breuckelen—Breuckelen and New Utrecht ordered to be placed in a State of defence—First Settlements at Bushwick —Settlements on the East River, within the limits of present Eastern District—The installation of Rev. H. Selyns as minister at Breuckelen—Carel de Beavois, the first schoolmaster of Breuckelen—Troubles with the English—Fears of Indian hostilities—Captain John Scott visits Breuckelen and other Dutch towns on Long Island, and proclaims the authority of the Duke of York—Stuyvesant convenes a Popular Assembly—Col. Richard Nicolls, with a British fleet, demands the sur-render of Fort Amsterdam—Obstinate refusal of Stuyvesant—Final reluctant sub-mission to the necessity of the cue—Capitulation to the British forces | 105-126 |
CHAPTER IV.
ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY OF BREUCKELEN, 1628—1664.
| Care of the Dutch authorities to provide religious privileges for their colonies Michaelius, Bogardus, and Megapolensis, the first ministers in New Netherland—The establishment of a Church at Flatbush—The history of the Minister's house— |