The following links will give detailed information on the properties and residents. The information was retrieved from translations of primary sources. I will present as much information on the properties that I can find. All sources used will be stated.
Prior to 1638 records are scant and I have prepared this short section to talk about New Amsterdam previous to the that date.
Each entry gives the translated entry from the map key followed by the name of the 1639 occupant/owner in brackets. Records up to 1660 will be consulted, anything after that will be covered in the 1660 Castello Plan section of this site.
A: Fort Amsterdam
B: Corn or Grist Mill
C: Saw Mill
D: Saw Mill
E: Varcken’s Island [Hog Island, later Manning’s Island, later Blackwell’s Island, now Roosevelt’s Island]
F: Quarters for the Company’s Slaves
1: Company’s Bouwery with an excellent house [Wouter van Twiller]
2-6: Five Run Down Bouweries of the Company, Three of which are Occupied Again
7: Plantation of Tomas Sanders [Tomas Sanders or Sandersen]
8: Plantation of Old Jan [Jan Jansen Damen]
9: Plantation of Jan Pietersen [Jan Pietersen van Housem]
10: Plantation of van Twiller [Wouter van Twiller]
11: Plantation of the Farmer Baker [Barent Dircksen Swart]
12: Plantation of Mr. Lesley [“Francis Lastley” or Mr. Lesle de Neve-Sinx, Lesley or Leslee]
13: Plantation of Tomas Beets [Tomas Beets or Bets]
14: Plantation of Jan van Rotterdam [Jan Cornelissen van Rotterdam]
15: Plantation of Hendrick Pietersen [Hendrick Pietersen van Wessel]
16: Bouwery of the Farm’s Baker [Barent Dircksen van Noorden]
17: Plantation of Jacob van Collaar [Jacob van Curler or Corlaer]
18: Bouwery of Loen Ontangle [Jean or Johannes la Montange]
19: Bouwery of Cornelis van Thienhooven [Cornelis van Tienhoven]
20: Bouwery of Twiller in the Hellegat [Wouter van Twiller]
21: Bouwery of Senikant [Everardus Bogardus]
22: Bouwery of Antoni the Turk [Antony Jansen of Salee or Fez]
23: Bouwery of Jan Claesen [possibly Jan Claessen or Jan Clasen Damen]
24: Plantation of David the Provoost [David Provoost]
25: Plantation of Hendrick the Tailor [Hendrick Jansen]
26: Plantation of Tymen Jansen [seemingly the land of Tomas Sandersen]
27: Bouwery of van Vorst [Cornelis van Vorst]
28: of Henderick van Vorst [Hendrick Cornelissen van Vorst]
29: Bouwery of Jan Everts [Jan Evertsen Bout]
30: Plantation of Jan de Latershoeck [1639 resident unknown]
31: Three Plantations at Paulus Hook [Michiel Paauw]
32: Plantation of van Maerynes [Marinus or Maryn Adriensen]
33: Plantation of David Pieters [David Pieters de Vries]
34: Nut Island, with Plantation of van Twiller [Wouter van Twiller]
35: Two Commenced and Three Completed Plantations of Tile Bakers
36: Two Bouweries and Two Plantations of Wolfert Gerritsen [Wolfert Gerritsz or Wolfert Gerritsz van Couwenhoven]
37: Plantation of Georgius [Georgius, Georg or Joris Rapalje or Rapalje]
38: Three Plantations of Georgeius [Georgius, Georg or Joris Rapalje or Rapalje]
39: Plantation of Claes the Norman [Claes Carstensen, the Norman]
40: Bouwery of Dirck the Norman [Dirck Volckertsen]
41: Bouwery of Cosyn [Cosyn Gerritsen van Putten]
42: Bouwery started by Poelen Pietersen as it is Pointed Off from the River to the High Sand [Jochem Pietersen Kuyter]
43: Bouwery begun by Jonas Brom [Jonas Bronck]
44: Plantation of Pieter the Chimney Sweep [Pieter Andriessen]
45: Plantation of the Tailor [1639 occupant unknown]
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