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The following series was translated from the original Dutch by Willem Rabbelier and Cor Snabel of the Netherlands. It is published with their permission on The Olive Tree Genealogy pages.

Introduction

Note from Lorine:
I have added links to any online passenger lists for the ships noted below

COLONIST ARRIVALS BETWEEN 1641-1657

“EYCKENBOOM” (captain Gelain Cornelisz., chartered by the WIC), left Amsterdam May 17th 1641 and arrived in New Amsterdam Aug. 20th 1641, with 20 colonists and 24 cows for Rensselaerswijck (according to Rink there were only 3 colonists).

“KONING DAVID” (captain Job Arissen, chartered by Verbruggen, Grevenraet and Kiliaen van Rensselaer). Left Amsterdam July 23rd 1641, arrived Nov. 29th 1641 in New Amsterdam with 17 colonists for Rensselaerwijck. (according to Rink there were only 7 colonists on board) Was in Plymouth from Aug. 18th till Aug. 31st 1641.

“HOUTTUIN” (captain Adriaen Dircksen, probably WIC ship), left Texel June 14th 1642, arrived Aug. 4th 1642 in New Amsterdam with 22 colonists on board for Rensselaerswijck.

“WAPEN VAN RENSSELAERSWIJCK” (captain Jan Simonsz., owned by Kiliaen van Rensselaer a.o.) left Amsterdam Sept. 1643 and arrived in New Amsterdam in March 1644 with 16 colonists for Rensselaerswijck.

“VALCKENIER” (captain Willem Tomasz., owned by Abel de Wolff and Jan-Baptist van Rensselaer), left Amsterdam between March 15th 1650 and April 16th 1650 and arrived before June 28th 1650 in New Amsterdam with 140 colonists.

“GELDERSCHE BLOM” (captain unknown, owned by Wouter van Twiller), left Amsterdam after March 20th 1651, arriving in New Amsterdam before July 31st 1651 with 12 colonists on board for Rensselaerswijck.

“VERGULDE BEVER” (captain unknown, private owner), left Amsterdam after Dec. 18th 1656, arrived in New Amsterdam before March 20th 1657 with 11 colonists for Nieuwer-Amstel.

“PRINS MAURITS” (captain Dirck Cornelissen Honingh, owned by city of Amsterdam) left Texel Dec. 25th 1656, stranded near Long Island March 8th 1657 with 112 colonists for Nieuwer-Amstel. Sailed together with the “Geldersche Blom” and the “Vergulde Beer”.

“GELDERSCHE BLOM” (captain Symen Claesen, owned by Wouter van Twiller and Guilliaem Momma), left Texel Dec. 25th 1656, arrived in New Amsterdam about March 19th 1657 with 11 colonists for Nieuwer-Amstel.

“VERGULDE BEER” (captain Claes Willemsz., private owner) left Texel Dec. 25th 1656, arrived in New Amsterdam about March 19th 1657 with 33 colonists for Nieuwer-Amstel.

“DRAETVADT” (captain Jan Jansz. Bestevaer, private owner) left Amsterdam after March 24th 1657, arrived in New Amsterdam between May 22nd and Aug. 14th 1657 with 22 colonists on board.

“WAEGH” (captain Hendrick de Reat, owned by the city of Amsterdam) left Amsterdam end of April 1657, arriving in Nieuwer-Amstel Aug. 21st 1657 with 200 to 300 colonists (together with the “Nieuwer Amstel”) Sailed on Oct. 1st 1657 for New Amsterdam.

“NIEUWER AMSTEL” (captain Jacob Jansz. Huys, owned by the city of Amsterdam) left Amsterdam at the end of April 1657, arriving in Nieuwer-Amstel Aug. 21st 1657 with colonists for Nieuwer-Amstel. (see “Waegh”)

“ST. JAN BAPTIST” (captain Symen Claesz., owner Guilliaem Momma) left Amsterdam after Dec. 18rh 1657, arrived in New Amsterdam before June 3rd 1658 with 9 colonists.

“VERGULDE OTTER” (captain Jan Jansz. Bestevaer, private owner) left Amsterdam after Dec. 22nd 1657, arriving in New Amsterdam before March 18th 1658 with 3 colonists.

Source:

DE SCHEEPVAART EN HANDEL VAN DE NEDERLANDSE REPUBLIEK OP NIEUW-NEDERLAND 1609-1675
J.A. Jacobs 1989