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New York was officially founded in 1664 when English forces captured New Amsterdam and took control of the Dutch colony of New Netherland. The Dutch initially founded their colony in 1614, which included portions of present-day New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Connecticut, and Delaware.
New York was originally part of New Netherland. This Dutch colony was founded after Henry Hudson explored the area in 1609. He had sailed up the Hudson River. By the following year, the Dutch began trading with Indigenous peoples.
The Dutch first settled along the Hudson River in 1624 and established the colony of New Amsterdam on Manhattan Island. In 1664, the English took control of the area and renamed it New York.
NEW YORK COLONY began as the Dutch trading outpost of New Netherland in 1614. On 4 May 1626, officials of the Dutch West India Company in New Netherland founded New Amsterdam , which subsequently became New York City.
New York was one of the 13 Original Colonies that declared independence from Great Britain in July 1776, establishing the United States of America. The Colony of New Netherland was established in 1614, but colonists did not arrive until 1624.
The son of Joseph and Maria Yates, Robert Yates was born in Schenectady, NY, on January 27, 1738. He received a classical education in New York City and later studied law with William Livingston. Yates was admitted to the New York bar in 1760 and thereafter resided in Albany.
In 1617, officials of the Dutch West India Company in New Netherland created a settlement at present-day Albany, and in 1624, founded New Amsterdam on Manhattan Island. New Amsterdam surrendered to Colonel Richard Nicholls on August 27, 1664; he renamed it New York.
The ‘New York colony’ is located in the area of modern New York on the Northeast Coast of America. King Charles II also granted a part of ‘New Netherlands’ ‘New York to William Penn who in turned named the area under his control as Pennsylvania.
The city of New York was founded there. The Dutch tried to settle large estates in their new colony, but few Dutchman wanted to move. William Kieft was appointed the director general of the New Netherlands.
Marinus Willet, Tammany Hall & The Treaty of New York. On February 2nd, 1653 the Dutch West India Company formed the first Common Council to represent the residents of the colony.