1599 - 1667 (68 years)Town-Castle Island-Albany NY 1645
Variously called Castle Island, Martin Gerritse's Island, Patroon's Island, and Westerlo Island, the large landform on the west side of the Hudson River was separated from the mainland by the passage of the Normanskill (sometimes called the "Normanskill Creek") behind it as it wound its way into the Hudson. The island has a rich history and many traditions! Inhabited by both Mohawk and Mohicans, it was said to be the site of a French trading post built during the sixteenth century. The first documented inhabitation probably occurred in 1614 when a trading outpost known as Fort Nassau was erected by the Dutch West India Company. Located on the Hudson River flood plain, the rudimentary "fort" was washed away by flooding in 1617. Fort Nassau was replaced by the building of Fort Orange in 1624. By the 1640s, the fertile island was divided into farms and leased to tenants. The first farm on Castle Island was called "Rensselaersburgh" and was established in 1630. Early tenants included Brant Peelen, Adrian Va
| Date | 1914 |
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| Linked to | Cornelis Segerse Egmont Van Voorhout |
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