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In 1638, he was spoken of as the first miller in New Amsterdam; an important and lucrative position in those days, and he is sometimes mentioned in the records as Abraham Pietersen, Molenaer, or Miller. In 1641, on August 29 he was one of the "Twelve Men" whom the commonalty chose and empowered to resolve on everything with the Director-General and Council, and on November 3 he was one of the "Eight Men" who sent a memorial to the State General of Holland, setting forth the distressed state on account of the Indian Outbreak, and begging for assistance.
1607
Nov 11
| 1607 • Jamestown, Virginia, is established as the first permanent English settlement in North America (the modern-day United States), beginning the American Frontier. |
1607
Nov 11
baptismHaarlem, Holland ⇓ At the Dutch Reformed Church. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1607 • Susenyos defeats the combined armies of Yaqob and Abuna Petros II at the Battle of Gol in Gojjam, which makes him Emperor of Ethiopia. |
1629
Dec 9
Age: 22y
marriageTryntje Melchoirs Haarlem, Holland ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1629 • William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling briefly establishes a Scottish colony at Port Royal, Nova Scotia. |
1631
Age: 23y
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birth of childTeuwis Abrahamsen Van Deusen New Amsterdam, New York, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1631 • Moses Amyraut's Traite des Religions is published. |
1636
Age: 28y
| 1636 • A vote of the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony establishes New College (Harvard University) as the first college founded in North America. |
1672
Jul 28
Age: 64y
| 1672 • Third Anglo-Dutch War: The Kingdom of England declares war on the Dutch Republic. |