Founding Name
Gravenzande
A settlement in Long Island begun by Lady Deborah Moody , an aristocrat from England, and her English Anabaptist followers in 1645. Named for 's-Gravenzande, Netherlands, or Gravesend, England; not clear.
See the full story at the New Netherland Institute site:
http://www.nnp.org/vtour/regions/Long_Island/gravesend.html
For further reading and a complete bibliography of the New Netherland Project see:
http://www.nnp.org/nnp/publications/index.html
Date
Dec 19, 1645
Boundary
Chosen Name
Gravesend
Full Name
Gravenzande Stad
Founding Date (text)
1645-12-19
End Date (text)
1894-05-03
Date of Establishment (text)
1645-12-19
Notes
...issued to them a second patent for the town of Gravesend...
Jurisdiction Type
Stad
State
Nieuw Nederlandt
Boundary Events
| Name at the time | Change | Start Date | End Date | Boundary Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravenzande | Town chartered | 1645-12-19 | 1662-04-23 | Gravesend_Gravenzande_1645-12-19_1662-04-23 |
| Gravesend | Claimed by Connecticut by royal charter. | 1662-04-23 | 1664-03-12 | Gravesend_Gravesend_1662-04-23_1664-03-12 |
| Gravesend | Assigned to Yorkshire shire | 1664-03-12 | 1683-11-01 | Gravesend_Gravesend_1664-03-12_1683-11-01 |
| Gravesend | Assigned to Kings County | 1683-11-01 | 1789-04-01 | Gravesend_Gravesend_1683-11-01_1789-04-01 |
| Gravesend | Recognized as a town by state law. | 1789-04-01 | 1824-11-24 | Gravesend_Gravesend_1789-04-01_1824-11-24 |
| Gravesend | Gained in Upper New York Bay, Atlantic Ocean | 1824-11-24 | 1889-01-24 | Gravesend_Gravesend_1824-11-24_1889-01-24 |
| Gravesend | Gravesend exchanged with New Utrecht | 1889-01-24 | 1894-05-03 | Gravesend_Gravesend_1889-01-24_1894-05-03 |
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Citation
History of Long Island, Vol. 1, Ross, Chap. XXX p. 355
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