Founding Name
Vissers Eyland
This is a small island that was originally occupied by Indigenous people.
Boundary
Chosen Name
Fishers Island
Full Name
Vissers Eyland
Founding Date (text)
1639-03-10
End Date (text)
1789-04-01
Date of Establishment (text)
1666-06-01
Notes
The first white settlement of Long Island, however was not made until 1636...
Jurisdiction Type
unchartered area
State
Nieuw Nederlandt
Boundary Events
| Name at the time | Change | Start Date | End Date | Boundary Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vissers Eyland | Fishers Island (Vissers Eyland) under nominal control of Nieuw Nederlandt | 1639-03-10 | 1640-10-07 | Fishers Island_Vissers Eyland_1639-03-10_1640-10-07 |
| Fishers Island | Grant to John Winthrop Jr. | 1640-10-07 | 1641-04-09 | Fishers Island_Fishers Island_1640-10-07_1641-04-09 |
| Fishers Island | Grant to John Winthrop Jr. confirmed | 1641-04-09 | 1650-09-15 | Fishers Island_Fishers Island_1641-04-09_1650-09-15 |
| Fishers Island | Claimed by Connecticut by Treaty of Hartford | 1650-09-15 | 1662-04-23 | Fishers Island_Fishers Island_1650-09-15_1662-04-23 |
| Fishers Island | Claimed by Connecticut by royal charter. | 1662-04-23 | 1664-03-12 | Fishers Island_Fishers Island_1662-04-23_1664-03-12 |
| Fishers Island | Assigned to Yorkshire shire | 1664-03-12 | 1683-11-01 | Fishers Island_Fishers Island_1664-03-12_1683-11-01 |
| Fishers Island | Assigned to Suffolk County | 1683-11-01 | 1789-04-01 | Fishers Island_Fishers Island_1683-11-01_1789-04-01 |
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Citation
History of Long Island, Vol. 1, Ross, Chap. IV p. 45
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