Nothing is known about Abraham Klock prior to his appearance in New Netherlands records in early 1640. In a document signed on Feb. 21 of that year at the house of Jan Damen in New Amsterdam, Abraham contracted to build the first structures in the settlement of Achter Col. Its first settlers, as well as Adriaen Van der Donck, arrived on Aug. 8, 1641 on the "Eyckenboom". Based on this, it is likely that Abraham Klock immigrated to Americaon one of the vessles listed below.
Date Name of Vessel
------ ----------------------1609 HALVE MAEN (Half Moon).
In the employment of the Dutch
West Indies Company, Henry
Hudson visited and explored area
around Manhattan Island and the
lower Hudson River. His explor-
ation provided the basis for the
Dutch claim to the area.
1613-1614 TYGER. Capt. Adriaen Block and
his crew were temporarily maroon-
ed when their ship burned & sank
in the Hudson River.
Winter, 1623 DE MAKREEL and other vessels.
Contrary to much historical opinion,
several sources state that this col-
lection of vessels brought thirty one
families from Leyden in South Hol-
land. Some settled on Staten Island.
Eighteen families settled near Fort
Orange. Capt: Cornelius J. May.
Spring, 1624 NIEUW NEDERLANDT. Most
sources state that this vessel was
the first to bring European settlers
to New Netherlands. On it were 30
mostly Waloon families. Twelve of
those settled on Manhattan island
and along the Connecticut and
Delaware rivers. Eighteen settled
in and around Fort Orange (Albany,
NY), Capt: Cornelius J. May.
Jan, 1625 D'ORANGEBOOM, DE MAKREEL,
SWARTE PAERT, SCHAEP and two
other vessels.
1625 RUIJTER. Privately sponsored an
unaffiliated w/ Dutch West India
Company.
July 26, 1625 HET WAPEN VAN AMSTERDAM.
1625 GRIFFOEN.
May 4, 1626 ZEEMEEUW.
1631 EIKHOORN.
1632 EEWDRACHT, w/ new governor, Peter
Minuit.
1633 WALVIS, w/ David de Vries, patroon.
1633 E IKHOORN.
March, 1633 ZOUTBERG. Among passengers were
the first settlers specifically destined for
Rensse laerwyck, who had been re-
cruited in Nyerk, The Netherlands. Also
on board was a garrison of 104 troops.
1635 EEWDRACHT.
Feb/Mar, 1638 HARING, w/ new governor, van Twiller.
1638 KIEFT.
1639 WAPEN VAN NOORWEGEN.
1639 AKER.
1640 WAPEN VAN LEEWARDEN.
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