Middletown transcript., 1871-09-23

September 4ih, 1916. The Dutch on the east
side OF the river interfering with The trade Of the
Swedes, they erected a fort at Elsinghorough,
which was called liclsingboroush. This fort
wns called N,ggcnhorg, or Mosquito Fort, be-
cause the Swedcs were compelled 10 abandon II
| on account OF the annoyance Of the mosquitoes.
After the erection Of this fort, tho Dutch aban-
donrd the fort which they had erected opposite
| Tinncnm, called Fort Nassau, and In 1851 took
possession OF New Castle, which the Swcdcs had
called San,lhukcn, aud erected Fort Cassiu,ir the
remains of which still tho bank Of the
| river, u short distance from the town. In 1852
Gov. Prinlz returned to Sweden. Prior TO that
date John claudius Rising had arrived, who af-
| tcrwnrds became governor OF the colony. The
| Dutch continually claimed the soil OF Delaware,
and in 1916 William kicft and his council grant
ed TO Abraham Planck Simon Root, Jan Andri-
csson, and Peter liarncnson Two hundred acres
Of land each, on Southrivcr, near Bird Island,
| lprobably eecdy Island, on condition Of their
settling on said lands within one year. They
also promised them more lands, proridod they
,houd rant H,ni, on condition that they should
build houses aud reside on the lands. But II
| they did not reside ON them, their title was to be
| forfeited.
| In 1854 the Swcdcs took For, Cassnir by
storm and expelled the Dutch. They improved
the Fort aud called II :" Trinety Fort" During
| the same year, however, Peter Suyvcsant Cow
| crnor Of New York. sailed for Delaware with
seven ships and 900 or 700 men, suhducd all the
| Swedish forts. laid waste their country issued
! his proclamation permitting those TO remain who
! were willing TO submit to the Dutch government
and carried the remainder 10 New York, Thus
ended the Swedish government in Delaware
] Juhan Paul Jaqurt the first Governor OF
Delaware under the Dutch. lie was succeeded
| by rctcr Alricks when Delaware WAS conquered
/ by Sir RocF, Carr, the estate Of Peter Alrcks
was couhspatei. and granted 10 William Tom
! Alrichs WAS the ancestor of all the families Of
I he u4u in nf "
| have been CONNECTED with this congregation du-
1 ring nearly the whole period Of lis existence.
The grant OF Charles II. To his brother the
Dahc oi inrk and Albany, made in 1864, con-
vcycd 10 him all lands from the ives, side Of Con-
ntciitu River, Ia Mf Eisf nd. n Uciurdrc Biy
1 In September 1854, Sir Robert crrr arrived in
Delaware Bay, and took possession OF al the
Dutch fnr's and reduced their entire possessions
| TO suljec,ion 10 the crown of England. pcli-
ware seems 10 have been united with the lands
granted hy the crown TO III. Dgkc OF York, aud
lying between the Connecticut ard the Ensl side
ol the Delaware river, 10y conquest. All the in-
hahiiHn,s were confirmed in their possessions md
privileges on condition ni their taking the onth
OF allegiance to the King, and uf fidelity to his
gotetnmeut.
on the lT;h If MAY 1861. the town OF New
Castle wa, incorporated The English laws were
established Ia the town aud N h3tli .ir, Of the
Delaware nnil Sheriff 10 u chosen annually
4 MA appointed roa rllg tnapoR grins $50 niyta.
ON thc 4a,i u June, 1864 u, IilLc 81 ) OK OIL
.iuc|l a ne@ tti.ti from the kia,, for the laud-
granted him Ia Lost. This patent aiie the Gt.-
tern -hure - the Delaware his Western hneaAa-
rs. Two La. .i:irr, h. appointed 81 Edraud
Audross governor ct his territories, N'i,l Merp
surrendered 10 him ~ the iiuiea. Sir Edmond
Aniross purchased in 1918 from the Indians II
tract Of Land extending along the river. about
eight or ninc mites below the falls nj Trenton,
aud as iar above, ruh al he i'lInf ~ The Dsli-
a. r.
In lGsi the pnkc OF York granted to Lord
R"fklct mud Sir George caicrcl, the Province Of
Ncw Jcr.cy, bounded Ht Wfsi tp Mc Dsiaitart
B.y Thus II appears thai IN all grants tr0n the
crown 10 the Duke Of \ otk 10 lierkley and Cat
,erct and IN the purchase Of Lands above pliila-
! drlphih ifum the Indians. hS An'lross aud also
in establishing the Office of Sheriff ut New Castle
county. the eastern shore Of the Delaware was
made the line Of Delaware in all rgacs.
Prior to the arrival OF Penn in 1852. the gene
ral court AT New Castle ordered the Sheriff 10 ar
res, John fcnwick, who resided at Salem. and
claimed 10 hr the proprietor Of one half of the
Province OF New Jctsey and bring linn before tho
court.
There is record Of n trial u, New Castle in
which Robert Hutchinson il APPELLANT, "a. Thumas
Smith, James Pierce, William Johnson aud H.
!inn Waygh,min, defendants.
The ease involved u claim 10 lands living on
Cohonzy creek. |, tried in tho court al
Scw Salem y. J. Oct. ilih. lGsG. and WAS
| brought by appeal TO the General tuur, At New
Castle. The cour, r, New Castle reversed the
decision oi the court ut New Salem, Nov, ID,
1850. This decision WAS carried w appeal 10
the Court Of Asszcs. in New York, in October
following Transcribed Records, BOOK A., p.
liG Thus the fact Is established that the tor
riio;, and even the cour, n. Salem was under
the jurisdcinn Of New Castle. In 1863? William
Penn arrived and took possession Of Delaware
on the 2sth of October. lie had Two deeds from
Al. h..ta. A. al.
town Of New Cas,lc, and all the Land lying
within tho compass circle of twelve myles
about We same, with all Islands. 70 river and
soyle thereof - Another deed conveyed 10 him
all the lands lying south OF said circle To " Cape
lnlopcn, composing the two counties of ST
Jones and Dcalr, or Nhoorcskill The first o
these deeds included Salem.
Edmund cantwe was the first Sheriff Of New
Castle county, under the government of William
fcun. i,- WAS also high Shsrin under Sir Ed
mond Andross N 1910; and in iTl7 Rowland
fi,zgeral was the high Sheriff OF this county
The descendants Of Fitzgerald resided In Tho
roughinre Neck.
In 1859, the Goye.gor and council of Maryland
sent Col. Nathaniel Ute, TO claim In behalf o
Lord Baltimore, the lands on tho Delaware; In
answer 10 this demand Stuysesani, Governor o
New y ork, commissioned Augustine Herman and
Rcsolv ell Waldron ms his ambassadors TO tn,
Government of Maryland to remobstrai 10 agnins,
this claim. Tho Dutch claimed Delaware on III,
ground that prior to lG23 they had made a set
tlc,ncn, called ihc Hoore Kill, which was de
} s,royed by the Indians and in 1879 they had
built Fort Nassau, fifteen leagues higher up the
river and on the Eastern Shore, and ,ha, many
other places had been settled by the Dutch and
Dutch Swedcs; and that they had purchased th,
lands from the indians.
During the attempt Of these ambassadors al
negotiation, the Governor and council Of Mary
; land presented them copy Of Lord Baltimore
patent. The ambassadors very shrewdly alicg,t
that His Royal Majesty Of England had granite,
To Lord Baltimore lands which had not becl
seated and taken up before oaly inhabi,a,cd b,
a certain barbarous people, the Indians
. But rs the South River. called Nassau, aud b,
the English Delaware, had been taken up and ap
proprin,cd long before by virtue Of coinnissio,
! FROM the High and Mighty States General Of tn
! United Provinces, and settled, not by Indians
hut by a Christian people, that therefore tn
grant Of Lord Baltimore could have no reference
. 10 Delaware. The arrival of Sir Rober, Carr Il
1854, aud the surrender VI Delaware TO tho force
: under his command, put this claim OF Lord Bal
he Al lnf