David Provoost
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David Provoost was a prominent citizen of New Amsterdam, New Netherland, where he worked many years for the West India Company[1]
His main occupation was trade when he was not working for the government[2]
He was the original grantee, in 1639, of a
considerable parcel of land in New Amsterdam[2] where he resided for sometime before moving to Long Island[3]
First Voyage to New Netherland
His first voyage from Holland to New Netherland was in 1624, two years before the Island of Manhattan was purchased from the Native Americans[4] He returned to Holland after a few years and later married Margrietje Jelis (Gillis) 11 July 1637 in Amsterdam[5]
Second Voyage to New Netherland
The second voyage to New Netherland was before April of 1639, perhaps with Governor Kieft and his company in March 1638[6] Near the river shore, he partially cleared and built a farm house at a point which is believed to be in the interior of the block between the modern Pearl and Water Streets, Dover Street and Peck Slip. The area also comprised City Hall Park. East of the house and extending from the river's shore up to the present Franklin Square, was a small cherry and apple orchard, long afterwards famous as " the Cherry Garden," the trees of which may very likely have been set out by Provoost himself. They are still commemorated by the Cherry Street of the present day[7]
Provoost spoke Dutch, English, French, Latin and languages of several of the Indian tribes[8] 20 September 1639, he made a contract to purchase 500 Schepels from the Native Americans[9]
In 1640 he was appointed Commissary of Provisions and Tobacco Inspector by Governor Kieft[2]
Fort Good Hope
In April of 1642, he was appointed commander of Fort Good Hope(Dutch:'Huys de Goede Hoop') in Hartford, Connecticut[8] page 13. where he was in charge of 50-60 men that were to take command of the Fresh River known today as the Connecticut River The English had settlements in the area and there were, on occasion, disputes between the Dutch and the English, however, Provoost's diplomatic ability as well as his speedy and brave acts of retaliation were warmly approved of Governor Kieft Biographical and Genealogical Notes of the Provoost Family An incident was described where a Native American captive of the the English that was subject to public punishment had escaped her English master in Hartford and sought refuge in the Dutch Fort Good Hope. Here she was protected by David Provoost and he refused to deliver her when English authorities sent a dispatch to get her back[10][11]
2 February 1652, his name is at the head of the board of Nine Men of the city of New Amsterdam[12]These men met in the schoolroom of David Provoost and were the first to dispute the autocratic powers of the governor[13] and they were the precursors of the aldermen and commissioners[14]
It is documented that he was also a school master in Manhattan as early as 1645[15] As well as these different vocations, he acted as counsellor and attorney. In this capasity he was found attending suits before the aldermen and magistrates[2], page 17.
David Provoost became Notary Public 16 September 1652[16]
He was appointed the first Schout (Sheriff) of Breukelen and Amersfoort as early as 1654 and passed away on Long Island in 1656[15]
References
- ^ "Bulletin". U.S. Government Printing Office. July 30, 1912 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c d "The New York genealogical and biographical record". New York, New York Genealogical and Biographical Society. July 30, 1875 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/moa/AFK3932.0001.001?rgn=main;view=fulltext
- ^ Provost, Andrew Jackson (July 30, 1895). "Biographical and genealogical notes of the Provost family from 1545 to 1895". New York – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Indexen".
- ^ "The New York genealogical and biographical record". New York, New York Genealogical and Biographical Society. 1875.
- ^ "New Amsterdam and its people; studies, social and topographical, of the town under Dutch and early English rule". New York, C.Scribner's sons. 1902.
- ^ a b "Biographical and genealogical notes of the Provost family from 1545 to 1895". New York. 1895.
- ^ Calendar of Historical Manuscripts in the Office of the Secretary of State, Albany, N.Y., edited by E.B. O' Callaghan, Vol. 1 page 11
- ^ http://dutchgenie.net/GSBC-familyfiles/familyfiles/exhibits/genealogical_notes_of_the_provoost_famil.pdf
- ^ O'Callaghan, Edmund Bailey (1846). "History of New Netherlands: Or, New York Under the Dutch".
- ^ http://www.nycourts.gov/history/legal-history-new-york/documents/History_Sullivan-New-York-History.pdf
- ^ "Biographical and genealogical notes of the Provost family from 1545 to 1895". New York. 1895.
- ^ https://archive.org/details/newyorkgenealogi1875gree/page/n15/mode/2up
- ^ a b "Bulletin". 1912.
- ^ "The register of New Netherland, 1626 to 1674". 1865.
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