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29-789: Verplanck may refer to: Surname [ edit ] Abraham Isaacsen Verplanck (1606–1690), early settler to New Netherland, and progenitor of the Verplanck line in North America Catharina Verplanck (1639–1708), daughter of Abraham and wife of David Pieterse Schuyler, a progenitor of the Schuyler family Daniel C. Verplanck (1762–1834), American politician, son of Samuel Verplanck (1739–1820) Gulian Verplanck (c. 1636 - 1684) (also known as Gulyne, Galyna and Geleyn), son of Abraham Issacsen Verplanck and holder of

58-685: A borough in 1357. One of the reasons he did that was because of the war between the Hoeken and the Kabeljauwen. They fought a battle for the rule over the towns of Holland. Thanks to their rights as a borough, the people of Edam transferred make a new harbour. The building of the new harbour gave Edam connections to the major cities in Holland and the international trading routes. By the 16th century there were as many as 33 wharves in Edam, which, along with

87-696: A hamlet in the town of Cortlandt, Westchester County, New York Verplanck's Point See also [ edit ] Verplank , a surname Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Verplanck . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Verplanck&oldid=1150247864 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with given-name-holder lists Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description

116-730: A house in the Smit's Vly (along the shores of the East River at the foot of today's Maiden Lane ) and in 1649 built a house there. In 1664, when the English fleet appeared in the Upper New York Bay to claim the colony, Verplanck was one of the signers of the petition requesting that Peter Stuyvesant surrender. Sometime after February 27, 1699, a parcel of land having belonged to Verplanck, located on King Street in Manhattan

145-475: A land holdings in the nascent province; number 31 is described as the "plantations at Paulus Hook". On August 29, 1641, he was elected a member of Director of New Netherland Willem Kieft 's advisory board, the Twelve Men . In 1641, his relationship with the director was so contentious that he was threatened with banishment if he continued to insult the company's officers. The following year Kieft disbanded

174-813: A one-third interest in the Rombout Patent Gulian Verplanck (speaker) (1751–1799), American banker and politician, and youngest son of Gulian Verplanck (1698–1751) Gulian Crommelin Verplanck (1786–1870), American politician and son of Daniel C. Verplanck Marlene VerPlanck (1933–2018), American jazz vocalist William Samuel Verplanck Junior (1916–2002), American psychologist Given name [ edit ] Beekman V. Hoffman (Beekman Verplanck Hoffman, 1789–1834), American Navy officer Verplanck Colvin (1847–1920), American lawyer and topographical engineer Verplanck Van Antwerp (1807–1875), American Brevet Brigadier General Places [ edit ] Verplanck, New York ,

203-735: A smaller scale on Manhattan for the remainder of his life, he died with outstanding debt, settled by his family in 1699 by sale of one of his holdings. Verplanck was the son of Isaac Ver Planck, born in Edam in Dutch Republic (Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) in 1606. He married Maria de la Vigne in 1632. His children were Abigael Van Lear (1635-1672), Gulian ( c.  1636 - 1684), Callyntje (1639-1708), Isaac (b. 1641), Susanna (b. 1642), Jacomyntjie (b. 1644), Ariantje (b. 1646), Hillegondt (1648-1724) and Isaac (1651-1729). Some of his children relocated to what has become known as

232-541: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Abraham Isaacsen Verplanck He was one of the driving forces behind the bloody Kieft's War against the Native American population, set off by their retaliation to the Dutch's 1643 Pavonia massacre . His losses were so great at Pavonia he was forced to mortgage his Paulus Hook plantations. A property owner on

261-489: The Capital District of New York. He died at Albany, New York in 1690. He was the father of merchant, fur trader, and land grant applicant Gulian Verplanck (c. 1636 - 1684) , whose widow Henrica inherited a one-third interest of the expansive Rombout Patent in today's southern Dutchess County, New York . His daughter Callyntje, sometimes spelled Catharina, married David Pieterse Schuyler . Bergen , along

290-679: The Charter of Freedoms and Exemptions ) was given the Latinized form of his surname (which means "peacock"), Pavonia . It is said it was sold to him by the Manhattans after they had retreated there after the sale of their home island to Peter Minuit some years before. Pauw failed to fulfill the other conditions set forth by the Dutch West India Company (WIC) (which included populating the area with at least 50 adults) and

319-624: The Pavonia action that he was forced to mortgage his property to Jan Damen and Tienhoven, to serve as security for a loan from the Dutch West India Company , which he did on April 27, 1643. In 1643, Kieft's War forced the Verplancks to seek the safety of Fort Amsterdam on Manhattan Island where they later bought a lot from brother-in-law Van Tienhoven near the present-day Pearl and Wall Street in New Amsterdam and later purchased

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348-657: The banks of the North River (Hudson River) across from New Amsterdam , under whose jurisdiction they fell. In 1630, Michiel Reyniersz Pauw purchased two tracts from the Lenape Hackensack tribe : Hopoghan Hackingh ( Hoboken ) and Ashasimus ( Harsimus ), covering the entire peninsula between the Hudson River and Hackensack River now known as Hudson County, New Jersey (and later a third purchase of Staten Island .) The patroonship (established under

377-488: The cellar was built by a sea captain who missed the sea. However, it is more likely that cellar was built simply to keep the contents dry, while at the same time not requiring waterproof foundations . Records suggest that the Church of Our Dear Lady was present on the site since 1350 and its tower dates from the 15th and 16th centuries. Though the church was demolished in 1882 the late Gothic Carillon tower survives. In 1972

406-520: The church suffered extensive fires after lightning strikes to the tower. Consequently, when rebuilt (in 1701) the height of the tower was significantly reduced. St Nicholas church is one of the largest 3-ridged churches in Europe. Built on piles , the weight of the church was an important consideration and the vaulted ceiling is a wooden copy of a stone ceiling. The church also contains many stained glass windows donated as gifts from neighbouring towns or by

435-477: The council because it disagreed with his military ambitions. In 1643, Verplanck took part in a Shrovetide dinner meeting at the home of Jan Jansen Damen, with other guests including Kieft, Cornelis van Tienhoven and Maryn Adriansen . During dinner, the men discussed the Indian situation and Van Tienhoven produced a petition advocating the massacre of the Native American population. All those in attendance signed

464-416: The dam, is Edam's oldest brick house. This was built around 1530 as a private house and converted to a museum in 1895. The house represents typical Dutch construction of the period, and the internal layout is completely original. The house has a deeper kitchen with mezzanine living quarters above it. The kitchen leads to a floating cellar; a brick box room floating freely on ground water . According to folklore

493-448: The document and Kieft agreed. The Pavonia Massacre took place, February 25–26. Eighty Native Americans were brutally massacred. Kieft ordered Adriaensen and a band of volunteers to go to Corlaers Hook to attack the refugees assembled there. Retaliation was swift, and the colonists suffered greatly that winter from Native American attacks during what is known as Kieft's War , which lasted until 1646. Verplanck's losses were so great in

522-408: The east bank of the Hudson River in what is today's southern Dutchess County , New York . However, Verplanck died in 1684 and his widow married Jacobus Kip, grandson of Hendrick Hendricksen Kip , and the family's share of the patent passed down through that line. Edam, Netherlands Edam ( Dutch pronunciation: [eːˈdɑm] ) is a city in the northwest Netherlands , in

551-485: The fact that Edam was also granted the right to hold a market three times every year, provided a great boost to the local economy – making it one of the more important towns of North Holland, vying with Enkhuizen , Hoorn and Amsterdam . However, the open sea mouth caused flooding problems in the hinterland and in 1544 the Emperor Charles V gave orders to close the harbour with lock gates, which were built in

580-515: The flourishing Edam guilds (such as the guild of ships' carpenters) after the fire in 1602. Built in 1737 the town hall is on a somewhat larger scale than the rest of Edam. The entrance with its heavy double doors and sandstone surrounds are in the Louis XIV style and a wooden tower completes the picture. The town hall is still in active use for marriage ceremonies. Opposite the Town hall, across

609-416: The province of North Holland . Combined with Volendam , Edam forms the municipality of Edam-Volendam . Approximately 7,380 people live in Edam. The entire municipality of Edam-Volendam has 28,492 inhabitants. The name Edam originates from a dam on the little river E or IJe where the first settlement was located and which was therefore called IJedam. Edam is famous as the original source of the cheese with

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638-546: The same name. The town of Edam was founded around a dam crossing the river E or IJe close by the Zuiderzee, now known as the IJsselmeer . Around 1230 the channel was dammed. At the dam goods had to be transferred to other vessels and the inhabitants of Edam could levy a toll. This enabled Edam to grow as a trade town. Shipbuilding and fishing brought Edam more wealth. Count Willem V of Holland granted Edam rights as

667-435: The tower threatened to fall, but it was shored up with steel girders and subsequently completely restored. The bells, protruding from the open lantern, were made by Pieter van den Ghein in 1566 and still ring out a short melody every 15 minutes. This melody may be varied: for example typical St Nicholas songs ring out on December 5. After Edam was granted the right to have weekly markets, commercial cheese markets stayed(?) in

696-418: The town centre in 1569. This resulted in the harbour silting up and the ship building industry went into a decline by the end of the 17th century. The cheese market was the primary resource of the economy of Edam in the 16th century. On 16 April 1526 Emperor Charles V gave Edam the right to have a market every week. In 1594 this right was given in perpetuity by Prince Willem I as a mark of his appreciation for

725-401: The town until 1922. The cheese was brought to the market by local farmers on little boats, and when the cheese was lifted out of the boats it was carried to the market by cheese sledges. At the market, the cheese was shown to the merchants. After being tested for their quality, the price was settled by haggling until there was agreement. After that, the cheese was brought to a warehouse where it

754-455: The town's support during the Siege of Alkmaar . The old town centre, within the borders of the old city walls, is nowadays protected by the government, both the main structures and architectural details. A number of notable buildings survive in good condition. Grote Kerk or St. Nicholaaskerk, of cathedral dimensions, was probably built at the beginning of the 15th Century. In both 1602 and 1699

783-426: The west bank Hudson River and Bergen Hill would become contemporary Hudson County, New Jersey . Though it only became independent municipality from 1661 with the founding of a village at Bergen Square , Bergen began as a factorij at Communipaw circa 1615 and was first settled in 1630 as Pavonia , with settlements at Harsimus , Paulus Hook , Hoboken , and Vriessendael in the following years. They were along

812-605: Was later required to sell his interests back to it. The area was an island at high tide. In 1638, an agent/superintendent for the WIC, a man named Michael Paulez (Pauluson, Powles) was assigned to the land. He built a hut, operated an occasional ferry and traded with the local native population. His name was eventually anglicized to Paulus, and given to the hook jutting into the river and bay. By permission of Director of New Netherland Willem Kieft , Verplanck acquired land at Paulus Hook on May 1, 1638. The Manatus Map of 1639 depicts

841-477: Was sold by his heirs, apparently to settle his estate. Abraham Isaacsen Verplanck's son Gulian was one of three men granted what is today known as the Rombout Patent . In 1685, King James II of England issued a royal grant for some 85,000 acres (340 km ) of land to Francis Rombouts , Stephanus Van Cortlandt (both former mayors of New York City ) and Verplanck purchased from Wappinger Indians on

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