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Nathaniel Sylvester
Nathaniel Sylvester (1610–1680) was an Anglo-Dutch sugar merchant, slave owner, and the first European settler of Shelter Island. Early life Nathaniel Sylvester was born in 1610 in England.Jennifer SchuesslerConfronting Slavery at Long Island’s Oldest Estates ''The New York Times'', August 12, 2015 His family lived in exile in Holland before he emigrated to British America during the English Civil War and Anglo-Dutch War. Career In June 1651, with his brother, Constant, and partners Thomas Middleton and Thomas Rouse, he purchased the whole of Shelter Island first from a non-resident Englishman and then again the next year, from the Manhanset Indians, whose sachem, or chief, was called "Yoki." Nathaniel was the only one of the partners who lived on a Shelter Island, and he eventually bought out his partners’ shares. The Shelter Island enterprise involved barrel-making, using the stands of local white oak for shipping the West Indies tobacco, sugar, molasses and rum back to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Coddington
William Coddington (c. 1601 – 1 November 1678) was an early magistrate of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and later of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. He served as the judge of Portsmouth and Newport, governor of Portsmouth and Newport, deputy governor of the four-town colony, and then governor of the entire colony. Coddington was born and raised in Lincolnshire, England. He accompanied the Winthrop Fleet on its voyage to New England in 1630, becoming an early leader in Boston. There he built the first brick house and became heavily involved in the local government as an assistant magistrate, treasurer, and deputy. Coddington was a member of the Boston church under the Reverend John Cotton, and was caught up in the events of the Antinomian Controversy from 1636 to 1638. The Reverend John Wheelwright and dissident minister Anne Hutchinson were banished from the Massachusetts colony, and many of their supporters were also compelled to leave. Coddington was n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvester Manor
Sylvester Manor is a historic manor on Shelter Island in Suffolk County, New York, USA. History The land, spanning 8,000 acres on Shelter Island, was acquired by English-born colonist Nathaniel Sylvester in the 17th century. Sylvester and his brother owned two plantations in Barbados and over 200 enslaved Africans. When he died in 1680, the estate and 23 enslaved people were inherited by his descendants. The manor on the estate was built in 1737 for Nathaniel Sylvester's grandson, Brinley Sylvester. Enslaved Africans and European indentured servants built it. The last enslaved person was freed in 1820. The grounds include a cemetery of unmarked graves for enslaved people. Later, the manor was inherited by Mary Gardiner Horsford, the wife of renowned Harvard University professor Eben Norton Horsford after her mother brought it back into the family. They entertained often, one of their guests being Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. After her death, he married her sister, Phoebe Dayton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
