A home geography of New York city . Old Hall of Board of Education APPENDIX THE MOST IMPOKTANT SETTLEMENTS IN DUTCH NEW YORK 1613-1664 BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN Butch Settlements 1613 New Harlem. English Settlements BOROUGH OF THE BRONX 1639 Jonas Bronck bought the land be-tween the Harlem and Bronxrivers from the Indians. Hebuilt a house, a mill, and an out-post for New Amsterdam. Hishouse was in Old Morrisania. 1646 Adrian Van der Donck bought landfrom the Indians on the west side ofThe Bronx, north of Spuyten Duy-vil creek. The people called him Jonkheer, which means younglord. Hi
A home geography of New York city . Old Hall of Board of Education APPENDIX THE MOST IMPOKTANT SETTLEMENTS IN DUTCH NEW YORK 1613-1664 BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN Butch Settlements 1613 New Harlem. English Settlements BOROUGH OF THE BRONX 1639 Jonas Bronck bought the land be-tween the Harlem and Bronxrivers from the Indians. Hebuilt a house, a mill, and an out-post for New Amsterdam. Hishouse was in Old Morrisania. 1646 Adrian Van der Donck bought landfrom the Indians on the west side ofThe Bronx, north of Spuyten Duy-vil creek. The people called him Jonkheer, which means younglord. His house and land werecalled de Jonkheers out de and landt, andyou have Jonklieer, afterwardpronounced and spelled Yonkers. 16421642 Throgs Neck. Pelham Manor and that part of TheBronx now known as PelhamBay Park. The Dutch claimedall this land and objected to theEnglish settlers, but the Englishsettlers remained, and their nameswere afterward given to theseplaces. 219 220 HOME GEOGRAPHY OF NEW YOEK CITY BOROUGH OF BROOK
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