Sayre family : lineage of Thomas Sayre, a founder of Southampton . , and theSachems story was found to be true. The arms of the State had been torn down, and in their place had beendrawn an unhandsome face, all which appears strange to us, being a criminaloffence against his Majesty, and tending to the disparagement of their HighMightinesses. May 13. The Council of New Amsterdam ordered Cornelius Van Tienhovento arrest and bring before them the strollers and vagabonds of Schouts Bay,who had so insulted their Dutch dignities. On the next day, with two officers and twenty men, he started on his
Sayre family : lineage of Thomas Sayre, a founder of Southampton . , and theSachems story was found to be true. The arms of the State had been torn down, and in their place had beendrawn an unhandsome face, all which appears strange to us, being a criminaloffence against his Majesty, and tending to the disparagement of their HighMightinesses. May 13. The Council of New Amsterdam ordered Cornelius Van Tienhovento arrest and bring before them the strollers and vagabonds of Schouts Bay,who had so insulted their Dutch dignities. On the next day, with two officers and twenty men, he started on his missionof ejectment, and arrived at the clearing May 15, finding one small house builtand another unfinished. They were first asked what tliey were doing there, and by what power orwhose authority they presumed to settle on our purchased soil, and told themthey must show tlieir commission. Eight men, one woman and a little child made answer that they intended toplant there, and were authorized thereto by a Scotchman who had gone withtheir commission to Red DWELLING (STILL STANDING) IN MAIN ST., SOUTHAMPTON. L by Thomas Sayre, the Founder, in 1648. The Southampton Founder 19 Secondly, they were asked for what reason did they throw down their HighMightinesses arms, and set up a fools face in the stead ? to whicli some an-swered, the escutcheon was cut down by a person who is not present; anotheranswered, such was done in their presence by a Scotchman, James Farrett, andhe and Lieut. Howe were then at Red Hill. Hereupon six men, namely, John Farrington, William Harcher, Philip Kert-land, Nathaniel Kertland, Job Sayre and George Wells, were brought to FortAmsterdam, leaving two men and a woman and a child on the ground to takecare of their guns. They arrived on the 15th of May. At the subsequent examination the following facts appeared: they went toLong Island to settle, from Lynn, Mass., and others were to follow. They cameunder authority of James Farrett, with cons
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