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List of persons living at the Whorekill

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[      ] of the persons young and old who are here at Sekonnessinck or WhoreKill[1]

[      ]nus Fredricks Wiltbanck, his wife, two sons, one servant  5 
[      ]der Moelsteen[2] his wife, two sons, one servant  5 
[      ] Wolgast, his wife, one son, one servant  4 
Willem Klasen, two daughters, one child  4 
Jan Kipshaven, his wife, one daughter  3 
James Weedon, his wife, 1 daughter, 1 son, 4 servants  8 
John Rods, his wife and five children: 3 sons and 2 daughters  7 
Daniel Brun, his wife and his partner John Colleson  3 
Jan Michiels, Antony Pieters, Abraham Pieters, Pieter Hansz  4 
Pieter Gronendick, Antony Hansen, Herman Cornelissen  3 
Hendrick Drochstraeten   1 
1671 the 8th of May  Total souls  47 
Capt. Martyn Cregier's sloop the Bedfort is still here  5 
As well as Pieter Alrichs' small boat from New Castle with 2 persons  2 
7 
Helmanus Fr. Wiltbanck

[ Entitled: ] List of persons at Sekonnessinck.

[ Endorsed: ] [      ] at the Whore[      ] 16 [      ] [3]

Notes

See 21:104/105 for a 1671 list of inhabitants in settlements from New Castle northward. Other translation in NYCD 12:522.
i.e., Sander or Alexander Molestine.
Endorsement in the hand of Matthias Nicolls.

References

Translation: Gehring, C. trans./ed., New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch, Vols. 20-21, Delaware Papers: English Period, 1664-1682 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.: 1981).A complete copy of this publication is available on the New Netherland Institute website.