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Adriaen van der Donck

Dutch colonist

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acquisition of Yonkers

  • Yonkers
    In Yonkers

    Adriaen van der Donck—known as De Jonkheer, a courtesy title roughly equivalent to “young lord” or “gentleman” (whence, phonetically, Yonkers)—was given a land grant in 1646 and established the patroonship (estate) of Colendonck in 1652. The lands were then bought by Frederick Philipse, who built…

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