Historical records matching Hon. Nicasius Laurens de Sille
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About Hon. Nicasius Laurens de Sille
Nicasuis was born september 23, 1610, in Arnheim. He studied at Leyden and the Univerity of Orleans where he graduated "with the cap," a Doctor of Law, as his father had done before him.
He married 1st, Cornelia Meulmans, daughter of Peter Meulmans and Anna Marschalk, and came to New Netherlands a widower with five children.
Nicasius was one of the original Proprietors of New Utrecht, and in 1657 he built there the first stone house in the town, which "also had a tile roof," and was standing until 1850, when it was destroyed.
Arms of Nicasius de Sille, of Arnheim, Netherlands, who came to New Netherlands in 1653 to serve as First Councillor to Peter Stuyvesant.
ARMS- Sable a saltire argent; in the center chief a mullet of six points Or; in the flanks and base a curry-comb argent. CREST- upon a wreath of the colors (sable and argent) two arms in armour embowed, each grasping in the gauntleted hand a broad sword hilted and pommeled or, tilted outwardly, all proper.
A University-educated attorney, he was commissioned by the Dutch West India Company as first councilor to the provincial government of New Amsterdam; In his role as "schout fiscal", he acted as sheriff and prosecuting attorney, and also participated in law-making; He also held the positions of church warden, fire warden, and even for a time, captain-lieutenant; He served as advisor to Director-General Peter Stuyvesant; In 1660 his "List of the Inhabitants of Nieuw Amsterdam" was completed at the behest of Stuyvesant; He was a thorough statesman and an experienced lawyer, and, having built a large house on the corner of Broad street and Exchange place, entertained his friends in the same elegant manner as that to which he had been accustomed in the Hague; He reportedly brought to this country more silver plate than any one before him, and took special pride in its exhibition; In 1655, he was one of the first to purchase a lot in the newly surveyed town of New Utrecht (now Brooklyn), where he built the first stone house, with a roof of red tiles imported from Holland; he wrote a brief history of the settlement of New Utrecht, and resided there until his death
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Hon. Nicasius Laurens de Sille's Timeline
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September 23, 1610
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Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands
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| 1639 |
November 30, 1639
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Maastricht, Limburg, Holland, Netherlands
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November 6, 1640
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Maastricht, Bisdom Luik, Netherlands
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1641
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February 10, 1642
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Amsterdam, Holland, Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden
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October 2, 1643
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Wijk, Maastricht, Maastricht, Limburg, The Netherlands
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1644
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Netherlands
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| 1645 |
January 6, 1645
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Maestricht, Limburg, Netherlands
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