Pieter Aldricks
1633-1697
Born: Nykererch, Groningerlault, Netherlands
Died: New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, United States
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1633-1697
Born: Nykererch, Groningerlault, Netherlands
Died: New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, United States
<font size="3">Sent in 1658, by the Dutch Government with instructions for New Netherlands. In 1659 he is carrying on at trade in Delaware. In 1660 he is appointed commander of the area. In 1664 New Amsterday was captured by the English and the Dutch forts on the Delaware were taken. After some "violent behavior," Pieter then swore fidelity to the English and continued his trade. In 1672 he was appointed baliff for New Castle, in 1677 he was commissioned as a justice. From 1682-1683 he was a member of the first Assembly of the Province. From 1685-1689 he served as a Provincial Councillor. When William Penn bought out the land of the Indians in a large body of land lying between Philadelphia and Wilmington, the first witness to this Indian deed was Pieter Alricks. Between 1690 and 1693 he was commissioned a justice of the peace for the Lower Counties, and later a judge of the Provincial Court. He died in 1697 at the age of 65 years. </font>