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Nathaniel Sylvester

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Nathaniel Sylvester

Birth
Amsterdam Municipality, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Death
1680 (aged 59–60)
Shelter Island, Suffolk County, New York, USA
Burial
Shelter Island, Suffolk County, New York, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.07766, Longitude: -72.34473
Memorial ID
View Source
The Manor: Three Centuries at a Slave Plantation on Long Island by Mac Griswold, p. 44-45
Nathaniel's parents, Giles and Mary (Arnold ) Sylvester, emigrated to the Netherlands in the early 1600s. Contributor: Donna Hasbrouck (47491143).
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Kay writes: Nathaniel Sylvester arrived from Barbados, where he was a sugar merchant, with slaves in 1652.
The Manor: Three Centuries at a Slave Plantation on Long Island by Mac Griswold, p. 44-45
Nathaniel's parents, Giles and Mary (Arnold ) Sylvester, emigrated to the Netherlands in the early 1600s. Contributor: Donna Hasbrouck (47491143).
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Kay writes: Nathaniel Sylvester arrived from Barbados, where he was a sugar merchant, with slaves in 1652.

Inscription

To NATHANIEL SYLVESTER
First Resident Proprietor
of
The Manor of Shelter Island
Under Grant of Charles II
A. D. 1666;
[Arms]
An Englishman
Intrepid,
Loyal to Duty,
Faithful to Friendship,
The Soul of Integrity and Honor,
Hospitable to Worth & Culture,
Sheltering ever the Persecuted for Conscience' Sake;



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