Oath of Allegiance - 1665

After the Swedish settlements on the Delaware were conquered by the Dutch, under the terms of the capitulation, all Swedes and Finns were ordered to take the oath of allegiance to the States General of New Netherlands. Some of those taking the oath, in 1665, were:

• Hans Hoffel

• Claes Peterson

• Constantinus Grumbergh

• Abraham Jansen

• Barent Jansen

• Martin Martens

• Samuel Peterse

• William Morris

• Claes Tomassen

• Molens Andriessen

• Harman Jans

• Johan Anies

• Oloff Transen

• Lambert Michielson

• Simon Hidden

• Jan Echost

• Thomas Bruyn

• Andress Jansen

• Jan Jansen<

• Matheys Elkisse

There are many known Swedish names not included on this document, so it must be presumed that this was only one of many circulated by the Dutch officers.

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