Anthony Janszoon Van Salee

1607 -

• Name	Anthony Janszoon Van Salee  [1]
  Birth	1607	Cartagena, Spain   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FSID	P985-Q5S
  Death	Queens, New York, United States
  Burial	New York, New York, United States   [1]
  Person ID	I41179	footsteps
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2025

  
  

  Family	Grietje Reyniers,   b. 17 May 1602, Dürrenzimmern, Heilbronn, Württemberg d. 24 Apr 1666, New York, New York, United States (Age 63 years)
  Children	+ 1. Eva Antonise Van Salee,   b. 1640, Gravesend, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States d. 20 Apr 1710, Gravesend, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States (Age 70 years)  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown] + 2. Sarah Antonise Van Salee,   b. 1635, Gravesend, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States d. 1715, Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States (Age 80 years)  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F22222	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Extensive and well-documented Wikitree profile: Anthony Janszoon van Salee was a prominent early Dutch settler in the E nglish settlement under Dutch rule in Gravesend, Brooklyn, Kings, weste rn Long Island, after 1645. Gravesend is now a neighborhood in south-ce ntral Brooklyn, along the shore of Gravesend Bay and Coney Island. In 1 609 Henry Hudson landed his ship the Half Moon there at the island know n by the natives as Narrioch (Coney Island). In 1643 Gravesend then bec ame one of the original towns founded in the Dutch colony of New Nether land when Governor Willem Kieft granted a land patent to the Anabaptist L ady Deborah Moody, as a site where that English sect could settle free f rom religious persecution. Clashes with the natives delayed the town fo r two more years, until December 19, 1645. Anthony Janszoon van Salee (1607–1676) was the son of famed Dutch pirat e Jan Janszoon van Haarlem. Anthony was an original settler of and prom inent landholder, merchant, and creditor in New Netherland, and may hav e been the first Muslim in the New World. Extensive and well-documented Wikitree profile: Anthony Janszoon van Salee was a prominent early Dutch settler in the E n glish settlement under Dutch rule in Gravesend, Brooklyn, Kings, weste r n Long Island, after 1645. Gravesend is now a neighborhood in south-ce n tral Brooklyn, along the shore of Gravesend Bay and Coney Island. In 1 6 09 Henry Hudson landed his ship the Half Moon there at the island know n b y the natives as Narrioch (Coney Island). In 1643 Gravesend then bec am e one of the original towns founded in the Dutch colony of New Nether l and when Governor Willem Kieft granted a land patent to the Anabaptist L a dy Deborah Moody, as a site where that English sect could settle free f r om religious persecution. Clashes with the natives delayed the town fo r t wo more years, until December 19, 1645. Anthony Janszoon van Salee (1607–1676) was the son of famed Dutch pirat e J an Janszoon van Haarlem. Anthony was an original settler of and prom in ent landholder, merchant, and creditor in New Netherland, and may hav e b een the first Muslim in the New World. Extensive and well-documented Wikitree profile: Anthony Janszoon van Salee was a prominent early Dutch settler in the E nglish settlement under Dutch rule in Gravesend, Brooklyn, Kings, weste rn Long Island, after 1645. Gravesend is now a neighborhood in south-ce ntral Brooklyn, along the shor e of Gravesend Bay and Coney Island. In 1 609 Henry Hudson landed his ship the Half Moon there at the island know n by the natives as Narrioch (Coney Island). In 1643 Gravesend then bec ame one of the original towns founded in the Dutch colony o f New Nether land when Governor Willem Kieft granted a land patent to the Anabaptist L ady Deborah Moody, as a site where that English sect could settle free f rom religious persecution. Clashes with the natives delayed the town fo r two more year s, until December 19, 1645. Anthony Janszoon van Salee (1607–1676) was the son of famed Dutch pirat e Jan Janszoon van Haarlem. Anthony was an original settler of and prom inent landholder, merchant, and creditor in New Netherland, and may hav e been the first Muslim in th e New World. Extensive and well-documented Wikitree profile: Anthony Janszoon van Salee was a prominent early Dutch settler in the E n glish settlement under Dutch rule in Gravesend, Brooklyn, Kings, weste r n Long Island, after 1645. Gravesend is now a neighborhood in south-ce n tral Brooklyn, along the sh ore of Gravesend Bay and Coney Island. In 1 6 09 Henry Hudson landed his ship the Half Moon there at the island know n b y the natives as Narrioch (Coney Island). In 1643 Gravesend then bec am e one of the original towns founded in the Dutch colon y of New Nether l and when Governor Willem Kieft granted a land patent to the Anabaptist L a dy Deborah Moody, as a site where that English sect could settle free f r om religious persecution. Clashes with the natives delayed the town fo r t wo mo re years, until December 19, 1645. Anthony Janszoon van Salee (1607–1676) was the son of famed Dutch pirat e J an Janszoon van Haarlem. Anthony was an original settler of and prom in ent landholder, merchant, and creditor in New Netherland, and may hav e b een the first Muslim in t he New World.

  
  

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  [S27] Find a Grave Index, "Find a Grave Index," databaseFamilySearch (https://www./ark:/61903/1:1:QVLG-3Z4Q : 16 October 2024), Anthony Jansen Van Salee, ; Burial, , ; citing record ID 103573228Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.