First appears when he signs a document in 1611 in which he agrees to assume the debts of his wife’s deceased parents from the other heirs for 100 guilders. Other documents during the 1610s show his occupation as baker, but he was buying, equipping, and evidently losing money running a “bleach camp,” which bleached cloth.

He and his family immigrated around 1625. Until his return to Holland in 1629, Wolphert farmed Bouwerie (farm) No. 3 in New Amsterdam and, through his wife, engaged in the profiable fur trade. While in Holland, Wolphert signed a six year lease with the Dutch West India Company for Bouwerie No. 6 (about 91 acres). He also contracted with Kiliaen Van Rensselar, patroon of Rensselarwick (comprised of many thousands of acres along the Hudson including most of present day Albany) as a factor or director and to be in charge of Bouwerie No. 7 in New Amsterdam.

Upon his return from Holland May 24, 1630 on De Eendracht (The Unity), Wolphert farmed Bouwerie No. 6, and for about two years served under contract with Kiliaen Van Rensselar. On June 30, 1636, Wolphert purchased land on Long Island called Keskateuw from the Indians. This was the first known white settlement on Long Island. Wolphert named his property Achterveldt, shown on the Manatus Map of New Netherlands as Farm No. 36, near the Indian long house of the Keskachau Tribe. Wolphert's house, surrounded by palisades, was the focal point of the village of New Amsterdam (later called Flatlands). (http://www.conovergenealogy.com)

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