▁Isaac sen ▁Ver plan ck ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 6 3 8 . ▁The ▁Man atus ▁Map ▁of ▁ 1 6 3 9 ▁dep ict s ▁land ▁hold ings ▁in ▁the ▁nas cent ▁province ; ▁number ▁ 3 1 ▁is ▁described ▁as ▁the ▁" plant ations ▁at ▁Paul us ▁Hook ", ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 6 4 3 , ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Native ▁American ▁Indians ▁were ▁mass ac red ▁at ▁or ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity ▁of ▁Paul us ▁Hook ▁( the ▁Pav onia ▁Mass acre ). ▁ ▁Until ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution , ▁the ▁Dutch ▁and ▁then ▁the ▁English ▁govern ed ▁the ▁site . ▁In ▁ 1 6 6 4 , ▁an ▁expedition ▁sa iled ▁from ▁England ▁to ▁se ize ▁Dutch ▁colon ies ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁World . ▁ ▁The ▁col ony ▁of ▁New ▁Nether land ' s ▁Director - General ▁Peter ▁St uy ves ant ▁surrender ed ▁its ▁capital ▁to ▁the ▁English ▁forces ▁on ▁September ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 6 6 4 , ▁so ▁New ▁Amsterdam ▁became ▁New ▁York ▁( although ▁the ▁Dutch ▁re capt ured ▁it ▁briefly ). ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁a ▁trigger ▁event ▁for ▁the ▁Second ▁Ang lo - D utch ▁War ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁Dutch ▁lost ▁their ▁North ▁American ▁territ ories . ▁ ▁Charles ▁II ▁of ▁England ▁awarded ▁territ ories ▁to ▁his ▁brother ▁James , ▁Duke ▁of ▁York ▁( who ▁later ▁became ▁King ▁James ▁II ), ▁and ▁the ▁region ▁between ▁New ▁England ▁and ▁Maryland ▁became ▁propriet ary ▁colon ies ▁(