▁the ▁town ship ▁was ▁Hend rick ▁Jacob s ▁Fal ken berg , ▁who ▁likely ▁arrived ▁by ▁ 1 6 9 3 ▁when ▁he ▁does ▁not ▁appear ▁on ▁a ▁census ▁of ▁the ▁Sw edes ▁along ▁the ▁Del aware ▁River , ▁where ▁he ▁had ▁lived ▁for ▁nearly ▁three ▁dec ades . ▁Though ▁he ▁was ▁from ▁Hol stein ▁( now ▁in ▁Germany ), ▁his ▁first ▁wife ▁was ▁a ▁Finn ▁and ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Swedish ▁community . ▁ ▁Fal ken berg ▁settled ▁on ▁an ▁ 8 0 0 - acre ▁tract ▁of ▁land ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁acquired ▁from ▁the ▁Len ni ▁L ena pe ▁Native ▁Americans ▁in ▁ 1 6 7 4 , ▁and ▁a ▁ 1 6 9 7 ▁de ed ▁re - conf ir med ▁this ▁earlier ▁purchase . ▁ ▁This ▁tract ▁included ▁the ▁two ▁islands ▁of ▁Mon h unk ▁and ▁Minn ic unk ▁later ▁known ▁as ▁Os born ▁Island ▁and ▁Will s ▁Island . ▁ ▁Fal ken berg ▁was ▁a ▁lingu ist , ▁fl uent ▁in ▁the ▁L ena pe ▁language , ▁and ▁was ▁considered ▁southern ▁New ▁Jersey ' s ▁for em ost ▁language ▁interpreter ▁involving ▁land ▁transactions ▁between ▁the ▁Indians ▁and ▁the ▁European ▁sett lers , ▁particularly ▁the ▁English ▁Qu akers . ▁ ▁The ▁Little ▁E gg ▁Har bor ▁Mass acre ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 7 7 8 ▁during ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution ary ▁War , ▁as ▁British ▁Army ▁Major ▁Patrick ▁Fer g us on ▁was ▁w re aking ▁hav oc ▁on ▁Col onial ▁sh ipping ▁in ▁the ▁Mul lica ▁River .