▁Gr ants ▁to ▁Connecticut ▁and ▁P enn ▁ ▁Cla ims ▁on ▁the ▁Wy oming ▁Valley ▁were ▁disput ed ▁from ▁the ▁start . ▁The ▁Dutch ▁regarded ▁the ▁Sus que h anna ▁River ▁as ▁the ▁border ▁between ▁New ▁Nether land ▁and ▁the ▁English ▁col ony ▁of ▁Virginia . ▁King ▁Charles ▁II ▁of ▁England ▁rejected ▁all ▁Dutch ▁claims ▁on ▁North ▁America ▁and ▁he ▁granted ▁the ▁land ▁to ▁Connecticut ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 2 , ▁two ▁years ▁before ▁his ▁country ' s ▁con quest ▁of ▁New ▁Nether land ▁and ▁its ▁subsequent ▁conversion ▁into ▁the ▁Province ▁of ▁New ▁York . ▁In ▁ 1 6 8 1 , ▁Charles ▁II ▁also ▁included ▁the ▁same ▁land ▁in ▁the ▁grant ▁to ▁William ▁P enn . ▁ ▁The ▁char ter ▁of ▁each ▁col ony ▁assigned ▁the ▁territory ▁to ▁the ▁col ony ▁so ▁that ▁over la pping ▁land ▁claims ▁existed . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century , ▁fier ce ▁resistance ▁by ▁the ▁Sus que h ann ock ▁rendered ▁the ▁debate ▁academic , ▁but ▁by ▁the ▁mid - 1 8 th ▁century , ▁the ▁double ▁grant ▁became ▁problem atic . ▁Thomas ▁Pa ine ▁mentioned ▁the ▁conflict ▁in ▁his ▁pro - in dep end ence ▁pam ph let ▁Common ▁S ense ▁as ▁evidence ▁that ▁" Cont inental ▁matters " ▁could ▁be ▁sens ibly ▁reg ulated ▁only ▁by ▁a ▁Cont inental ▁government . ▁ ▁Both ▁colon ies ▁purchased ▁the ▁same ▁land ▁by ▁treat ies ▁with ▁the ▁Indians . ▁Connecticut ▁sent ▁sett lers ▁to ▁the ▁area ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 4 . ▁Yan