▁Hudson ▁River ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁and ▁tid al ▁lands ▁at ▁the ▁foot ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Pal is ades ▁on ▁the ▁west . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁season al ▁cam ps ite ▁in ▁the ▁territory ▁of ▁the ▁H ack ens ack , ▁a ▁phr at ry ▁of ▁the ▁Len ni ▁L ena pe , ▁who ▁used ▁the ▁ser pent ine ▁rock ▁found ▁there ▁to ▁car ve ▁pip es . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁recorded ▁European ▁to ▁lay ▁claim ▁to ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁Henry ▁Hudson , ▁an ▁English man ▁sail ing ▁for ▁the ▁Dutch ▁East ▁India ▁Company , ▁who ▁anch ored ▁his ▁ship ▁the ▁Hal ve ▁Ma en ▁( H alf ▁Moon ) ▁at ▁We eh aw ken ▁C ove ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 6 0 9 . ▁So on ▁after ▁it ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁New ▁Nether land . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 3 0 , ▁Michael ▁Reyn iers z ▁P au w , ▁a ▁burg eme ester ▁( may or ) ▁of ▁Amsterdam ▁and ▁a ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Dutch ▁West ▁India ▁Company , ▁received ▁a ▁land ▁grant ▁as ▁pat ro on ▁on ▁the ▁condition ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁plant ▁a ▁col ony ▁of ▁not ▁fewer ▁than ▁fifty ▁persons ▁within ▁four ▁years ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁bank ▁of ▁what ▁had ▁been ▁named ▁the ▁North ▁River . ▁Three ▁L ena pe ▁sold ▁the ▁land ▁that ▁was ▁to ▁become ▁Hob oken ▁( and ▁part ▁of ▁Jersey ▁City ) ▁for ▁ 8 0 ▁f ath oms ▁( 1 4 6 ▁m ) ▁of ▁w