▁arrived ▁ ▁with ▁the ▁ship ▁N ieu ▁Nether land t . ▁at ▁N ut ▁Island ▁in ▁the ▁Upper ▁New ▁York ▁Bay . ▁Pass engers ▁were ▁dispers ed ▁to ▁settlement s ▁at ▁K ie vet ' s ▁Hook ▁on ▁the ▁Connecticut ▁River , ▁Fort ▁Wil hel mus ▁on ▁the ▁Del aware ▁River , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁permanent ▁Dutch ▁settlement ▁in ▁North ▁America , ▁Fort ▁Orange ▁at ▁present ▁day ▁Alb any , ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁John ▁Rome yn ▁Bro d head , ▁Corn el ius ▁Jacob sen ▁May ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁col ony , ▁with ▁Ad rian ▁J oris ▁as ▁second ▁in ▁command . ▁May ▁hast ened ▁south ▁to ▁over see ▁construction ▁of ▁Fort ▁N ass au ▁on ▁the ▁South ▁River ▁to ▁forest all ▁French ▁inc urs ions . ▁T ien pont ▁was ▁left ▁in ▁command ▁of ▁Fort ▁Orange ▁and ▁was ▁called ▁its ▁' g overn or ' ▁in ▁dispos itions ▁of ▁an ▁early ▁sett ler ▁taken ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 5 ▁and ▁ 1 6 8 8 . ▁ ▁He ▁acted ▁as ▁deput y ▁for ▁Director ▁of ▁New ▁Nether land ▁Wille m ▁Ver h ul st . ▁T ien point ▁negoti ated ▁c oven ants ▁with ▁Native ▁American ▁( S en eca , ▁C ay ug as , ▁I ro qu ois , ▁One idas , ▁On ond agas , ▁and ▁Moh aw ks ) ▁in ▁the ▁Hudson ▁Valley ▁that ▁were ▁instrument al ▁in ▁establish ing ▁the ▁Dutch ▁fur ▁trade , ▁mostly ▁in ▁be aver