“Pieter Janse, from Drenthe, his wife and four children, aged 15, 13, 9, and ½ years.” – Passenger list, de Bonte Koe, 1660 On April 15, 1660, the ship de Bonte Koe (the Spotted Cow) set sail for New Amsterdam. Among its passengers were Pieter Janse Hagewout (1621-1661), his wife, and their four children. In … Continue reading The Lefferts Clan