Eliz. J. "BJ" Peters provided some useful information on Nathaniel Turner's activities regarding trade on the Delaware. I wrote in Nathaniel Turner Part Two, "In the same year he purchased the large tract of land in New Jersey on Delaware Bay along with the current site of Philadelphia in what turned out to be an ill fated venture for the merchants of New Haven due to resistance by the Dutch and Swedish neighbors." Eliz provided a link to a scan of the book, "The Swedish Settlements on the Delaware: Their History and Relation to the Indians, Dutch and English 1638-1664", Vol.1, by Amandus Johnson, PhD, Pub. 1911 by D. Appleton, Agents.
Thanks to Eliz for sharing this. She writes Saurbaten, Tea Time, and Scones. Eliz is related to many of the New Haven families, being descended from two of Christopher Todd's sons through both of her 2nd great grandparents, they being Todd cousins. Her New Haven ancestors include Theophilus Eaton, Nathaniel Turner, Christopher Todd, Thomas Yale, William Ives, David Atwater, John Bishop, and others so we are very related.
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