HELP! 1657 Jeremiah O'Kenef/Canniff in Westchester (now part of The Bronx)....
I am researching the 16 men who petitioned the Dutch for permission to remain in Westchester on 16 March 1656.These men were from the Connecticut and New Haven colonies:Fairfield, Stamford, etc.
Jeremiah Canniff was one of the 16 petitioners.I have a copy of the 1657 Westchester court minutes.Jeremiah's surname clearly starts with an 'O'.
He might have been about 36.It looks like the men signed the petition in order by age.The man who signed before him was about 37 and the man who signed after him was about 36.I might be wrong about his age.
Does anyone know more?