TimelineTimeline of New York City Slavery from Dutch Colony to the Civil War 1525: Estaban Gomez of[…]

NYC Mayors ListMayoral Administrations Until Emancipation Thomas Willett, 1665-1666 Thomas[…]

Enslaved PeopleNames of People Enslaved by Mayors Mayor Names of Enslaved Date of Record William[…]

Terms of Enslaver MayorsEnslaver Mayors and Terms in Office Thomas Willett 1665-1666 and[…]

Jacobus Van Cortlandt: 31st & 34th Jacobus Van Cortlandt, Mayor 1710-1711 and 1719-1720: Van Cortlandt[…]

Thomas Delavall: 2nd, 5th, & 12thThomas Delavall (Delaval or De Lavall), Mayor 1666-1667, 1670-1671, and[…]

Matthias Nicoll: 6th & 8thMatthias Nicoll (Nicolls), Mayor 1671-1672 and 1674-1675: Nicoll (1630 – 1[…]

John Lawrence: 7th & 20thJohn Lawrence (Jan Lawrens), Mayor 1672-1673 and 1691: Lawrence (1618–1699) wa[…]

William Dervall: 9th Mayor William Dervall (Darvall or Der Val), Mayor 1675-1676: Dervall (c.1642-1712) was[…]

Nicolaes De Meyer: 10th Nicolaes De Meyer (Nicholas/Nicolaus/Nicol de Myer/Mayer/Mayor), Mayor 1676-1677: De[…]

Francis Rombouts: 13thFrancis (Francoijs) Rombouts, Mayor 1679-80: Rombouts (1631 – 1691) owned a s[…]

Gabriel Minvielle: 16th Gabriel Minvielle, Mayor 1684-1685: Minvielle (?-1698) was a merchant in the fur and[…]

Nicholas Bayard: 17thNicholas Bayard (Nicolaes Beijaert), Mayor 1685-1687: Bayard (c.1644 – 1707/9) was P[…]

Peter Delanoy: 19thPeter Delanoy (Pieter De Lanoy or Delano), Mayor 1689-1691: Delanoy (d.1696) was a[…]

William Merritt: 23rdWilliam Merritt, Mayor 1695–1698: Merritt (d.1708) owned four enslaved men, one e[…]

Johannes De Peyster: 24thJohannes De Peyster II (de Peijster), Mayor 1698-1699: De Peyster (1666 – 1711) w[…]

David Provoost: 25thDavid Provoost (Provost), Mayor 1699-1700: Provoost (1670 – 1724) married Maria De P[…]

Isaac de Riemer: 26thIsaac de Riemer, Mayor 1700-1701: de Riemer (c.1666 – c.1731) was a prominent me[…]

Thomas Noell: 27thThomas Noell, Mayor 1701–1702: Noell (d.1702) was mayor when the comprehensive slave c[…]

Philip French: 28thPhilip French, Mayor 1702-1703: French (1666/7 – c.1707) was a merchant who engaged in p[…]