Limerick, Thomas Dongan, Earl of, 1634-1715

Thomas Dongan, 2nd Earl of Limerick, was appointed provincial governor of New York in 1682 by James, the Duke of York who had become the Lord Proprietor of the province.

From the description of Order of Thomas Dongan to Benjamin Collier, 1684, Mar. 16. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 680379258

Colonial Governor of New York.

From the description of Document signed, 1686 July 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270536425

Lieutenant Governor, Vice Admiral of New York.

From the description of Boundary patent for the town of Jamaica, 1686. (New York State Historical Documents). WorldCat record id: 155478725

The European settlement of the Town of East Hampton in Long Island was undertaken in 1648 by a group of English Puritan families who had initially migrated from England to the colonies of Connecticut and Massachusetts. The settlers purchased the town land, comprising 31,000 acres, from the Connecticut and Massachusetts governors, who had previously purchased the land from the native Montaukett Tribe. In 1664, East Hampton became part of the province of New York, later to become New York State. As of the 2000 United States Census, the population of East Hampton was 19,719.

From the guide to the Town of East Hampton land patent, 1686, (Brooklyn Historical Society)