Shelter Island was included in the original Plymouth Company land grant made by James I of ___in 1620.
On April 22, 1636, Charles I of England, told that the colony had not made any settlements yet on Long Island, gave the island to William Alexander, the Earl of ____.
Alexander gave James Farret his choice of land, and power to act as his agent and attorney in colonizing Long Island. Farret chose Shelter Island and ___ for his use.
Farret in turn sold the islands to Stephen Goodyear, one of the founders of the New ___ Colony.
In 1651, Goodyear sold the island to a group of Barbados ____merchants for 1,600 pounds of sugar.
Nathaniel Sylvester (1610–1680), one of the merchants, was the island’s first white settler. He was originally from ____.
On March 23, 1652, Sylvester made the purchase official by agreement with Youghco (called Pogatticut), the sachem of the ____tribe.
In 1652 Sylvester constructed a house on the island for his 17-year-old bride, Grissel (Grizzel) Brinley from ___.
Archeological research has revealed there may have been two early house complexes. The more elaborate manor house, which survives today, was built in 1733 by a grandson of ___.
The Sylvester estate was developed as a large provisioning plantation, raising food crops and livestock, sending casks of preserved meats and other supplies to ____.
Labor was provided by a multicultural force of American Indians, enslaved Africans and English indentured ___.
Sylvester and his associates were part of the ____ between the American colonies (including the Caribbean), Africa and England.
The Sylvesters gave shelter to many persecuted ___. Sylvester Manor stands today, just off New York State Route 114, and is controlled by Sylvester descendants.
Following the death in 1680 of Nathaniel Sylvester, Shelter Island was divided between his two sons, ___and Nathaniel II.
In 1695, William Nicoll, a resident of Islip, bought from Giles the area now called Mashomack ____ Preserve.
In 1698, George Havens bought 1,000 ___from Nathaniel II, comprising what today is the Center.
By the early 18th century, 20 families lived on Shelter Island, and by order of the Provincial Government, the ___ was established in 1730.
James Nicoll Havens, a member of the New York Provincial Congress, who was the islands 1st town supervisor, built a home on the island in 1743, which is now owned by the _______.
Jonathan Nicoll Havens, born on Shelter Island, was a member of the First Continental Congress and served in New York’s delegation that in 1788 approved the _____.
The British shipped hay from Hay Beach during the American ___.
The schooner Paragon was built on the island at Lord’s Shipyard, located on West Neck Creek. In 1804 the ship successfully ran a British blockade during the ___ Wars.
During the War of 1812, the ____ ransacked numerous homes on the island.
Francis Marion Smith, known as the “Borax ___” for his mining successes, bought a home, expanded it, and called it Presdeleau.
Resident Artemas Ward, a pioneer in mass-market advertising, made millions of dollars by monopolizing advertising on New York City elevated trains, subways, and ____.
Following the ____, some of the summer cottages were abandoned or left to rot. It was not until after World War II that summer residents started returning in larger numbers.
During the 1950s a farm cooperative grew ___beans on the island.
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