1) Colonial Dutch landowner 2) Colonial estate owner 3) Dutch colonial VIP 4) Early Dutch settler 5) Landholder in New Amsterdam 6) Landholder under Peter Minuet 7) New Amsterdam landowner 8) New Netherland landholder 
captain of a ship; coxswain of a longboat
captain of a ship; coxswain of a longboat
• (n.) One of the proprietors of certain tracts of land with manorial privileges and right of entail, under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.
Pa·troon' noun [ Dutch patroon a patron, a protector. See Patron .] One of the proprietors of certain tracts of land with manorial privileges and right of entail, under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey. 
patroon The owner of a manorial estate in New York or New Jersey granted under Dutch rule [Mid-18th century via Dutch from French patron].