"The deposition of CATALIN TRICO aged fouer score years or the abouts, taken before the right
honoble Coll. Thomas Dongan, Leut and Govenor under his Royll. Highhs. James, Duke of Yorke and
Albay etc. of N. York and its Dependencyes in America, who saith and Declares in the presens of God as followeth.:
'That she came to this provnice in the years one Thousand, six hundred and twenty three, or twenty four to the
best of her remembrance and that fouer Women ccame along with her in the same Shipp, in which the Govenor,
Arian Jorissen came also over, which fouer Women were married a Sea and that they and their husbands
stayed about three weeks at this place and then with eight seamen more went in a vessel by ordr.
of the Dutch Govenor to Dellaware River and there settled."
This I certifie under my hand ane ye seale
of this province.
THO. DONGAN
Catalyn Trico aged about 83 years, born in Paris does testify and declare that in ye year 1623
she came into this Country with a ship called ye Unity, whereof was commander Arion Jorise,
belonging to ye West India Company being ye first ship yt. came here for ye ad. Company;
as soon as they came to Manatans now called N: Yorke to take Possession and ye Rest of
ye Passengers went with ye Ship as far as Albanie which they then called Fort Orange.
When as ye Ship came as farr as Sopus which is 1/2 way to Albany (across Sophus Creek from where Kingston is now, )
they lighted ye Ship wth. some boats yt. were left there by ye Dutch that had been there ye year
before and trading with he Indians upont their own accompts & gone back again to Holland, & so brouth ye
vessel up;- there were about 18 families aboard, who settled themselves some hutts of Bark; ye
Wahikanders or river indians, ye Mahawawa, Oneyda; Onnondagas Cayougas & Sinnekas,
with ye Mahawawa or Ottawawas Indians came and made Covenatnts of friendship with, ye ad. Arien Jorise
their commander, bringing him great Presents of Beaver & of ye. peltry I desyred that they might and
Constant free trade with them wch. was concluded upon & ye sd. nations came dayly with great multitue
of Beaver & traded them with ye Christians; their sd. Commander Arien Jorise staid with them all
winter and sent his sonne home he Ship;
ye sd. Deponent lived in Albany three years all which Time ye sd. Indians were all quiet as lambs & came
& traded with all ye freedom Imaginable; - in ye year 1626 ye Deponent came from Albany & settled at N. Yorke,
where she lived afterwarrd for many years and then came to Long Island where she now lives.
The sd. CATELYN TRICO made oath of ye sd. Deposition
Before me at her house in Long Island in ye WaleBought
This 17th day of October, 1668
William Morris,
Justice of ye peace.