#171 New Jersey Is Revolting!
The History of the Americans
Jack Henneman
4.9 • 632 Ratings
🗓️ 18 December 2024
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
In 1672, the settlers of the New Jersey proprietary colony arose in a bloodless rebellion against Philip Carteret, appointed by the proprietors as governor. The wannabe rebels formed an illegal legislature, and installed Captain James Carteret as “president,” putting them in conflict with Lord John Berkeley and Sir George Carteret, James’s father. The conflict had to do with taxes, quitrents, and title to land. John Ogden, ancestor of your podcaster, emerged as a key player in the “popular party.” By the summer of 1673, the proprietors, with the help of the Duke of York and King Charles II, had put down the rebellion. James, now virtually disowned by his father, fled to Carolina, but along the way would be captured by the Dutch captain Cornelis Evertsen the Youngest, known to his many fans as “Kees the Devil.” James, or one of his resentful allies, would describe the defenses of New York to Evertsen, setting up the Dutch reconquest of New York.
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John E. Pomfret, Province of East New Jersey, 1609-1702: The Rebellious Proprietary
James Carteret: The Black Sheep (Interesting blog post on James Carteret)
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the History of the Americans podcast, episode 171. |
| 0:11.7 | I'm your host, Jack Heneman, and I'm recording this episode on December 18th, |
| 0:18.3 | 2024, in Austin, Texas. We are telling the history of the lands now encompassed by the |
| 0:25.0 | United States from the beginning without intentional presentism. Before we get to the history |
| 0:31.5 | fun, a couple of notices, or maybe just one. If you go to the website, I now have a books tab, which includes the |
| 0:39.6 | currently in-print books I've used for my research. I use other sources besides books, |
| 0:46.2 | journal articles, stuff on the web, that kind of stuff, and they can be found in the individual |
| 0:51.5 | show notes. But a couple of listeners suggested a consolidated |
| 0:55.3 | list of books, so there you have it. If you are inclined to buy them or frankly anything else |
| 1:02.2 | from Amazon, if you click through the links on the website, I'll get a little tip, which is both |
| 1:09.3 | helpful and very much appreciated. |
| 1:12.7 | When I say I follow my muse, this episode is Exhibit A. |
| 1:18.3 | I had thought to do an episode on the Dutch Reconquest of New York in 1673. |
| 1:24.6 | But as I read up on that awesome naval expedition, I realized I needed to explain why a couple of exiles from New Jersey were knocking around the Chesapeake that summer, and why some of the new settlers in the future garden state would welcome the return of the Dutch. |
| 1:42.3 | As is often the case, at least with me, one rabbit hole leads to another. |
| 1:49.0 | On July 18, 1673, a Dutch fleet under the command of Cornelis Evertson the youngest, known to |
| 1:59.0 | his many fans as Keese the Devil, was sailing out of the James River, |
| 2:04.7 | having captured ships and tobacco from Virginia and Maryland. |
| 2:09.1 | The English and the Dutch were at war for the third time in 20 years, |
| 2:13.1 | and the Dutch had launched a daring raid on America, with a goal of striking at English economic interests and, perhaps, recovering territory lost in the second Anglo-Dutch War. |
| 2:26.1 | Everton's small fleet would eventually capture or destroy more than 200 English vessels, most of them on first impression more important than the small catch it encountered on that summer afternoon, |
| 2:39.9 | under the command of Samuel Davis. |
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