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Matthias Nicoll
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Career
He is the patriarch of the Nicoll family which settled and owned much of Long Island, New New York Numerous place names on the island now bear the Nicoll name. He lived in Islip, Northamptonshire and practiced law there.
In 1664 he came to the United States with Richard Nicolls.
lieutenant is not known if the two were related although some sources say he was Richard"s nephew. Matthias was Richard"s secretary and was present to the first surrender of the Dutch New Amsterdam to the English.
He was clerk of the court in the new English colony and served various judge roles. In 1670 he bought land in present Plandome Manor, New York/Plandome, New York, and he is said to have named it for the Latin "planus domus" meaning "plain" or "peaceful" home.
In 1672 he was appointed New York City Mayor, and served for two years.
The Suffolk estate Islip was named after their ancestral home in England. A plaque on Plandome Road marks the general area. The manor house itself was torn down in 1998 by its new owner.
Membership
He was a member of the Convention at Hempstead, New York in 1664-1665 that established the laws for the new colony.
