Anthony Colve

Anthony or Anthonij Colve (fl. 1667-1695) was a Dutch naval captain and the Director-General of New Netherland during a brief restoration of Dutch rule in New Netherland (roughly present-day New York and New Jersey).

Anthony Colve
Director of New Netherland
In office
September 19, 1673 – November 10, 1674
Preceded byFrancis Lovelace
John Berry
Succeeded byEdmund Andros
Philip Carteret

Career

Colve was likely involved in the recapture of Suriname from the British by a Zeeland squadron led by Abraham Crijnssen in March 1667. Upon his return in 1668, he was an officer cadet (vaandrig) in Fort Sint-Anna (Saaftinge) until 1670, when he became a captain at Fort Lillo. In 1672, he moved with his troops to Veere.[1]

Colve was commissioned when the Netherlands retook New York City during the Third Anglo-Dutch War after nine years of British rule. He began his administration on September 19, 1673, and it ended on February 9, 1674, when English rule was restored under the terms of the Treaty of Westminster. New York was renamed New Orange under his administration.

Upon his return to the Dutch Republic he was a sergeant-major under Caspar de Mauregnault in 1679 and lieutenant-colonel under Jacques-Louis Comte de Noyelles in 1683. He was last reported as a commandeur of Veere in 1695.[1]

Personal life

Colve married Margarethe "Griton" de Quade. Two daughters and a son are known of this marriage. His son Jacob Lambert Colve (died 1723) was mayor of Veere and a member of the States of Zeeland from 1717 to 1722.[1]

References
  1. J.M.G. Leune, "Bijzonderheden over betrokkenen bij het fort St. Anna.", 5th appendix to "Het fort Sint Anna in de polder van Namen", March 2016.

See also
Government offices
Preceded by
John Berry
as Governor of the Province of New Jersey		 Director of New Netherland
1673–1674		 Succeeded by
Philip Carteret
as Governor of the Province of New Jersey
Preceded by
Francis Lovelace
as Governor of the Province of New York		 Succeeded by
Sir Edmund Andros
as Governor of the Province of New York


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