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Facts and Events
About John Andersson (Stalcop)
From "The Crane Hook Congregation":
- Johan Andersson from Strangnas, Sodermanland lan, was described as a boy when he sailed from Stockholm on the Charitus in 1641. Hired initially as a farm hand, he became a soldier under Governor Printz on 1 October 1646. With the arrival of Governor Rising in 1654, he was promoted to the position of gunner. At the same time he adopted the surname of Stslkofta ["steel jacket" in Swedish]. He resided in the Fort Christina area, although he was temporarily sent to Fort Trinity to help bolster its defense. After the surrender, he returned to Christina and, through purchases or the occupation of abandoned property, eventually laid claim to all of the land encompassing the former fort and its tributary lands along the north side of the Christina River west of the Brandywine. Accused of being "a chief fomenter" of the Long Finn Rebellion in 1669, John Andersson Stalcop was fined 1500 guilders. This is perhaps the cause of his selling one-half of his Christina plantation to Samuel Petersson and Lars Corneliusson in 1674. Three years later, however, he was granted 600 acres on the east side of Red Clay Creek for himself and eight children. John Andersson Stalcop died sometime between 21 Feb. 1682/3 when he was naturalized by William Penn and 3 Feb. 168516 when his will of 29 Aug. 1679 was proved. That will made bequests to his wife, Christina Carlsdotter, and seven children: Anders, an unnamed daughter (wife of Lulof Stedham, Carl, John, Peter, Maria and Jonas.
- [Source: http://www.nc-chap.org/cranehook/pdfs/cranehook1693c.pdf]
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