Johannes Megapolexsis, Junr., son of the minister of Coedyck, in Holland, wag born in the yenr 1603, and at the time of leaving his native country, was in charge of the congregation of Schoorel and Berge, under the Clossis of Alkmaer. He came to America in the summer of 1642, with Matheld Willemsen, his wife, and Hellegond, Dirck, Jan and Samuel, their children. He was the 6rst minister in Fort Orange, now Albany, wliere he officiated until lC-1'.', when he was called to tako charge of the church in New Anibterdam, on the departure of Dominie Backerus. It is supposed that he returned to Holland

on the surrenJer of New Netlierland to the English, in 1664. Rev. Mr. Megapolensis wrote, in 1644, while minister of Kensselaerswyck, a tract on the Mohawk Indians entitled, Kort Onticerp van de Mahakuase Indianen in Nieuw Ntdrrlandt, kafr Lant, Stature, Drachl, Manieren en Magittralen, betchreven in V jaer 1644; which was printed without his consent, in 1651. A translatinn of it is to be found in Hazard'* Slate Papen, I.. 17. He also wrote a religious tract entitled, " Examination and Confession for the Benefit of those who arc inclined to approach the Table of the Lord." -- Ed. ' Mayor of Ncw-Vork, arrived, wliilct yet a young man, at Plymouth, in IC29, from TnosiAS WiLi.ETT, afterwards first

Lcyden in Holland, where he had been sojourning with other Puritans. He was sent the following year to Penobscot, to superintend a trading house, but returned soon nflcr and engaged in the carrying trade between Ihe New England Colonies and New Amsterdam, where he is found posocsding some laud interests in 1646. He was, in subseiiaent j'earB, au