The Purchase and Settlement of East Hampton
- Date Range
- June 12, 1640 – November 7, 1649
- Title
- The Purchase and Settlement of East Hampton
- What occurred
- Lion Gardiner purchased Gardiner’s Island in 1639 from the Montaukett people. This would become the first English settlement in NY. In June 12, 1640; nine puritan families from Massachusetts landed in present day Conscience Point and migrated to East Hampton eventually settling in 1649.
- Location
- 101 Ocean Ave, East Hampton, NY 11937
- Image Citation
- A history of the town of East-Hampton, N.Y. by Hedges, Henry Parsons, 1817-1911
- Student name(s)
- Patrick Barry