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18th - 19th Century. 1767 John Totten (d. 1785), weaver, is the first documented member of the Totten family to purchase land and settle on Staten Island. 1834 John Totten Jr. purchases waterfront property at the foot of today's Main St. where he builds a dock and general store.
Tottenville History. Staten Island: Before, there was a place called Tottenville. Earliest Settlers: Native American Indians. The original residents were the Algonquin Indians of the Lenape culture. The Unami, one tribe of the Algonquin nation, settled in a string of communities along the western shores of Staten Island from West Brighton to ...
History of Tottenville, Staten Island The Early Settlers of Tottenville. The area that would become Tottenville was first inhabited by the Lenape Native Americans, who called it Lenapehoking. The first European settlers were Dutch and French Huguenots, who arrived in the late 1600s and early 1700s.
The Tottenville Historical Society is the premier resource for information about the history and heritage of Tottenville and vicinity. More Info
The last British troop ship departs the newly formed United States from Staten Island. Staten Island crowds gather to jeer the departing warships as they pass through the Narrows. The last shot of the Revolutionary War is fired from a departing British vessel at the Staten Islanders.
Apr 21, 2010 · April 20, 1963 — Black Saturday: Three brush fires — one in Rossville, one in Tottenville and another in Mariners Harbor — destroy 100 houses, leave more than 500 homeless and cause more ...
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The village was originally named Bentley Manor by one of its first settlers, Captain Christopher Billop (1638–1726), after a small ship he owned named the Bentley. In 1869 the district was renamed as Tottenville, apparently in honor of John Totten and the locally prominent Totten family.
