In the United States, a patroon (English: /pəˈtruːn/; from Dutch patroon [paːˈtroːn]) was a landholder with manorial rights to large tracts of land in...

In the United States, a Patroon (from Dutch patroon, owner or head of a company) was a landholder with manorial rights to large tracts of land in the...

The Albany Patroons are a professional basketball team that plays in The Basketball League (TBL). Previously, the team competed in the Continental Basketball...

The patroon painters were a group of painters active in what is now New York State in the early 18th century. There were between six and seven patroon painters...

Maria van Cortlandt van Rensselaer was born in Rensselaerwyck. He was patroon of Rensselaerwyck from 1687 to 1719, and second Lord of Manor of Rensselaerswyck...

the deed, they had to pay rent and the patroon had rights to natural resources. If the farm was sold, the patroon was entitled to 25% of the sale price...

instrumental in the establishment of New Netherland. He was one of the first patroons, but the only one to become successful. He founded the Manor of Rensselaerswyck...

patroon of Rensselaerwyck from 1726 to 1745. He was also the third Lord of Rensselaerwyck. Jeremias came of legal age in 1726, and was made Patroon,...

the present-day area of Albany, New York. The Van Rensselaers and other patroons named this young colony New Netherland. Many members of the family were...

USS Patroon was a screw steamer acquired by the United States Navy during the American Civil War. The Union Navy used her to patrol off the coast of the...