Sebastiaen Jansen Krol

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Sebastiaen Jansen Krol
4th Director-General of New Netherland
In office 1632 – 1633
Preceded by	Peter Minuit
Succeeded by	Wouter van Twiller

Sebastiaen Jansen Krol (Crol or Crull) was Director-General of New Netherland from 1632 to 1633. Captain Krol was comforter of the sick and commander of Fort Orange prior to this post. Krol came to America in 1626 with Peter Minuit and was an officer of the Dutch Reform Church in New Netherlands since 1623.

Krol is noted to have introduced the cruller during his posting at Fort Orange.

[edit] References

• New Netherlands

• The Story of New Netherlands

Preceded by Peter Minuit

Director-General of New Netherland 1632—1633

Succeeded by Wouter van Twiller