11-10-1674 bloetgoet

The early annals of New Amsterdam (New York) the surname of Bloodgood ancestors followed the Dutch form of Bloetgoet and Goetbloet with several variations appearing in church, census, town city and County clerk's records; - Bloedtgoedt,
Bloedtgoet, Bloedgoedt, Bloedtgoet, Goedtbloedt, Goedbloet, Bloetgaat, Bloedgaedt, Bludgood and Bloodgodd.

 The name was anglicized soon after the English took possession of New Netherland
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8-3-1673, Frans Bloetgoet, John Hingman and Richard Wilde were appointed Schepens (Magistrates) by Governor Cornelis Everts Jr., and the Commanders of the Council of War.


1673,the Ango-Dutch war broke out where upon New York was re-captured by the Dutch.

 After a nine year period 1664-1673 the House of Orange flag once again waved over Manhattan. (Oxford History of the American People by Morrison)


11-10-1674, Bloodgood was made privy counselor to Governor Colve as to surrender of the colony (New Amsterdam) back to the English

 (Brodhead's Hisory of N.Y., Vol 11, pages 18, 243) ('Callaghan's Historical Mss relating to Colonial Hist. of N.Y.