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29-499: The peninsula is named for Cornelius Jacobsen May , a Dutch explorer who worked for the Dutch East India Company . The peninsula comprises the municipalities of Avalon , Cape May , Cape May Point , Dennis Township , Lower Township , Middle Township , North Cape May , North Wildwood , Stone Harbor , West Cape May , West Wildwood , and Wildwood Crest . The region is a popular destination for Québécois tourists. It

58-463: A British squadron at Cape May and Delaware Bay. Barney's force of three sloops defeated a Royal Navy frigate , a sloop-of-war and a Loyalist privateer . The battle ended with the loss of two British vessels and one American sloop. Cornelius Jacobsen May Cornelis Jacobsen Mey , often spelled Cornelius Jacobsz May in Dutch , was a 17th-century Dutch explorer, captain, and fur trader. Mey

87-776: A voyage to ransom three fur traders taken from Fort Nassau on the North River. On behalf of the successor company of the New Netherland Company, May explored and surveyed the Delaware Bay on a ship named called the Blyde Boodschap , for the exploration of territories to the west of and below Manhattan, and those in as far south as the fortieth degree in Virginia and engaged in trade with the Indians there in 1620. In 1621, he ordered

116-605: Is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain . It was created in 1761 for John West, 7th Baron De La Warr . The Earl holds the subsidiary titles of Viscount Cantelupe (1761) in the Peerage of Great Britain, Baron De La Warr (1572) in the Peerage of England , and Baron Buckhurst , of Buckhurst in the County of Sussex (1864) in the Peerage of the United Kingdom . The barony De La Warr is of

145-512: Is believed to have been Jan Jacobszoon May van Schellinkhout for whom the island of Jan Mayen is named. Both brothers were cousins of Jan Cornelisz May, a prominent Dutch sailor and voyager who led several expeditions to the Northeast passage and circumnavigated the world with Joris van Spilbergen between 1614 and 1617. In 1614, May was the first to sail the Mauritius River, now known as

174-548: Is now Cape May to escape the summer heat. While there, they fished, hunted, and collected fruits before the advent of autumn mandated the return to their inland villages. The first European to catch a glimpse of Cape May was navigator Henry Hudson and 18 of his crew mates on the Halve Maen . On August 28, 1609, while searching for the Northwest Passage , Hudson decided to sail up the unexplored Delaware Bay . Several miles up

203-522: Is part of the Southern Shore Region . The city of Cape May, located on the island and south of the peninsula, is home to the oldest seaside resort in the nation with historical roots dating back to the 18th century. The entire city was designated as a National Historic Landmark on May 11, 1976, and many of the buildings throughout the town are original Victorian structures that have been maintained in pristine condition. The basic training camp of

232-650: The Delaware Bay , at the southern tip of Cape May County , New Jersey . Before the canal was built, "Cape Island" referred to the site of the City of Cape May, southeast of Cape Island Creek, a tidal "creek" and marsh that has been partly filled in at its southern end. The Kechemeche tribe of the Lenni Lenape were the first residents of the area that historians know of. Each summer, the Native Americans vacationed at what

261-712: The Delaware River , and established Fort Wilhelmus . Eight men were also left on Nut Island to promote the fur trade, and the remaining 18 families proceeded to Fort Orange. Having transformed New Netherland into a Dutch province, May was named the province's first director . During May's brief directorship, Fort Orange was completed on the North River, and Fort Nassau on the South River. Cape May, New Jersey and Cape May County, New Jersey are both named after Mey. Lord De La Warr Earl De La Warr ( / ˈ d ɛ l ə w ɛər / DEL -ə-wair )

290-699: The Hudson River , where he entered into an agreement with various competing Indian tribal traders. On October 11, 1614, May became party to the New Netherland Company , which received an exclusive patent from the States General of the Netherlands for four voyages to be undertaken for the next three years to territories discovered between the 40th and 45th parallels at the exclusion of all other Dutch through January 1618. From August 1616 to November 1616,

319-616: The Jamestown Colony in Virginia , and Delaware Bay was named after him. The state of Delaware , the Delaware River , and the Delaware Indian tribe were so-called after the bay, and thus ultimately derive their names from the barony. Many other American counties, townships, and the like derive their names directly or indirectly from this connection. Notable 20th-century descendants of George Sackville-West, 5th Earl De La Warr include

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348-705: The Latin word ager , from the Breton gwern , or from the Late Latin warectum ( fallow ). The toponyms Gara, Gaire also appear in old texts cited by Lucien Musset , where the word ga(i)ra means gore . It could also be linked with a patronymic from the Old Norse verr . The barony and earldom are both pronounced "De La Ware", as in the American state of Delaware . The subsidiary title Viscount Cantelupe commemorates

377-643: The United States Coast Guard is located in Cape May. This facility is the only enlisted basic training center for the United States Coast Guard in the country. Each recruit goes through eight weeks of training before being shipped out. Cape May is also famous as one of the top birding sites in North America. There are many different parks and birding sites in the area. Due to its location at

406-552: The 19th century. The City of Cape May asserts that its status as a vacation spot began in 1766, with Philadelphians coming in by stagecoaches, ships, and horse-drawn wagons, and that the Kechemeche Lenape had primarily used the land for hunting beforehand. Hotels were already on Cape May as of 1834. In 1782 during the American Revolutionary War , the young Continental Navy Lieutenant Joshua Barney fought with

435-516: The Dutch also sent some navigators to look for suitable sites for trading ventures. Among the band of explorers were Cornelis Henderson , Adriaen Block , and Cornelis Jacobsen Mey . The recorded history of Cape May stretches back to 1620, when Captain Cornelius Jacobsen Mey surveyed and named the area for himself. It later grew from a small settlement to the large beach resort it has been since

464-517: The New Netherland Company tried unsuccessfully to secure a patent for a territory located between the 38th and 40th parallels at Delaware Bay , which had been surveyed from 1614 to 1615 by Cornelis Hendricksz from Monnikendam on the ship Onrust . In 1616, Cornelis Hendricksen, sailed the Onrust up the Zuyd Rivier, now known as the Delaware River , from Delaware Bay to its northernmost navigable reaches, on

493-527: The West family's descent from the Anglo-Norman Cantilupe family. In the fourteenth century Sir Thomas West married Eleanor, heiress of Sir John de Cantilupe. Their son, also Thomas, inherited Hempston Cantilupe and was the father of Thomas West, 1st Baron West . The barony De La Warr is of the second creation; however, it bears the precedence of the first creation, 1299, and has done so since shortly after

522-459: The authors Lady Margaret Sackville , Vita Sackville-West , Nigel Nicolson and Adam Nicolson . Another member of the West family was William Cornwallis-West (1835–1917), who was the grandson of the Hon. Frederick West , youngest son of the second Earl. Cornwallis-West was the father of George Cornwallis-West ; Daisy, Princess of Pless ; and Constance, Duchess of Westminster . The heir apparent

551-557: The coast, strong tides pulled the Halve Maen to a sandbar, and the crew was stranded until thunderstorms and wind aided the ship around the Cape May peninsula. This event was recorded by Hudson's first mate, Robert Juet . News of his discovery sparked a search for the location of a new trading post. English explorer Samuel Argall explored the bay and named it for the governor of the Virginia Colony, Lord De La Warr . Not to be outdone,

580-511: The construction of a factory at Fort Nassau at the mouth of Big Timber Creek . Two of the six business partners with two ships, Blijde Boodschap and Bever , focused on exploration and trade in the Zuidt Rivier, or Delaware River, were Thijmen Jacobsz Hinlopen and Samuel Godijn . Cape Hinlopen, now spelled Cape Henlopen in Delaware , is named after Thijmen Jacobsz Hinlopen. Cape Hinlopen

609-446: The death of William West, 1st Baron De La Warr . The precise legal situation concerning the second creation is murky. The modern rules attempt to regularize medieval practice, but there are many cases that cannot easily be made to fit, whether because a local custom was involved, or because an exception was made, or because the rules were still in flux. This is such a case because William West was heir male but not heir general . Because

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638-405: The original barony was created by writ , the descent is presumed to be to the heir (or heirs) general, and therefore it fell into abeyance between the daughters of Sir Owen West (and their heirs in turn). The second creation has been viewed in at least three ways: In United States history books, Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr is often named simply as "Lord Delaware". He served as governor of

667-402: The second creation; however, it bears the precedence of the first creation, 1299, and has done so since shortly after the death of William West, 1st Baron De La Warr . The family seat is Buckhurst Park , near Withyham , Sussex . The name de La Warr is from Sussex and of Anglo - French origin. It may have come from La Guerre , a Norman lieu-dit . This toponymic could derive from

696-507: The southern tip of Cape May County, which consists of Cape May , Cape May Point , West Cape May and portions of Lower Township . The island is separated from the mainland and the rest of Cape May County by the man-made Cape May Canal , Cape Island Creek and Cape May Harbor, which cut it off from the rest of the Cape May Peninsula . Cape May Canal is a 2.9-nautical-mile (3.3 mi; 5.4 km) waterway connecting Cape May Harbor to

725-515: The southern tip of New Jersey and numerous nature preserves and wildlife refuges, large concentrations of birds can be found in Cape May, especially during spring and fall migration. Cape May Bird Observatory acts as the central coordinator of birding activities in Cape May, including the World Series of Birding , held in Cape May and throughout New Jersey annually in May. Cape Island is a man-made island at

754-571: The trading post near present-day Albany, New York , and then on Governors Island , in present-day New York City , in 1624. In the spring of 1624, May returned to New Netherland in command of the Nieu Nederlandt with the first group of settlers, mostly young Walloon families. Some were sent to company lands in Connecticut . Two families and eight single males took a sloop to the Zuidt (South) River, now

783-678: Was New Netherland's most southern border on the 38th parallel. Godyn's Bay, now Delaware Bay, was named for Samuel Godyn , one of the first patrons in New Netherland and a director of the Dutch West India Company and the Northern Company. May was unable to trade in the South River, now known as the Delaware River , to the exclusion of competing Dutch companies. Though the competing Dutch companies were eventually able to reach agreement on New Netherlands , discord arose again which

812-535: Was finally settled by arbitrators in Amsterdam , on December 23, 1623. In 1624, the 38th and 39th parallels region came under the final jurisdiction of the Dutch West India Company with the delivery of New Netherland, including the Walloon and Flemish families. May was the captain of the ship Nieu Nederlandt (aka New Netherland) which delivered the first boat load of colonists to New Netherland , first at Fort Orange ,

841-403: Was the first director of New Netherland and was stationed at Fort Amsterdam . Mey was the captain of the ship Nieu Nederlandt , which delivered the first boatload of colonists to New Netherland in north-east America. May is believed to have been from Hoorn in the northwest Netherlands but may have been born in the smaller village of Schellinkhout , located just east of Hoorn. His brother

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