Answer: patroons

AnswerCrossword Clue
PATROONSSome Dutch colonials
PATROONSDutch aristocrats of old New York.
PATROONSEarly Dutch settlers on the Hudson.
PATROONSEstate holders in early New York.
PATROONSLords of the manor.
PATROONSEarly American landlords
PATROONSNew Netherland landowners
patroonsPATROON, a landowner granted manorial rights under old Dutch law
patroonsperson who held an estate in land with certain manorial privileges granted under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey