Show t f ai 4 i mennonite colony in america in year 1662 mennonites first appeared in america about 1002 2 when dpn a 4 baud of 24 led by pleter cornelius khoy organized a settlement but tt it was not until a century later that the cult became firmly established the settlement which was one of the early plans for the occupation of the delaware by any of 0 the european sectarian sectarians sect arians did not last khoy with his 24 followers made a contract with the anil regents of amsterdam for the founding of a colony in any part of the district of this wherever it may please to lie as they shall be ba willing to cultivate and pasture 11 after adopting various rules anil and regulations the colony was broken up by tile the en english under sir robert curr carr la in IM and nothing whatever Is known of tile the fate ate of members of the colony it Is stated that the leader and his wife arrived at germantown germanton in 1004 1694 after halving wandered in the wilderness for TO 90 years and were given vi a home by the men at that place |