Hans Månsson became a respected leader in New Sweden after it was formally incorporated into Dutch New Netherland on September 15, 1655, serving as a spokesman for the settlers. In 1669 he received a patent for an 1100-acre plantation in what later became Kingsessing, Philadelphia, along the Schuylkill River between the current location of 60th Street and Woodlands Cemetery, extending as far west as Cobb's Creek.Peter Stebbins Craig, "The 1693 Census of the Swedes on the Delaware: Chapter 3: The Wicaco Congregation," Swedish American Genealogist, vol 10, no 1, March 1990; pp. 1-16 In 1672 he became captain and commanding officer of the militia at Fort Christina.
