HEIJ, JACOB [SSNE 7923]
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Jacob Heij was a young Scotsman living in Rotterdam by 1648. He was employed by skipper Cornelis Leendertsz Blau on the VOC ship Seelandia as a musketeer, along with another Scotsman, Jems Louff [SSNE 7922]. In his will named his wife, Lijsbet Jacobsdr, and his landlord, Jan Sibbet, his heirs.
Sources: Rotterdam Notarial Archive
http://www.stadsarchief.rotterdam.nl/archieven?mivast=184&mizig=365&miadt=184&milang=en&miview=ldt
GRONA, (Jacob Duyfhuysen jr), 209/90/157. Testament, 13 January 1648.
This entry created by Mr Jack Abernethy.
Service record
- THE DUTCH REPUBLIC, ROTTERDAM, VOC
- Capacity MUSKETEER, purpose VOC [MILITARY, COMMERCIAL]