BORUYN, JAN [SSNE 7981]

Surname

BORUYN, BRUYN, BROWN

First name

JAN, JOHN

Nationality

SCOT

Social status

SOLDIER

Text source

John Brown was a soldier under Sir Harry Balfour. On 26 April 1608 he tried to marry Susanna Jans, a woman from Friesland. Unfortunately for the couple, the marriage was prevented because her "previous" husband was still alive.

 

Sources:

Dr. Ir. J. MacLean, De Huwelijksintekeningen Van Schotse Militairen in Nederland: 1574-1665 (Zutphen, 1976), p. 15.

 

This entry created by Mr Jack Abernethy.

Service record

THE DUTCH REPUBLIC, AARDENBURG, THE SCOTS BRIGADE

Arrived 1608-04-26

Capacity SOLDIER, purpose MILITARY