MICHIELSS, JAN [SSNE 8029]

Surname

MICHIELSS, MICHAELSON, or MACGILL, MAKGILL

First name

JAN, JOHN, JOHNE

Nationality

SCOT

Region

EDINBURGH

Social status

SAILOR

Text source

John Michaelson (or MacGill) was a Scottish sailor from Edinburgh living in the Dutch Republic. He was serving under Captain Dirck Gerritss Verburch and was intending to sail out of Rotterdam. He named fellow Scot, soldier Robert Mijnknecht [SSNE 8030] of the Scots-Dutch Brigade, his heir.

 

Sources:

Rotterdam Notarial Archive

http://www.stadsarchief.rotterdam.nl/archieven?mivast=184&mizig=365&miadt=184&milang=en&miview=ldt

GRONA (Jacob Cornelisz van der Swan), 183/357/512. Testament, 1 July 1628.

 

This entry created by Mr Jack Abernethy.

Service record

THE DUTCH REPUBLIC, ROTTERDAM

Arrived 1628-07-01

Capacity SAILOR, purpose NAVAL