Willem Pietersz:1
M, #17026, b. circa 1630
Last Edited | 11/07/2015 |
BirthOrigin* | Willem was from Nimmegen and was perhaps born there circa 1630. His age is estimated.1 |
Monsterrollen and Opgaafrollen (Muster and tax rolls) | On 31 May 1657 Willem Pietersz: was enumerated in the muster roll, as an adelborst or midshipman earning f 10.1 On 15 February 1658 Willem Pietersz: was enumerated in the muster roll, he was recorded as Wilhelm Pietersz:, of Nymegen, adelborst.2 On 5 March 1659 Willem Pietersz: was enumerated in the muster roll, he was recorded among the Convicts and chain gang, for another 5 years.3 |
Vrijbriewen and Burgher Status | On 31 August 1658, Willem Pietersz: was granted a vrijbrief or letter of freedom which released him from his contractual obligations to the VOC and accorded him the status of vrijburgher or free burgher. he was recorded as a cadet in the Fort.4 |
Citations
- [S647] Precis of the archives of the Cape of Good Hope, Letters Despatched 1652-1662 to which are added land grants, attestations, Journal of voyage to Tristan da Cunha, names of freemen, &c. Vol III, H.C.V. Leibrandt; (Cape Town, South Africa: W.A. Richards & Sons, Government Printers, 1900), pp.287-289. Hereinafter cited as Precis of the archives of the Cape of Good Hope.
- [S647] Precis of the archives of the Cape of Good Hope, p.292.
- [S647] Precis of the archives of the Cape of Good Hope, p.297.
- [S647] Precis of the archives of the Cape of Good Hope, p.267. Willem Pietersz:, of Nymegen, cadet in the Fort. Granted 31st August, 1658.