Hans Jurich Gieter1
M, #17104, b. circa 1630
Last Edited | 28/06/2015 |
BirthOrigin* | Hans was from Croon Wynnenburg and was perhaps born there circa 1630.1 |
Vrijbriewen and Burgher Status | On 8 November 1658, Hans Jurich Gieter 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 soldier on the West Vrieslant.2 |
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), p.267.. 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.267. Hans Jurich Gieter, of Croon Wyssenburgh, soldier on the West Vrieslant. Granted 8th November, 1658.