Jan Jansz:1

M, #17119, b. circa 1630

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Last Edited07/09/2015
BirthOrigin*Jan was from Münster and was perhaps born there circa 1630. The date is estimated.1 
Monsterrollen and Opgaafrollen (Muster and tax rolls)On 1 March 1661 Jan Jansz: was enumerated in the muster roll, he was recorded as of Munster, cadet.2
On 1 April 1662 Jan Jansz: was enumerated in the muster roll, he was recorded as from Munster, cadet.3
Vrijbriewen and Burgher StatusOn 31 March 1659, Jan Jansz: 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 on the Hector.4

Citations

  1. [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.268. ,1659.. Hereinafter cited as Precis of the archives of the Cape of Good Hope.
  2. [S647] Precis of the archives of the Cape of Good Hope, p.299.
  3. [S647] Precis of the archives of the Cape of Good Hope, p.305.
  4. [S647] Precis of the archives of the Cape of Good Hope, p.268. Jan Jansz:, of Munster, cadet on the Hector. Granted 31st March,1659.
 

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