MACINERKINY, JAMES [SSNE 314]

Surname
MACINERKINY
First name
JAMES, JACOB
Title/rank
CAPTAIN
Nationality
IRISH?
Social status
OFFICER

Text source

James Macinerkiny was a representative of the king of Great Britain who was first in Spanish service, then served as a lieutenant and captain in Dutch service. He came to Denmark in 1675 as a volunteer in the navy. In 1676 he was a captain in Jyske infantry regiment under Christoffer Otto Schack. He was captured in northern Germany while trying to complete his company. In the end he disappeared with 456 rixdollars of Danish public money granted to him for recruiting purposes.

J.C.W. Hirsch and K. Hirsch (eds.), 'Fortegnelse over Dansk og Norske officerer med flere fra 1648 til 1814 (12 vols. compiled 1888-1907), VI, vol.1; T. Riis, Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot (Odense, 1988), II, p.92.

Service record

THE DUTCH REPUBLIC, DUTCH NAVY?
Arrived 1674-01-01, as CAPTAIN
Departed 1674-12-31, as CAPTAIN
Capacity OFFICER, purpose NAVAL?
DENMARK-NORWAY, NAVY
Arrived 1675-01-01, as CAPTAIN
Departed 1676-12-31, as CAPTAIN
Capacity OFFICER, purpose NAVAL
SPAIN, SPANISH ARMY
Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY