SIBBALD, DAVID [SSNE 3490]

Surname

SIBBALD, SIBBIT, SIBBOLT

First name

DAVID

Title/rank

LT. CAPTAIN

Nationality

SCOT

Region

BALGONIE, FIFE?

Social status

OFFICER

Text source

David Sibbald served as an ensign with David Drummond's [SSNE 2396] Kalmar regiment in 1628, where he later became a lieutenant. In 1633 he had been promoted to captain with Erik Ulfsparre's infantry regiment and by 1638 he was a captain in his old Kalmar regiment. Stockholm Krigsarkivet, Muster Roll, 16

Sources: Swedish Krigsarkivet, MR29/9,10,12,13,15,17; 1630/9,14; 1631/6,23-27; 1632/5,24; 1633/24-26; 1634/7; 1635/13,33; 1636/1,2; 1638/5; F. Rudelius, Kalmar Regementes Personhistoria 1623-1927 (2 vols., Norrköping, 1952) I, p.54.

 

An example of one of his muster rolls from 1635 can be found here: https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/A0053296_00188

Service record

SWEDEN, KALMAR REGIMENT

Arrived 1628-01-01, as ENSIGN

Departed 1632-12-31, as CAPTAIN

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY

SWEDEN, ULFSPARRE, ERIK

Arrived 1633-01-01, as CAPTAIN

Departed 1637-12-31, as CAPTAIN

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY

SWEDEN, KALMAR REGIMENT

Arrived 1638-01-01, as LT. CAPTAIN

Departed 1638-12-31, as CAPTAIN

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY