MAGINIS, DAVID aka WILLIAM [SSNE 5381]

Surname

MAGINIS, MAGENES, MAGENES, MACINNES, MAGUINESS

First name

DAVID aka WILLIAM

Title/rank

MAJOR

Nationality

SCOT or IRISH

Region

Social status

Education

Religion

Text source

David Maginis was in Holland serving as a lieutenant when he was taken on into Danish-Norwegian service in July 1657. He joined Captain Marchonell's company in Major General Bjelke's regiment of fyrrorer (musketeer?). He was probably paid off in 1658, but was taken on again as a captain from September 1658 until September 1660, when the regiment was disbanded. Maginis remained in service and from 1661 to 1662 he was a captain in the Smalenske national infantry regiment and chief of the Rakkestadske company. He appears to have left service from 1662-1669. In October 1669 he was taken on as chief of the Gagnatske company in the Trondheim national infantry regiment. He became a major and chief of the Melhusiske regiment in May 1674, and two years later he joined Coucherons' infantry regiment. He was active in the seige of Marstrand in July 1676. Maginis died sometime before October 1677.

I. Gulowsen, Gyldenløvefeiden 1675-1679 (Christiania, 1906), p.273; O. Ovenstad, Militaerbiografier Den Norske Haers Officerer, vol. II (Oslo, 1949), p.149.

Service record

THE NETHERLANDS, THE NETHERLANDS

Arrived 1657-01-01, as OFFICER

Departed 1657-07-05, as OFFICER

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY

DENMARK-NORWAY, BJELKE'S FYRROR REGT, CAPT MARCHONELL'S COMP, NORWAY

Arrived 1657-07-06, as LIEUTENANT

Departed 1660-09-08, as CAPTAIN

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY

DENMARK-NORWAY, SMALENSKE INF REGT, RAKKESTADSKE COMP, NORWAY

Arrived 1661-01-01, as CAPTAIN

Departed 1662-12-31, as CAPTAIN

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY

DENMARK-NORWAY, TRONDHEIM INF REGT, GAGNATSKE COMP, NORWAY

Arrived 1669-10-31, as CHIEF

Departed 1674-03-22, as CHIEF

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY

DENMARK-NORWAY, MELHUSISKE REGT, NORWAY

Arrived 1674-05-23, as MAJOR AND CHIEF

Departed 1676-09-11, as MAJOR AND CHIEF

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY

DENMARK-NORWAY, COUCHERON'S REGT, NORWAY

Arrived 1676-09-12, as MAJOR

Departed 1677-10-05, as MAJOR

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY