MAGINIS, DAVID aka WILLIAM [SSNE 5381]
- Surname
- MAGINIS, MAGENES, MAGENES, MACINNES, MAGUINESS
- First name
- DAVID aka WILLIAM
- Title/rank
- MAJOR
- Nationality
- SCOT or IRISH
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 1677I. 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