MICHIELSS, JAN [SSNE 8029]
- Surname
- MICHIELSS, MICHAELSON, or MACGILL, MAKGILL
- First name
- JAN, JOHN, JOHNE
Text source
John Michaelson (or MacGill) was a Scottish sailor from Edinburgh living in the Dutch Republic. He was serving under Captain Dirck Gerritss Verburch and was intending to sail out of Rotterdam. He named fellow Scot, soldier Robert Mijnknecht [SSNE 8030] of the Scots-Dutch Brigade, his heir.
Sources:
Rotterdam Notarial Archive
http://www.stadsarchief.rotterdam.nl/archieven?mivast=184&mizig=365&miadt=184&milang=en&miview=ldt
GRONA (Jacob Cornelisz van der Swan), 183/357/512. Testament, 1 July 1628.
This entry created by Mr Jack Abernethy.
Service record
- THE DUTCH REPUBLIC, ROTTERDAM
- Capacity SAILOR, purpose NAVAL