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De Waegh


Amsterdam, Netherlands to New Amsterdam (New York)
13 August 1655

De Waegh sailed on 7 June 1655, arrived New Amsterdam 13 August 1655 under Captain Frederick de Coninck

200 soldiers and sailors

 1    David Jacobsen Vander Linde, boatswain
 2    Lieutenant Ysvoort
 3-7* William Brouwer, wife and 3 children

Names and ages of the Almshouse children,who are to go to New Netherland on the ship De Waegh:


 8    Annitge Pieters, 17 years
 9    Catalyntge Jans, 13 years
10    Debora Jans, 15 years
11    Dieuwer Volcherts, 16 years
12    Hendrick Thomasen, 14 years
13    Jan, 17 years
14    Jan Hendricksen, 12 years
15    Jannitge Dircx, 19 years
16    Lysbet Gerrits, 16 years
17    Lysbet Jans, 18 years
18    Marritge Hendrik, 16 years
19    Mathys Coenratsen, 16 years
20    Otto Jansen, 13 years
21    Peter Stoffelsen, 13 years
22    Tryntge Pieters, 23 years
23    Tryntge Jans, 22 years
24    William Roelants, 17 years

For more information of the passengers aboard this ship, please visit Immigrants to New Netherlands
Transcribed by Alice (Stansfield) Herzberg a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
21 November 2008



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