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Amsterdam, Netherlands to Unknown Port, New York
sailed 2 April 1657
Captain: Jan Jansen Bestevaer

The Wire Cask (Draetvat) sailed from Amsterdam April 2, 1657 under Captain Jan Jansen Bestevaer.

 1       Adriaen Vincent
 2       Arent Janssen (Jansen), house carpenter, and wife and daughter 16 years of age
 3       Hertwick (Heinrich, Hartwick) Stoeff from Lubeck
 4       Jacob Hendricksen (Hendrics) Haen, painter
         (A small burgher of New Amsterdam in 1659)
 5       Marcus de Chousoy
 6       Mrs. de Chousoy
 7 & 8   two workmen,
 9 & 10  two boys de Chousoy over 12 years of age.
         All six charged at the full rate, 36 florins each.
11       Johannes Smedtes (Smetdes), who accepted, paid f 36
12       Dirck Buyskes, paid f 36

13       Peter Boutyn
14       Jean Guion (Jan Guenon) from Leyden
15       Teunis Craey (Kray) from Venlo
16       Mrs Craey
17 - 20  four children Craey, two of whom are under ten years of age;
21 & 22  two servants, 1 male and 1 female.

For more information of the passengers aboard this ship, please visit Immigrants to New Netherlands

Transcribed by Alice M. (Stansfield) Herzberg a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
28 July 2008

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