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Gilded Otter


Amsterdam, Netherlands to New Amsterdam
August 1660

The Gilded Otter sailed from Amsterdam 27 April 1660 under Captain Cornelis Reyers Van der Beets. Arrived in New Amsterdam August, 1660.

 1-2     Anthony Krypel from Artois, agriculturist - and wife
 3-9     Bastiaen Glissen (Elissen) from Calemburg (Kulenborg), agriculturist - and wife
         and five children ages 7, 11, 14, 17 years, and nursing child
10-11    Canster Jacob's wife from Husum (Hoesem), and daughter 17 years old
12       Cornelis Abrahams (Abrahamsz), from Gelderland, agriculturist
13-15*   David Usilie (Uplie) from Calais, agriculturist - and wife and nursing child.
16       Gerrit Jansz Van Veen from Calemburg (Kulemborg), farmer's boy
17       Gerrit Aartsen from the country of Buren, agriculturist (Gerrit Aertsz Van Buren)
18       Gerrit Cornelissen from the country of Buren, agriculturist (Gerrit Cornelissen
         Van Buren)
19       Jan Adriaensen van Duyvelant's Wife
20-21*   Johann De Decker, and wife,
22-25    Joost Huyberts from Gelderland, agriculturist - and wife and two children ages 3
         and 6 years
26-30    Matthews Blanchard,(Mathheus Blanchan(d) from Artois, agriculturist -and wife and
         three children ages 5, 9 and 12 years
31       Peter Tonneman, appointed Shout of the city of New Amsterdam2
32-37    Philip Cassier from Calais, agriculturist - and wife and four children ages 3, 12,
         16 and 23 years
38       Willem Jacobsen (Jacobsz), from Haerlem, agriculturist

List of Soldiers embarked for New Netherland:

39       Coenraet Locker from Nurenburgh
40       Daniel Lengelgraast (Lengelgraff), from Amsterdam
41       Ferdinandus Willays from Cortryck
42       Gysbert Dircksen from Schans te voorn (Vooren? - near Voorne)
43       Harmen Hellings (Hellingh), from Verda (Reeda)
44       Jacob Leyseler, from Frankfort (Leisler, (Loyseler)
45       Jan Claesen from Ontserenter (Out-Seventer)
46       Jan Vaex (Vaecx), from Nieustad
47       Jan Vier (Riet) from Bon
48-51    Jan Vresen (Vreesen), from Hamburg, Adelborst (a military rank), - and wife and
         two children ages 9 and 11 years
52       Joost Kockeiot, from Wrimigen (Brugge)  (Kockuyt, Kochuit)
53       Paulus Mettermans from L'Orient
54       Peter Teunis, from Steenburg (Flensburg) (Pieter Teunisen)
55*      Reinier Cornelis from Utrecht -
56*      Teunis Warten from Gorcum
57       Thomas Vorstuyt (Vorst) from Bremen

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
31 July 2008



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