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Gyllene Haj

Gothenburg, Sweden to New Netherland (New York)
sailed 15 April 1654
arrived 12 September 1654
Captain Hans Amundsson Besk followed by Hendrick von Elswick
The Gyllene Haj left Gotherburg 15 April 1654 and arrived at Porto Rico 30 June 1654.
Departed Porto Rico 15 August 1654 for New Sweden.  Missing Delaware Bay, the ship
arrived at New Amsterdam 12 September 1654.

 1 Hans Amundsson Besk - with wife, 4 children and 2 servants
 2 Commander Hendrick von Elswick
 3 Sven Hook, Lieutenant
 4 Anders Matheus from Amsterdam, shipman
 5 Bengt Olsson, second mate
 6 Bengt Ericksson, upper boatswain remained in New Amsterdam
 7 Johan Ericksson, boatswain
 8 Sven Hakansson Brodd
 9 Jan Jansen, caprenter from Alckmar, Netherlands
10 Jacob Johansson, boatswain remained in New Amsterdam
11 Eric Joransson, boatswain remained in New Amsterdam
12 Berent Josten, sailmaker from Bergen
13 Carl Julius, secretary
14 David N....., soldier
15 Sigfrid Olofsson, boatswain
16 Johan Olofsson, sailor
17 Anders Svensson, boatswain
18 Olof Torkelsson, boatswain
19 Gustaf Johansson
20 Mickel Matson Melos
21 Nils Norman Ostensson
22 Nils Olofsson, skinner
23 Johan Peterson
24 Lars Erickson Stake
25 Matheus Stijrman, ship carpenter

Transcriber's Notes:
Soldiers and servants were aboard; exact number of passengers is unknown.
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
11 May 2008


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