To Dorothy Koenig and Chris Brooks, Back in August 2009 you were posting about a document dated 1652 for Thomas Swartwoudt. You were going to translate it. Has it been translated yet? If so, what does it say? Can you tell me more about this document? My husband descends from Thomas Swartwoudt. Helen Graves ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dorothy Koenig" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 10:50 AM Subject: Re: [DUTCH-COLONIES] Thomas Swartwoudt > Chris, Whenever your translation is ready, of course I would like to > publish it and the Dutch version as well in NNC. Dorothy > >>Hello list >> >>This is for all researchers of Thomas Swartwoudt. I was doing some >>research >>in the Amsterdam Notary records and I happened to stumble across a notary >>record dated 1652 for Thomas Swartwoudt. I happened across it by accident >>and I don't think it appears in either Noord Amerika Chronologie, >>Hoffman's >>list of Dutch settlers of Pim Niewenhuis abstract of Amsterdam Notary >>records that appeared in New Netherland Connection. I haven't transcribed >>it >>but it calls him a 'vrij koopman' or free merchant and Nieuw Nederlandt so >>I >>don't know if he was emigrating or had made a visit back to Amsterdam. The >>witnesses were Jan pitersen italian & Hendrick borckman. It's a one page >>document, very good quality and contains Thomas signature. Was he in New >>Netherland by this date? >> >>I can send copies to interested persons but I may transcribe it and try to >>translate it and publish it in NNC or some other publication. >> >>Take care >> >>Chris >> >> >>-- >>Chris Brooks >>Kansas City, Missouri >>816-363-1831 >> >>-------------------------------
Helen Unfortunately I haven't had the time to transcribe and translate the document. I have it on my lists of projects for this winter but don't know when I'll get around to it. From what I can tell reading through the document, it is a Power of Attorney from Tomas Swartwoudt to his wife allowing her to run his businesses in Amsterdam as he is preparing to go to New Netherland. I can't tell yet if this is his first trip or a return but I am guessing that this was Tomas first voyage and that he either returned later for his family or sent for them. I realize this is not a lot of information but really all I have right now. Hopefully I can get this transcribed this winter. Take care Chris On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 6:33 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > To Dorothy Koenig and Chris Brooks, > > Back in August 2009 you were posting about a document dated 1652 for Thomas > Swartwoudt. You were going to translate it. Has it been translated yet? > If so, what does it say? Can you tell me more about this document? > > My husband descends from Thomas Swartwoudt. > > Helen Graves > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dorothy Koenig" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 10:50 AM > Subject: Re: [DUTCH-COLONIES] Thomas Swartwoudt > > > > Chris, Whenever your translation is ready, of course I would like to > > publish it and the Dutch version as well in NNC. Dorothy > > > >>Hello list > >> > >>This is for all researchers of Thomas Swartwoudt. I was doing some > >>research > >>in the Amsterdam Notary records and I happened to stumble across a notary > >>record dated 1652 for Thomas Swartwoudt. I happened across it by accident > >>and I don't think it appears in either Noord Amerika Chronologie, > >>Hoffman's > >>list of Dutch settlers of Pim Niewenhuis abstract of Amsterdam Notary > >>records that appeared in New Netherland Connection. I haven't transcribed > >>it > >>but it calls him a 'vrij koopman' or free merchant and Nieuw Nederlandt > so > >>I > >>don't know if he was emigrating or had made a visit back to Amsterdam. > The > >>witnesses were Jan pitersen italian & Hendrick borckman. It's a one page > >>document, very good quality and contains Thomas signature. Was he in New > >>Netherland by this date? > >> > >>I can send copies to interested persons but I may transcribe it and try > to > >>translate it and publish it in NNC or some other publication. > >> > >>Take care > >> > >>Chris > >> > >> > >>-- > >>Chris Brooks > >>Kansas City, Missouri > >>816-363-1831 > >> > >>------------------------------- > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Chris Brooks Kansas City, Missouri 816-363-1831