Steve and all other Adam Brouwer experts. I must confess that I know nothing about Adam Brouwer. The Brouwer in my database is Alida Brouwer who married John Beekman. John was born in 1625 in Hasselt, Overyssel, and died in 1684. John's father Henry Beekman was born in Cologne, the Rhine, on 14 Sep 1585. >From the dates and the places of birth, when compared to those set forth below for John Brouwer, it appears that there is a strong possibility that Adam Brouwer was Alida's father. Can anyone support or disprove this supposition? Thanks, Barbara Barbara L. de Mare, Esq. Historian, genealogist and attorney 155 Polifly Road Hackensack, New Jersey 07601 (201) 567-9440 office BarbaradeMare@yahoo.com (home) http://historygenealogyesq.blogspot.com/ ----- Original Message ---- From: Donna Stark <donnaStarkKy@fewpb.net> To: dutch-colonies@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 10:27:28 AM Subject: Re: [DUTCH-COLONIES] Early records of Adam Brouwer Thank you so much for this info. I had known very little about Adam before this. I knew he was from Cologne, but that was all. Again, Thanks. Donna ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Brewer" <slbrewer@fuse.net> To: <dutch-colonies@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 12:35 AM Subject: [DUTCH-COLONIES] Early records of Adam Brouwer > I've never seen any of this detail in my online searching and > thought it would be of interest to Adam Brouwer descendants. Usually > you just find a brief summary of the information below. If I read this > correctly, in 1641 Adam Brouwer sailed for Brazil on the ship Swol (we > all knew this). The ship was under the direction of the merchant Willem > de Haes. After some time in Brazil, Adam was ordered to proceed to Fort > St. Louis in Marinhao (currently Sao Luis). Marinhao is a state of > Brazil and Sao Luis is on an island off the coast. The Dutch captured > Sao Luis from the Portuguese in 1641 after the Portuguese captured it > from the French in 1615. The Dutch lost it back to the Portuguese in > 1645. Evidently Adam was part of the force that captured Sao Luis or > was a reinforcement. Note that entry 141a and 141b were written on the > same day. 141a was cancelled and replaced by 141b. I'm guessing there > was some legal reason to change it from an assignment to a power of > attorney. Also of interest is that this is another piece of > documentation other than Adam's marriage banns that show him as being > from Cologne. It's also possible that he was residing in Amsterdam at > the time he sailed for Brazil since he was sailing for the chamber of > Amsterdam and Geurt Servaessen was a resident of Amsterdam. The final > entry is the purchase of the house and garden from Hendrick Jansen. > > > > Steve Brewer > > > > > > Register of the Provincial Secretary, 1642-1647, Volume II /Translated > and annotated by Arnold J. F. Van Laer; edited with added indexes by > Kenneth Scott and Kenn Stryker-Rodda > > > > Assignment by Adam Brouwer to Geurt Servaessen of his claim on the West > India Company > > > > [141a] Before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary of New > Netherland, appeared Adam Brouwer, from Ceulen, a soldier (sailed Ao. > 1641 in the ship Swol to Brazil for the chamber of Amsterdam; his > supercargo was Willem de Haes), who in the presence of the undersigned > witnesses assigns and transfers in full and free ownership to Guert > Servaesz, living in Amsterdam in Papenbrugh alley, his wages earned in > the service of the honorable directors of the West India Company, > chamber of Amsterdam, at Marinhan, amounting to the sum of one hundred > and eighty-nine guilders, which said sum of one hundred eighty-nine > guilders he requests the honorable directors to be pleased to pay to the > aforesaid Geurt Servaesz at Amsterdam. The said sum having been paid, > he, Adam Brouwer, frees the honorable gentlemen from all demands > hereafter to be made on that account by himself or any of his heirs. > Done in Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, the 21st of February 1645. > > This is the AB mark of Adam Brouwer aforesaid > > Willem Bredenbent > > Pauwlus Van der Becke > > Acknowledged before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, Secretary > > > > The previous document is cancelled. > > > > Power of attorney from Adam Brouwer to Geurt Servaessen to collect wages > due from the West India Company > > > > [141b] Before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary of New > Netherland, appeared Adam Brouwer, from Ceulen, a soldier (sailed Ao. > 1641 in the ship Swol to Brazil for the chamber of Amsterdam), who > appoints and empowers, as he does hereby, Geurt Servasz, at Amsterdam, > [residing] in Papenbrigh alley, in "The Whalebone," to demand and > collect in his name from the honorable directors of the General > Chartered West India Company, chamber at Amsterdam, all such sums of > money as are still due to him, Adam Brouwer, by their honors [and were] > earned in Brazil, where he received no settlement, having been ordered > to proceed to Marinham. On payment of said money by the honorable > directors, the aforesaid Geurt Servaesz may [in token] of the receipt > execute a discharge, which shall be valid, the principal promising to > hold valid whatever shall be done in the matter aforesaid by the > attorney. The original hereof in the record is signed by Adam Brouwer > and the witnesses hereto invited, the 21st of February 1645, in Fort > Amsterdam in New Netherland. > > This is the AB mark of Adam Brouwer aforesaid > > Willem Bredenbent > > Pauwlus Van der Becke > > Acknowledged before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, Secretary > > > > Power of attorney from Adam Brouwer to Govert Loockermans to receive > money due him by the West India Company > > > > [149j] Before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary of New > Netherland, appeared Adam Brouwer, from Cologne, a soldier who sailed > for the Chamber of Amsterdam to Brazil in the year 1641, in the ship > Swol, of which ship Willem de Haes was merchant, and who in the presence > of the undersigned witnesses appoints and empowers, as he does hereby, > Mr. Govert Loockermans, merchant on the ship De Jager, to demand and > collect and receive from the honorable directors of the General > Chartered West India Company one hundred and eighty-nine guilders, > earned by him, Adam Brouwer, of their honors at Fort St. Louis de > Merinhan, as appears by the account annexed; on payment of which sum by > the honorable directors to the above mentioned Loockmans, he is > empowered to give a receipt therefore which shall avail. He, the > principal, promises to hold and cause to be held valid whatever shall be > done in the matter by his attorney. Done in Fort Amsterdam in New > Netherland, the 21st of September 1646. The original record hereof was > signed by Adam Brouwer and by Adriaen van Tienhoven and Gysbert Opdyc as > witnesses. > > > > This is the X mark of Adam Brouwer, made by himself > > Gysbert ope Dyck > > Adriaen van Tienhoven both witnesses > > Acknowledged before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, Secretary > > > > Contract of sale from Hendrick Jansen to Adam Brouwer of a house and > garden on Manhattan Island > > > > [141c] On this day, date underwritten, Hendrick Jansen from > Jeveren, locksmith, and Adam Brouwer have in love and friendship, in the > presence of the witnesses hereto invited, agreed and contracted about > the purchase of a certain house and lot for a garden situated on the > island of Manhatans, formerly occupied by Jeuriaen Roodolf. Hendrick > Jansen from Jeveren sells the aforesaid house and lot to Adam Brouwer > above mentioned, who also acknowledges that he has bought the same, with > all that is fastened by earth and nail, in true and full ownership, on > which house and garden Adam shall pay within three months from date > twenty-five guilders, which shall be the last payment. In witness and > token of the truth this is signed by the parties and the witnesses > hereto invited, in Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, the 21st of > February 1645. > > > > This is the AB mark of Adam Brouwer > > Heindreick Jansz > > Willem Breidenbent > > Pauwlus Van der Becke > > Acknowledged before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, Secretary > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DUTCH-COLONIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DUTCH-COLONIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message