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 > > > >