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Amsterdam and Texel, West Friesland*, Netherlands to New Amsterdam (New York)
19 March 1657
The Beaver sailed from Amsterdam December 20, 1656, left Texel December 25, 1656, arrived in New Amsterdam March 19, 1657
Columns represent: Name, Sex, Country to which they severally belong, Country of which they intend to become inhabitants.
1  Carsten Jansen           M   Holland   New Amsterdam
2  Mrs. Carsten Jansen      F   Holland   New Amsterdam
3  Jan Gillesen Kock        M   Holland   New Amsterdam
4* Mrs Jan Gillesen Kock    F   Holland   New Amsterdam
5  Lyntie Brouwers          M   Holland   New Amsterdam
6* Lysbet Van Hooghvelt     M   Holland   New Amsterdam
7  Maritie Jeuriaens        M   Holland   New Amsterdam


Transcribers Notes:

*  The island of Texel, is located in the West Friesland section of northern Holland now known
   as the Netherlands.

4  Mr & Mrs. Kock also had three children with them.
6  This person might have been on ship De Beer (The Bear) which sailed and arrived 
   approximately the same time (Source #83A).

125 persons to the South River;
The Beaver set sail from New Amsterdam on April 16 to the South River, arriving at New 
Amstel, April 25th, with about 125 persons for the Colony from the Prince Mauritz, wrecked 
at Long Island, including 50 persons who arrived on other ships.


Documents Relative to the Colonial History of the State of New York
O'Callaghan; Brodhead; and Fernow (editors) Weed, Parsons & Co, Albany, New York, 1880
Transcribed by Alice M. (Stansfield) Herzberg a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
22 March 2008



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