The Montias Database of 17th Century Dutch Art Inventories

Martsen, Sijmen		printer-friendly view
Inventory #	144
Archive	Gemeentearchief Amsterdam
Call Number	483A FOL. 158 AND FOLL., film 4838
Date	1633/05/09
City	Amsterdam
Country	Nederland
Purpose	death inventory
Family Name	Martsen
Owner Name	Martsen, Sijmen
Owner Notes	widower first of Janneken Roelofs, second of Trijntgen Hendricxdr.
Marriage Date	1612/01/07; 1615/02/06
Type of Ceremony	Pui
Occupation	Craft |a Carpenter, joiner, framemaker
Residence	Amsterdam
Religion	Roman Catholic
Introduction	Inventaris van den goederen die Sijmen Martsen,in sijn leven kistemaecker metter doot ontruymt ende nagelaten heeft ende die Tryntgen Hen[dricxdr.] sijn nagelate weduwe besittende is. Geinventariseert ten versoeck van Roeloff Willemsz. als beste voe[g]d van't kind nagelaten by de selve Sijmen Maartsz. ende die hy [...] heeft [procreert ?] by Janneken Roelefs syne eerste huysvrouw was, welcke goederen getaxeert sijn by Aeltjen Claesdr. ten overstaen van Ragel Jacobs gesworen uytdraegster.
Commentary	On 7 January 1612, Simon Martsz. , van Zeelant, kistemacker (coffin maker, joiner), 22, assisted by his father Marten Jansz., was betrothed to Janneke Roelofs, 21, assisted by her parents. Both were literate (DTB 667/171). On 6 February 1615, Simon Martensz., widower of Jannetje Roelofs, was betrothed to Trijn Heijnrix, widow of Herman Reijersz. (DTB 667/171). Among the books in the inventory: Sermon boeck by Hendricus Adriani (Roman Catholic) and Wegh des eeuwich levens by Pantonis Hucquet.
Notary	Palm Mathijs
Appraiser	Aeltjen Claesdr.
Art Value	154 |d
# of Items	95
Montias1 #	60