The Montias Database of 17th Century Dutch Art Inventories

Elbinck, Hans Willemsz.		printer-friendly view
Inventory #	516
Archive	Gemeentearchief Amsterdam
Call Number	2800, fol. 55 and foll., film nr. 2869
Date	1656/05/04
City	Amsterdam
Country	Nederland
Type	Notarial
Purpose	death inventory of Hans Elbinck along with some goods said to be owned by his son-in-law Hans Smitzaart
Family Name	Elbinck
Owner Name	Elbinck, Hans Willemsz.
Owner Notes	widower of Gertruijd van Velen
Life Dates	1580 |d aft. 1645
Marriage Date	1608/11/27
Type of Ceremony	K
Occupation	Merchant (largescale) |a Grain; Services |a Insurer
Residence	Op ten Heregracht in Amsterdam
Religion	probably Reformed
Introduction	Staet ende inventaris van den boedel van wijlen Hans Willemsz. Elbinck in sijn leven coopman soo die selve nae sijn overleden in sijn sterffhuys bevonden sijn, daeronder mede begrepen eenige goederen de welcke des overledens schoonsoon Joan Smithaert toebehoren (soo hij segt) die mede into sterffhuys bevonden sijn, ende in margine deses aengeteijckent, van voorbehoudel[ijckens] daerop een jeders gerechticheyt aen weder sijden, beschreven door mij Hendrick Westfrisius notaris ... Postscript: Aldus gedaen geinventariseert ten huijse vande overleden gestaen opten Heregraft , ten overstaen vande ed. Jan Cornelisz. van der Nun, de E. Dirck Boeliessen ende de E. Gerrit Boelissen als testamentaire vooghden over de onmondige kinderen van Johan Smitzaart ende sijn overledene huysvrouw Femmetje Elbinck, In presentie vande selve Joan Smitzaart de welcke verclarde bij sijn weten niet verborgen te houden ... Actum Amsterdam desen vierden meij Anno 1656.
Commentary	On 27 November 1605, Hans Willemsz. van Elbinck, 25 years old, having lived 15 years on the Breestraet, no living parents, assisted by Philips Coens, his neve, was betrothed to Gertruyd van Velen Gerards, 21, living on the Rockin, assisted by her father Gerard van Velen (DTB 413/332). On Gerard van Veelen, see R 21172 of Montias2. On 4 March 1625, Hans Willemsz. van Elbinck and Geertruyt van Veelen had their daughter Femmetje baptized in the N.K. in the presence of Jan G. van dela Nileu (?) (DTB 40/295). This same Femmetje (or Femmida) Elbinck married Johan Smissert, presently living in Ceulenborch, on 5 March 1642 (after the death of her father) (DTB 473/273). Jan (Carlo) Smissaert, the father of the art dealer Gillis Smissaert of R 30704, does not seem to be identical with Johan Smissert mentioned above. Elbinck was a regent of the Aalmoezeniersweeshuis in 1625 (Wagenaar, Amsterdam vol. 2, p. 300). He signed an agreement among the insurers of the ship De Evangelist St. Jan (which had apparently been lost), pursuant to a court decision, on 14 September 1634 (NA 843, fol. 683, Not. Hoogenboom). According to a petition signed by Hans Willemsz. Elbinck on 29 April 1636 and another one, dated 1640, he was a grain dealer (Van Dillen, Bronnen tot de geschiedenis van het bedrijfsleven R.G.P., 144(1974), pp. 116 and 282-3). On 20 Setember 1636, he was said to be one of the creditors and custodians of the estate of Symon Jansz. van Bon (NA 843, Not. Hoogeboom). On 2 May 1637, two workers made a declaration at the request of Hans Willemsz. Elbinck concerning the warehouse of Dirck Rodenburgh (NA 635B, film 4982). In February 1645, Hans Willemsz. Elbinck signed a petition along many other Amsterdam merchants calling for the strict enforcement of the currency regulations of 1622 (Van Dillen, Wisselbanken R.G.P., 59(1925), p. 90). E. Wijnroks calls him Hans Wilckens Elbinck, but the name appears so frequently in the sources as Hans Willemsz. Elbing (or Elbinck) that an error in transcription is suspected (Handel tussen Rusland en de Nederlanden, 1560-1640, p. 361).
Notary	H. Westfrisius
# of Items	72
Montias1 #	416