| Commentary | Part of the estate of the late Jan Colyn was sold at auction and part was assessed, apparently for distribution to the children. Jan Colijn, born in Antwerp on 21 November 1548 died in Amsterdam on 18 May 1603. He was a glovemaker and retailer, but he also produced a Spanish-Dutch dictionary in 1576, which was later reprinted. He married Elsje Michiels (1557-1603) on 31 January 1580 (Jaarboek C.B.G. 14(1960), p. 64). In 1594, the ship Den Engel that he had freighted was damaged in a storm (Winkelman, Bronnen voor de geschiedenis van het Oostzeehandel R.G.P. 178(1981), pp. 13-14). Jan Colijn was a buyer at Orphan Chamber auction in 1601 (R 38541 of Montias2). Jan Colijn and Elsje Michiels were the parents of 10 children. On 29 January 1608, Michiel (of R 22124) was already married, Claes was 28 years old, Niesgen was 22, Jan 17, Heyndrick (of R 26959), Emanuel (of R 24926) 13, and Lysbeth 8. Niesgen (Nieske) married Cornelis Benninck Jansz., widower of Aefje Cornelis Boshamer (Bolhamer?), on 5 December 1613. Elisabeth, baptized on 30 August 1 1599, married Amelis Vortkamp in Amersfoort on 20 August 1625. Jan Colijn II, cited in the NOTES to R 26959 of Montias2, died in the East Indies. Nicolaes is cited in the NOTES to R 22124 of Montias2 (Jaarboek C.B.G. 14(1960) p. 68 and passim). In 1608, the children inherited part of a house on the Warmoesstraet, called de Meerman. On Jan Colyn II, see also the NOTES to R 26959. The children also inherited property from their uncles Heyndrick (I) and Pieter Michielsz. and from their great uncle Rombout Jacobsz. (de oude) (of R 31491), the brother-in-law of Jan Colijn (J.G. Kam, Waar was dat huis in de Warmoesstraat?, p. 34/13). |
