Ship Journey: 1619 - Unknown Vlissengen Ship

Ship Name
Unkown
Departure Date
1619 (late 1618 or early 1619)
Arrival Location
Arrival Date
1619
Ship Journey Information

Skipper Adriaen Jorisz Thienpont

Notes This ship arrived on the Hudson River three weeks after the Swarte Beer was attacked by Natives, killing the skipper and most of the crew. Skipper Thienpont took the Swarte Beer, traded its goods on the Hudson River and sailed it back to Vlissingen with goods.

v_014 Van den Hout, Julie. "Voyages of New Netherland." https://www.newnetherlandinstitute.org/history-and-heritage/digital-exhibitions/voyages-of-new-netherland

v_014_2  Return trip departed the Hudson River in summer of 1619 and was in Vlissingen by August 27, 1619.

Skipper Jacob Jansz Wit

Notes Thienpoint took over the Swarte Beer and had Jacob Jansz Wit, carpenter of the Swarte Beer, sail his ship back to Vlissingen