1655/1657? Deed?
This is an interesting document found in Amsterdam archives.
It concerns Jacob van Kittensteijn, the younger brother of Maria van Kittensteijn. As far as I can tell (using Transkribus- which comes in English (of sorts!) on their website), it's some sort of legacy to Maria?
Her brother Jacob worked for the VOC and was Governor of Dutch Ceylon from 1650-1653. He died shortly after according to Wikipedia.
Any help interpreting this document would be greatly appreciated.
Best wishes
Anne
I'll add the link which seemed to work before:
https://amsterdam-city-archives.transkribus.eu/document/607587/pages/23…
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Hi Anne,
Pieter de Bra, a wine merchant in Amsterdam, appeared before the notary as both father and legal guardian of his daughter Cornelia de Bra. Mother of this daughter was the late Anna van Kittensteijn, who as heir was entitled to one-fifth of the inheritance of the late Jacob van Kittensteijn, who was the Dutch governor of Ceylon. He declared to have received two letters concerning the inheritance from Maria van Straten (mentioned with her husband's last name, the wife of Arent van Straten), who was also heir to Jacob van Kittensteijn. The list included is the list of possessions that should befall to Pieter de Bra as widower of Anna van Kittensteijn and sums up one-fifth of the total inheritance.
Anne
zei op maandag 2 februari 2026 - 21:28