1671-Orphanage, Delft

Jacob Wemmerten Hoppesteyn
Op den 21 july 1671 is ter Weescamer ge-exhibeert
het testamt tusschen Jacob Wemmertsen
Hoppesteyn, meester platielbacker ende Jannetie Claes
van der Straet, sijn tegenwoordige weduwe opden
9 mey 1669 voorden notaris Dirck Rees ende getuygen
binnen dese stadt gepasseert ende bij den voornoemde Hoppersteyn
metter doot geconfirmeert, waerbij bevonden
is de Weescaemer buytengeslooten te weesen. Gedaen
bij de heeren mr. Pieter van der Dussen ende Gerard
van der Wel, weesmeesteren

Jacob Wemmerten Hoppesteyn
On the 21st of July 1671 has been shown at the Orphans' Chamber
the will composed between Jacob Wemmertsen
Hoppesteyn, master potter and Jannetie Claes
van der Straet, his present widow, on
the 9th of May 1669 passed before notary Dirck Rees and witnesses
within this city and put into effect by the aforementioned Hoppersteyn
when he died, and at this occasion
the Orphans' Chamber was found to be excluded. Done
by the gentlemen mr. Pieter van der Dussen and Gerard
van der Wel, governors of the Orphans' Chamber

That's super, thanks Rene.

Jacob's widow Jannetie Claes van der Straten took over the pottery business of Het Moriaanshooft from 1671-1686. She is one of the women pottery owners I'm researching for my project.

It's interesting to note that the Orphan Chamber was excluded again in this case. 

Do you know if it became less popular to deal with the Orphan Chamber from the mid 17th century or was each case different? I think you said before that often if the parents were wealthy they didn't want any external bodies to interfere with their affairs.

very best wishes

Anne

Hi Anne,

According to the info on the webpages of several archival institutions, the Orphans' Chamber indeed became less and less popular in the course of the 17th century, especially with families that possessed some wealth. One of the reasons mentioned for this was the fact that the money families deposited with the Orphans' Chamber for taking care of the interests of the children was managed well, but at (very) low risk, hence yielding very little profit; families in most cases preferred to use the money and wealth they possessed for investments with higher risks, but also with expectedly larger profit margins.

Very interesting Rene, and it explains why the change took place.

Thanks for that.

Anne