ZEE, te Hoogwoud, geeft ONDERWIJS in de Algebra, Stuurmans-Kunst, in de Gronden van Wiskunst, en in het Werkdadig Landmeten benevens in het maken en zetten van differente sorrten van Zonnewijzers alsmede in meerder andere nuttige WEETENSCHAPPEN, Ouders en Voogden over hunne Kinderen of Pupillen daarvan gebruik willende maken, addresseeren zich deswegens aan bovengemelde.ī. Whether or not Jan learned all the topics set down by his father, his older brother Bruin certainly did – as this advertisement he place in 1817 shows:ī. But very specifically, the will left instructions that it would not be paid out until Jan had reached the age of 22, and had learned and could recite the basic ‘Psalms and Kamphuizen’, mathematics as written by Bartjens and Venema, Seamanship and navigation, Land surveying, Italian book-keeping, and had taken his confirmation with the Reformed church. The background is clear: he didn’t want his son to repeat his own experiences as child, when his own father died, he had to watch helplessly as his three sisters were placed in an orphanage.įirst off, Jan was to be given 1,000 guilders, and an equal share of the family gold and silver. As wills go, this one is very curious and specific. His birth was something of a surprise – his mother Jannetje was 43 when he was born, and it had been eight years since his similarly named brother Johannis had died at a young age, in 1775.Īfter his mother died in 1790, his father Bruin was quick to draw up a will to ensure that he would be taken care of. Jan Zee was the twelfth, last, and it seems most loved child of Bruin Bruinzoon Zee and Jannetje Tromp.
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