Yvonne
Lenders of The Hague, Holland, just sent me this totally awesome work she did
on the possible origins of the pirate Peter Cornelius Hoof.
If
you’ll remember, when he testified before his trial for piracy in Boston in
1717, he said he was “about” 34 years old. So it’s entirely possible he was one
year older or younger than that.
Yvonne
said I could put this on the blog. I’m really excited to have this fantastic
information!
Hopefully
somewhere out there someone may just have some additional information to help
continue to trace Peter’s family!
Thanks
so much Yvonne!
A
special date coming up… 15 November 2017. I have tried to find the date on
which Peter could have been born, to learn more of his family and
circumstances. The trouble with Swedish births is that (usually) there is
no specific family name, but ‘son of’, so I found a lot of Nilsons.
The one I like best đ is ‘Corneliusson’, but it makes Peter
a year younger than his ‘reccorded ‘age. This is what I found so far:
Per
Corneliusson, Christening 16 Mar 1684 BERGA, KRONOBERG, SWEDEN, Father:
Cornelius
"Sweden
Baptisms, 1611-1920," database, FamilySearch
(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V7V6-22J: 9 December 2014),
Per
Corneliusson, ; citing Berga, Kronoberg, Sweden, reference 2:K5TC9K; FHL
microfilm 143,565.
Indexing
Project (Batch) Number
C41496-2, System Origin
Sweden-VR, GS Film number 143565, Reference ID
2:K5TC9K
Per Nilsson, Christening 01 Jan 1683.
NYKIL,OSTERGOTLAND,SWEDEN, Father: Niels
"Sweden
Baptisms, 1611-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V7T5-CJY
: 9 December 2014),
Per
Nilsson, 01 Jan 1683; citing NYKIL,OSTERGOTLAND,SWEDEN, reference ; FHL
microfilm 153,246.
Indexing
Project (Batch) Number
C40307-1,
System Origin
Sweden-ODM, GS Film number 153246
Per
Nilsson, Christening 01 Apr 1683, SUNNE, VARMLAND, SWEDEN, Father: Nils
"Sweden Baptisms,
1611-1920," database, FamilySearch
(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V727-42V : 9 December 2014),
Per Nilsson, ; citing Sunne, Varmland,
Sweden, reference 2:1KH58C3; FHL microfilm 82,142.
Indexing
Project (Batch) Number
C41158-2,
System Origin
Sweden-VR, GS Film number 82142, Reference ID
2:1KH58C3
Pehr
Nilsson, Christening 01 Jul 1683, FAGERHULT SOCKEN,KALMAR,SWEDEN, FatherL Nils
"Sweden
Baptisms, 1611-1920," database, FamilySearch
(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V716-R5J : 9 December 2014),
Pehr
Nilsson, 01 Jul 1683; citing FAGERHULT SOCKEN,KALMAR,SWEDEN, reference ; FHL
microfilm 137,627.
Indexing Project (Batch) Number
C41223-2,
System Origin
Sweden-ODM, GS Film number 137627, http://whydah.com/gents.html
Peer
Nilsson, christening: 5 augustus 1683 TORUP, HALLAND, SWEDEN, father: Niels
"Sweden Baptisms,
1611-1920," database, FamilySearch
(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VW9W-BY9 : 9 December 2014),
Peer Nilsson, 05 Aug 1683; citing
TORUP,HALLAND,SWEDEN, reference ; FHL microfilm 134,386.
Indexing Project (Batch) Number
C40080-1,
System Origin
Sweden-ODM, GS Film number 134386
Per Nilsson, Christening 11 Oct 1683,
NYKIL,OSTERGOTLAND,SWEDEN, Father: Niels
"Sweden Baptisms,
1611-1920," database, FamilySearch
(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V7T5-CJ1 : 9 December 2014),
Per Nilsson, 11 Oct 1683; citing
NYKIL,OSTERGOTLAND,SWEDEN, reference ; FHL microfilm 153,246.
Indexing Project (Batch) Number
C40307-1,
System Origin
Sweden-ODM, GS Film number 153246,
If and when Peter is baptized 17 Mar
1684, this could/would be his brother:
Isak Corneliusson, christening: 22
augustus 1686, BERGA, KRONOBERG, SWEDEN, father: Cornelius
"Sweden Baptisms,
1611-1920," database, FamilySearch
(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V72R-1H7 : 9 December 2014),
Isak Corneliusson, ; citing Berga,
Kronoberg, Sweden, reference 2:K5TGNV; FHL microfilm 143,565.
Indexing Project (Batch) Number
C41496-2,
System Origin
Sweden-VR, GS Film number 143565, Reference ID
2:K5TGNV
