Dutch Naval Officer: Willem Bastiaanszoon Schepers

Willem Bastiaanszoon Schepers was born in Haarlem on 8 October 1619 and died in Rotterdam on 21 January 1704. He was a merchant and shipowner in the merchant service, fishery, and whaling industry from 1641 to 1704. From 1678 until 1698, he was a burgameester of Rotterdam. He was with Prins Willem III in England in 1688. He was appointed lieutenant-admiral of the Noorderkwartier on 6 October 1673. On 25 February 1678, he was appointed lieutenant-admiral of Amsterdam. On 28 March 1692, he was appointed lieutenant-admiral with the Admiralty of the Maze (Rotterdam). This is from my translation of the piece in Luc Eekhout's Het Admiralenboek.