Dutch Captain: Ewout Jeroenszoon de Moy

Ewout Jeroenszoon de Moy was often referred to as just Ewout Jeroenszoon. His brother was Hillebrandt Jeroenszoon. Ewout Jeroenszoon served the Admiralty of Amsterdam. In 1628, he commanded what was probably a small vessel, the Haringen. In 1652, he commanded the 28-gun vessel Zutphen. In July 1652, his ship was listed as one of two Amsterdam ships to be convoyers for a fleet of merchant ships carrying corn headed for Muscovy. He may also have fought at the Battle of the Kentish Knock. At least, Dr. Ballhausen seems to have included him for that battle. If he was one of the convoyers in September and October, he would not have been there for the battle. I may have listed Ewout Jeroenszoon for the Battle of Dungeness, but I am less sure at this point. In my working list for the battle, I omitted him, although his brother was with the fleet prior to the battle, although he was among those who were planned to be sent on convoying assignments. Dr. Ballhausen lists him as being in De Ruyter's squadron in the Battle of Portland. I will need to check his further participation in the First Anglo-Dutch War later, but he was operating with the fleet in April 1653, so he very likely was present for the Battles of the Gabbard and Scheveningen. He was present in the fleet sent to Danzig in 1656, where he commanded the Maan (armed with 38 guns for this operation). In 1658, he commanded the Vereenigde Provinciën (42 guns), but seems not to have been at the Battle of the Sound. Sources:

1. C. T. Atkinson, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol.IV, 1910.
2. Dr. Carl Ballhausen, Der Erste Englisch-Höllandische Seekrieg 1652-1654, 1923.
3. James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript “Dutch Captains”, 2005.
4. James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Ships 1600-1700", 2005.
5. Dr. S.R. Gardiner, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol.I, 1898.