Dutch Captain: Simon Corneliszoon

Simon Corneliszoon seems to have served the Rotterdam Directors. There is a puzzling note from about June 1652 that his ship had been sunk. We have not been able to correlate that note with a ship name. The most visible source is the Hollandsche Mercurius from 1652, but we also have the handwritten list that corresponds to the published list. That still remains to be studied in depth. The list from the Hollandsche Mercurius was reprinted in The First Dutch War. Dr. Ballhausen wrote that Simon Corneliszoon had commanded the Meerman at the Battle of Portland. We would tend to discount that except for the fact that Jodocus Hondius wrote that the Meerman with 28 guns (4 brass and 24 iron guns) fought in the Battle of Portland. By mid-1653, Simon Corneliszoon commanded the Rotterdam Director's ship Sint Pieter. Presumably, he commanded the Sint Pieter in both the Battle of the Gabbard and the Battle of Scheveningen. Sources:

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 James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript “Dutch Captains”, 2005.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 James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Ships 1600-1700", 2005.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