Samuel Claesz van Berckel 1
Silk merchant (sijdewinkelier) (1640) 2
born circa 1593 3
died April 1670
buried 10 April 1670, North Transept, Nieuwe Kerk, Delft 4 | Notes: | He was a witness at the baptism of every one of the children of Willem Claesz van Assendelft and Maria Gerrits van Sassen.
 Bob Kernkamp provides the following information:
 Meester van de Kamer van Charitate (1637-1642, 1644-1661). Boedelinventaris ONA 2131-351, 16.05.1670.
 He had been married before Delft on January 15, 1617 to Truijtgen Arents van Pufvliet, born before 1599, died on November 4, 1624, daughter of Arend Thonisz van Pufvliet (zeepzieder) and Aechje Jansdr Onderwater.
 He owned a burial vault in the North Transept of the Nieuwe Kerk, Delft. When necessary, the bones of the existing inmates were removed from their coffins and rehoused in small coffins, known as 'cleaning the grave', so that room was made for the new arrivals. When this vault was declared full on 30th December 1694 there it contained at least 22 burials and had been 'cleaned' 10 times. |
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