Coymans

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Coymans coat of arms in the church of Beverwijk
The Coymanshuis, Keizersgracht 177
Willem Coymans painted by Frans Hals (1645) National Gallery of Art (Washington)

Coymans is a family belonging to the Dutch patriciate . The family members lived and worked as wholesalers and merchants in Amsterdam , Haarlem , Curaçao and in Cádiz, Spain .

family members

  • Balthasar Coymans (1555–1634), founder of the Coymans trading company
    • Balthasar Coymans (1589–1657), married to Maria Trip ; Builder of the Coymanshuis in Amsterdam's Keizersgracht
      • Aletta Coymans (* 1643), married to Geleijn Lampsins (* 1633), son of Cornelis Lampsins
    • Josephus Coymans (1591 – after 1660), married Dorothea Berck
      • Balthasar Coymans (1618–1690), Schepen von Haarlem, knight in the Ordre de Saint-Michel , active in the slave trade, painted by Frans Hals
      • Joseph Coymans (1621–1677), married Jacomina Trip, moved to Haarlem and played a role in the slave trade
    • Johannes Coymans (1601–1657), husband of the Sophia Trip
      • Joan Coymans (1645–1703), Schepen von Amsterdam (1687–1693?), Married to Erckenraad Bernard
      • Balthasar Coymans (1652–1686), merchant in Cádiz, active in the slave trade
      • Elias Coymans (1653–1731), husband of Isabella Catharina van der Muelen
        • Constantia Aletta Coymans (1685–1744), married Balthasar Scott (1672–1741), she had 2.2 million guilders
      • Joseph Coymans (1656-1720), was married to Clara Valckenier, a daughter of the regent Gillis Valckenier , Deichgraf von Beemster and head of the Dutch West India Company
        • Jan Coymans (1688–1734), Lord of Bruchem and Cillaarshoek , Schepen of the City of Amsterdam, married to Susanne Catharina Bouwens
        • Gillis Coymans (1690–1757), Lord von Bruchem and Hoogheemraad der Beemster, one of the directors of the Dutch East India Company and one of the directors of the Society of Suriname , lived in Denmark from 1729 until his death
        • Balthasar Coijmans (1699–1759), Lord of Deurne and Liessel , half-brother of Samuel Elias , Balthasar was the last male Coymans

Other family members:

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