Robert Honywood Jr in the Dutch service abt 1665

Question

Sir Robert Honywood-51 had a number of children during the 1630s and 1640s, many born in Holland. The eldest was another Robert, who entered the Dutch service at some point before 1665. In that year, King Charles II, having decided to make war on Holland, recalled a number of his subjects in the Dutch service, among them Robert Honywood, who refused the summons and forfeited his estate in consequence.

Ludlow in his Memoirs has an account of this https://archive.org/details/memoirsofedmundl02ludluoft/page/392/mode/2up in which he calls Honywood "Sir Robert Honywood Jr." but this is probably not correct.

Robert Honywood died by 1673, after which his royalist uncles petitioned to have his estate restored in a trust for the benefit of his widow and 2 sons.

I can find no more details on this Robert Honywood's career, and I'm hoping that some sources from Holland might have more information.

Answer 1

This search has about 20 results, with the most significant (I think) "Robert" hits in Amsterdam:

• 1661 Notarial deeds
• 1662 Marriage
• 1665 Baptism of son
• 1667 Baptism of son

Comments

Ah!  That looks promising. I know he had a son born about 1664.

Thanks.

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What a great record!  This is most certainly my Robert.

This page:  https://www.openarch.nl/saa:9d6d21e1-eef7-666d-e053-b784100a1840  seems to give his rank and unit  Captain of Company ???

That Cornelis van Vlooswijck apparently became his father-in-law - he doesn't seem to have a military rank.

I'd appreciate a translation.

I also wonder if that was him going back to London in 1670. I also wonder why - but I suppose that wouldn't be in the record.

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This deed is about marriage conditions linked to the marriage. Cornelis van Vlooswijck, the bride's father was lord of the areas Papekop and Diemerbroeck, and mayor of the city Amsterdam.

Translation of the text of the deed requires paleographic skills I do not have...

Remark

Notary: Alweijn de Jager 
Location description: England 
Location description: Papekop 
Location description: Diemerbroeck 
Subject description: calvary captain of a horse company 
marries 15-year-old mayor's daughter 

Answer 2

I googled his name and found it in this swedish book on google books. I don't read swdish but maybe someone else on Wikitree can help you out. The link to the book is here

Comments

Thanks. That might be his father. He brokered a treaty between Sweden and Denmark.