Hurk, Pieter van
Also spelled Hurck.
Born around 1696 in Amsterdam. (Parmentier 1989:142). Died in 1775-5-3. (Clarke, 2011:58)
Travelled to Canton four times in service of the Oostendse Compagnie. Hired by Holmsted, Frederik as supercargo for the first direct Danish voyage to China. (Parmentier 1989:143)
Timeline
1730 - Left for Canton onboard the CRONPRINTZ CHRISTIAN as supercargo. His high wages included 16 chest of pacotille and 4% of the auction sum of the cargo. His total profit from the trip must have been above 45,000 rigsdaler. (Parmentier 1989:144)
1732 - Participant in Asiatisk Kompagni.(Parmentier 1989:147)
1733 - Appointed Kommerceraad. (Parmentier 1989:169)
1734 - Listed as KAuffmann and Hovedparticipant in DAC. (Hof&Stat)
Member of the board in Kurantbanken.
1743-1744 - Part of the board of Sø-Assurance Kompagniet as ‘’Kommitteret ved policernes ekspedition”. Mentioned as Bank-Commmissær. (Thorsen: Sø-Assurance Kompagni 1726-1926:524)
1744 - Married Fabritius, Maria Barbara, sister of Fabritius, Michael and Fabritius, Just. (Parmentier 1989:147) She was previously married to Abbestée, Helvig.
1745 - Director of Asiatisk Kompagni till 1754. (Parmentier 1989:147)
1749 - Appointed Justitsraad. (Parmentier 1989:169)
1753 - Appointed Etatsraad. (Parmentier 1989:169)
Estates
1734 - Bought the country estate Sneglebakken in Lyngby, north of Copenhagen. (Parmentier 1989:148)
1755 - Bought the property Rosenvænget with a cloth factory from the widow of Gandil, Pierre (Hist. medd. om Kbh IV:502) Sold it in 1756 to Kgl. Fabrikskommissær Frontier, Pierre.
1768 - Moved to the country estate Rustenborg in Lyngby, north of Copenhagen. (Parmentier 1989:148) The previous owner was Desmercières, Jean Henri. (BioLek III)
1769 - Received a deed of Lille mariendal, previously owned by Lange, Philip de. (Hist. medd. om Kbh IV:517)
Other
Hurk was Kommissionær for Reyns, Isabella; Dormer, James from Antwerp and the widow of Maelskamp, Jacobus from Ghent. (Parmentier 1989:169)
