Kalmar Nyckel 1639-1640

• Sailed from Göteborg September 1639
• Arrived to Nya Sverige 17 april, 1640
• Sailed from Nya Sverige 14 maj 1640
• Arrived to Göteborg Juli, 1640

Crew

• Cornelius Van Vliet, Captain Sailed from Göteborg September 1639, Change of capten in Amsterdam
• Pouwell Jansen, Captain Arrived in New Sweden 17 April 1640
• Herman Willemsen, shipmate (Styrman)

Passengers and Soldiers

• Petter Holländer Ridder, Commander of New Sweden (1640-1643)

Lived in Ekenäs, Nyland, Finland, sent out as Commander of the Colony to replacing Peter Minuit who perished at sea.

• Reorus Torkillus, was the first Lutheran clergyman to settle

Born 1608 - became sick at Fort Christina on Feb. 23, 1643. He improved, however, probably continued his services for some time and was used by Printz in a mission to the Indians. He died Spetember 7, 1643 in New Sweden at the age of 35, leaving a wife and child behind.

• Joost van Langdonk, commissary, Dutchman

To take the place of Henrick Huygen in New Sweden

• Gregorius Van Dyck, assistant commissary, Dutchman
• Gunnar Mattson, freeman.
• Peter Gunnarsson (Rambo), freeman
• Sven Gunnarsson (Swanson), freeman

He was aboard with his pregnant Gertrude.

• Peter Andersson (Långåker), skipper on the Speel-yacht
• Anders Svensson (Bonde).
• Anders Larson (Dalbo), provost-marshal
• Brita
• Jön Thorsson, freeman
• Sven Larson Maarbo, laborer
• Lars Svensson, freeman
• Martin Guttersson (Gotterson), Laborer

Returned to Sweden on the Örn in 1654. Died in Sweden in the autumn of 1654.

• William Loury, provost
• Johan Michellsson, corporal
• Anders Jonsson, gunner
• Bengt Thomasson, soldier
• Anders Nilsson Nagell,soldier
• Olof Svensson, soldier
• Steffan Olofsson, soldier
• Nils Svensson, soldier
• Johan Gustaffson

Cargo

• 4 mares,
• 2 young horses and a number of farming implements.

Return voyage — to Sweden in May 1640, arriving in July, 1640,

• Hendrick Huygen, officer
• Måns Nilsson Kling, officer and second Governor Wikipedia

The only Swedish officer in the colony and a number of soldiers from the first expedition.

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