Joachim Melchior von Holten

Holten Joachim, the merchant of Thormøhlen marr. Maria v.Beverhout 31.5.1692 (Gouv.Journal) http://www.dkconsulateusvi.com/inhabitants/inhabitants07052002.pdf

Joachim Melchior von Holten, who was born on 17th March 1671, in Helsingør, Denmark and died on 21 December 1708 in St. Thomas. He was in the service of the West India-Guinea Company and finally became the Vice-Commandant of St. Thomas in 1708.

In 1694, the family took up a plantation on the east end of St. Thomas, and there they lived in 1699 and 1700.107 However, they also had a residence in Charlotte Amalia in a house owned by Lucas van Beverhoudt.

Joachim Melchior von Holten was engaged on 31 May 1691 and married on 28 January 1692 in the Lutheran Church on St. Thomas to Maria van Beverhoudt. (Lutheran Church, St. Thomas, Church Book, 1691-1795, ff. 11,13, Marriages.)

On 22 December 1708, his was the first corpse to be buried in the Lutheran Church, St. Thomas. (Lutheran Church, St. Thomas, Church Book, 1691-1795, f. 53, Deaths, 1708/no. 21.)

Governor of St. Thomas from 8 feb 1706 to his death, 21 dec 1708

http://home6.inet.tele.dk/sadyhr/Magens/Slaegt/D0002/I79.html

Bidrag til de dansk-vestindiske Øers Personalhistorie I. St. Thomas 1671-1733 E. /Gullach-Jensen/ Dansk Vestindien 1666-1917 Kay /Larsen/

Kay Larsen, 1928 skriver 21/11-1708 som dødsdag, Den ev. luth. kirkes hist. skriver 22/12-1708 (begravning, se ovan), og E. Jensen skriver flere steder 21/12-1708. 26/10-1695 døde et barn af ham. (E. Jensen, s. 25) 2/9-1700 Døde hans søn Johannes (E. Jensen, s. 26) 7/11-1701 Døde hans datter Annatke (E. Jensen, s. 26) [Er det mon hende der er født 15/7-1700?]

Den evangelske lutherske kirkes historie i Amerika R. /Andersen/ "Den evangelske lutherske kirkes historie i Amerika"