Pieter Mingael

Pieter Mingael probably was born during the early 1660s. He was the son of New Netherland pioneers Thomas Janse and Maria Abrahams Mingael. He was baptized in New Amsterdam.

In November 1685, he married Margarita Roseboom at the Albany Dutch church where he was a member and occasional baptism sponsor. The marriage probably was childless as no children were christened in Albany.

Mingael's home was in Albany's second ward where he served as assessor (four different years during the 1690s), juror, and firemaster. In 1697, he and his wife were alone in their home. Two years later, he signed a community-based oath swearing allegiance to the king of England. In 1702, his property was accorded a substantial assessment.

Pieter Mingael may have died after he witnessed a baptism in August 1704. His widow was listed as the head of their second ward household in 1709.

Sources: The life of Pieter Mingael is CAP biography number 6195. This sketch is derived chiefly from family and community-based resources.