According to the conventional account, by Alan Curtis
and others, Susanne van Soldt was the daughter of Hans
van Soldt (born circa 1555), a wealthy Protestant
merchant from Antwerp. Hans probably took refuge in
London after the sack of Antwerp by the Spanish in
1576, and Susanne was born there and baptized at the
Dutch Church at Austin Friars on 20 May 1586. Sometime
after 1605 Hans and his family left London for
Amsterdam, where he appears as a shareholder of the
Dutch East India Company in 160...(+)
According to the conventional account, by Alan Curtis
and others, Susanne van Soldt was the daughter of Hans
van Soldt (born circa 1555), a wealthy Protestant
merchant from Antwerp. Hans probably took refuge in
London after the sack of Antwerp by the Spanish in
1576, and Susanne was born there and baptized at the
Dutch Church at Austin Friars on 20 May 1586. Sometime
after 1605 Hans and his family left London for
Amsterdam, where he appears as a shareholder of the
Dutch East India Company in 1609. No trace of Susanne
has been found, but a sister or cousin of hers,
baptized in London in 1588, was living in Amsterdam in
the early 17th century.[1]
This has been criticised for ignoring relevant
documents.[by whom?] The van Solt/Soldt family has been
well recorded but in more than 12 variants of the name.
The family did start and record a family chronicle,
starting with Paulus van Solt born 1514, which was
recopied in the 1800s and recorded in the "Familie
Soldt" article by Jurrian van Tolt in the Dutch
genealogical periodical De Navorscher for 1935. A more
detailed article involving Susanne van Soldt's family
is published in the 2007 De Nederlandisch Leeuw Dutch
genealogical periodical by Emile van der Spek. Susanne
van Soldt was the daughter of Johannes Paulusz van
Solt/Soldt de Oude (born 23 November 1550 in
Antwerp)and Elizabeth Rombouts. Alan Curtis could have
been easily confused due to the fact there were at
least three Johannes or variants Hans, Jan, and John in
London during this period of time. In 1604 Susanne
married Pieter Loos (Peeter Loos or Loose)in Amsterdam.
In late August 1615 Susanne died shortly after
complications in the birth of her third child. She was
buried at the Zuiderkerk in Amsterdam. Her uncle was a
well known Dutch artist Jacques/Jacob van Solt/Soldt
known for his Italian landscapes. Susanne's nephew was
Paulus van Solt/Soldt (recorded also as Paolo van
Soldi) the famous Dutch mariner who kept a diary which
is noted in many history books on the naval
explorations of Asia and Australia. Susanne's father
Hans de oude and brother Hans de jonge were also known
to associate with famous artists and to deal in art.
The family and its connections in the art world are
detailed in the 2002 book "Art at auction in 17th
century Amsterdam" by John Michael Montias. The written
van Soldt family history copies are kept at the Central
Bureau voor Genealogie and at the Groen Hart Archives.
(Wikipedia).
