Jacobus van der Puije
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Jacobus van der Puije | |
|---|---|
| President of the Council of the Dutch Gold Coast | |
| In office 11 April 1780 – 30 December 1780 | |
| Preceded by | Pieter Woortman |
| Succeeded by | Pieter Volkmar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1754 |
| Died | 24 June 1781 (aged 26–27) |
Jacobus van der Puije (c. 1754 – 24 June 1781) was an administrator of the Dutch West India Company. He became President of the council (acting Director-General) of the Dutch Gold Coast in 1780.[1]
Jacobus van der Puije was born in Middelburg to a family that originally came from Sint-Maartensdijk.[2] His father was William van der Puije (born 1703).[3] He was governor of Fort Crèvecoeur in Accra from 1776 till 1780, when he succeeded Pieter Woortman as the colonial governor of the entire Dutch Gold Coast.[4]
Jacobus van der Puije had a daughter named Anna van der Puije with an enslaved African woman named Asoewa. Anna van der Puije herself was also enslaved and freed for 1 mark of gold, paid for by Jacob Rühle, who subsequently married her.[4] He also had a son, Peter van der Puije (born c. 1775), with a local Ga woman from Accra by the name of Ayeley Ablah.[3]