MESTERSON, JACOB [SSNE 919]
- Surname
- MESTERSON, MESTERTON, MAISTERON, MAISTERTOUN, MESTERTOUN
- First name
- JACOB, JAMES
- Nationality
- SCOT
- Region
- STOCKHOLM
- Social status
- STUDENT
- Education
- UNIVERSITY
Text source
Jacob (James) Mesterton was registered at Uppsala University in 1688. He is probably the son of James [SSNE 6696] who had migrated to Sweden, became a merchant in Stockholm and by 1660 owned a farm in Arboga. Jacob may well be the brother of Adam Mesterton [SSNE 7448].
According to Ossian Mesterton, a descendant of this line, Jacob was married to Johanna Maria von Gerdes, a daughter of Hans von Gerdes and Catarina Spalding [SSNE 6417].
Sources: Andersson et al, Uppsala Universitets Matrikel, (Uppsala, 1900-1911); T. Fischer, The Scots in Sweden (Edinburgh, 1907), pp.215-267; Eric E. Etzel, 'Notes on Swedo-Scottish Families' in Scottish Historical Review, vol. IX (1912), p.271. Thanks to Ossian Mesterton of Lahti for this connection.
Service record
- SWEDEN, UPPSALA
- Arrived 1688-01-01
- Departed 1688-12-31
- Capacity STUDENT, purpose ACADEMIC