Adam Gerard Mappa

Adam Gerard Mappa
La Tour de l'Abbaye Notre-Dame du Mont
Born(1754-11-25)25 November 1754
Tournai
Died15 April 1828(1828-04-15) (aged 73)
Barneveld, New York
AllegianceNetherlands
Service/branchMilitia
RankColonel
Battles/warsDemocratizing the vroedschap of Utrecht
Other workAgent for the Holland Land Company in New York

Adam Gerard Mappa (Tournai,[1] 25 November 1754 – Barneveld, New York, 15 April 1828) was a Dutch type-founder, Patriot and active colonel in a local militia (in Dutch exercitiegenootschap). In 1794 he became the agent for the Holland Land Company in New York (state) and three years later supervisor in the recently set up village of Barneveld.

  1. ^ Kernkamp, P.M. (2005) "Tussen Reformatie en Revolutie. De familie Paspoort te Delft". In: "De Nederlandsche Leeuw" jg. 122 nr. 1.