John May (shipwright)
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John May Sr or Jan Maij was an English shipwright from Chatham who served from 1758-1779 as Master Shipbuilder of the Amsterdam Admiralty.
A shipwright and the main buildings of the Amsterdam Admiralty by Pierre Fouquet (1729-1800)
Holland Land Company
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The Holland Land Company was an unincorporated syndicate of Dutch investors from Amsterdam, headquartered in Philadelphia, which purchased large tracts of American land for development and speculation
John May (shipwright)
…business and involved in setting up a training for sailors. In 1793 John's daughter Elisabeth married Paul Busti, a real estate agent, operating the Holland Land Company in Philadelphia. William May (Maij) (Chatham 1725-1807), a captain and equipment master from 1780, devised various innovations in shipbuilding and…
The Holland Land Co. office in Batavia, New York