Cornelius Andreson

Cornelius Andreson (fl. 1674–1675, last name likely also Andrieszoon) was a Dutch pirate, privateer, and soldier. He is best known for attacking English traders off Acadia and for serving in King Philip’s War.

History

During the Franco-Dutch War in the 1670s the Dutch took over Acadia (the Atlantic coast of Maine and southeastern Canada) and started a colony at New Holland. The Dutch buccaneer Jurriaen Aernoutsz had ejected the French from Acadia and, on his departure, left behind a small force with privateering commissions to stop French ships and prevent the English from encroaching on New Holland. Cornelius Andreson, John Rhoades, and Peter Roderigo outfitted three small ships in late 1674 and sailed up the coast to enforce the Dutch claims. The Penobscot Shallop and its sister ship were given to the heirs of a Boston merchant as compensation for lost goods.

However, Andreseon would later serve alongside Mosely on the side of the English, as would Roderigo under Joshua Scottow.