Hans Wassard (1756–1839) was a

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merchant, landowner and one of

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. He invested in a number of privateer ships during the

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. He owned

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at Vordingborg.

Early life and background

Wassard was born at Vordingborg, the son of Mathias Hansen Wassard (1713–1884) and Elisabeth Catherine Aagaard (1733–1780). His father was the proprietor of the farm Holmgaard.

Career

Wassard settled as a wholesale merchant in Copenhagen. He owned a property on Bimmelskaftet (now Vimmelskaftet 30, He was elected as one of Copenhagen's

. At some point, he went from wholesale merchant (''grosserer'') to grocer (''urtekræmmer''). On 11 May 1808, in ''Adresseavisen'', he advertised for skippers who could transport firewood for him from Vordingborg to Copenhagen.

Privateering

Wassard fitted a total of six ships out as privateers during the

. He received letters of mark for the following six ships: * 7 December 1807: ''Hævneren'' (''Challup'', 16 men, captain Johannes Simonsen) * 1808: ''Den Muelige'' (''Lugger'', 26 men, captain, Lars Flin) * 1 August 1808: ''Hurtigheden'' (''Lugger'', 21 men, three guns, captain Lars Johansen Holm af Nex¿) * 2 March 1809: ''Den Modige'' (''Lugger'', 22 men, captain Lars Rasmussen Brandt) * 27 April 1810: ''Giengi¾ld'' (cutter, 25 men, captain Lars Johansen Holm af Nexø) * May 1819; ''Den gode Hensigt'' (Lugge, 22 men, captain unknown)

Property

On 20 July 1804, he was part of a consortium that purchased

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for 310,000 rigsdaler from county manager Hans Henrich Peter Reyersen. The other members of the consortium were his brother-in-law

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, Peder Bech, court bookprinter

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and

Iver Qvistgaard Iver Qvistgaard (28 October 1767 8 October 1829) was a Danish civil servant, landowner and mayor of Copenhagen. He owned Aagaard (manor house), Aagaard Manor at Holbæk and the country house Wesselsminde at Nærum. He also engaged in a number of ...

. In 1808, in ''Adresseavisen'', Wassard advertised for skippers who could transport firewood for him from Vordingborg to Copenhagen. In 1806, Aagaard became the sole owner of Iselingen. In 1810, Wassard acquired Marienlyst from him and the farm was at the same time incorporated as an independent manor.

Personal life

Wassard married twice, first to Gift med Anna Marie Munk and Lucie Emmerence Pedersdatter. The latter was the sister of the above-mentioned Just Michael Aagaard. He had two sons by his first wife and two sons and two daugfhters by his second wife.Aagaard

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Hans Wassard
at geni.com 18th-century Danish businesspeople 19th-century Danish businesspeople 18th-century Danish landowners Privateering in the Gunboat War Danish people of the Gunboat War People from Vordingborg Municipality 1756 births 1839 deaths