Background
He was born in Haarlem as the son of the mayor and church warden Mattheus Steyn and Dirkje van der Graft-Gael.
He was born in Haarlem as the son of the mayor and church warden Mattheus Steyn and Dirkje van der Graft-Gael.
He was the brother of the Spaarndam toll collector Tyman Matheusz. Steyn. He became lieutenant of the Saint George militia in Haarlem from 1612-1615 and was captain 1618-1621. He died in Haarlem.
Haarlem schutterij]
Steyn (1577 – 1632), was a Dutch Golden Age notary and member of the Haarlem schutterij.