Wedding Poem for Jacob Teixeira and Sarah Ximenes

Jacob Teixeira was born in Amsterdam in 1724 to Judith Nunes Henriques (b. Amsterdam, 1703–1732) and Joseph Teixeira (b. London, 1699–1775), who descended from the wealthy Portuguese Teixeira family (also known as Teixeira de Mattos or Teixeira de Sampayo), which was given a noble title by the Spanish king in 1643. Members of the family, which had branches in many European cities (including Hamburg, Holland, London, Vienna, and Venice) as well as South America, were philanthropists, merchants, financers, diplomats, and scientists. In 1748, Jacob married Sarah Levy Ximenes, the only daughter of Isaac Hisquia Levy Ximenes (1700–1736) and his wife, Hanna (1705–before 1748). Sarah was also descended from a Portuguese merchant family, branches of which lived in the Iberian Peninsula, Italy, Germany, and the Low Countries. Jacob and Sarah resided on (Nieuwe) Herengracht.