Hendrik Eggelmeijer of Kapelle near Tecklenburg

Hend(e)rik Eggel(en)meijer (also: Eggelmeyer) was born in Kapelle near Tecklenburg in Germany. He was married op 30 April 1782 in Rotterdam. His bride was Gerritje Zeijlmans.
Cornelis Zeijlmans and Niesje van Heijmsberge had a daughter Gerritje baptized on 28 September 1755 in Rotterdam with witnesses Gerrit Boudewijns and Adriaentie van Heijnsbergen. That's likely the baptism of Hendrik's bride. That couple also had a daughter Johanna baptised on 27 June 1747, who likely is the widness at the baptism of Gerritje's 2 eldest daughters. Gerritje and Johanna also had a sister Cornelia who was baptized on 20 August 1752 in Rotterdam, and witnessed the baptisms of Gerritje's children Cornelia and Cornelia.

Tecklenburg

Hendrik Eggelmeijer and Gerritje Zeijlmans had the following children baptised in Rotterdam:

1. Johanna Catriena was baptised on 11 May 1783 with witness Johanna Zeijlmans.
2. Johanna Niesje was baptised on 24 April 1785 with witness Johanna Zeijlman(s).
3. Cornelis was baptised on 11 March 1787 with witnesses Cornelia Z(e)ijlmans and Neeltje de Jong. Cornelis married Antje Allariës in 1807. They had a son Hendrik who died young. Cornelis Eggermeijer, native of Rotterdam, died in Vlissingen on 12 April 1813.
4. Catrina Johanna was baptized on 19 October 1788 in the Zuiderkerk (church). 
5. Cornelia was baptised on 5 December 1790 with witness Cornelia Zeijlmans. Cornelia Eggelmeijer died on 14 May 1807, and was buried on the 17th. 
6. Gerretje was baptised on 9 September 1792 in the Grote Kerk (church). 
7. Gerrit Hendrik was born on 3 December 1793 and baptised on the 15th. He died on 12 May 1794 and was buried in Rotterdam on the 16th. 
8. Hendrika was baptised on 16 October 1796. She married Adriaan van Kleijnputte on 9 June 1830. Hendrika died died – 20 days after giving birth to a death son - in Rotterdam on 6 November 1832, aged 36 years and 28 days. After just 55½ months - on 24 April 1833 in Rotterdam - her widower remarried.

Hendrik Eggelmeijer died on 9 August 1802, leaving 3 young children. He was buried in Rotterdam on the 12th.
Gerritje Zeijlmans, widow of Hendrik Eggelmeijer, died on 2 July 1807, and was buried in Rotterdam on the 6th. She left 2 children, and 1 of them was still a minor. Her daughter Cornelia had passed away 3 weeks before. The 2 remaining children were Cornelis (1787-1813) and Hendrika (1796-1832).

Rotterdam

Sources: www.stadsarchief.rotterdam.nl, WieWasWie.nl.