Searching for soldiers fighting for the Dutch Republic 1595-1795

An index to the "Staat van Oorlog" (States of War) has recently been added to the website of the Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (BHIC). It’s a Who-Was-Who in the Dutch army of the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands. The index can help genealogists who are looking for information about military ancestors, because the States of War zooms in to the level of the individual companies. This resource can thus greatly simplify your search for military ancestors in The Netherlands.

Marriage registrations of soldiers, may mention the name of the captain under whom the soldier in question served, but it is often quite a search to find out to which regiment that captain and his company belonged. With the data from the "Staat van Oorlog" that search becomes a lot easier.

Because the manpower potential of the small Republic's territory was so limited, the States-General had to look beyond Dutch borders for a large part of their recruits. Fortunately, in those days foreign authorities did often not object to recruitment efforts within their territories. The Republic therefore was able to obtain large numbers of recruits from Scotland, England, the Holy Roman Empire, France, and later also the Protestant Swiss Cantons.

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The entire content of the "Staat van Oorlog" material was copied - as much as possible - and incorporated into the database. It contains around 400,000 registrations over the period 1595-1795, but the data for the first 50 years is incomplete.

Each entry contains a meticulous and detailed summary of the ranks of the Dutch State Army down to the level of individual companies: who was in charge, how many men did he have under him, and what were the costs? In addition, the average summary-list contains additional data, such as salaries for officers, commissioners who arranged the signing-on, guardsmen, ammunition masters, public prosecutors, teachers, preachers and gunners. A further distinction is also made between cavalry and foot soldiers. Included are military personnel stationed in multiple areas of The Netherlands, for example in Utrecht, Ommerschans, or Delfzijl.
Because these summaries were created annually, and always according to the same fixed schedule, this source is also ideally suited to follow the careers of officers in the State Army.

Link to the Database of soldiers fighting for the Dutch Republic:

https://www.bhic.nl/onderzoeken/staten-van-oorlog

This is an example with Scottish soldiers:

Sources: Uitleg over zoeken naar Staatse militairen, Hulp bij zoeken naar Staatse militairen, Informatie over staatse militairen online toegankelijk gemaakt, Dutch States Army.

Ancestors of Cornelis de Geus (1836-1930) who arrived in Pella in 1855

Pella

Cornelis de Geus was born on 26 July 1836 in Maasdam, Holland. He arrived in Pella, Iowa, in 1855 with his sisters Sija (1844-1916) and Eva (1848-1934) and their parents Willem de Geus (1806-1900) and Jozina Dekker (1814-1889). Two of this couple's sons and a daughter had died young, the youngest on 10 April 1854.

On 11 November 1863 in Pella Cornelis de Geus married Nellie van Vliet, daughter of Jacob van Vliet. She gave birth to 14 children, 11 of whom survived. Nellie died on 26 April 1920. Cornelis de Geus worked as a farmer. He lived to the ripe old age of 94, and died on 27 August 1930 in Pella.

These are Cornelis' ancestors:

2. Willem de Geus was born on 2-3-1806, and baptised on 9-3-1806 in Maasdam. Willem died in 1900, at the age of 93 or 94. Hij was buried in Pella. He married on 1-6-1834 in Maasdam
3. Jozina Dekker was born on 14-10-1814 in Puttershoek, Holland. Jozina died in 1889.
4. Cornelis de Geus was born around 1776. He died in Maasdam on 10-3-1820, aged 43. Cornelis married on 29-5-1805 in Maasdam
5. Jozina (“Sijna”) Kleijnendorst was born around 1784 in Sint Anthoniepolder., Holland. As a widow, Sijna married in Maasdam on 28-5-1826 Jan Cornelisse Smits (1802-1842) who originated in 's-Gravendeel, Holland. Sijna died in Maasdam on 6-7-1859 around 19:00.
6. Pleun Cornelisz. Dekker was born on the 18th and baptised on 22-6-1788 in Puttershoek. He died there on 31-10-1847. Pleun married in Puttershoek on 20-4-1812
7. Eva Wulfzen/Wulfse.
8. Willem de Geus was baptised on 1-11-1733 in Maasdam with witness Arjaantje Willems de Geus. Willem married
9. Maaike Reijerkerk.
10. Pieter Kleijnendorst was baptised on 28-3-1745 in Cillaarshoek, Holland. Pieter died on 18-7-1818 around 07:00 am in Sint Anthoniepolder. Pieter married around 1768
11. Kaatje Kornelisse ’t Hoentje was born around 1746. Kaatje died in Sint Anthoniepolder on 7-4-1822 around 1:00 am. 
16. Arien Willemse de Geus was baptised on 17-4-1702 in Maasdam with witness Arentje Jans Wesenhagen. Arien married around 1724
17. Leentje Jans Regenboog.
20. Jacob Pieters Kleijnendorst was baptised on 8-3-1722 in Cillaarshoek. Jacob was buried around 16-10-1792 in Sint-Anthoniepolder at the age of 70. Jacob married around 1744
21. Grietje Janse Smits was born around 1725 in Sint Anthoniepolder. She was buried there around 8-7-1809.
32. Willem Wijngaarden (de) Geus was born around 1660 in Maasdam. He married on 12-11-1869 in Maasdam 
33. Arijaantje Dirkse van der Wier was baptised on 7-6-1665 in Maasdam.

    

    Sint Anthonijpolder

40. Pieter Jacobsz Kleijnendorst was baptised on 13-3-1695 in Sint Anthoniepolder. Pieter married secondly in Cillaarshoek on 1-4-1725 in Dirkjen Thomasse de Boo. Pieter married thirdly in Cillaarshoek on 24-5-1744 Grietje Paulusse de Haan. Pieter  died before 1769. Pieter married in Cilaarshoek on 11-1-1722 his first wife
41. Hadewij Simonse Barendrecht was baptised on 3-4-1701 in Cillaarshoek. Hadewij died around 1724.
42. Jan Gijse Smits was baptised on 11-8-1697 in Sint Anthoniepolder. Jan was buried there around 6-12-1766, aged 69. Jan married around 1720
43. Maeijke Ariens Monster was baptised on 16-1-1695 in Sint Anthoniepolder. Maeijke was buried there around 29-5-1765.
64. Wijngaert (“Wingert”) Cornelisse (de) Geus was born around 1633 in Maasdam. Wingert married secondly in Maasdam on 30-10-1678 Ariaentien Jansen Multum (1639-1711). Winger was buried around 20-8-1712 in Maasdam. He married around 1655 his first wife
65. Jacolijntgen Ariens Wesenhagen was baptised on 30-12-1629 in Maasdam. She died around 29-5-1678. 
66. Dirck Janse van der Wier whose death was registered on 11-6-1708 in Maasdam. He married 
67. Neeltie Hendrickx Spies.
80. Jacob Cornelisse Kleijnendorst was born around 1651 in Sint Anthoniepolder. He died before 1734. Jacob married on 19-3-1679 in Sint Anthoniepolder 
81. Aeghje Jansse Steenhoek was baptised in 1656 in Sint Anthoniepolder.
82. Simon Hendriksz Barendrecht was born omstreeks 1660. He married around 1686
83. Neeltje Teunisse Schilperoort was baptised on 21-8-1661 in Strijen.
84. Gijsbert Simonsen Smits was baptised on 6-10-1669 in Sint Anthoniepolder. He died before 1717. Gijsbert married in Maasdam on 8-5-1695
85. Grietie Janse Blaeck was baptised on 28-11-1666 in Maasdam. Grietie's death was registered on 30-3-1741 in Sint Anthoniepolder.
86. Adriaen (“Arie”) Monster was born on the 17th and baptised on 20-1-1669 in Sint Anthoniepolder. Arie married secondly in Sint Anthoniepolder in the summer of 1721 Cornelia Bastiaans Gelderblom. Arie married his first wife in Sint Anthoniepolder on 25-4-1694
87. Teuntie Cornelisse Barendregt was born on the 13th and baptised on 16-12-1674 in Sint Anthoniepolder. Teuntie died around 1719. 

Japhet

In the bible Japhet is one of the 3 sons of Noah in the Book of Genesis. Japhet's brothers were Shem and Ham. In medieval and early modern European tradition Japhet was considered to be the progenitor of the European peoples. The name derives from the Hebrew “Yepheth”, meaning “opened”. In Arabic citations the name is usually given as "Yafeth bin Nuh" (Japheth son of Noah).

Jaefet (“Joffijt”) Andriesz. lived in Oost-IJsselmonde, Holland, in the first half of the 16th century. He is a double ancestor, because I descend from both his daughter Grijet Japhitten and his son Lenert Jaeffette.
Lenert Jaefette, a farmer in Oost-IJssemonde, is the grandfather of Japhet Hendriksz. in 't Veld (±1619-1687) who lived at a farm in the reclaimed Bonaventura polder near 's-Gravendeel, Holland. Japhet is a double ancestor, too, because I descend from both his son Hendrik and his daughter Lijntje who have different mothers.
On 10-8-1692 in 's-Gravendeel Lijntje Jafets in't Veld (1660-1704) married Hendrik Reijnen van der Linden (1660-1724), and named a son Japhet, too.

Japhet Hendriksz. in't Veld was widower of Lijntjen Dirckx Verduijn
when he married Soetjen Ariens in 1659 in Ridderkerk, Holland.

Jaefet Andriesz   (†±1573) | -------------------------
| Lenert Japhetsz (†1602)		| Grijettgen Japhitten (±1550-±1636)
| Grietie Lenerts Jaeffete (±1583-1662)		| Jafet Adriaens Hordijck (±1575-)
| Japhet Hendriksz in't Veld (±1619-1687)
|                           -(1)-----------------------(2)
| Hendrick Jafetsz in't Veld  (±1647-±1690)		| Lijntje Jafets in't Veld (±1660-1704)
| Japhet Hendriksz in't Veld (1673-)		| Japhet Hendriks van der Linden (±1696-)
| Anna Japhette in't Veld (1700-1747)		| Hendriks Japhets van der Linden (±1740-)
| Japhet Hendriksz de Quartel (†1778)		| Japhet Hendriks van der Linden (1773-1813)

Sources: FamilySearch.org; Families of South Holland ("Klappers"); WieWasWie.nl (and it's predecessor GenLias); StadsArchief.Rotterdam.nl; De afstamming van het Charloisse geslacht Westduel in "Ons Voorgeslacht" (magazine), 2013, by K.J. Slijkerman; De oudere generatiën van het geslacht van Dirk de Quartel, schout van Strijen 1752-1777 in "De Nederlandsche Leeuw (magazine)", 1971, by J. Mac Lean & J. Versluijs; Kwartierstaat Hofstee-De Bliek in "Gens Nostra" 1991 by J. Hofstra & A. Hofstra; name-doctor.com; en.Wikipedia.org.