Favorite Name ~ Naaktgeboren

Amy Johnson Crow 's Theme for Week 26 is “Favorite Name”. I've chosen the surname Naaktgeboren. I don't have any ancestors with that surname, but it's a typical name in the Hoeksche Waard, an island in Holland, south of Rotterdam and west of Dordrecht. I grew up in the Hoeksche Waard, and my ancestors with the surname Bos all lived on the island.

The Dutch word "naakt" is “naked” in English, while the word "geboren" translates as “born”, so the surname can be translated in English as “born naked”.
Naaktgeboren – together with the surname Poepjes (“poopies”) – is often seen as "a textbook example" of the so-called compulsory name adoption in the Napoleontic Era, which is also known as "the name myth of Napoleon". According to persistent nonsense, people wanted to make fun of Napoleon's policy by adopting an absurd name. That myth is fake, because the surname Naaktgeboren has been in use since the 17th century.

Surname Saturday - Konings - Brick Wall

My ancestors Dirck Smetsing and Sophia Katarina Konings were married on 15 August 1721 in Lobith. Lobith is a village at the border of The Netherlands and Germany. Deck lived there, and had become a member of the church community of Lobith in 1716.
“Düffelwarth” was where the bride, Sophia Katarina, came from. Düffelward is located on the former Roman Road between Xanten and Nijmegen, just across the border near Cleves.

David Smeltsing and Sophia Katarina Konings were married on 15 August 1721 in Lobith

Derk and Sophia Katarina had 6 children baptised in nearby Doesburg:

1. Johanna Smeltzing was baptised on 1-11-1726 in Doesburg. Her burial was registered in Doesburg on 1-3-1784. Johanna married there on 7-5-1754 Isebrandt Heemskerk. They had 10 children.
2. Johannes Sigismond Christoffel Smeltzing was baptised on 21-4-1728 in Doesburg.
3. Louisa Smeltzing was baptised on 3-5-1730 in Doesburg. Her death was registered in Dordrecht on 28-1-1811. Louisa had an extramarital relationship with Johannes van Hessels that resulted in a daughter Johanna Maria Smetzing who lived for only a few months in 1755 in Doesburg. Louisa married in Dordrecht on 18-5-1760 David de Sterke. He was baptised on 6-2-1733 in Dordrecht as son of Pieter de Sterke and Lijsje Kevers. David died from a lung disease, and his burial was registered on 14-12-1797 in Dordrecht. They had 6 children, including my ancestor Pieter de Sterke, the father of Arie de Sterke (1796-1892).
4. Anna Maria Smeltzing was baptised on 13-2-1732 in Doesburg.
5. 
   Sophia Smeltzing was baptised on 11-12-1733 in Doesburg.
6. Henrik Adriaen Smeltzing was baptised on 20-4-1736 in Doesburg.

I haven't been able to find the parents of either Derk Smeltzing or Sophia Katarina Konings.

Sources: RegionaalArchiefDordrecht.nl, nl.Wikiepedia.org.

Surname Saturday - Muijs

Johann Muijs(en) originated in Duisburg in Germany. In The Netherlands he was known as Johan or Jan. He was living near the Onze-Lieve-Vrouwe-Kerk, the largest church of Dordrecht in Holland. On May 10, 1637, Johan married Geertruijt Jans van der Gront, a young girl born in Dordrecht.

Jan Muijs and Geertruijt van der Gront were married on 10 May 1737 in Dordrecht.

Dordrecht, den 19 Aprilis 1637: 

- Jan Muijs, j.m. van Duijsburg, w. bij de Groote Kerck; 

- Geertruijt Jans van der Gront, j.d. van Dordregt, w. bij de Vleeshouwers Straet. 

Getrouwt d& 10 maij.

The couple had at least 7 children baptised in Dordrecht in the period 1638-1653: Johannes (2x), Anna, Pieter, Levina, Geertruid and Jacobus.
The burial of Johan Muijs was registered in Dordrecht on 18 December 1684. On 9-5-1685 in Dordrecht, a house and yard in the Vleeshouwersstraat, formerly owned by Johan Muijs, were sold to Lijsbeth Dominicus for ƒ670. Johan's heirs were mentioned: notary Pieter Muijs, Catharina Bongaert, widow Anna Muijs (1642-1689), Jacobus Hopman and Levina Muijs. Geertruijt Muijs and Anna's husband Hendrick van der Snouck were no longer alive. Jan's son Johannes Muijs boarded a ship in 1688 and travelled to Indonesia, where he died in 1693.

Jacobus Muijs, Johan's youngest son, was baptised in Dordrecht on 17 January 1653. He was married on 29 January 1679 in Rijswijk, Holland. His bride was Clara Buijster (±1655-1738). They had 11 children, but some of them died young. On March 27, 1697, Jacobus Muijs took out a mortgage of ƒ700 on a house and yard in the Wijnstraat in Dordrecht. Pieter Muijs provided the money. The burial of Jacobus Muijs was registered on 10 April 1703 in Dordrecht.

View of Dordrecht

Sources: FamilySearch.org, RegionaalArchiefDordrecht.nl, StadsArchiefDelft.nl.

Surname Saturday - Horstman - Brick Wall

One of my ancestors, Frans Langeweg (1736-1811), married Kornelia Horstman on 26 April 1761 in Dordrecht. Frans was assisted by his mother Maaijke de Vries (1702-1770), widow of Gerrit Langeweg. Kornelia was assisted by her mother, wife of David Horstman, whose consent had been recorded in writing.
David Horstman had married his wife Seija van den Reijen (1711-1767) in Dordrecht on 1 May 1729 in the Lutheran church. They had two daughters named Belia and Kornelia.

David Horstman originated in Bücken in Germany. In 1732 in Dordrecht David worked as a confectioner who baked sugary treats such as cake, chocolate, marzipan and cookies. On 12-4-1736, David Horstman, refiner, sold a sugar box in the Wijnstraat near the Kleine Kraansteiger or Hengstedteiger for ƒ500 to the refiners Hermanus and Egbert van Streeffkerk. The burial of David Horstman was registered in dordrecht on 15 October 1763.

David Horstman and Sija van den Reijen were married in Dordrecht on 1 May 1729

Sources: RegionaalArchiefDordrecht.nl, de.Wikiepedia.org.

Longevity ~ Arie Monster (91) of Pella

The Dutch Monster surname can be either a topographic surname, derived from a place name in South-Holland, or it might refer to a monstrosity.

Arie Monster was born on 17 December 1890 in Pella, Iowa, USA. His parents are Jacob Monster (1853-1899) and his wife Adriana “Jana” Klijn^*, daughter of Arie Klijn and Neeltje Klein. Jacob Monster had always had poor health and died at the age of 45, when Arie was 8 years old.

Registration Card of Arie Monster of Pella

Arie Monster was tall and stout with grey eyes and light blond hair. He married on 19 December 1912 in Oskaloosa, Iowa, Gezenna Schakel, born on 18 August 1889 in Bussey, Iowa. She died, aged 85, on 26 October 1974 in Pella, and was buried at the Oack Wood Cemetery. Arie Monster died on 3 November 1892 at Pella Community Hospital. He was 91 years old. He left no issue.

^* The birth of Adriana “Jana” Klijn is registered at OpenArchieven.nl, FindAGrave.com and WikiTree.com as 11 March 1854 in Nieuwland. However, I've looked up the birth records of March 1854 in Nieuwland at the FamilySearch.org website, and there is no record for Adriana's birth at that date at that place. Neither in Leerdam, nor in Lexmond.

Sources: FindAGrave.com, WieWasWie.nl, FamilySearch.org.

Move Over Duran Duran, It's Laban Laban!

The Laban family originated in Moray in Scotland, possibly from a Flemish immigrant, as the Labans have Germanic Y-DNA. There are established Lowland Lobban families in England, Australia, USA and Canada, with a related Logan line in the US, and the Labans of Tholen in the Netherlands.

The Loban weapon features
a lion passant and sable

During the Eighty Years' War, many Scottish soldiers came to The Netherlands in mercenary armies. Williamm Loban, who settled on the island of Tholen, may have been a soldier, too. In Stavenisse, William married twice in the 1620s, and had 7 children. The oldest surviving aldermen's books of Stavenisse show that William Laban wasn't always able to pay his debts. In 1628, for example, part of his property was auctioned, including 2 cows, 2 pigs and his best bed.
William's son Cornelis Laban married a widow, and had 4 children, including a son Leunis Laban (1663-1737). Leunis married twice and had 15 children. With his second wife, Jacomijntje Swancken (1678-1737), Leunis had a son Laban Laban (1707-1762).

This first Laban Laban married twice around 1740. His youngest son from his second marriage to Martha Ellewit (1720-1766) was another Leunis Laban (±1755-1855). On 20 January 1789 in Sint-Maartensdijk this Leunis married Maria Geluk (1767-1815). That same year their eldest son Laban Laban was born.

This second Laban Laban was born on 18 October 1789 and baptised on 1 November in Sint-Maartensdijk with as witnesses his uncle Frans Laban and aunt Neeltje Brouw. Eleven siblings were to follow Laban. His father Leunis Laban died on 5 June 1805 in Kruiningen, Zeeland, The Netherlands, when Laban was 15 years old. His mother, Maria Geluk, died in Kruiningen on 11 January 1815, aged 47.
At the age of 37, Laban was finally married on 20 December 1827 in Sint-Maartensdijk. His bride was 27-year-old Pieternella Isacks Quist. She was born on 25 November 1800 in Sint-Maartensdijk as daughter of Isaak Adolfse Quist and his wife Sara Dorst (1773-1825).

Signatures of Laban Laban and his wife

Euphemia Vollenbroek (1772-1838)

Deurningen-Saasveld, April 1772: 17 babtizata est Euphemia filia Gerardi et Mariae Vollenbroek, susc. Adolphus Vollenbroek et Susanna Wansing. Dulderen.

Euphemia (“Femia”) Vollenbroek - also Volmbroek - was baptised on April 17, 1772 in Deurningen-Saasveld in Twente. Euphemia had sisters Agatha and Johanna, and brothers named Bernardus and Stephanus. There parents are Gerardus Vollenbroek and Maria Wansing who were married on February 26, 1770, in Deurningen.

On February 26, 1794, in Ootmarsum near Denekamp, Emphemia married Adolf Rientjes. Adolf was baptised on December 24, 1760, in Ootmarsum. His parents are Jan Hendrik Rientjes and Maria Steffens.

Euphemia and Adolf had 7 children:

1. Joannes Hendricus (“Jan Hendrik”) Rientjes was baptised on February 15, 1796, in Ootmarsum. At the age of 34, on June 2, 1830, in Rijssen, he married 22-year-old Agatha Catharina Tusveld.  Jan Hendrik died in Delden on April 19, 1871, aged 75.
2. Maria Rientjes was baptised on March 10, 1798, and likely died young.
3. Hendrikus Gerhardus Rientjes was baptised in Denekamp January 27, 1802. He was married there on January 17, 1842, to 31-years-old Joanna Hendrica Eenhuis. They had a son Adolphus Antonius Rientjes. Hendrikus Gerhardus died at the age of 80 in Denekamp on November 27, 1882.
4. Maria Rientjes was baptised on July 20, 1807. She died on August 31, 1840, in Hertme near Borne at the age of 33.
5. Stephanus Rientjes was born or baptised on January 14, 1810. He became a roman catholic priest. He died, at the age of 49, in Geesteren near Tubbergen on August 15, 1859.
6. Bernardus Rientjes was born on March 7, 1813, in Ootmarsum, and died on July 26, 1893, in Denekamp, unmarried, and aged 80.
7. Maria Anna was born on in Ootmarsum on January 2, 1816. She was married on May 3, 1843, in Borne to cobbler Johannes Bernardus Kock. He was widower of Joanna Gardina Nieuwenhuis. Maria Anna died on February 18, 1878.

At the age of 67, Euphemia Vollenbroek died on January 30, 1838, in Oude Ootmarsum. Her widower, Adolf Rientjes, died there on May 17, 1844, at the age of 83.

Sources: WieWasWie.nl, Steggink.org, VollenbroekVoorouders.nl.

Maria Buggers (1789-1839) married twice

Maria Buggers was baptised on 20 September 1789 in Rotterdam, Holland, with witness Maria de Graaff. Her parents are Clasina de Graaff (1766-1829) and her husband Hendrik Buggers (1765-1802). Hendrik was baptised on 13 March 1765 in Leyden, Holland. At that time, Hendrik's parents Jan Buggers (†1787) and Adriana (de) Kogel (†1795) were living at the “De Hoge Molen”, a mill outside of the “Koeijpoort”, one of the city gates of Leyden. Around 1768 the family moved from to Rotterdam.

Hendrik Buggers and Clasina de Graaff were married in Rotterdam on 15 May 1787. Both were living in the Banketstraat, a street that ends at the Goudsesingel. Their eldest daughter, Adriaantje, was baptised on 12 February 1788 in Rotterdam with her grandmother Adriana de Kogel as witness. The youngest daughter was Johanna Buggers (1791-1850) who was to marry Jacobus Veltman.
At the age of 12, Maria Buggers lost her father Hendrik on 5 April 1802. In April 1806 Maria's elder sister Adriaantje, aged 18, married Cornelis Corbeau. Adriaantje gave birth to 3 children before she died on 9 January 1811, at the age of 23.

Civil Registry of Rotterdam Extract

At the age of 18, on 12 June 1808 in Rotterdam, Maria Buggers married Nicolaas Hooijkaas, a younger son of Richardus Hooijkaas (†1766) and Cornelia Kestelmans (1740-1822). They had Nicolaas baptised on 28 August 1778 in Rotterdam. Within a half year of their marriage, Maria Buggers gave birth to her eldest child. Maria is the mother of

1. Johanna Cornelia Hooijkaas is baptised on 11 December 1808 in Rotterdam with witness Cornelia Kestelmans, widow of Richardus Hooijkaas.
2. Clasina Cornelia Hooijkaas was baptised on 22 July 1810 in Rotterdam with the same witness. Clasina died young.
3. Richardus Hooijkaas was born on 20 July 1812 in Rotterdam. Richardus died there on 31 January 1840 in Rotterdam at the age of 27.

It seems that Maria's marriage was not a success. Not only were no additional children born, in 1816 Nicolaas even had an advertisement placed in a local newspaper with the warning that he would not pay for any credit extended to his wife.

Rotterdamsche Courant (newspaper), 17-9-1816

After 10 years of marriage, at the age of just 40, Nicolaas Hooijkaas died on 8 October 1818 in Hillegersberg, nowadays a suburb of the city of Rotterdam. After a widowhood of just 1½ years, on 17 May 1820 in Rotterdam, 30-year-old Maria Buggers married 26-year-old Arij van der Zwaan, a bread baker's assistant. Arij was born on the 4th and baptised on 8 September 1793 in Oud-Beijerland, Holland, with witness Machteltje de Quartel. Arij is a younger son of Bastiaan van der Zwaan (1746-1832) and his first wife Neeltje Gibo.
Maria and Arij's 18-year marriage remained childless. Maria died on 29 January 1839 in Rotterdam at the age of 49. On 13 May 1840 in Rotterdam, Arij married his second wife, 50-year-old spinster Alberdina Kapsenberg. She was baptised on 14 February 1790 in The Hague, Holland. Her parents are Tjeerd Capsenberg (1757-1844) and Anna Olthof (1758-1828) who both originated in Frisia.
Given the age of the bride, this marriage remained childless, too. Arij van der Zwaan died at the age of 58 on 24 February 1852 in Rotterdam. His widow died there on 15 February 1870 at the age of 80.

Sources: Stadsarchief.Rotterdam.nl, ErfgoedLeiden.nl, WieWasWie.nl, MolenDatabase.nl, DTB Oud-Beijerland bewerkt door J.P. van der Spek.

Stephanus Vollenbroek (1785-1860), pastor in Rijssen

Stephanus Vollenbroek was baptised on 26 October 1785 in Deurningen: “26 Octobris babtizatus Stephanus filius Gerardi et Mariae Vollenbroek, susc. Wilhelmus Vollenbroek et Susanna Volmerinck”. Like his elder siblings, Stephanus was likely born in nearby Dulder, Overijssel, The Netherlands. Stephanus had elder sisters named Euphemia, Agatha and Johanna, and an elder brother named Bernardus. They are children of Gerardus Vollenbroek, and his wife Maria. Gerardus Vollenbroek and Maria Wansing, both originating in Dulder, were married on 26 February 1770 in Deurningen: “26 Feb. conjuncti sunt in facie Ecclesiae Gerardus Vollenbroek et Maria Wansing, Dulderen”. Their marriage was also registered in Oldenzaal.

Stephanus Vollenbroek became a priest on 17 August 1809. He is described as an excellent singer and musician. In 1823 he became pastor in Rijssen in Overijssel.

On 1 January 1853, due to advanced age, Stephanus Vollenbroek was granted a pension “to the sum of 600 guilders, due to 42 years, 11 months and 17 days of service”.

Provinciale Drentsche en Asser Courant, 27-11-1860

Stephanus Vollenbroek died on the 16 November 1860 in Rijssen at the age of 75. He was described as an example of “not only humility, goodness and mildness, but especially tolerance”. On the 20th, around 14:00, his solemn burial took place at the cemetery in nearby Enter.

Sources: Delpher.nl, WieWasWie.nl, VollenbroekVoorouders.nl, Steggink.org.

Swede Anders Paulson (1865-1919) in Holland

Anders Paulson was born on 16 March 1865 in Eskilstorp, Bastad, Skåne, Sweden. His mother is Hersti Nilsdotter. His father is Paul Nilsson who died, aged 70, in 1909 in Sweden.

Bredasche Courant, 8-11-1909

In 1907 engineer Anders Paulson started a company for manufacturing and selling matches and related items. His his associate was Leonardus Jacobus Maria Eras. The company was located in Teteringen near Breda, Brabant, The Netherlands.
1908 was a special year for Anders Paulson. On 24 June 1908 in Numansdorp, Holland, Anders married Neeltje Hendrika (“Nellie”) Kluifhoofd. She was born on 14 November 1873 in Numansdorp as daughter of Susanna Niemantsverdriet (1837-1923) and Dirk Kluifhoofd (1837-19121), mayor of Numansdorp.
On 9 December Swede Anders Paulson was naturalised as a Dutch citizen.

Nederlandsche Staatscourant, 15-6-1910

The eldest son of Anders Paulson and his wife Nellie was Frans Paul Dirk, born on 16 July 1910 in The Hague, Holland. A son named Anders - like his father - was born in May 1913 in Breda.

Twins in the Koomans family in Canada

Hubert Coomans married Maaijke van Bezooijen (†1809) in 's-Gravendeel, Holland; they had several children of whom 5 survived. Their son Arij Koomans (±1771-1818) fathered 11 children, including 3 surviving sons.
One of his descendants is another Arie Koomans (1882-1920) who married 26-year-old Davina Willemina den Hartog on October 16, 1909, in 's-Gravendeel. Arie and Davina Willemina were the parents of series of 3 twins.
On September 2, 1911, their first twin was born. One son was stillborn, the other was named Jan. On January 7, 1914, the twins Dirk and Huigje were born. The third twin was born on February 4, 1916. Those children were named Cornelis and Piet.

Dirk Koomans, his wife Dien, and their 4 eldest children

In 1939 Dirk Koomans married my aunt Gerdien (Dien) de Jong (1919-1999). They had several children before they boarded the ship "Waterman" on June 24, 1952, and emigrated to Canada Their youngest children were born in Chatham, Ontario. Initially, Dien suffered terribly from homesickness. Meanwhile, Dirk started a company in demolition services, and became very successful at it. He died in 1989.

Passengers

Sources and further reading:

1. WieWasWie.nl.
2. W.H. Koomans, dr. mr. J.C. Maris: Het geslacht Koomans uit Klundert en Fijnaart, Nederlandse Leeuw, 1936.
3. Mr. J. Muller: De familie Koomans uit de Hoeksche Waard, Nederlandse Leeuw, 1942.
4. J. Moermond: De familie Coomans, Goers, Dingemans en Ardonne, Genealogisch Tijdschrift voor Midden- en West-Brabant, 1983.
5. J.W. Zondervan: Korrekties en aanvullingen op de families Coomans, Goers, Dingemans en Ardonne, Genealogisch Tijdschrift voor Midden- en West-Brabant, 1984.
6. StadsArchief.Rotterdam.nl.
   
7. Family lore.

9-Year Blogiversary - Interesting Blog Posts

On 17 January 2013   I published my 1st post for this blog,  so  today is my  9th  blogiversary !

In those years January and August 2018 and October 2019 were the months with the most posts (5). Of course it’s not about quantity but quality. I've tried to achieve quality by writing about topics that arouse my interest. The stories on this blog are usually not about my own ancestors, but about deceased people who catch my attention. 

To celebrate this 9-year milestone, here's my list featuring interesting genealogy posts from this, and other blogs.

Tips & Tricks

• Dutch Genealogy Research Tips
• The Netherlands Links at Cindi's List
• Finding European Ancestors on the Internet
• Compare to the neighbors by Yvette
• How to Find Your Dutch Ancestor’s Occupation by Yvette
• Investigate gaps between children by Yvette
• Sources for images to illustrate your Dutch family tree by Yvette
• Add an image to your blog post
• Check for improbable dates
• Was your ancestor married more than once?
• DNA and Inheritance explained by Marc
• Find relevant genealogy results in Google by using key search commands by Marian
• Tips for finding Brick-Wall Ancestors
• Mind the Chronology of a Population Register
• Checklist for starting Research in the Country of Origin
• Latin Abbreviations when doing Genealogy

Black Sheep

• Historical U.S. Prison Records Online
• Prisons, Prisoners & Outlaws at Cindi's List
• Criminal Ancestor Records at Family History Daily
• Dutch Prison Records
• Criminal Records discover black sheep ancestors by TheGenealogist
  
• Black Sheep Ancestors Sources (USA & Canada)
• How to Find Black Sheep Family in Old Newspapers by Gena
• John Dove (†1878), Jacob Shelton's murderer by Amanda
• John Carter (†1893) was hanged for murdering his 3rd wife Rhoda Titcombe by Angela
• Tonnis Willinck was shot near Winterwijk around 1593 by Yvette
• In 1668 Antoine Gaboury was found guilty of attempted rape by Yvonne
• Gerhard Linneman - erotic asphyxiation with a belt gone wrong?
• Allen Bowlin - 5x bigamy by Gwen
  
• Kundertje Dijksman (1866-1917): teenage pregnancy & divorce in Delft, Holland
• Philip Wyatt (†1892) and his 3 Elizabeths by Susan
• Madness: 
• Scottish Asylum Archives and more on Scottish ‘Lunatics’
• Edmund Frowein (1813-90) was locked up
• Joannes Abeel, "an alleged lunatic" in 18th-century Albany
• Martha Williams Saul was patient in a lunatic asylum by Nancy 
• Insane baseball pitcher Albert Charles Hungler (1860-93) by Diane
• Elisabeth Maria Comans was locked up in 1785 in Dordrecht

Surname Saturday - Van Bodigem

The Van Bodigem surname had a number of different spelling variations like Bodegom, Bodighem or Bodechum. The ancestor of this family is Jacob Govertszn. van Bodighem who lived in the 15th century, and originated in Antwerp in Belgium. Van Bodighem is a toponym, a surname derived from a place name - in this case in Belgium.
When Jacob van Bodighem travelled north, he settled in Emelisse on the island Noord-Beveland. This village was drowned in a flood in 1520. Long before that happened, Jacob had moved to Delft in Holland.

Delft around 1536

Jacob was married to Neltge, daughter of Gerrit Waellincxensz van der Seijst. They had two sons named Willem and Jacob ( †1512). Willem married Maria, a daughter of Johan van Hogerwoert and Margrieta van der Poel. They had several children, including sons Frans and Rochus. Frans married Maria van Seijst and they had 6 children before she died on xxviiij september 1532 in Delft. Frans was mentioned as a brewer, and as a care taker of an old men's house and an orphanage. Frans was buried on 12 April 1560 in Delft.

Frans' son Johan van Bodighem (1514-1581) was a bailiff, first of of Delfland, later of Strijen. Johan was steward of Holland around 1560. He owned some houses both in Delft and The Hague. He was married to Margaretha, a daughter of Dirck Godschalcks and Dignum Goudt. 
Their son François van Bodegom had an illegitimate son Frans with an unknown woman and also three surviving children with his wife. This situation resulted in 1622 in a quarrel over his possessions, but Frans was allowed to keep the land he had received. Frans lived in Spijkenisse and Hekelingen and had a son Jan, who had a son Willem, who had a daughter Ariaantje who married Arie Abrahams Crooswijk. They were living in Klaaswaal, Holland.

Sources: Nederlandsche Leeuw 1968 (mr. G. van Niekerken ), Genealogisch Tijdschrift voor Midden- en West- Noord- Brabant 1990.

Maria Nagtegaal (1793-1823) had an illegitimate son

Jacob Nagtegaal (1746-1804) was a widower and living in Melissant, when he married Jacomijntje Visbeen (1764-1842) on 27 January 1793 in Dirksland. Ten months later, on 1 November 1793 Jacomijntje Visbeen gave birth to twin daughters Maria and Dingena. They were baptized in Dirksland on the 10th with widnesses Willemijntje Visbeen (mother's sister) and Ariaantje den Heek. Jacob had a daughter Arendje (1778-1822) from his first marriage. He subsequently had 3 sons named Jacob (1798-1848), Dingeman (1800-1849) and Leendert (1802-1845). When Jacob’s death was registered on 13 December 1804 in Melissant, his twin daughters were 11 years old.

Twins Maria and Dingena Nagtegaal were baptized in Dirksland on 10-11-1793.

Maria Nagtegaal (also: Nachtegaal) was 22 years old and unmarried, when she gave birth on 8 October 1816 in Dirksland to a son named Pieter. None of Maria’s brothers or uncles were named Pieter, so she may have named her son after his unknown father.

Description of Pieter Nagtegaal (1816-48)

Maria Nagtegaal, aged 29, died on 30 October 1823 in Goedereede when her son was just 7 years old. Maria’s twin sister, Dingena, remained unmarried, too, and died on 15 May 1825, aged 31. Maria’s mother, Jacomijntje Visbeen, died on 9 October 1842 in Melissant, aged 77. By 1850 all of Maria’s siblings had died, too, all before the age of 50.

Maria’s son Pieter was married on 13 May 1837 in Melissant. The documents presented at his marriage mention his maternal grandparents. Pieter had blue eyes and blonde hair, and a broad nose. Pieter’s bride was Cornelia Palingdood (1814-1898). She was born on 16 January 1814 in Dirksland, and her parents are Beschier Palingdood (1779-1833) and his wife Plonia van Gilst.
Pieter was to have children named Maria, Beschier, Jacob, Plona and Jacomina. His son Jacob Nagtegaal (1842-1909) had a son named Pieter Nagtegaal who was to reach the age of 96. Maria’s son Pieter died on 18 October 1848 in Melissant, 32 years old. Cornelia Palingdood remained a widow for 49 years, and died on 30 June 1898 in Melissant, aged 84.

Sources: WieWasWie.nl, Delpher.nl, Districtklappers Zuid-Holland.

Surname Saturday - Schoonderwoerd

Schoonderwoerd is a toponym, a surname derived from a place name. Schoondrewoerd is a village located in the middle of The Netherlands in an area known as Vijfheerenlanden (literally “land with 5 lords”). Among the 5 lords that the area derives its name from are the medieval Lords of Arkel that are likely my ancestors, too. Schoondrewoerd ceased to be an autonomous village in 1986, when it became part of Leerdam.

One of my ancestors is 16th-century Wouter Maesz. One of his grandsons is Wouter Maesz. Schoonderwoert who originated in Woudrichem and later moved to Hoornaar. Wouter had 2 wives: Vijverke Gijsberts (±1625-1659) and Adriaentge Willems. Wouter II and his first wive had a grandson named Wouter Maaez Schoonderwoert, too. This Wouter III married his half-cousin Neeltien Willems Schoonderwoert, a granddaughter of Wouter II and his second wife. Wouter III and his half-cousin had 7 children.

Wouter Maesz Schoonderwoert (II)
x Vijverke Gijsberts    - Maes     - Wouter x    - 7 children
x Adriaentge Willems    - Willem   - Neeltien      incl. Maes

How Cent Bos descends from Centje Cente

Cent is a first name prevalent among my paternal ancestors within the Bos family on the island Hoeksche Waard in Holland. The family originated in Puttershoek. Later, they were living in Numansdorp. In the early 19th century my ancestral branch moved to Cillaarshoek.
My father, Teun Bos, was named after his grandfather, who was a grandson of Cent Leenderts Bos (±1787-1869). When following the line of the eldest sons, however, a Cent Jacob Bos (1922-1988) can be found. In this post I'll show the ancestors of his cousin Cent Bos (1908-1997).

1. Cent Bos was born on 11-3-1908 in Cillaarshoek. He died on 15-3-1997. 
2. Pieter Bos (1882-1963) was married in 1907 to Hermina Vermeulen (1886-1965).
3. Cent Bos was born on 5-9-1845 in Cillaarshoek and died there on 4-11-1917. He was married on 4-5-1876 in Maasdam to Adriaantje (“Jaantje”) van Steensel. She was born on 9-10-1851 in Strijen and died on 18-8-1940 in Cillaarshoek Jaantje's grandmother was Jannigje Cente Bos (1758-1828), a daughter of Cent Leenderts Bos (1723-1783).
4. Cornelis Bos (1813-1888) was married to Kommertje Hoek (1812-1859) in 1842 in Maasdam. Secondly he married Neeltje van Houten (1838-1887) in Maasdam in 1860.
5. Cent Leenderts Bos (±1787-1869) was married to Barbara van der Giessen (1787-1857). Their children were baptised in Cillaarshoek.
6. Leendert Cente Bos (1755-1830) was married to Hendrina van Kooten (±1763-1821) in 1786 in Numansdorp. Their youngest son Leendert Bos (1804-1863) was baptised in Cillaarshoek.
7. Cent Leendert Bos (1723-1783) was married to Magteltje Reijerkerk of Heinenoord in 1746 in Numansdorp.
8. Pleuntje Cente Bosman (1692-1767) was married to Leendert Cornelisse Bos (1693-±1725) around 1717. She married secondly Laurens Jacobsz Lievaart (±1675-1740 in 1728 in Numansdorp. Around 1742 she was married thirdly to Tielman Barendsz. Her first husband, Leender Bos, was a son of Cornelis Gijsberts Bos (1655-1731) and Lijsbeth Stevens (1659-1705).
9. Cent Cornelisse Bosman (1666-1756) was married to Hendrikje Dwarswaard. He married secondly Marike Gerrits Steen (±1677-1755) in 1705 in Numansdorp
10. Cornelis Centsz of Puttershoek was married in 1666 in Heinenoord to Barber Jans Boer (1641-1720).
11. Cent Gijsbertsen of Puttershoek was married in 1610 to one Neeltgie Arijens. The mother of his son Cornelis, however, was his second wife, Maergien Cornelisse, whom he married in 1634 in Puttershoek.
12. Centje Cente was married to Gijsbert Gerrits Boschman. In 1630 in Puttershoek she married secondly one Cornelis Cornelisz.

Numansdorp

Jan & Hester Vroegindeweij in the U.S.A.

In the autumn of 1947 Jan Vroegindeweij, his wife Hester Vroegindeweij, and their 3 children were in The Netherlands for a family visit. They were staying with Jan's parents David Vroegindeweij (1881-1949) and Lucretia Geertruida Schilperoord (1882-1973). During WWII Jan had been working in an ammunition factory.

Eilanden-nieuws, 22-11-1947

Vroegindeweij is an interesting surname that can be translated as “early in the meadow” and is sometimes written as “Vroeg in de Weij”. Both Jan and Hester descend from Dammis Vroegindeweij who was living in 's-Gravendeel, Holland, in the 17th century. They have a more recent common ancestor in Dammis Claesz Vroegindeweij (1731-1775).

Hester Vroegindeweij was born on 9 June 1909 in Dirksland in Holland. Her parents are Simon Vroegindeweij and Leentje van Es. Hester was named after her grandmother Hester Soldaat (1843-1929), wife of Arij Vroegindeweij (1838-1918).
It's likely that Hester emigrated to the U.S.A. with her parents - sometime after 1923. Simon's elder brother Cornelis Vroegindeweij emigrated to the U.S.A. in april 1930, taking his children with him, too.
The 3 children accompanying Jan and Hester to Holland in 1947 were Lucretia Geertruida, Elaine and Cornelis Johan. Another son, David Simon (“Daaf”), was born on 20 November 1949 in Paterson, New Jersey.

Eilanden-nieuws, 30-11-1949

Surname Saturday - Hoppel

“Ons Voorgeslacht” is a magazine for genealogy in Holland. In 1957 it featured an article by J. MacLean describing the Hoppel family in Heerjansdam. Since then K.J. Slijkerman has found some addition information about this family.

Mathias Hoppel was a pastor in Heerjansdam in the period 1583-1616. He had moved there from the area around Aachen in Germany. His wife’s given name was Maeijke. Their known children are Aert, Sara, Abraham and Hendrik. Weakened due to old age, Mathias retired in 1616. 

Mathias' son Abraham was discredited in the summer of 1614 when Vranck Corneliss van Esch made a declaration that one evening, when he was working on his land, Vranck had seen Abraham Hoppel, completely naked and smelly, and carrying a knife. It was just moments after Abraham had tried to rape two young women, Aeltgen and Meijnsken, daughters of Aert and Lijsbet Pieters. Abraham Hoppel was ordered to pay their mother 12 pounds.
Despite this gross misbehavior, Abraham was a member of the local water authority in 1619, 1624 and 1625.

Hendrik Hoppel, another son of Matthias, was married to Ingetje, daughter of Bastiaan, who had brothers Leonardt and Pleun. Hendrik had surviving children named Bastiaen, Hendrik, Marija, Arien, Hendricxie and Maeijken. In 1619 Hendrik is mentioned as being 40 years old, so he was born around 1579.
I descend from Hendrik’s son of the same name whose daughter Maeijke married Cornelis Leenheer (±1638-1709) on 10 April 1662 in Heerjansdam.

Sources: J. MacLean: Ons Voorgeslacht 1957; K.J. Slijkerman: Ons Voorgeslacht 1999, Kronieken 2000.

Surname Saturday - Tuck

The Tuck surname, recorded as Tock, Took, Toke, Tuck and Tuke, usually is of pre-7th-century Norse-Viking origins. It derives from a Scandinavian personal name variously recorded as Toki, Toka or Toke, short or nickname forms of Thorketill. This popular personal and - later - surname, was a compound of the divine name Thor. That's the name of the Viking mythological god of thunder and the originator of "Thors day" or Thursday, plus "ketill", meaning a cauldron. 

The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Robert Tucke. This was dated 1202 in the fines tax rolls of Norfolk, during the reign of king John of England, 1199 - 1216. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling. 

I'm a descendant of Joost Jansz Tuck who originated in Mesele, Belgium. He was married on October 14, 1589, in Ridderkerk, Holland, to his first wife, Beeltijen Dircks who originated in Wuustwesel, Belgium. They had 6 children. Joost married his second wife, Neeltje Warrebouts, a widow, on September 22, 1619, in Ridderkerk. They had an additional son. Jan Joosten Tuck, my ancestor, too.

Sources: SurnameDB.com, Ridderkerk Marriages 1579-1643, transcribed by C. Hutchinson, P.F. Klok, B. Tabbernee, J.J. Vervoet & J. Wisskink.

Same Name - Adriaan de Jong

The #52Ancestors topic for this week is "Same Name". That's a topic I can relate to! 

My father's surname, Bos (which translates in English as "Bush" or "Wood"), is the 14th most common surname in The Netherlands with 0.22%. Luckily, my father's family features a recurring first name that is quite unusual: "Cent". In addition, my Bos ancestors lived on an island known as "Hoeksche Waard". Through the centuries, they moved from Puttershoek via Numansdorp to Cillaarshoek, but those are all places on the same isle.

Adriaan de Jong
(1850-1899)

My mother's surname, De Jong (which translates in English as "The Young"), is the number 1 surname in The Netherlands with 0.53%. My "De Jong" ancestors lived in Capelle and Loon op Zand, two villages in a protestant area in a mainly catholic Dutch region known as Brabant. Another non-related "De Jong" family lived in the same area, but they were richer, and can thus be distinguished from my mother's poor ancestors. 
Most men among my mother's ancestors had the first name "Adriaan". The first Adriaen de Jong was likely born around 1555, his son, another Adriaan, was likely born around 1580, and his son was Peter de Jonge (1626-1700) who had a son Jan de Jongh (1663-1742). Jan had a younger son Adriaan ("Arie") de Jong (1710-1761) with an eldest son Adriaan de Jong (±1737-1795) with a son Adriaan de Jong (1776-1844) with a son Adriaan de Jong (1804-1857) who also had a son Adriaan de Jong (1850-1899), who is my great-grandfather.

Signature of Adriaan de Jong (1804-1857)

Sources: Map of Most Common Surnames in Europe, Meest voorkomende achternamen in Nederland, Streekarchief Langstraat Heusden Altena. See also: The most common surnames in Europe @ Wikipedia & Genealogie Hoeksche Waard.