Josephus Andibarila & his Borel descendants in 's-Gravendeel

The Borel family of 's-Gravendeel, Holland, descends from Josephus Franciscus Wilhelmus (“Joseph”) Andibarila who signed his name as "Joseph Andeberrela". He was born around 1788 in Antwerp, Belgium. Given the sound of his surname, and the fact that his eldest son had brown eyes and black hair, his ancestors probably originated somewhere around the Mediterranean.

Joseph was tailor by profession. He was married in May 1801 in Strijen to Anna Bakkers. The marriage banns were published on April 17 and 5 and May 3. Anna originated in Strijen and was a daughter of Arnoldus Bakkers and his wife Margrietta Pallee/Polle/Pale. Given the obvious spelling problems, Anna's mother likely had foreign ancestors, too.

Josephus Andibarilla of Antwerp married Anna Bakker of Strijen in 1801 in Strijen.

Joseph and Anna had children named Wilhelmus, Margaretha (1803-1870), Arnoldus, Anna Cornelia (1807-1867), Josephus (j†), Josephus Franciscus & Maria (j†). They were living in a little neighborhoods named Mookhook and Schenkeldijk, located between 's-Gravendeel and Strijen. However, they had their children baptized in the city of Dordrecht according to a special movement within the Catholic faith.
Apparently, the pronunciation of Joseph's surname was so problematic for the Dutch that he changed it to “Borel”.
Anna Bakkers died on May 17, 1841, around 20:00 in Strijen. Joseph Borel, her widower, died in Strijen on February 18, 1846, around 18:30.

Joseph's eldest son Wilhelmus “Willem” Borel was born on July 3, 1802 in Mookhoek. He was baptized on July 18th in Dordrecht. He was married on August 6, 1835, in Strijen to 30-year-old Ariaantje Tuk. Ariaantje had had an illegitimate son Pieter in 1832 who died in 1833, and another on April 29, 1835, in 's-Gravendeel. Willem Borel acknowledged this last Pieter as his son when he married Ariaantje. That doesn't necessarily mean that Pieter actually is his biological son. After their marriage, Ariaantje gave birth to another son Adrianus Borel (1838-1880) who appears to have remained unmarried.

Josephus Borel was living at the Schenkeldijk near Strijen when he had his son Arnoldus baptized in Dordrecht in 1803.

Joseph's second son Arnoldus Borel was born in 1804 at the Schenkeldijk near Strijen. He was baptized on September 8, 1804, in Dordrecht. He was married on September 20, 1834, in 's-Gravendeel to Huibje Katoen (1800-1879). She was a widow who had had 7 children in her first marriage, and 4 of them were still alive. With Arnoldus Borel Huibje had 9 more children, but their son Joost was the only one who survived to adulthood. Joost was born on October 3, 1836, in 's-Gravendeel. In 1862 he married Neeltje Vermaas (1839-1922). Among their many children was a son named Huibert Borel who married and had a son named Joost.

Sources: WieWasWie.nl, FamilySearch.org, NationaalArchief.nl, WouterClaes.nl, GenealogieOnline.nl (for hints).

Longevity ~ Maria Wilhelmina Branderhorst (97)

Maria Wilhelmina Branderhorst was born on 23 July 1895 in Genderen, Brabant, The Netherlands, as the 6th child of  William Marius Branderhorst (1863-1944) and hist wife Maria Johanna van der Beek (1869-1957). One of her elder siblings, Gijsbert, died on 8 October 1898 at the age of 6. Eight more siblings were to follow. The siblings closest in age to Maria Wilhelmina were Gerrit Branderhorst, born on 13 January 1894 in Genderen, and Pietronella Cornelia ("Nellie") Branderhorst, bron on 18 Ocotber 1896 in Genderen.
In 1908 Maria Wilhelmina and her parents and siblings boarded the S.S. Rotterdam and travelled to the U.S.A. The family settled in Pella, Iowa. There, Maria Wilhelmina had 2 additional sisters.

In 1915 Maria Wilhelmina Branderhorst was married to Hessel D. van Ryswyk. He was born on 31 December 1898 in Leighton, Mahaska County, Iowa. His father is Dirk Jan van Rijswijk (1861-1952) who originated in Heukelum in The Netherlands. Hessel's mother is Dena Evelena Bierma (1864-1937). She was born on 28 October 1864 in Holwerd, Frisia, The Netherlands, as Ybelina Hesselina Bierma, daughter of Hessel Bierma and Jelktje Denkema.

My Maternal Lineage - or “The Russian Doll Challenge”

 Your maternal lineage concerns your mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, bed-great-grandmother, etc. It is mitochondrial DNA (or mtDNA) that's inherited exclusively through the female line. This small, ring-shaped DNA is not located in the cell nucleus, but in the mitochondria that are the energy converters of your cells. This maternal inheritance of mtDNA is used to map the distribution of a person's ancestors in prehistoric times.
 Genealogically speaking, your fully female-line ancestors are your ancestors with a 100% certainty. Before IVF your mother was always your biological mother. In the case of adultery, however, a woman's spouse is the legal father of the child, but the child may have a different biological father, so your male-line ancestry is less certain.
 This blog features my purely maternal ancestors*. They were all living in Holland. My purely matrilineal matriarch (upper left) is Ariaentke Willemsdr. who was born around 1595 in Oud-Alblas. My father's matrilineal matriarch is Machteltje Teunisdr. who lived in Ouderkerk aan de IJssel around 1600.

* Creating a line of purely female ancestors is also called “The Russian Doll Challenge”.

				Machteltje Teunis   (* ±1565, aft. 1640 ) |
				Ariaantje Jans   (* ±1596, bef. 1656 ) |
				Elijsabeth Cornelisse Back   (* ±1615, bef. 1676 ) |
Ariaentke Willems   (~ Oud-Alblas, ±1595 ) |				Lijsbet Pieters   (* ±1645 ) |
Catalijntje Claes Ariense   (~ Oud-Alblas 25-7-1621, [] Oud-Alblas 30-9-1662) |				Joosje Willems Segwaert   (~ Ouderk./IJ. 8-12-1675, † Ouderk./IJ. 30-8-1745) |
Catalijntje Willems Bras   (~ Oud-Alblas, 30-9-1662 ) |				Merritje Cornelisse van Erk   (~ Ouderk./IJ. 7-10-1703, † 19-1-1774) |
Cornelia Aerts Stock   (~ Dordrecht 2-9-1707, [] Dordrecht 27-12-1780) |				Teuntje Teunisse Boel   (* ±1729, † Moordrecht 26-5-1769) |
Caatje Pieters van Driel   (~ Dordrecht 26-12-1737, [] Dordrecht 26-7-1800) |				Maria Huige Booij   (~ Moordrecht 24-10-1756, † Streefkerk 3-9-1810) |
Cornelia van der Koog   (~ Dordrecht 11-3-1774, † Dordrecht 4-12-1854) |				Maria Schoonderwoerd   (* Streefkerk 4-10-1797, † Streefkerk 26-3-1876) |
Hendrika Faassen   (~ Dordrecht 6-2-1795, † Dordrecht 3-1-1871) |				Maria Aaldijk   (* Streefkerk 22-9-1821, † 13-9-1898) |
Adriana de Sterke   (* Dordrecht 11-11-1829, † Dordrecht 11-7-1917) |				Jannigje van Houweling   (* Streefkerk 9-8-1857, † Dordrecht 29-3-1936) |
Pieternella (“Nellie”) Langeweg   (* Dordrecht 2-1-1861, † Dordrecht 18-5-1912) |				Adriana (“Adriaantje”) Brand   (* Dubbeldam 28-5-1880, † ?-9-1965) |
Willempje Cornelia (“Willie”) Zijderveld   (* Dordrecht 6-11-1892, † Oud-Beijerland 16-7-1976) |				Jannigje (“Jansje”) Klootwijk   (* Dubbeldam 7-5-1906, † 27-11-1965) |
“Rie” de Jong			× |	“Teun” Bos
“Joan” Bos

Maria Naaktgeboren (1833-93) married 2 brothers in 's-Gravendeel

Maria Naaktgeboren is the eldest daughter of Jacob Naaktgeboren (1806-1878) and Lena Mol (1808-1890). She was born on 27 October 1833 in 's-Gravendeel, Holland. She had 10 younger siblings, but 2 of them died at the age of 1.

At the age of 24 - when her youngest sibling was just 4 years old - Maria Naaktgeboren was married on 29 April 1858 in 's-Gravendeel. The groom was 28-year-old flax farmer Simon Naaktgeboren. He was born on 21 May 1829 in Sandelingen-Ambacht, Holland. His parents are Jan van der Giessen (1801-1859) and Willempje van der Poel (1804-1873).
Exactly 9 months later, Maria gave birth to a son Jan on 29 January 1859 around 14:00 in Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Holland. That same year, on 7 October Simon van der Giessen died, aged 30. His son Jan died at the age of 5 on 14 June 1864.

On 8 March 1861 in Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht Maria Naaktgeboren, aged 27, married her brother-in-law Mattheus van der Giessen, aged 29. Mattheus was born on 29 September 1831 in Sandelingen-Ambacht as Simon's full brother. With Mattheus Maria Naaktgeboren had 9 more children named Jacob, Pieter, Willemina, Jan, Lena, Grietje Ida, Arie, Pietertje Johanna and Maria.

Nieuwe Vlaardingsche Courant, 16-11-1887

After a long illness, Mattheus van der Giessen died in Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht on 11 November 1887, aged 56. His widow Maria Naaktgeboren survived him for 6 years, and died there on 19 December 1893, aged 60.
Their younger daughter Pietertje Johanna van der Giessen, born on 10 February 1874 in Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, married Job Laaij, and died, aged 91, on 7 August 1965 in Brielle, Holland.

Sources: WieWasWie.nl, Delpher.nl, FamilySearch.org.