Geertruit Willemsen1,2

F, #10805, ° s 1720, +. b 1781
     Geertruit Willemsen was from in Weerselo at her marriage.1 She (1) married (NH) Jan Vrielink on 19 Nov 1741 in Almelo1,2 (banns (NH) 20 Oct 1741, Almelo.)1 She (2) married Hendrik Elst, son of Berent Hendriks and Lutgert Jansen,2,4 (banns (NH) 7 Sep 1770, Almelo.)2 She died b 1781, because her husband was a widower at 2nd marriage.4

More Information:
She lived at the time of her marriage in Almelo.2,1 Her father was Willem Willemsen. (He died before 1741.)1
Hendrik Elst and Geertruit Willemsen with her guardian Barthold Sandtmann made a will on 15 Jul 1780. They name each other sole heir. Testatrix gives ƒ50.- to her nephew Willem Hermsen in Amsterdam, and all her clothes to her cousin Geertruijd Nijhof, wife of Jannes Bolk te Weerselo.3

Census records:
1748 Gericht Almelo census: Household of Jan Vrielink.5

Source(s)

  1. [S10] DTB NH Almelo, Huwelijken/Marriages : Jan Vrielink en Geertruid Willemsen, 20 Oct 1741.
  2. [S10] DTB NH Almelo, Huwelijken/Marriages : Hendrik ter Elst en Geertruit Willemsen, 7 Sep 1770.
  3. [S22] LA Court Records, Inv. #2651, Fol. 32v-33v. Testament Hendrik van den Elst en Geertruid Willemsen, 15 Jul 1780. Extract.
  4. [S10] DTB NH Almelo, Huwelijken/Marriages : Hendrik Elst en Jenneke van 't Holtebrink, 18 Oct 1781.
  5. [S24] Volkstelling Twente, Stad en Landgericht Almelo, 1748. pg. 29v-30, #7.