Elisabeth ten Cate1,2

F, #4915, ° c 1720, +. bet 1798 - 1802
FatherJan ten Cathe2,1 ° s 1680, +. bet 1729 - 1732
MotherAaltjen van Locchem3 ° s 1685
  • Proven or possible relations:
  • Elisabeth ten Cate was a sister of Gerrit ten Cate, because Elisabeth is mentioned in the will of Gerrit.2
     Elisabeth ten Cate was born c 1720.1 She died bet 1798 - 1802, because she makes a will in 1798, and that is probated in 1802.4

More Information:
She was baptized (Doopsgez.) on 14 Sep 1741 in Almelo by Ds. Belkmeer.1 She was mentioned in the will of Jan Schimmelpennink Janszn on 24 Jun 1757.3 She was mentioned in the will of Gerrit ten Cate on 23 Mar 1762.5 She presented Gerrit ten Cate's will for probate on 28 Nov 1768.2
Catharina ten Cate and Elisabeth ten Cate with her guardian Dr. E. Dull made a will on 3 Jul 1795. They name each other as heir. After the death of the survivor, they name as heirs their 2 nieces Aleida ten Cate and Johanna ten Cate, and their 2 nephews Lambertus ten Cate and his wife Elisabeth Coster, and Jan ten Cate Janszn and his wife Wilhelmina Henrietta Louise Dietzel, or if they predecease them, their children. They leave the children of Isaac ten Cate ƒ2000.-, with the proviso that Isaac ten Cate as long as he lives, will receive the 3% interest on this capital. They leave their nieces their furniture and clothes, except the silver, gold, and bed- and table linens. They are allowed to live for the rest of their lives in her house, and use her other properties. They also are allowed to use the grave in the Church, # 40, but this cannot be opened until 20 years after the death of the survivor. After the death of the nieces, the inheritance will go to the nephews. They leave the NH Parish of Almelo ƒ300.-. The survivor has the right to change the will.6
Elisabeth ten Cate made a will on 16 Jul 1798. She leaves her nieces Aleida ten Cate and Johanna ten Cate 2 bonds and an extra ƒ2000.-. Isaac ten Cate files a protest.4 Elisabeth ten Cate's estate was probated on 12 Jan 1802. Jan ten Cate Janszn, Elizabet Coster, widow of Lambert ten Cate Janszn, Aleida ten Cate and Johanna ten Cate, with their guardian Elias Dull, en Isaac ten Cate present the will of Elisabeth ten Cate for probate.4

Census records:
1748 Stad Almelo census: Household of Gerhardus Swaans (2nd quarter.)7
1795 Stad Almelo census: Household of Catrina ten Cate (1st quarter.)8

Source(s)

  1. [S18] Baptist, Almelo, Baptisms, Marriages, Church Members : Bk 1, pg 23 (image 17b), #7. Elizabeth ten Cate, 14 Sep 1741.
  2. [S22] LA Court Records, Inv. #2649, Fol. 158-159. Probate: 28 Nov 1768; Testament Gerrit ten Cate Janszn, 23 Mar 1762.
  3. [S23] SA, Inv. #2620, Fol. 206-214. Testament Jan Schimmelpennink Janszn, 24 Jun 1757; Fol. 206. Probate, 26 Jul 1768.
  4. [S23] SA, Inv. #2622; Fol. 208-210. Testament Elisabeth ten Cate; Fol. 206-207. Probate, 12 Jan 1802.
  5. [S22] LA Court Records, Inv. #2649, Fol. 158-159. Testament Gerrit ten Cate Janszn, 23 Mar 1762, Probate, 28 Nov 1768.
  6. [S23] SA, Inv. #2622, Fol. 203-204. Testament Catharina ten Cate en Elisabeth ten Cate, 3 Jul 1795.
  7. [S24] Volkstelling Twente, Stad en Landgericht Almelo, 1748. pg. 9v, #24.
  8. [S19] Volkstelling Twente 1795: Stad Almelo. 1e kwartier, pg. 2.