Anything related to the genealogy of my grandkids. Surnames include: Broekman, Gast, ten Bruggencate, Seidler, Tiffany, Richstein, and many more
Annetje Rapalje was born 8 Feb 1646 in New Amsterdam, 9th child and 6th daughter of Joris Rapalje and Catalina Tricot. She is the 9th great-grandmother of my son-in-law. The family was extraordinarily lucky: of Annetje’s ten siblings, only one died young, all others went on to have families, and …
Aleida Selhorst (dutch link) was baptized 7 Feb 1776 in Almelo, daughter of Jan Hendrik Selhorst and Frederica Boom. She is my third great-grandaunt, as well as the wife of my 2nd cousin 5x removed. This is Almelo, after all. Both her grandfathers were named Jan, one grandmother was Jenneke, and …
Jantien was baptized on 6 Feb 1799 in the A-Kerk in Groningen, daughter and fifth child of Berent Hindriks (dutch link) and Antje Albers. She is my third great-grandaunt. All children were baptized without last names; only after the start of civil registration in 1811 do they regularly use the surname …
John Seidler was born on 5 Dec 1907 in Newark, NJ, second son of four of Alexander Seidler and Isabella Riker. He is my son-in-law’s grandfather. Alexander was of German descent, his father came to the US around 1850; Isabella had deep New Netherlands (from Ryck Hendricksen, c. 1655) as …
Maria Martens was baptized 4 Feb 1689 in Amsterdam, daughter of Jacob Martens and Jannetje Hendriks. She is the first wife of Pieter Portilje (dutch link), my husband’s 1st cousin 8x removed. She married Pieter in 1705, and they have five children before her death in 1714. At her death …
Willem Cramer was baptized 3 Feb 1760 in Amsterdam, third child of Willem Cramer (dutch link) and Jannetje van der Schilde. He is …
Mariam McKee was born 2 Feb 1794 in Pennsylvania, daughter of James McKee and Sarah Guess. She was the fourth child of …
Jannes ter Braake was born 31 Jan 1793 in Almelo, 5th child and 2nd son of Benjamin ter Braake (dutch link) and Margaretha Waalderink. He …
Foppe Tammes was baptized 30 Jan 1718 in Oude Pekela, Groningen, The Netherlands, as the son of Tamme Foppes and Trijntje Hindriks. …
Gerritdiena Diederika Voor(t)huis was born 29 Jan 1832 in Ambt Hardenberg, Overijssel, the daughter of Everhardus (Evert) Voorthuis and Geertruid(a) Nijman. She is …
