Geert ten Bruggencate1,2

M, #4153, ° b 1617, +. bet 1671 - 1674
FatherHarmen ten Bruggencate1,2,3,4 ° s 1575, +. b 1655
MotherStijnken Bulck1,2,3 ° s 1580, +. b 1667
  • Other names or spelling variations:
  • Gerrit ten Bruggenkattes (in a courtcase.)5
  • Geert ten Bruggencotte (in a courtcase.)2
  • Proven or possible relations:
  • Geert ten Bruggencate was the father of Herman ten Bruggencate, because Herman was the adult son of Geert ten Bruggencate on 1 Sep 1676.6,2
     Geert ten Bruggencate was born b 1617, as otherwise he is too young for the marriage and for his role in the courtrecords.7 He married Fenna Meijers, daughter of Johan Meijer and Jenneken Schulten, b 1642.2,8 He died bet 1671 - 1674 in Almelo.2,9

More Information:
He was innkeeper. In 1662 a house sale is finalized in the house of Geert ten Bruggencate, and the tab for the wine is 14 Car. guilders. Apparently it was the custom to celebrate the sale of a house in this fashion.10
Dossier tB (2) and the van Rijn collection have Herman ten Bruggencate as son of Geert ten Bruggencate and Fenne Meijers; but most other sources have him as son of Lambert.11,12,13,14 He gives 10 guilders for repairs to the school in Almelo c 1659.15 He was mentioned in the will of Johan Meijer on 6 Apr 1670.16,17

Court Records:

Stadsgericht, Almelo, 6 May 1642:
Geert ten Bruggencate, and his wife Fenna Meijers bought a garden, located in the Slagh.18

Almelo, 14 Jan 1650:
Gese Bruins, widow of Herman Hermsen Bruggencatte, was sued to pay F50.- with interest. She, assisted by Wolter Baarschers, her son-in-law, and Gerrit ten Bruggenkattes, brother of her husband, declares that she knows nothing of this debt.2,19

Almelo, 15 Jun 1650:
Geert ten Bruggencotte and his brothers are asked why they are suing. Jan Harmsen ten Bruggencate replied, also for his brothers.2

Stad Almelo, 17 Nov 1662:
Geert ten Bruggencate declares to have received 12 car. gld from his brother-in-law Arent Levelt.20

Stad Almelo, 24 Jun 1667:
Jan Harmsen ten Bruggencate impounded the estate that Geert ten Bruggencate had inherited from the late Stijnken ten Bruggencaet.21

Stadsgericht, Almelo, 14 May 1668:
Geert ten Bruggencate, and his wife Fenna Meijers conveyed to Frerick Derxen Becker, and his wife Aele, their garden (within Wigbolts), between the garden of Wolter Baarschers and that of Mr Jan Hilgerinck.22,23

Stadsgericht, Almelo, 21 Dec 1668:
Geert ten Bruggencate, and his wife Fenna Meijers conveyed to Johan Altinck, a house in the Hofcamp, in which Jan ter Hammink is now living.24

Stadsgericht, Almelo, 13 Jan 1669:
Geert ten Bruggencate, and his wife Fenna Meijers conveyed to Jan ten Bruchenkotte, the part that is owed them from the house of his late parents Harmen ten Bruggencate and Stijnken, standing within the town's Wigbolt. Geert ten Bruggencate and Fenna declare that Jan ten Bruchenkotte and his wife Marijken have paid them in full.25,3

Almelo, 12 Sep 1670:
Geert ten Bruggencate and his brothers Wolter ten Bruggencate and Jan Harmsen ten Bruggencate, petition to finish the case against Lambert Kolmschot.2,26

Stad Almelo, 12 Jul 1676:
Frederik Derk Bakker, husband of Aele ten Bruggencate puts a lien on the estate of Geert ten Bruggencate.2

Stad Almelo, 18 Jul 1676:
Jan Harmsen ten Bruggencate impounded the house of Geert ten Bruggencate.2

Stad Almelo, 1 Sep 1676:
Frederik Derk Bakker declares that he is owed 100.- gld 17 st from the estate of Geert ten Bruggencate and his wife Fenne Meijers, both deceased . The children of this couple are Herman, who has reached his majority, Enneken married to Sijmon Beckers and the minors Jan, Fenneken and Jenneken.2,27

Family

Fenna Meijers ° c 1617, +. b 8 Sep 1676
Children

Source(s)

  1. [S53] A. Bicker Caarten, Microfiche. Centraal Bureau voor Genealogy.
  2. [S63] Bert van Es, 8 Nov 1998.
  3. [S55] L. J. Malherbe, "Levelt", pg 349 (RAO, r.a. no 2618, stad Almelo).
  4. [S29] HA #214, Inv. #2977. Johan, Trijne en Geirte Harmens v. Jan, Geert, Wolter en Stijne ten BruggenCaete.
  5. [S55] L. J. Malherbe, "Levelt", pg. 349 (RAO, HA, no 196A, Landgericht Almelo).
  6. [S55] L. J. Malherbe, "Levelt", pg. 348-350. Bijlage C (Inv. #2598, stad Almelo).
  7. [S61] Gerard de Voer, 1998 - 2012.
  8. [S55] L. J. Malherbe, "Levelt", pg. 349 (RAO, r.a., no 2592, stad Almelo).
  9. [S55] L. J. Malherbe, "Levelt", pg 349 (RAO, r.a. no.2618, stad Almelo).
  10. [S51] Collectie Rutgers, Papers, Bron: Huisarchief Almelo inv. #4005C. Willem Klaassen verkoopt een huis aan Armke Lamberts en haar echtgenote. Stichting Museum voor Heemkunde.
  11. [S67] Van Rijn, Manuscript, Losse notities. Centraal Bureau voor Genealogy.
  12. [S68] Ten Bruggencate, Various Documents, Afstammelingen Sybrandus ten Bruggen Cate en Antonia van Tubergen. Centraal Bureau voor Genealogy.
  13. [S53] A. Bicker Caarten, Microfiche, CBG Dossier Bruggencate (1) has a note: Br 1705-1712. Centraal Bureau voor Genealogy.
  14. [S36] Hans Houwaard, 1998 - 2001.
  15. [S55] L. J. Malherbe, "Levelt", pg 349 (Gemeente archief Almelo, Inteken lijst schoolherstel 1659-1665).
  16. [S23] SA, Inv. #2618, Fol. 52-53. Testament Johan Meijer, 6 Apr 1670.
  17. [S55] L. J. Malherbe, "Levelt", pg 348 (RAO, r.a. no.2618, stad Almelo).
  18. [S55] L. J. Malherbe, "Levelt", pg. 349 (RAO, r.a. no 2592, stad Almelo).
  19. [S55] L. J. Malherbe, "Levelt", File 0030A, pg. 349 (RAO, HA, no 196A, Landgericht Almelo).
  20. [S55] L. J. Malherbe, "Levelt", pg 349 (RAO, r.a. no 2596, stad Almelo).
  21. [S55] L. J. Malherbe, "Levelt", pg 349 (RAO, r.a. no 2629, stad Almelo).
  22. [S23] SA, Inv. #2618, Fol. 3-4. Transportacte, 5 May 1668.
  23. [S55] L. J. Malherbe, "Levelt", pg. 349 (RAO, r.a. no 2618, stad Almelo).
  24. [S23] SA, Inv. #2618, Fol. 20-21. Transportacte, 21 Dec 1668.
  25. [S23] SA, Inv. #2618, Fol. 22-23. Transportacte, 13 Jan 1669.
  26. [S55] L. J. Malherbe, "Levelt", pg 349 (RAO, r.a. no 2598, stad Almelo).
  27. [S55] L. J. Malherbe, "Levelt", pg 350. (RAO, r.a. no 2598, stad Almelo).
  28. [S55] L. J. Malherbe, "Levelt", File 0030A, pg 349 (RAO, r.a. no 2598, stad Almelo).
  29. [S55] L. J. Malherbe, "Levelt", File 0030A, pg 350 (RAO, r.a. no 2598, stad Almelo).