Garrit Gerritsen Witvoet1

M, #6463, ° s 1707, +. a 1775
  • Other names or spelling variations:
  • Gerrit Witvoet (in the census.)2
  • Proven or possible relations:
  • Was Garrit Gerritsen Witvoet possibly the son of Gerrit Lamberts? Garrit Gerritsen Witvoet's father living in 1737, Gerrit Lamberts marries (3) in 1710.
  • Was Garrit Gerritsen Witvoet possibly the father of Gerrit Jan Witvoet?
     Garrit Gerritsen Witvoet was from in Almelo at his marriage.1 He married (NH) Aeltien Knoef, daughter of Jan Knoef, on 2 Jun 1737 in Almelo1,3 (banns (NH) 5 May 1737, Almelo.)1 He died a 1775, because he gives consent for Johanna's marriage.4

More Information:
He was baptized (Doopsgez.) on 30 Sep 1736 in Almelo by Ds. J. Mol5,6 He was originally Reformed.6

Court Records:

Stadsgericht, Almelo, 3 May 1743:
Garrit Gerritsen Witvoet, and his wife Aeltien Knoef took out a mortgage with Jacob Bavink, and his wife Maria van Lochem and heirs, with as collateral their house, located at the Chuirchyard, in which they themself are living. Hendrik Bavink Jacobszoon declares on 6 Sep 1779 that the mortgage has been paid off.7


Census records:
1748 Stad Almelo census: Household of Gerrit Witvoet (1st quarter). Household consists of Gerrit, his wife Aeltjen, and three children under 10. Johanna, Maria and Anna is probably the unnamed child.2

Family

Aeltien Knoef ° Nov 1707, +. Feb 1759
Children

Source(s)

  1. [S10] DTB NH Almelo, Huwelijken/Marriages : Garrit Garritsen Witvoet en Aeltien Knoef, 5 May 1737.
  2. [S24] Volkstelling Twente, Stad en Landgericht Almelo, 1748. pg. 5, #6.
  3. [S18] Baptist, Almelo, Baptisms, Marriages, Church Members : Bk 2 (1754), pg 20 (image 98b), #3. Aeltje Knoef, huisvrouw van Gerrit Witvoet.
  4. [S723] DTB, Amsterdam, online database : Bk 620, p. 357. Arie Sults (Suls) en Johanna Witvoet, 18 Aug 1775.
  5. [S18] Baptist, Almelo, Baptisms, Marriages, Church Members : Bk 1, pg 19 (image 15b), #4. Gerrit Witvoet Gerritsz, 30 Sep 1736.
  6. [S18] Baptist, Almelo, Baptisms, Marriages, Church Members : Bk 2 (1754), pg 20 (image 98b), #2. Gerrit Witvoet.
  7. [S23] SA, Inv. #2619, fol. 504. Hypotheekacte, 3 May 1743.
  8. [S18] Baptist, Almelo, Baptisms, Marriages, Church Members : Bk 3, pg 29 (image 107b), #5. Johanna Witvoet Gerritsdg, 12 Dec 1762.