Abbreviations for all states will be the two digit abbreviations used by the U. S. Postal Service.

* ------------------------- denotes direct-line ancestor of author (pedigree)
b. ------------------------ born
bur. --------------------- buried
ca. ---------------------- circa (about)
calc. ------------------- calculated (generally the date of a document or the date an event transpired less a stated age)
Cem. ------------------ Cemetery
chr. --------------------- christened/baptized
Co. --------------------- County
d. ----------------------- died
D.R.C. ----------------- Dutch Reformed Church
Ger. -------------------- Germany
m. ----------------------- married
Neth. ------------------- the Netherlands
Prov. ------------------- Province
Rev. -------------------- Reverend
R.C.C. ----------------- Roman Catholic Church
Twp. -------------------- Township

BERGAKKER
BIJL
BOON

DE BRUIJN
DE GAAIJ
DE JONG-DE JONGH
DE ROUW-DE RAUW
DE WEIJS-DE WIJS
DUSSELDORP-VAN DUSSELDORP

HOLLANDER

NIEUWKERK

ROSA-ROOSA

SCHOONREWOERD-VAN SHOONREWOERD
SNOEK-SNOOEK

TACK
TREDT
TUKKER

VALCK-VALCKEN
VAN ARENDONK
VAN BALGOIJEN-VAN BALGOIJ
VAN BREUMELEN
VAN BURIK
VAN CLEEF-VAN KLEEF
VAN DEN BERG
VAN DER MEIJDEN-VANDER MEIDEN
VAN HERVELD-VAN HERVELDE
VAN HERWIJNEN-VAN HERWYNEN
VAN ZANDWIJK
VAN ZEE
VERHEIJ
VERPLOEGH

YSERMAN-IJSERMAN

The Van Herwijnen family takes its name from the small Village of Herwijnen which is situated along the Waal River in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. The name simply means "from Herwijnen."

The Village of Herwijnen is believed to have originally been founded in the seventh century, with the area surrounding the Village being used primarily for livestock grazing and farming. Although there was a noble family, possibly from France, who moved to the Netherlands and assumed the name of Van Herwijnen in the early 1400's, the last heir of that line to use the name was a daughter named Adelisse. She was subsequently married to a man by the name of Otto Van Haaften, and as a consequence, the noble Van Herwijnen family line came to an end.

Because the available Church and other records for Herwijnen, as well as those for the nearby villages of Haaften and Hellouw, are quite limited prior to the early 1600's, it has not been possible to take the family back beyond what is shown below.

1. Cornelis Van Herwijnen. *

Cornelis Van Herwijnen, the earliest member of our Van Herwijnen / Van Herwynen family to have been uncovered to date, is believed to have been born in about 1585 at or near the village of Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. Although his wife’s name has yet to be determined, three sons have been identified as being his. It is very probable, however, that he may have had other children.

Known issue: (Surname Van Herwijnen)

* 2. Adriaan "Arie"
        b. ca. 1620 at or near the village of Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.
        m. 16 November 1645 to Robbeke Aerts at the Herwijnen D.R.C., Gelderland, Neth.

GENERATION TWO

NOTE: Only the author's pedigree ancestor and known siblings are covered in this generation.

2. Adriaan "Arie" Van Herwijnen. *

Adriaan Van Herwijnen (also written Arie Van Herwijnen) was the son of Cornelis Van Herwijnen and a woman whose name is not known. He is believed to have been born in about 1620 at or near the village of Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. He was later married in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen to a woman named Robbeke Aerts on 16 November 1645. Unfortunately, no information has been found concerning Robbeke’s parentage.

Issue: (Surname Van Herwijnen)

9. Peterke
        b. at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.

3. Teunis Van Herwijnen.

Teunis Van Herwijnen was the son of Cornelis Van Herwijnen and a woman whose name is not known. He is believed to have been born in about 1626 at or near the village of Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. Teunis was apparently married three times during his life. He married first to a woman named Aertje Coenen. No issue are known from this marriage.

After Aertje passed away, Teunis married for a second time to a woman named Peterke Roelofs in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen on 11 April 1658. Peterke apparently died at Herwijnen sometime after the birth of her fourth child. Teunis subsequently married for a third time to a woman named Berentje Teunisse in about 1674.

Issue from 2nd marriage: (Surname Van Herwijnen)

Issue from 3rd marriage: (Surname Van Herwijnen)

4. Cornelis Van Herwijnen.

Cornelis Van Herwijnen was the son of Cornelis Van Herwijnen and a woman whose name is not known. He is believed to have been born in about 1630 at or near the village of Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. Although his wife’s name has yet to be determined, one son has been identified as being his.

Known issue: (Surname Van Herwijnen)

NOTE: Only the author's pedigree ancestor and known siblings, and those other family members (cousins) who have the Van Herwijnen / Van Herwynen surname are covered in this generation.

2. Aart Van Herwijnen. *

Aart Van Herwijnen, the son of Adriaan Van Herwijnen and Robbeke Aerts, was born at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. His name, along with that of his wife, Maike, and daughter, Robbeke, was first found in the christening records of the Herwijnen Dutch Reformed Church under the date of 18 August 1678. This christening record was the earliest dated document to specifically identify one of our ancestors with the surname "Van Herwijnen." In this record, Aart Aries Van Herwijnen and Maike Cornelis, are shown as the parents of Robbeke. A number of later records have been found which indicate that Aart's wife was actually Maike De Weijs, the daughter of Cornelis De Weijs.

Known issue: (Surname Van Herwijnen)

20. Adriaan "Arie"
        b. at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.
        chr. 1 May 1682 at the Herwijnen D.R.C., Gelderland, Neth.

6. Jan Van Herwijnen.

Jan Van Herwijnen, the son of Adriaan Van Herwijnen and Robbeke Aerts, was born at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. He was later married in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen to a woman named Weijnie Brouwer on 29 February 1684. Weijnie was the daughter of Cornelis Brouwer.

Jan apparently died at Herwijnen during the latter part of 1705 or early 1706 as his widow, Weijnie, married for a second time, also in the Herwijnen Church, to a man named Jacobus Van Der Vloet on 16 May 1706. Jacobus was the son of Lauwerens Van Der Vloet. In this marriage record, Weijnie is referred to as Weijnie Brouwer, widow of Jan Van Herwijnen.

Issue: (Surname Van Herwijnen)

7. Walraven "Wal" Van Herwijnen.

Walraven Van Herwijnen (also written Wal Van Herwijnen), the son of Adriaan Van Herwijnen and Robbeke Aerts, was born at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. He was later married in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen on 21 January 1691 to a woman named Marijtje Van Arendonk. Marijtje, who was christened in the Herwijnen Church on 4 October 1668, was the daughter of Peter Van Arendonk and Anneke Verhoeij.

Issue: (Surname Van Herwijnen)

32. Adriaan "Arie"
        b. at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.
        chr. 31 August 1704 at the Herwijnen D.R.C., Gelderland, Neth.

8. Robbeke Van Herwijnen.

Robbeke Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Adriaan Van Herwijnen and Robbeke Aerts, was born at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. She was subsequently christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen on 1 December 1661. Robbeke was later married in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen to a man named Jan Koppens on 17 December 1699. Jan, who was the son of Laurentz Koppens, was listed in the marriage record as being a widower that had previously been married to a woman named Anne Teunis.

Although Robbeke is known to have given birth to one daughter, also named Robbeke, she apparently died shortly thereafter. It is not known at this time, however, whether she passed away in late 1700, or early 1701. According to the Herwijnen Parish marriage records, Jan Koppens married for a third time to a woman named Kuijndertje De Haes on 8 May 1701.

Issue: (Surname Koppens)

9. Peterke Van Herwijnen.

Peterke Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Adriaan Van Herwijnen and Robbeke Aerts, was born at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. Although she was listed as being a witness at the christening of one of Jan Van Herwijnen's children, no additional information has been found concerning this individual.

10. Aertje Van Herwijnen.

Aertje Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Teunis Van Herwijnen and his second wife, Peterke Roelofs, was born at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. She was subsequently christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen on 4 April 1659. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

11. Cornelia Van Herwijnen.

Cornelia Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Teunis Van Herwijnen and his second wife, Peterke Roelofs, was born at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. She was subsequently christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen on 10 July 1661. Cornelia was later married at Herwijnen to a man named Ariaan Van Oijen (also written Arien Van Oijen). Ariaan, who had been christened in the Herwijnen Church on 8 September 1665, was the son of Teunis Van Oijen.

Issue: (Surname Van Oijen)

Unknown

12. Marijke Van Herwijnen.

Marijke Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Teunis Van Herwijnen and his second wife, Peterke Roelofs, was born at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. She was subsequently christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen on 31 July 1664. Marijke was apparently married twice during her life. She married first to a man named Matthijs Bogaard in the Herwijnen Church on 23 September 1688. Matthijs, who was from Amsterdam in the Province of Noord Holland, the Netherlands, was the son of Cornelis Bogaard.

After her first husband passed away, Marijke married on 16 May 1696 for a second time, also in the Herwijnen Dutch Reformed Church, to a man named Elias De Grouw. 

Issue from 1st marriage: (Surname Bogaard)

Unknown

Issue from 2nd marriage: (Surname De Grouw)

Unknown

13. Hendrikje Van Herwijnen.

Hendrikje Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Teunis Van Herwijnen and his second wife, Peterke Roelofs, was born at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. She was subsequently christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen on 16 February 1668. Hendrikje was later married on 17 March 1693 in the Herwijnen Church to a man named Cornelis Vroegh. Cornelis was the son of Pieter Vroegh from Ameide in Gelderland and his second wife Floortje Cornelisse Oskam.

Issue: (Surname Vroegh)

    Unknown

14. Teuniske Van Herwijnen.

Teuniske Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Teunis Van Herwijnen and his third wife, Berentje Teunisse, was born at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. She was subsequently christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen on 13 June 1675. This child died young.

15. Peterke Van Herwijnen.

Peterke Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Teunis Van Herwijnen and his third wife, Berentje Teunisse, was born in about 1677 at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. She was subsequently married in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen to a man named Martinus Van Zaltbommel.

Issue: (Surname Van Zaltbommel)

Unknown

16. Teuniske Van Herwijnen.

Teuniske Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Teunis Van Herwijnen and his third wife, Berentje Teunisse, was born at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. She was subsequently christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen on 21 June 1678. Teuniske was later married on 1 March 1716 in the Herwijnen Church to a man named Peter Van Dijk.

Issue: (Surname Van Dijk)

Unknown

17. Evert Van Herwijnen.

Evert Van Herwijnen, the son of Cornelis Van Herwijnen, was born in about 1666 at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. He was subsequently married in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen on 18 June 1692 to a woman named Sara Walboom. Sarah was the daughter of Lodewijk Walboom.

Issue: (Surname Van Herwijnen)

NOTE: Only the author's pedigree ancestor and known siblings, and those other family members (cousins) who have the Van Herwijnen / Van Herwynen surname are covered in this generation.

18. Robbeke Van Herwijnen.

Robbeke Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Aart Van Herwijnen and Maike De Weijs, was born at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. She was subsequently christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen on 18 August 1678. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

19. Cornelis Van Herwijnen.

Cornelis Van Herwijnen, the son of Aart Van Herwijnen and Maike De Weijs, was born at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. He was subsequently christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen on 3 October 1680. This child apparently died young.

20. Adriaan "Arie" Van Herwijnen.

Adriaan Van Herwijnen (also written Arie Van Herwijnen), the son of Aart Van Herwijnen and Maike De Weijs, was born at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. He was subsequently christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen on 1 May 1682. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

21. Marike Van Herwijnen.

Marike Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Aart Van Herwijnen and Maike De Weijs, was born at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. She was subsequently christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen on 8 May 1685. Marike was later married on 23 September 1710 in the Herwijnen Church to a man named Dirk Sterk. Dirk, who was the son of Reijer Sterk, had been christened in the Herwijnen Church on 21 August 1665.

Issue: (Surname Sterk)

46. Adriaan "Arie"
        b. at or near the village of Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.
        chr. 2 October 1717 at the Herwijnen D.R.C., Gelderland, Neth.

22. Cornelis Van Herwijnen. *

Cornelis Van Herwijnen, the son of Aart Van Herwijnen and Maike De Weijs, was born at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. He was subsequently christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen on 8 November 1688. Cornelis was later married on 30 August 1711 in the Herwijnen Church to a woman named Marijke De Rouw. Marijke, who is believed to have been born in about 1690 at Hellouw in the Province of Gelderland, was the daughter of Willem De Rouw (also written De Rauw).

Cornelis was a "landbouwer" or farmer in the vicinity of Herwijnen, where he is thought to have resided throughout his life.

Issue: (Surname Van Herwijnen)

NOTE: As can be seen in the above list of children, there were two sons named Willem. That one of them is our direct ancestor is unquestioned, however Willem's death record casts some doubt as to which one actually represents our direct line. In the death records of Herwijnen there was found an entry dated 12 July 1807, which stated that Willem Van Herwijnen, age 90, died on that date. The information was provided by his daughter, Maaijke. This suggests that our Willem was the first born Willem, but also suggests that Cornelis named two children Willem, and that both survived into adulthood.

Although this situation is not totally unknown, it is very rare. In the overwhelming number of cases, a name would only be given to another child if the first child so named had passed away. In my opinion, Willem's daughter did not know her father's exact age, but figured he must be close to 90. If she had known his exact age, the death record would probably have given the date, or at least the year of his birth, as this was commonly done in the Dutch records.

Based upon the many death records I have seen, it is not unusual for the stated ages to vary from the recorded birth and death dates. As a consequence, it is felt that the first child named Willem probably died young, and that the second child named Willem is actually our direct ancestor.

23. Dirkske Van Herwijnen.

Dirkske Van Herwijnen, the youngest known child of Aart Van Herwijnen and Maike De Weijs, was born at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. She was subsequently christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen on 21 December 1690. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

24. Jantje Van Herwijnen.

Jantje Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Jan Van Herwijnen and Weijnie Brouwer, was born at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. She was subsequently christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen on 19 April 1685. Jantje was later married in the Netherlands to a man named Gerrit Van Ochten.

Issue: (Surname Van Ochten)

25. Adriaan Van Herwijnen.

Adriaan Van Herwijnen, the son of Jan Van Herwijnen and Weijnie Brouwer, was born at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. He was subsequently christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen on 18 August 1689. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

26. Jan Van Herwijnen.

Jan Van Herwijnen, the son of Jan Van Herwijnen and Weijnie Brouwer, was born at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. He was subsequently christened on 11 November 1691 in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen. Jan was apparently married twice during his life. He married his first wife, Lijsbeth De Gans, on 20 March 1723 in the Herwijnen Church. Lijsbeth was the daughter of Jan De Gans.

After Lijsbeth passed away, Jan married for a second time, also in the Herwijnen Church, to a woman named Ariaantje Otten on 5 April 1730.

Issue from 1st marriage: (Surname Van Herwijnen)

Issue from 2nd marriage: (Surname Van Herwijnen)

27. Dirxke Van Herwijnen.

Dirxke Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Jan Van Herwijnen and Weijnie Brouwer, was born at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. She was subsequently christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen on 17 January 1697. Dirxke was later married in the Herwijnen Church to a man named Hendrick Valke (also written De Valke) on 13 April 1715. Hendrick, who was born in about 1689 at Dalem in the Province of Gelderland, was the son of Robert Valke. Dirxke died in about 1722 at or near Herwijnen.

Issue: (Surname Valke)

28. Robbeke Van Herwijnen.

Robbeke Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Walraven Van Herwijnen and Marijtje Van Arendonk, was born at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. She was subsequently christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen on 25 October 1691. Robbeke was later married on 26 December 1712 in the Herwijnen Church to a man named Jan Van Der Meijden. Jan, who was also born in the vicinity of Herwijnen, had been christened on 20 September 1685 in the Herwijnen Church. He was the son of Anthonij Van Der Meijden and Helke De Jong.

Issue: (Surname Van Der Meijden)

29. Merten Van Herwijnen.

Merten Van Herwijnen, the son of Walraven Van Herwijnen and Marijtje Van Arendonk, was born at or near the village of Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. He was subsequently christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen on 20 August 1693. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

30. Anneken Van Herwijnen.

Anneken Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Walraven Van Herwijnen and Marijtje Van Arendonk, was born at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. She was subsequently christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen on 24 November 1695. This child is believed to have died young.

31. Anneken Van Herwijnen.

Anneken Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Walraven Van Herwijnen and Marijtje Van Arendonk, was born at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. She was subsequently christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen on 7 April 1699. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

32. Adriaan "Arie" Van Herwijnen.

Adriaan Van Herwijnen (also written Arie Van Herwijnen), the son of Walraven Van Herwijnen and Marijtje Van Arendonk, was born at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. He was subsequently christened on 31 August 1704 in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

33. Walleke Van Herwijnen.

Walleke Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Walraven Van Herwijnen and Marijtje Van Arendonk, was born at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. She was subsequently christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen on 27 March 1707. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

35. Dirksie Van Herwijnen.

Dirksie Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Evert Van Herwijnen and Sara Walboom, was born at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. She was subsequently christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen on 5 June 1693. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

36. Anna Van Herwijnen.

Anna Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Evert Van Herwijnen and Sara Walboom, was born at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. She was subsequently christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen on 14 June 1696. This child died young.

37. Lodewijk Van Herwijnen.

Lodewijk Van Herwijnen, the son of Evert Van Herwijnen and Sara Walboom, was born at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. He was subsequently christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen on 7 January 1700. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

38. Coenraet Van Herwijnen.

Coenraet Van Herwijnen, the son of Evert Van Herwijnen and Sara Walboom, was born at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. He was subsequently christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen on 19 March 1702. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

39. Cornelis Van Herwijnen.

Cornelis Van Herwijnen, the son of Evert Van Herwijnen and Sara Walboom, was born at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. He was subsequently christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen on 20 July 1704. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

40. Jan Van Herwijnen.

Jan Van Herwijnen, the son of Evert Van Herwijnen and Sara Walboom, was born at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. He was subsequently christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen on 3 October 1706. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

41. Anna Van Herwijnen.

Anna Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Evert Van Herwijnen and Sara Walboom, was born at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. She was subsequently christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen on 10 February 1709. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

NOTE: Only the author's pedigree ancestor and known siblings, and those other family members (cousins) who have the Van Herwijnen / Van Herwynen surname are covered in this generation.

51. Keundertje Van Herwijnen.

Keundertje Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Cornelis Van Herwijnen and Marijke De Rouw (also written De Rauw), was born at or near the village of Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. She was subsequently christened on 12 November 1713 in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen. This child is believed to have died young.

52. Aart Van Herwijnen.

Aart Van Herwijnen, the son of Cornelis Van Herwijnen and Marijke De Rouw, was born at or near the village of Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. He was subsequently christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen on 22 December 1714. This child is believed to have died young.

53. Willem Van Herwijnen.

Willem Van Herwijnen, the son of Cornelis Van Herwijnen and Marijke De Rouw, was born at or near the village of Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. He was subsequently christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen on 21 February 1717. This child is believed to have died young.

54. Adriaan "Arie" Van Herwijnen.

Adriaan Van Herwijnen (also written Arie Van Herwijnen), the son of Cornelis Van Herwijnen and Marijke De Rouw, was born at or near the village of Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. He was subsequently christened on 5 August 1719 in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen. Adriaan was apparently married twice during his life. He married his first wife, Ariaantje Van Weelde, in the Herwijnen Church on 15 June 1755. Ariaantje, who had been christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Haaften in Gelderland on 16 March 1729, was the daughter of Oth Van Weelde and Maria Van Reijsoort.

After the death of his first wife, Adriaan married for a second time to a woman named Neeltje Blomhert. Although no record of this marriage has been found to date, their betrothal was recorded in the Herwijnen Parish records under the date 5 February 1762. No issue have been found from this marriage.

Issue from 1st marriage: (Surname Van Herwijnen)

55. Aart Van Herwijnen.

Aart Van Herwijnen, the son of Cornelis Van Herwijnen and Marijke De Rouw, was born at or near the village of Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. He was subsequently christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen on 18 October 1721. Aart was later married in the Herwijnen Church to a woman named Petronella Westerlaken on 26 March 1758. Petronella, who was christened in the Herwijnen Church on 26 May 1731, was the daughter of Cornelis Westerlaken and Jantje Schalk.

Issue: (Surname Van Herwijnen)

56. Willem Van Herwijnen. *

Willem Van Herwijnen, the son of Cornelis Van Herwijnen and Marijke De Rouw, was born at or near the village of Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. He was subsequently christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen on 11 September 1723. Willem was later married in the Dutch Reformed Church at Tiel in the Province of Gelderland to a woman named Grietje Van Burik on 19 June 1746. Grietje was the daughter of Hendrick Van Burik and Elsje Cornelis. At the time of their marriage, Grietje was living with her family on the Zandwijk (sand quarter) near Tiel.

Although Willem and Grietje resided in the Zandwijk/Tiel area for a couple of years after their marriage, they eventually settled in the vicinity of Herwijnen. Willem, who was a farmer by trade, appears to have resided near Herwijnen until his death on 12 July 1807.

Issue: (Surname Van Herwijnen)

57. Cornelis Van Herwijnen.

Cornelis Van Herwijnen, the son of Cornelis Van Herwijnen and Marijke De Rouw, was born at or near the village of Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. He was subsequently christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen on 17 January 1726. Cornelis was later married in the Herwijnen Church to a woman named Dirkje Knock on 29 May 1763. Dirkje was from the village of Haaften in the Province of Gelderland.

Known issue: (Surname Van Herwijnen)

58. Kuijntje Van Herwijnen.

Kuijntje Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Cornelis Van Herwijnen and Marijke De Rouw, was born at or near the village of Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. She was subsequently christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen on 30 January 1729. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

59. Peter Van Herwijnen.

Although no records have been found to date which confirm it, Peter Van Herwijnen is also believed to be a son of Cornelis Van Herwijnen and Marijke De Rouw. Peter, who was born at or near the village of Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands, was later married in the Herwijnen Dutch Reformed Church to a woman named Stijntje Van Leuwen on 21 May 1758. Stijntje apparently passed away sometime after the birth of their third child, Jenneke, as Peter married for a second time to a woman named Christina Van Steijn.

Although no record of Peter's second marriage has been found, in the death records of Peter's two daughters, Maijke and Jenneke, the parents are listed as being Peter Van Herwijnen and Christina Van Steijn. This, however, is obviously incorrect, since both Maijke and Jenneke's christening records state that Stijntje Van Leuwen was their mother. Therefore, it can only be assumed that Christina Van Steijn was their step-mother. Peter's mother, Marijke De Rouw, was listed as the witness to the christening of Peter's first child, whom he named Maijke and who is thought to have died in infancy, as well as his second child, whom he also named Maijke.

Known issue: (Surname Van Herwijnen)

67. Jan Van Herwijnen.

Jan Van Herwijnen, the son of Jan Van Herwijnen and his first wife, Lijsbeth De Gans, was born at or near the village of Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. He was subsequently christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen on 25 December 1723. Jan was apparently married three times during his life. He married first to a woman named Dirkske Van Der Meijden on 26 May 1754 at Herwijnen.

After his first wife passed away, Jan married for a second time, also at Herwijnen, to a woman named Neelke Pluim on 27 March 1757. After Neelke passed away, Jan married for a third time, also in the Herwijnen Church, to Bertje Van De Wetering on 3 June 1764. No issue are known from Jan's third marriage.

Issue from 1st marriage: (Surname Van Herwijnen)

Issue from 2nd marriage: (Surname Van Herwijnen)

68. Frans Van Herwijnen.

Frans Van Herwijnen, the son of Jan Van Herwijnen and his first wife, Lijsbeth De Gans, was born at or near the village of Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. He was subsequently christened on 27 January 1726 in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

69. Wijntie Van Herwijnen.

Wijntie Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Jan Van Herwijnen and his second wife, Ariaantje Otten, was born at or near the village of Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. She was subsequently christened on 30 December 1731 in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen. Wijntie was later married in the Herwijnen Church to a man named Anthonie "Toon" Van Der Meijden on 11 April 1751. She died at Herwijnen on 2 August 1809.

Issue: (Surname Van Der Meijden)

NOTE: Only the author's pedigree ancestor and known siblings, and those other family members (cousins) who have the Van Herwijnen / Van Herwynen surname are covered in this generation.

77. Maaijke Van Herwijnen.

Maaijke Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Adriaan Van Herwijnen and his first wife, Ariaantje Van Weelde, was born at or near the village of Haaften in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. She was subsequently christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Haaften on 30 November 1755. Maaijke was later married in the Haaften Church to a man named Hendrik Van Den Oever on 9 April 1790.

Issue: (Surname Van Den Oever)

108. Johanna
        b. 18 December 1780 at Haaften, Gelderland, Neth.
        d. young.

110. Adriaantje
        b. 23 June 1790 at Gameren, Gelderland, Neth.
        chr. 27 June 1790 at the Haaften D.R.C., Gelderland, Neth.

111. Hentje
        b. 8 October 1793 at Haaften, Gelderland, Neth.

112. Johanna
        b. 13 October 1797 at Haaften, Gelderland, Neth.

78. Maria Van Herwijnen.

Maria Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Adriaan Van Herwijnen and his first wife, Ariaantje Van Weelde, was born at or near the village of Haaften in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. She was subsequently christened on 26 February 1758 in the Dutch Reformed Church at Haaften in Gelderland. Maria was later married in the Haaften Church to a man named Dirk Klop on 6 May 1787. Maria died on 27 March 1838 at Haaften..

Issue: (Surname Klop)

113. Philip
        b. 9 April 1788 at Haaften, Gelderland, Neth.

114. Arie Jaantje
        b. 20 June 1793 at Haaften, Gelderland, Neth.
        d. young.

115. Arianus
        b. 30 September 1796 at Haaften, Gelderland, Neth.

116. Arie
        b. 3 November 1799 at Haaften, Gelderland, Neth.

79. Cornelis Van Herwijnen.

Cornelis Van Herwijnen, the son of Adriaan Van Herwijnen and his first wife, Ariaantje Van Weelde, was born at or near the village of Haaften in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. He was subsequently christened on 2 November 1760 in the Dutch Reformed Church at Haaften in Gelderland. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

80. Cornelis Van Herwijnen.

Cornelis Van Herwijnen, the son of Aart Van Herwijnen and Petronella Westerlaken, was born at or near the village of Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. He was subsequently christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen on 22 July 1759. Cornelis died at Herwijnen on 9 December 1816. It is not known at this time whether or not Cornelis ever married.

81. Dirk Van Herwijnen.

Dirk Van Herwijnen, the son of Aart Van Herwijnen and Petronella Westerlaken, was born at or near the village of Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. He was subsequently christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen on 15 March 1761. This child apparently died at an early age.

82. Dirk Van Herwijnen.

Dirk Van Herwijnen, the son of Aart Van Herwijnen and Petronella Westerlaken, was born at or near the village of Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. He was subsequently christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen on 22 August 1762. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

83. Aert Van Herwijnen.

Aert Van Herwijnen, the son of Aart Van Herwijnen and Petronella Westerlaken, was born at or near the village of Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. He was subsequently christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen on 10 June 1764. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

84. Johannes Van Herwijnen.

Johannes Van Herwijnen, the son of Aart Van Herwijnen and Petronella Westerlaken, was born at or near the village of Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. He was subsequently christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen on 6 July 1766. Later, on 17 February 1793, Johannes was married in the Herwijnen Church to a woman named Teuntje De Bie. Teuntje had been born in about 1772 at Brakel in the Province of Gelderland.

Johannes died at Herwijnen on 16 January 1846, while Teuntje died there on 28 August 1849.

Issue: (Surname Van Herwijnen)

Unknown

85. Willem Van Herwijnen.

Willem Van Herwijnen, the son of Aart Van Herwijnen and Petronella Westerlaken, was born at or near the village of Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. He was subsequently christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen on 25 December 1769. Willem was later married in the Herwijnen Church to a woman named Elizabeth De Bie on 17 March 1793. Elizabeth, who was born in about 1774 at Dalem in the Province of Gelderland, was the daughter of Cornelis De Bie and Trijntje Verstigt.

Willem died at Herwijnen on 8 October 1831, while Elizabeth died there on 27 January 1842.

Issue: (Surname Van Herwijnen)

117. Aart
        b. 24 June 1793 at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.

126. Peterke
        b. 23 April 1816 at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.

86. Cornelis Van Herwijnen.

Cornelis Van Herwijnen, the son of Willem Van Herwijnen and Grietje Van Burik, was born in Gelderland, the Netherlands. He was later christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Zoelen in Gelderland, the Netherlands on 17 July 1746. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

87. Hendrick Van Herwijnen.

Hendrick Van Herwijnen, the son Willem Van Herwijnen and Grietje Van Burik, was born in Gelderland, the Netherlands. He was later married in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands, to a woman named Cornelia Van Wijk on 31 May 1778.

Known issue: (Surname Van Herwijnen)

127. Willem
        b. 10 September 1778 at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.

88. Maaijke Van Herwijnen.

Maaijke Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Willem Van Herwijnen and Grietje Van Burik, was born at Hellouw in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. She was subsequently christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Haaften in Gelderland on 18 October 1750. Maaijke was later married on 30 April 1775 in the Dutch Reformed Church in the neighboring village of Herwijnen in Gelderland to a man named Lammert Sterrenberg.. Lammert, who was also a native of Herwijnen, had been christened in the Herwijnen Church on 19 November 1742. He was the son of Geurt Sterrenberg and Maria Van Der Velde.

Sometime after their marriage, Maaijke and Lammert settled in the nearby village of Tuil in Gelderland, and it is there that Maaijke died on 14 February 1835.

Issue: (Surname Sterrenberg)

129. Grietje
        b. 9 July 1779 at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.

131. Stijntje
        b. 17 September 1786 at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.

132. Willem
        b. 18 January 1789 at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.

89. Egbert Van Herwijnen.

Egbert Van Herwijnen, the son Willem Van Herwijnen and Grietje Van Burik, was born in Gelderland, the Netherlands. He was subsequently christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen, Gelderland, the Netherlands on 23 December 1753. Egbert was later married, also in the Herwijnen Church, to a woman named Barbara Blom on 9 September 1781. Barbara was the daughter of Cornelis Blom and Cornelia Verploegh. Egbert died on 15 January 1814 at Herwijnen, while Barbara died there on 21 March 1830.

Issue: (Surname Van Herwijnen)

90. Aart Van Herwijnen. *

Aart Van Herwijnen, the son Willem Van Herwijnen and Grietje Van Burik, was born in Gelderland, the Netherlands. He was subsequently christened was christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands on 3 October 1756. Aart was later married in the Herwijnen Church to a woman named Eelke Verploegh on 13 November 1796. Eelke, who had been born on 19 July 1772 at Herwijnen, was christened in the Herwijnen Church on the same day. She was the daughter of Cornelis Verploegh and Hendricka Van Arendonk.

Like his father before him, Aart was also a farmer at Herwijnen, where he apparently resided until his death on 16 September 1836. His widow, Eelke, survived Aart by nearly seventeen years, passing away at Herwijnen on 29 August 1853.

Issue: (Surname Van Herwijnen)

91. Cornelis Van Herwijnen.

Cornelis Van Herwijnen, the son of Cornelis Van Herwijnen and Dirkje Knock, was born at or near the village of Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. He was subsequently christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen on 13 November 1763. Cornelis had a son named Dirk who was born on 5 April 1795 at Herwijnen. Although the mother of this child was a woman named Grietje Van Der Meijden, Cornelis did not marry her. Grietje was the daughter of Hendrick Van Der Meijden and Huijbertje Van Der Leeden.

Cornelis was later married on 14 January 1798 in the Herwijnen Church to a woman named Hendrica Hogendoorn. Hendrika, who had been born on 21 April 1776 at Herwijnen, was the daughter of Huibert Hogendoorn and Willemke Blom. Cornelis died at Herwijnen on 31 January 1836.

Issue: (Surname Van Herwijnen)

144. Dirk
        b. 5 April 1795 at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.

145. Dirkje
        b. 19 July 1798 at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.

146. Neelke
        b. 18 December 1800 at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.

92. Gerrit Van Herwijnen.

Gerrit Van Herwijnen, the son of Cornelis Van Herwijnen and Dirkje Knock, was born at or near the village of Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. He was subsequently christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen on 13 July 1766. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

93. Maijke Van Herwijnen.

Maijke Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Peter Van Herwijnen and his first wife, Stijntje Van Leuwen, was born at or near the village of Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. She was subsequently christened on 18 March 1759 in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen. This child is believed to have died young.

94. Maijke Van Herwijnen.

Maijke Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Peter Van Herwijnen and his first wife, Stijntje Van Leuwen, was born at or near the village of Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. She was subsequently christened on 10 December 1761 in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen. Maijke was later married in the Herwijnen Church to a man named Bastiaan Scheffers on 22 April 1792. Bastiaan, who was christened in the Herwijnen Church on 28 October 1759, was the son of Petrus Scheffers and Aaltje Roosa (also written Rosa). Maijke died at Herwijnen on 29 March 1829.

Issue: (Surname Scheffers)

153. Govert
        b. 11 November 1803 at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.

95. Jenneke Van Herwijnen.

Jenneke Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Peter Van Herwijnen and his first wife, Stijntje Van Leuwen, was born at or near the village of Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. She was subsequently christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen on 20 January 1765. Jenneke was later married in the Herwijnen Church to a man named Cornelis Van Arkel on 22 July 1793. Cornelis, who had been christened in the Herwijnen Church on 27 May 1765, was the son of Klaas Van Arkel and Aartje Blom.

Jenneke died at Herwijnen on 29 January 1844, while Cornelis died there on 6 October 1857.

Issue: (Surname Van Arkel)

96. Lijsbeth Van Herwijnen.

Lijsbeth Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Jan Van Herwijnen and his first wife, Dirkske Van Der Meijden, was born at or near the village of Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. She was subsequently christened on 12 December 1754 in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen. This child is believed to have died at an early age.

97. Lijbe Van Herwijnen.

Lijbe Van Herwijnen (also written Lijsbeth Van Herwijnen), the daughter of Jan Van Herwijnen and his second wife, Neelke Pluim, was born at or near the village of Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. She was subsequently christened on 26 December 1758 in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen. Lijbe was later married in the Herwijnen Church to a man named Jan De Goeij on 24 May 1778. Jan, who was christened on 8 June 1747 in the Herwijnen Church, was the son of Willem De Goeij and Lijsbeth Keppel.

Issue: (Surname De Goeij)

162. Elizabeth
        b. 9 January 1779 at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.

163. Neeske
        b. 14 January 1781 at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.

164. Francina
        b. 30 September 1782 at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.

165. Jan
        b. 10 November 1785 at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.

167. Willemijntje
        b. 31 August 1789 at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.

168. Francijntje
        b. 10 October 1792 at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.

98. Jacoba Van Herwijnen.

Jacoba Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Jan Van Herwijnen and his second wife, Neelke Pluim, was born at or near the village of Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. She was subsequently christened on 29 March 1761 in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen. Prior to her marriage to Jan Van Thuijl, Jacoba had a child out of wedlock with a man named Willem Hoppenbrouwer.

Jacoba was later married in the Herwijnen Church to a man named Jan Van Thuijl on 4 January 1789. Jan, who was born in about 1755 at Zaltbommel in the Province of Gelderland, was the son of Otto Van Thuijl and Cornelia Van Maaren. Jan died at Herwijnen on 2 January 1821, while Jacoba died there on 18 April 1843.

Issue: (Surname Hoppenbrouwer)

Issue: (Surname Van Thuijl)

170. Ot
        b. 9 June 1789 at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.

NOTE: Only the author's pedigree ancestor and known siblings, and those other family members (cousins) who have the Van Herwijnen / Van Herwynen surname are covered in this generation.

117. Aart Van Herwijnen.

Aart Van Herwijnen, the son of Willem Van Herwijnen and Elizabeth De Bie, was born at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands on 24 June 1793. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

118. Cornelis Van Herwijnen.

Cornelis Van Herwijnen, the son of Willem Van Herwijnen and Elizabeth De Bie, was born at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands on 29 June 1795. He was later married at Herwijnen to a woman named Wijntje Van Der Meijden on 13 July 1825. Wijntje, who was born at Herwijnen on 19 October 1800, was the daughter of Anthonie Van Der Meijden and Maria Van Der Meijden.

Wijntje subsequently died at Herwijnen on 11 June 1858, while Cornelis died there on 1 March 1859.

Issue: (Surname Van Herwijnen)

Unknown

119. Dirk Van Herwijnen.

Dirk Van Herwijnen, the son of Willem Van Herwijnen and Elizabeth De Bie, was born at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands on 6 August 1797. He was later married in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen to a woman named Willemke Van Trigt on 7 May 1824. Willemke, who had been born at Herwijnen in Gelderland on 13 December 1792, was the daughter of Arie Van Trigt and Neeske De Goeij.

Dirk subsequently died at Herwijnen on 13 September 1847, while his widow, Willemke, died there on 21 September 1861.

Issue: (Surname Van Herwijnen)

175. Elizabeth
        b. 22 January 1825 at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.

176. Adriaan "Arie"
        b. 12 October 1826 at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.
        m. 15 September 1864 to Teuntje Kloot at Alblasserdam, Zuid Holland, Neth.

177. Willem Arnoldus
        b. 26 May 1829 at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.
        d. 30 November 1830 at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.

179. Arnoldus
        b. 27 April 1833 at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.

120. Trijntje Van Herwijnen.

Trijntje Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Willem Van Herwijnen and Elizabeth De Bie, was born on 20 November 1799 at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. Although it has not been determined whether or not Trijntje ever married, she is known to have had two children out of wedlock. In neither case did the records indicate who the father was, however. Trijntje subsequently died on 29 July 1878 at Herwijnen.

Issue: (Father Unknown)

121. Johannes Van Herwijnen.

Johannes Van Herwijnen, the son of Willem Van Herwijnen and Elizabeth De Bie, was born on 24 May 1801 at Asperen in the Province of Zuid Holland, the Netherlands. Johannes was apparently married twice during his life. He married his first wife, Jenneke Van Horssen, on 22 October 1824 at Herwijnen. Jenneke, who was born at Haaften in the Province of Gelderland on 23 November 1791, was the daughter of Johannes Van Horssen and Maria Zwamborn. She was a widow at the time of her marriage to Johannes, having previously been married on 14 May 1821 at Herwijnen to a man named Jan Koolhaas. Jenneke died at Herwijnen on 5 August 1835.

After his first wife passed away, Johannes married for a second time, also at Herwijnen, to a woman named Elizabeth Van Zomeren on 16 January 1836. Elizabeth, who was born on 5 September 1797 at Herwijnen, was the daughter of Teunis Van Zomeren and Huibertje Van De Wetering. Elizabeth was also a widow at the time of their marriage, having previously been married on 16 June 1821 at Herwijnen to a man named Jacobus Koek.

Elizabeth died at Herwijnen on 9 March 1879, while Johannes died there on 31 May 1882.

Issue from 1st marriage: (Surname Van Herwijnen)

185. Maria Johanna
        b. 11 June 1831 at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.

Issue from 2nd marriage: (Surname Van Herwijnen)

122. Pietronella Van Herwijnen.

Pietronella Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Willem Van Herwijnen and Elizabeth De Bie, was born on 25 September 1803 at Asperen in the Province of Zuid Holland, the Netherlands. She was later married at Herwijnen to a man named Joost Vroegh on 27 June 1828. Joost, who had been born at Herwijnen on 27 May 1802, was the son of Dirk Vroegh and Lammertje Schaaij.

Pietronella died at Herwijnen on 26 December 1879, while Joost died there on 3 March 1883.

Issue: (Surname Vroegh)

190. Lammertje
        b. 26 July 1824 at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.

195. Rosina
        b. 26 April 1838 at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.

123. Teunis Van Herwijnen.

Teunis Van Herwijnen, the son of Willem Van Herwijnen and Elizabeth De Bie, was born on 20 February 1809 at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. He was later married at Herwijnen to a woman named Peterke Van Horssen (also written Pietje Van Horssen) on 7 November 1833. Peterke, who had been born on 10 May 1794 at Haaften in the Province of Gelderland, was the daughter of Johannes Van Horssen and Maria Zwamborn. She was a widow at the time of her marriage to Teunis, having previously been married on 7 April 1814 at Herwijnen to a man named Gijsbert De Bruijn.

Issue: (Surname Van Herwijnen)

Unknown

124. Geertje Van Herwijnen.

Geertje Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Willem Van Herwijnen and Elizabeth De Bie, was born on 5 August 1811 at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. She died on 9 September 1811 at Herwijnen.

125. Aart Van Herwijnen.

Aart Van Herwijnen, the son of Willem Van Herwijnen and Elizabeth De Bie, was born at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands on 17 May 1814. He subsequently died on 22 March 1815 at Herwijnen.

126. Peterke Van Herwijnen.

Peterke Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Willem Van Herwijnen and Elizabeth De Bie, was born on 23 April 1816 at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

127. Willem Van Herwijnen.

Willem Van Herwijnen, the son of Hendrick Van Herwijnen and Cornelia Van Wijk, was born on 10 September 1778 at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. He was subsequently christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen on 13 September 1778. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

133. Willem Van Herwijnen.

Willem Van Herwijnen, the son of Egbert Van Herwijnen and Barbara Blom, was born on 23 December 1786 at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. He was subsequently christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen on 25 December 1786. Willem died on 9 January 1843 at Herwijnen. It is not known at this time whether or not Willem ever married.

134. Cornelia Van Herwijnen.

Cornelia Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Egbert Van Herwijnen and Barbara Blom, was born on 4 April 1788at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. She was subsequently christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen on 6 April 1788. Prior to marrying Gijsbert Van Ringelensteijn, Cornelia had a child out of wedlock. The father of this child was not identified in the birth records, however.

Cornelia was apparently married twice during her life. She married her first husband, Gijsbert Van Ringelensteijn on 13 July 1816 at Herwijnen. Gijsbert, who was born  at Herwijnen on 15 May 1783, was the son of Huibert Van Ringelensteijn and Willemijntje Brand. He died on 27 December 1820 at Herwijnen.

After her first husband passed away, Cornelia married for a second time, also at Herwijnen, to a man named Gerrit Van Huisden on 24 October 1823. Gerrit, who was born on 28 October 1779 at Zuilichem in the Province of Gelderland, was the son of Hendrik Van Huisden and Arnolda De Vries. There are no known issue from Cornelia's second marriage. Cornelia died on 24 April 1824 at Herwijnen. After Cornelia passed away, Gerrit married for a second time to a woman named Trijntje Den Besten on 5 August 1825 at Herwijnen.

Issue: (Father Unknown)

Issue from 1st marriage: (Surname Van Ringelensteyn)

135. Grietje Van Herwijnen.

Grietje Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Aart Van Herwijnen and Eelke Verploegh, was born on 31 May 1797 at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. She was subsequently christened in the Herwijnen Dutch Reformed Church on 4 June 1797. Grietje was later married at Herwijnen to a man named Gerrit Van Arendonk on 23 March 1832. Gerrit, who was born at Herwijnen on 8 November 1783, was the son of Adriaan Van Arendonk (also written Arie Van Arendonk) and Dirkje Blom. Gerrit and Grietje left Herwijnen in the Spring of 1855 and emigrated to America, where they settled at Holland in Ottawa County, Michigan. Aside from their own five children, they also took with them, Willem Cornelis Van Herwijnen, the son of Grietje's brother, Adriaan Van Herwijnen.

On 4 August 1855, Gerrit and Grietje purchased a lot in the town of Holland from William Brouwer (W1/2 of Lot 16, Block 36), borrowing a portion of the money from Grietje's younger brother, Cornelis Van Herwijnen. Gerrit, who was listed on the 1860 census of Ottawa County as being a gardener, is believed to be "The Old Man" Arendonk who was buried on 15 June 1863 in the Pilgrim Home Cemetery in Holland Township.

Issue: (Surname Van Arendonk)

202. Aart Arie
        b. 23 December 1834 at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.
        m. 24 April 1857 to Pietredina Naunenberg at Grand Haven, Ottawa Co., MI.

203. Arie Cornelis
        b. 18 March 1836 at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.

204. Eelke
        b. 17 February 1838 at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.

205. Geertje
        b. 11 July 1842 at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.

136. Hendrica Van Herwijnen.

Hendrica Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Aart Van Herwijnen and Eelke Verploegh, was born on 11 April 1799 at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. She was subsequently christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen on 14 April 1799. Hendrica was later married at Herwijnen to a man named Willem Verploegh on 13 October 1826. Willem, who was the son of Gijsbert Verploegh and Gijsbertje De Groot, was born on 23 December 1801 at Dreumel in Zuid Holland, the Netherlands.

Issue: (Surname Verploegh)

Unknown

137. Cornelia Van Herwijnen.

Cornelia Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Aart Van Herwijnen and Eelke Verploegh, was born on 6 January 1801 at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. She was subsequently christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen on 18 January 1801. Cornelia was later married at Herwijnen to a man named Cornelis Van Zee on 27 July 1830. Cornelis, who had been born at Herwijnen on 9 July 1796, was the son of Frederick Van Zee and Eelke Verploegh. He too had been christened in the Herwijnen Church on 17 July 1796, along with his twin sister, Barbara Van Zee. Cornelis was an "herbergier" or inn-keeper at Herwijnen.

Cornelia and Cornelis eventually emigrated to the United States, where they settled in Kalamazoo County, Michigan. Cornelis died on 15 September 1879 at Alamo in Kalamazoo County, while Cornelia died there on 15 September 1886.

Issue: (Surname Van Zee)

206. Eelke Wilhelmina
        b. 20 September 1831 at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.

209. Elina Elizabeth
        b. 30 October 1839 at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.
        m. 1 July 1864 to Lambartus Blom at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.

138. Cornelis Van Herwijnen.

Cornelis Van Herwijnen, the son of Aart Van Herwijnen and Eelke Verploegh, was born on 13 December 1802 at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. He was subsequently christened in the Dutch Reformed Church there on 19 December 1802. Cornelis emigrated during the late 1840's to America, where he settled at Holland in Ottawa County, Michigan.

According to the Ottawa County deed records, Cornelis Van Herwijnen was involved in numerous land transactions during the time he resided at Holland. Even though no deed records have been uncovered to date which show when he first purchased land there, those records that have been found indicate that between 1855 and 1890 Cornelis actively bought, sold, and loaned money on real estate in the vicinity of Holland. On one occasion he even donated four lots in the city of Holland to the trustees of the Classical Board of Benevolence.

Cornelis evidently remained single throughout his life, as he is shown on the 1850 through 1880 census returns as living alone. He was also described in a deed dated 10 April 1890 as being "not married." Cornelis Van Herwijnen died on 24 May 1892 at Holland, and was buried in the Pilgrim Home Cemetery in Holland Township, Ottawa County, Michigan.

139. Adriaan Van Herwijnen. *

Adriaan Van Herwijnen, the son of Aart Van Herwijnen and Eelke Verploegh, was born at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands on 19 April 1805. He was a twin child. Adriaan was subsequently christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen on 21 April 1805. His twin brother, Hendrick, is believed to have died in infancy. Later, on 28 August 1841, Adriaan was married at Herwijnen to a woman named Johanna Cornelia Van Zandwijk. Johanna, who had been born at Herwijnen on 18 January 1817, was the daughter of Leendert Van Zandwijk and Elizabeth Bijl.

In 1872, Adriaan and Johanna, along with six of their children, left Herwijnen and traveled down the Waal River to the port city of Rotterdam. At Rotterdam they booked passage on a ship to "Grand Haven, Amerika." Although Adriaan had been a farmer at Herwijnen for many years, he listed his occupation upon emigrating as being a "daglooner" or day laborer.

Upon arriving in America, Adriaan and his family appear to have settled first in the township of Olive in Ottawa County, Michigan, which is situated just south of Grand Haven. On 12 August 1875, Adriaan purchased 40 acres of land in Olive Township from his sons, Govert and Willem Cornelis Van Herwijnen. The price paid was $1,000. (Note: One of these sons, Govert, had emigrated to America in 1870, while the other son, Willem Cornelis, had emigrated in the Spring of 1855 with Adriaan's sister, Grietje, and her family). Shortly after this, on 18 October 1875, Johanna Cornelia died in Olive Township. She was 68 years of age.

Two years later, on 15 December 1877, Adriaan sold this 40 acre parcel back to Willem Cornelis Van Herwijnen, and it is believed that he moved at this time to the town of Grand Haven, Michigan where he passed away on 14 December 1883. He was buried in the Lake Forest Cemetery at Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan.

Issue: (Surname Van Herwijnen)

140. Hendrick Van Herwijnen.

Hendrick Van Herwijnen, the son of Aart Van Herwijnen and Eelke Verploegh, was born at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands on 19 April 1805. He was a twin child. Hendrick was subsequently christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen on 21 April 1805. This child is believed to have died in infancy.

141. Willemke Van Herwijnen.

Willemke Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Aart Van Herwijnen and Eelke Verploegh, was born on 19 April 1805 at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. She was subsequently christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen on 20 September 1807. Willemke died at Herwijnen on 20 July 1817, only two months short of her tenth birthday.

142. Hendrick Van Herwijnen.

Hendrick Van Herwijnen, the son of Aart Van Herwijnen and Eelke Verploegh, was born on 28 December 1808 at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. He was subsequently christened in the Dutch Reformed Church at Herwijnen on 8 January 1809. Hendrick was later married at Haaften in the Province of Gelderland to Anneke Van Noord on 28 December 1832. Anneke, who was born in the nearby village of Hellouw in Gelderland on 20 January 1810, was the daughter of Jan Van Noord and his wife, Elizabeth Donker.

Hendrick and Anneke resided on a farm near Herwijnen throughout their married lives. Hendrick died at Herwijnen on 17 February 1884.

Issue: (Surname Van Herwijnen)

223. Willem
        b. 20 September 1841 at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.

227. Hendrick Cornelis Jacob
        b. 13 February 1855 at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.

143. Eelke Van Herwijnen.

Eelke Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Aart Van Herwijnen and Eelke Verploegh, was born on 7 February 1813 at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. She was later married at Herwijnen to a man named Adriaan Van Zee (also written Arie Van Zee) on 6 May 1842. Adriaan, who had been born at Herwijnen on 6 May 1811, was christened on 19 May 1811 in the Herwijnen Church. He was the son of Anthonie Van Zee and Maaike Van Zandwijk.

Adriaan and Eelke resided on a farm in the vicinity of Herwijnen.

Issue: (Surname Van Zee)

229. Aart
        b. 19 November 1845 at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.

144. Dirk Van Herwijnen.

Dirk Van Herwijnen, the son of Cornelis Van Herwijnen and Grietje Van Der Meijden, was born on 5 April 1795 at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

145. Dirkje Van Herwijnen.

Dirkje Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Cornelis Van Herwijnen and Grietje Van Der Meijden, was born on 19 July 1798 at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

146. Neelke Van Herwijnen.

Neelke Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Cornelis Van Herwijnen and Grietje Van Der Meijden, was born on 18 December 1800 at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

147. Cornelia Van Herwijnen.

Cornelia Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Cornelis Van Herwijnen and Grietje Van Der Meijden, was born on 16 July 1803 at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. She was later married at Herwijnen to a man named Pieter Vroegh on 24 March 1826. Pieter, who was born at Herwijnen on 18 January 1799, was the son of Arie Vroegh and Willemke Van Der Mil.

Cornelia subsequently died at Herwijnen on 12 February 1843. Pieter, on the other hand, died on 18 April 1858 at Hoorn in the Province of Noord Holland, the Netherlands.

Issue: (Surname Vroegh)

NOTE: Only the author's pedigree ancestor and known siblings, and those other family members (cousins) who have the Van Herwijnen / Van Herwynen surname are covered in this generation.

175. Elizabeth Van Herwijnen.

Elizabeth Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Dirk Van Herwijnen and Willemke Van Trigt, was born on 22 January 1825 at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

176. Adriaan "Arie" Van Herwijnen.

Adriaan Van Herwijnen (also written Arie Van Herwijnen), the son of Dirk Van Herwijnen and Willemke Van Trigt, was born on 12 October 1826 at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. He was later married at Alblasserdam in the Province of Zuid Holland, the Netherlands on 15 September 1864 to a woman named Teuntje Kloot. Adriaan was a laborer by trade.

Issue: (Surname Van Herwijnen)

241. Willem
        b. 20 June 1867 at Alblasserdam, Zuid Holland, Neth.

242. Cornelia
        b. 21 August 1869 at Alblasserdam, Zuid Holland, Neth.

177. Willem Arnoldus Van Herwijnen.

Willem Van Herwijnen, the son of Dirk Van Herwijnen and Willemke Van Trigt, was born on 26 May 1829 at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. Willem died on 30 November 1830.at Herwijnen.

178. Wilhelmina Van Herwijnen.

Wilhelmina Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Dirk Van Herwijnen and Willemke Van Trigt, was born on 31 May 1831 at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. She was later married at Herwijnen to a man named Johannes De Zwart on 30 May 1857. Johannes, who was born in about 1825 at Asperen in the Province of Zuid Holland, the Netherlands, was the son of Willem De Zwart and Maria Van Meeuwen.

Issue: (Surname De Zwart)

Unknown

179. Arnoldus Van Herwijnen.

Arnoldus Van Herwijnen, the son of Dirk Van Herwijnen and Willemke Van Trigt, was born on 27 April 1833 at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

180. Teuntje Van Herwijnen.

Teuntje Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Dirk Van Herwijnen and Willemke Van Trigt, was born on 11 April 1836 at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. She was later married in the Netherlands, probably at Herwijnen, to a man named Willem Van Oostrum.

Issue: (Surname Van Oostrum)

246. Hendrik Dirk
        b. 22 November 1859 at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.

248. Gijsbert
        b. 9 March 1864 at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.

249. Willemina
        b. 12 December 1866 at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.

183. Willem Van Herwijnen.

Willem Van Herwijnen, the son of Johannes Van Herwijnen and his first wife, Elizabeth De Bie, was born on 22 March 1825 at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. He was later married in the Netherlands to a woman named Willemke Van Giessen.

Issue: (Surname Van Herwijnen)

252. Anneke
        b. 10 April 1858 at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.

253. Jenneke
        b. 2 January 1861 at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.

254. Jacob
        b. 16 October 1863 at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.

256. Elizabeth
        b. 1 October 1871 at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.

184. Gerrit Van Herwijnen.

Gerrit Van Herwijnen, the son of Johannes Van Herwijnen and his first wife, Elizabeth De Bie, was born on 21 October 1827 at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. He subsequently died at Herwijnen on 7 January 1832.

185. Maria Johanna Van Herwijnen.

Maria Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Johannes Van Herwijnen and his first wife, Elizabeth De Bie, was born on 11 June 1831 at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

186. Geertje Van Herwijnen.

Geertje Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Johannes Van Herwijnen and his first wife, Elizabeth De Bie, was born on 3 January 1835 at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. She subsequently died on 11 October 1835 at Herwijnen.

187. Teunis Van Herwijnen.

Teunis Van Herwijnen, the son of Johannes Van Herwijnen and his second wife, Elizabeth Van Zomeren, was born on 15 February 1836 at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. He subsequently died on 13 December 1837 at Herwijnen.

188. Elizabeth Van Herwijnen.

Elizabeth Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Johannes Van Herwijnen and his second wife, Elizabeth Van Zomeren, was born on 22 February 1838 at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. Although Elizabeth was apparently married twice during her life, prior to marrying her first husband, she had a child out of wedlock with a man whose name was not given in the birth records.

Elizabeth married her first husband, Frans Van Meteren, on 28 July 1865 at Herwijnen. Franz, who was born on 25 December 1835 at Herwijnen, was the son of Sander Van Meteren and Cornelia Huigen. Frans died on 22 April 1875 at Herwijnen.

After Frans passed away, Elizabeth married for a second, also at Herwijnen, to a man named Jan Van Zuidam on 24 May 1878. Jan was a widower at the time of their marriage, having previously been married at Herwijnen on 1 November 1858 to a woman named Aartje Bergakker. Jan, who was born on 22 December 1834 at Herwijnen, was the son of Dirk Van Zuidam and Anneke Anthonetta Van Mil. He subsequently died at Herwijnen on 7 June 1904.

Issue: (Father Unknown)

Issue from 1st marriage: (Surname Van Meteren)

259. Suzanna
        b. 27 September 1867 at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.

261. Cornelis Gijsbert
        b. 14 December 1872 at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.
        d. 27 August 1873 at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.

262. Cornelia Johanna
        b. 27 July 1874 at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.
        m. Dirk Van Der Moore in the Neth.

Issue from 2nd marriage: (Surname Van Zuidam)

189. Teuntje Van Herwijnen.

Elizabeth Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Johannes Van Herwijnen and his second wife, Elizabeth Van Zomeren, was born on 25 June 1839 at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. Teuntje was apparently married twice during her life. She married first to a man named, Mijndert Kleijn (also written Klijn), at Herwijnen on 4 August 1862. Mijndert, who had been born at Herwijnen on 27 December 1840, was the son of Frans Kleijn and Anneke De Leeuw. He subsequently died at Herwijnen on 25 August 1873.

After her first husband passed away, Teuntje married for a second time, also at Herwijnen, to a man named Hendrik Burghart on 1 February 1877. Hendrik, who was born on 30 November 1852 at Herwijnen, was the son of Jan Burghart (also written Burghard) and Maijke Van Bruchem. Hendrik died on 15 March 1907 at Herwijnen.

Issue from 1st marriage: (Surname Kleijn)

267. Aaldert
        b. 11 February 1871 at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.

Issue from 2nd marriage: (Surname Burghart)

269. Jan
        b. 1 April 1878 at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.

271. Maarten
        b. 14 May 1883 at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.

210. Eelke Van Herwijnen.

Eelke Van Herwijnen, the eldest child of Adriaan Van Herwijnen and Johanna Cornelia Van Zandwijk, was born on 12 February 1842 at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. Eelke was not listed in the 1870/80 census enumerations of Herwijnen, nor did she emigrate to Grand Haven, Michigan in 1872 with the rest of the family. Since no other records have been found which pertain to her, it can only be assumed that she must have passed away at an early age.

211. Aart Van Herwijnen.

Aart Van Herwijnen, the son of Adriaan Van Herwijnen and Johanna Cornelia Van Zandwijk, was born on 8 August 1843 at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. In 1872, at the age of 29, Aart accompanied his parents on the voyage to America, where he too settled in the vicinity of Olive in Ottawa County, Michigan.

Aart was later married on 8 December 1891 at Vriesland in Ottawa County to a woman named Maatje (Tanis) Broersma. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. G. DeJonge. Maatje, or Maggie as she was generally called, had been born at Vriesland during the month of November 1855. She was the daughter of John Tanis and Arentje Broekman, and the widow of Jan Broersma. Maatje had married her first husband at Vriesland, Michigan on 26 November 1875, and was the mother of five children by him.

Aart and Maatje apparently resided on a small farm in the vicinity of Vriesland throughout their married life. Aart died there on 6 February 1911, while Maatje died there on 7 August 1933 at the age of 76. Both Aart and Maatje are buried in the Vriesland Cemetery in Zeeland Township.

Issue: (Surname Van Herwynen)

272. Johanna Cornelia
        b. 7 October 1892 at Zeeland, Ottawa Co., MI.

212. Govert Van Herwijnen.

Govert Van Herwijnen, the son of Adriaan Van Herwijnen and Johanna Cornelia Van Zandwijk, was born on 2 December 1844 at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. He later emigrated to America in 1870, two years before the rest of the family. Govert was later married at Grand Haven in Ottawa County, Michigan to Areka Van Der Meijden on 28 September 1882. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. C. Van Der Veen. Areka, who had been born at Hellouw in the Province of Gelderland on 29 September 1857, was the daughter of Jan Van Der Meijden and Jantje Pippel.

Govert, who was a laborer by trade, died at Grand Haven, Michigan on 4 February 1923, while Areka died there on 11 December 1943. Govert was buried in the Lake Forest Cemetery in Grand Haven Township.

Issue: (Surname Van Herwynen)

276. Johanna C. "Katie"
        b. 21 June 1887 at Grand Haven, Ottawa Co., MI.
        m. Andrew Stehouwer at Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI.
        d. 31 August 1962 at Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI.

213. Elizabeth Van Herwijnen.

Elizabeth Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Adriaan Van Herwijnen and Johanna Cornelia Van Zandwijk, was born on 22 November 1846 at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. At the age of 26, Elizabeth emigrated to America with her family. Elizabeth was later married on 19 February 1874 to a man named Pieter De Weert at North Holland in Ottawa County, Michigan. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. B. Van Ess, and Elizabeth's brother, Govert, was listed as a witness. Pieter, who was also a native of the Netherlands, had been born there during the month of October 1845.

Sometime after their marriage, Elizabeth and Pieter apparently moved to Illinois, where they settled in the vicinity of Chicago in Cook County. Pieter was a Porter by trade. Elizabeth subsequently died in Cook County, Illinois on 8 June 1912.

Issue: (Surname De Weert)

281. Albert
        b. January 1875 in Ottawa Co., MI.

282. Johanna C.
        b. 11 March 1876 in Ottawa Co., MI.
        m. by license dated 29 August 1900 to Herbert Van Weelde in Cook Co., IL.

283. Edward
        b. June 1882 in Ottawa Co., MI.

284. Elizabeth "Lizzie"
        b. June 1884 in Ottawa Co., MI.
        m. by license dated 11 October 1911 to William T. Dunnett in Cook Co., IL.

214. Willem Cornelis Van Herwijnen.

Willem Cornelis Van Herwijnen, the son of Adriaan Van Herwijnen and Johanna Cornelia Van Zandwijk, was born on 2 January 1849 at Waddinxveen in the Province of Zuid Holland, the Netherlands. At the age of six, Willem Cornelis emigrated to America with his Aunt, Grietje Van Herwijnen, and her husband, Gerrit Van Arendonk, where they settled in the town of Holland in Ottawa County, Michigan. After settling in Michigan, the spelling of Willem Cornelis Van Herwijnen’s name became William Cornelius Van Herwynen.

William apparently went by the name of Cornelius, as he is found in both the 1860 and 1870 census returns under that name. He was subsequently married to a woman named Louise M. Schulz in the Trinity Lutheran Church in Norton Township in Winona County, Minnesota on 1 April 1883. The ceremony was performed by Rev. O. H. Koch. Louise, who was a native of Germany, had been born there on 22 April 1859.

After their marriage, Cornelius and Louise settled on a 110 acre farm in the northwest corner of Section 35 in Norton Township in Winona County, Minnesota, where they appear to have remained throughout their married life together. Cornelius died in Winona County, Minnesota during the month of August 1920, while Louise died there in 1943. Both were subsequently buried in the Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery in Norton Township.

Issue: (Surname Van Herwynen)

289. Theodore Christian Friedrich
        b. 4 April 1889 in Norton Twp., Winona Co., MN.
        m. (remained single)
        d. 1966 in Winona Co., MN.

215. Roeland Van Herwijnen.

Roeland Van Herwijnen, the son of Adriaan Van Herwijnen and Johanna Cornelia Van Zandwijk, was born on 25 March 1851 at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. He also accompanied his parents to America and settled in Ottawa County, Michigan. Roeland was later married at Grand Haven in Ottawa County, Michigan to a woman named Mientje Nederveld on 15 January 1885. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. R. Duiker.

Roeland, who was a laborer by trade, died on 31 March 1921.

Issue: (Surname Van Herwynen)

216. Lena Van Herwijnen.

Lena Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Adriaan Van Herwijnen and Johanna Cornelia Van Zandwijk, was born on 18 February 1853 at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. She too came to America with her parents in 1872.

Lena died on 15 August 1925 in Kent County, Michigan, having remained single throughout her life. Lena is buried in the Fulton Street Cemetery at Grand Rapids in Kent County, Michigan.

217. Johanna Maria Van Herwijnen.

Johanna Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Adriaan Van Herwijnen and Johanna Cornelia Van Zandwijk, was born on 3 November 1855 at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. She emigrated to America with her parents just prior to her seventeenth birthday. Johanna was later married at Spring Lake in Ottawa County, Michigan to a man named Klaus Bulthuis (also spelled Bolthouse) on 26 August 1882. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. James F. Zwener. Klaus, who had been born on 15 August 1856 at Kloosterburen in the Province of Groningen, the Netherlands, was a brick maker by trade. He was the son of Hendrik Bulthuis and Martje Jonker.

Although it has yet to be proven, this may have been Klaus' second marriage as the 1910 Ottawa County census records indicate that he had a daughter named Josie who was calculated to have been born in 1878, four years prior to his marriage to Johanna. Whether this was actually his daughter from a previous marriage, or whether he was simply raising someone else's child is not known at this time.

Johanna Maria subsequently died at Spring Lake, Michigan on 22 October 1920, while Klaus died there on 3 August 1934.

Issue: (Surname Bulthuis)

292. Maria "Maggie"
        b. 13 May 1883 at Spring Lake, Ottawa Co., MI.
        d. 8 November 1897 at Spring Lake, Ottawa Co., MI.

218. Adriaan Van Herwijnen. *

Adriaan Van Herwijnen, the son of Adriaan Van Herwijnen and Johanna Cornelia Van Zandwijk, was born on 17 January 1858 at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. Adriaan spent his early years at Herwijnen, but at the age of fourteen he went with his parents to Rotterdam, where they booked passage on a ship sailing to America.

Upon their arrival in America, Adriaan's parents settled at Olive in Ottawa County, Michigan, but after the death of his mother in 1875, he moved with his father to Grand Haven. Adriaan was later married at Grand Haven to a woman named Neeltje Van Der Meijden on 10 April 1884. Neeltje was the daughter of Jan Van Der Meijden and Jantje Pippel. They were married in the First Reformed Church of Grand Haven by Pastor Henry Dosker. Neeltje who was also a native of Gelderland in the Netherlands, was born there on 20 October 1864.

On 28 August 1891, Adriaan and Neeltje purchased a lot in Grand Haven from Jacobus De Spelder. This lot, which cost $300, was situated on the north side of Elliot Street, which at one time formed the north boundary of the town. Adriaan was employed for some time as a brass polisher in a foundry at Grand Haven. His job, which consisted in part of polishing the knobs on brass bedposts, was one he is known to have disliked intensely. As a consequence, he subsequently took advantage of the Homestead Act to obtain his own land to farm.

In 1908, Adriaan and his family left Grand Haven, Michigan and moved to that portion of Crook County that was eventually made a part of Campbell County, Wyoming. They took up land about seven miles northeast of Gillette, not far from where the Wyodak coal mine and power plant are situated today. It was here that Adriaan’s wife Neeltje, or Nellie as she was generally called, passed away on 13 August 1914. She was buried on 15 August 1914 in the Gillette Cemetery.

When Adriaan's eldest son, Adrian, decided to move to Topeka in Shawnee County, Kansas in the year 1920, the elder Adriaan and some of his children decided to move there also. One son, John, remained in Wyoming, eventually purchasing a ranch in Weston County. After moving to Topeka, Adriaan became a contractor by trade. He resided there until his death on 29 October 1923. He was subsequently buried there on 2 November 1923. So that he and Neeltje could be together in death, the family had Neeltje's remains exhumed from the cemetery at Gillette and had them shipped to Topeka, where they were buried alongside of Adriaan's.

Issue: (Surname Van Herwynen)

219. Leendert Van Herwijnen.

Leendert Van Herwijnen, the son of Adriaan Van Herwijnen and Johanna Cornelia Van Zandwijk, was born 25 November 1861 at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. Unfortunately, Leendert died on 22 March 1863 at Herwijnen. He was only 17 months of age at the time.

220. Elizabeth Van Herwijnen.

Elizabeth Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Hendrick Van Herwijnen and Anneke Van Noord, was born during the month of December 1833 at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. She subsequently died at Herwijnen on 13 June 1834.

221. Aart Van Herwijnen.

Aart Van Herwijnen, the son of Hendrick Van Herwijnen and Anneke Van Noord, was born on 25 May 1835 at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. He was later married to a woman named Jantje Van Heukelum. Jantje, who was born in about 1833 at Haaften in the Province of Gelderland, was the daughter of Klaas Van Heukelum and Anna Van Willigen. Jantje died at Herwijnen on 30 October 1888.

Issue: (Surname Van Herwynen)

305. Anneke Johanna
        b. 22 June 1868 at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.

222. Jan Van Herwijnen.

Jan Van Herwijnen, the son of Hendrick Van Herwijnen and Anneke Van Noord, was born on 21 October 1838 at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. He was later married at Herwijnen to a woman named Teuntje Bijl on 9 August 1867. Teuntje, who was born at Herwijnen on 6 December 1838, was the daughter of Engelbert Bijl and Elizabeth Van Der Vliet. Teuntje died on 24 November 1877 at Herwijnen.

Issue: (Surname Van Herwynen)

306. Engelina Hendrika
        b. 19 November 1867 at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.

309. Janneke Neeltje
        b. 12 July 1875 at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.
        d. 9 March 1898 at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.

223. Willem Van Herwijnen.

Willem Herwijnen, the son of Hendrick Van Herwijnen and Anneke Van Noord, was born on 20 September 1841 at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

224. Elizabeth Van Herwijnen.

Elizabeth Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Hendrick Van Herwijnen and Anneke Van Noord, was born on 12 November 1844 at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. She was later married at Herwijnen to a man named Hendrik Van Den Bogerd on 17 December 1875. Hendrik, who was born in about 1835 at Brakel in the Province of Gelderland, was the son of Cornelis Van Den Bogerd and Maaike Van Kooij.

Issue: (Surname Van Den Bogerd)

Unknown

225. Eelke Van Herwijnen.

Eelke Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Hendrick Van Herwijnen and Anneke Van Noord, was born on 4 January 1848 at Hellouw in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. She was later married at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland to a man named David Anthonie Bijl on 10 March 1892. David, who had been born at Herwijnen on 1 July 1853, was the son of Jan Bijl and Willemke Van Der Meijden.

Issue: (Surname Bijl)

311. Anneke Willemke
        b. 8 May 1893 at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.
        d. 29 May 1893 at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.

226. Anneke Van Herwijnen.

Anneke Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Hendrick Van Herwijnen and Anneke Van Noord, was born on 19 November 1849 at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. She was later married at Herwijnen to a man named Machiel Van Kooten on 31 May 1878. Machiel, who had been born on 25 August 1847 at Herwijnen, was the son of Jan Van Kooten and Trijntje Donker.

Issue: (Surname Van Kooten)

Unknown

227. Hendrick Cornelis Jacob Van Herwijnen.

NOTE: The author's pedigree ancestor and known siblings, as well as those family members (cousins) who remained in the Netherlands and have the Van Herwijnen / Van Herwynen surname, and all known family members who settled in the United States, regardless of surname, are covered in this generation.

240. Willem Van Herwijnen.

Willem Van Herwijnen, the son of Adriaan Van Herwijnen and Teuntje Kloot, was born on 18 September 1865 at Alblasserdam in the Province of Zuid Holland, the Netherlands. This child subsequently died at Alblasserdam on 5 February 1866.

241. Willem Van Herwijnen.

Willem Van Herwijnen, the son of Adriaan Van Herwijnen and Teuntje Kloot, was born on 20 June 1867 at Alblasserdam in the Province of Zuid Holland, the Netherlands. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

242. Cornelia Van Herwijnen.

Cornelia Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Adriaan Van Herwijnen and Teuntje Kloot, was born on 21 August 1869 at Alblasserdam in the Province of Zuid Holland, the Netherlands. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

243. Adriana Van Herwijnen.

Adriana Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Adriaan Van Herwijnen and Teuntje Kloot, was born on 7 July 1873 at Alblasserdam in the Province of Zuid Holland, the Netherlands. She was later married at Alblasserdam to a man named Arie Den Boef on 5 November 1897.

Issue: (Surname Den Boef)

Unknown

244. Dirk Van Herwijnen.

Dirk Van Herwijnen, the son of Adriaan Van Herwijnen and Teuntje Kloot, was born on 21 June 1875 at Alblasserdam in the Province of Zuid Holland, the Netherlands. He was later married on 23 June 1899 at Alblasserdam to a woman named Dirkje Blom.

Because the birth records for Alblasserdam that are available at the Genealogical and Family History Library in Salt Lake City only go through 1902, it has not been possible for me to identify additional children that were born after that date.

Known issue: (Surname Van Herwijnen)

312. Teuntje
        b. 29 November 1899 at Alblasserdam, Zuid Holland, Neth.

313. Gerrit
        b. 16 March 1901 at Alblasserdam, Zuid Holland, Neth.

245. Nicolaas Van Herwijnen.

Nicolaas Van Herwijnen, the son of Adriaan Van Herwijnen and Teuntje Kloot, was born on 29 November 1878 at Alblasserdam in the Province of Zuid Holland, the Netherlands. He was later married at Alblasserdam on 21 May 1908 to a woman named Teuntje 't Hoen.

Issue: (Surname Van Herwijnen)

    Unknown

250. Jenneke Van Herwijnen.

Jenneke Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Willem Van Herwijnen and Willemke Van Giessen, was born during the month of January 1856 at Zuilichem in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. This child subsequently died at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland on 20 July 1856.

251. Jacob Van Herwijnen.

Jacob Van Herwijnen, the son of Willem Van Herwijnen and Willemke Van Giessen, was born on 10 May 1857 at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. This child subsequently died two days later on 12 May 1857.

252. Anneke Van Herwijnen.

Anneke Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Willem Van Herwijnen and Willemke Van Giessen, was born on 10 April 1858 at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

253. Jenneke Van Herwijnen.

Jenneke Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Willem Van Herwijnen and Willemke Van Giessen, was born on 2 January 1861 at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

254. Jacob Van Herwijnen.

Jacob Van Herwijnen, the son of Willem Van Herwijnen and Willemke Van Giessen, was born on 16 October 1863 at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

255. (female) Van Herwijnen.

Willem Van Herwijnen and Willemke Van Giessen had a female child at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands on 20 September 1870 that was stillborn.

256. Elizabeth Van Herwijnen.

Elizabeth Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Willem Van Herwijnen and Willemke Van Giessen, was born on 1 October 1871 at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

272. Johanna Cornelia Van Herwijnen.

Johanna Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Aart Van Herwijnen and Maatje Tanis, was born at Zeeland in Ottawa County, Michigan on 7 October 1892. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

273. John Van Herwijnen.

John Van Herwijnen, the son of Aart Van Herwijnen and Maatje Tanis, was born at Zeeland in Ottawa County, Michigan on 23 February 1894. John, who was a veteran of World War I, died in Ottawa County in 1926. He was subsequently buried in the Zeeland City Cemetery.

274. Arie "Orrie" Van Herwijnen.

Arie Van Herwijnen, the son of Govert Van Herwijnen and Areke Van Der Meijden, was born at Grand Haven in Ottawa County, Michigan on 29 July 1883. He was later married in about 1918 in Michigan to a widow named Mary Wilbert. Mary was previously married to a man named Herman Wilbert, and had three children from that marriage. She had been born in Michigan on 26 August 1885.

Arie Van Herwijnen died without issue in Ottawa County, Michigan on 17 March 1931. He was subsequently buried in the Lake Forest Cemetery in Grand Haven Township in Ottawa County. Mary, on the other hand, died on 28 June 1959.

275. Jennie "Jane" Van Herwijnen.

Jennie Van Herwijnen (also known as Jan Van Herwijnen), the daughter of Govert Van Herwijnen and Areke Van Der Meijden, was born on 20 November 1884 at Grand Haven in Ottawa County, Michigan. She was later married in Kent County, Michigan to a man named Edward Peters on 18 October 1923. Edward Peters had been born on 18 October 1873.

Edward died in Michigan on 28 October 1968. Jennie, on the other hand, died on 28 August 1977 at Grand Haven in Ottawa County. She was subsequently buried in the Lake Forest Cemetery in Grand Haven Township in Ottawa County. Jennie and Edward did not have any children.

276. Johanna C. "Katie" Van Herwijnen.

Johanna Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Govert Van Herwijnen and Areke Van Der Meijden, was born on 21 June 1887 at Grand Haven in Ottawa County, Michigan. As a young woman, Johanna moved to the city of Grand Rapids in Kent County, Michigan where she became employed as a maid in the home of Dr. Jospeh B. Whinery. Johanna was later married at Grand Rapids in Kent County, Michigan to a widower named Andrew Stehouwer. Andrew, who was calculated to have been born in 1886 in Michigan, had three daughters from his previous marriage to a woman named Maude.

Johanna died without issue at Grand Rapids, Michigan on 31 August 1962.

277. John Van Herwijnen.

John Van Herwijnen, the son of Govert Van Herwijnen and Areke Van Der Meijden, was born at Grand Haven in Ottawa County, Michigan on 20 February 1889. He was later married in Michigan to a woman named Gertrude (Stang) Boyink. Gertrude, who was a native of Illinois, had been born there on 7 December 1892. She was the daughter of Theodore and Johanna Stang. Gertrude was apparently married to a man named Boyink prior to marrying John, but whether he died, or she was divorced, has not been determined yet.   

John died in Michigan on 13 December 1948, while Gertrude died there on 1 March 1967.

Issue: (Surname Van Herwynen)

278. Lena Van Herwijnen.

Lena Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Govert Van Herwijnen and Areke Van Der Meijden, was born at Grand Haven in Ottawa County, Michigan on 20 October 1891. She was later married in Kent County, Michigan to a man named Henry R. Kieft on 17 April 1920. Henry, who was the son of Rientje Kieft and Rena Dykstra, had been born in the Netherlands on 30 October 1881.

Henry, who was employed as a gardener on a private estate, died on 18 October 1958 at Grand Haven, Michigan, while Lena died there on 25 August 1969.

Known issue: (Surname Kieft)

315. Eileen Ruth
        b. 2 November 1923 in Ottawa Co., MI.
        m. 12 September 1947 to Aldine A. Donselar in MI.

279. Govert Van Herwijnen.

Govert Van Herwijnen, the son of Govert Van Herwijnen and Areke Van Der Meijden, was born at Grand Haven in Ottawa County, Michigan on 24 December 1897. He was later married in Michigan to a woman named Alice Mulder. Alice, who had been born on 24 May 1901 in Ottawa County, Michigan, was the daughter of John and Maggie Mulder.

Govert subsequently died at Holland in Ottawa County, Michigan on 3 March 1956, while Alice died there on 21 December 1986.

NOTE: For some unknown reason Govert Van Herwijnen (Van Herwynen) dropped the "en" from the end of his surname and began using the spelling of Van Herwyn.

Issue: (Surname Van Herwyn)

318. Stanley F.
        b. 14 September 1929 in Ottawa Co., MI.
        d. 17 December 1971.

280. Reka Van Herwijnen.

Reka Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Govert Van Herwijnen and Areke Van Der Meijden, was born on 23 November 1901 at Grand Haven in Ottawa County, Michigan. She was later married in Kent County, Michigan to a man named Louis C. Voelker on 25 March 1924. Louis, who had been born in Michigan on 14 February 1901, was the son of Harman and Louise Voelker.

Reka subsequently died at Grand Haven, Michigan on 11 September 1979, while Louis passed away there on 20 December 1983. Reka was later buried in the Lake Forest Cemetery in Grand Haven Township in Ottawa County. Louis and Reka did not have any children.

281. Albert De Weert.

Albert De Weert, the eldest son of Pieter De Weert and Elizabeth Van Herwijnen, was born in Ottawa County, Michigan during the month of January 1875. As a young boy, Albert accompanied his parents on their move to Cook County, Illinois, where they settled in the vicinity of Chicago. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

282. Johanna C. De Weert.

Johanna De Weert, the daughter of Pieter De Weert and Elizabeth Van Herwijnen, was born in Ottawa County, Michigan on 11 March 1876. As a young girl, Johanna accompanied her parents on their move to Cook County, Illinois, where they settled in the vicinity of Chicago. She was later married in Cook County, Illinois to a man named Herbert Van Weelde (also written Van Weelden). Although no record of their marriage has been found, they were issued a marriage license on 29 August 1900 in Cook County. Herbert, who was a native of Illinois, was calculated to have been born there in 1873. He was the son of B. and D. Van Weelde.

Issue: (Surname Van Weelde)

320. Roy
        b. calc. 1902 in Cook Co., IL.

322. Lucille
        b. calc. 1905 in Cook Co., IL.

283. Edward De Weert.

Edward De Weert, the son of Pieter De Weert and Elizabeth Van Herwijnen, was born in Ottawa County, Michigan during the month of June 1882. As a young boy, Edward accompanied his parents on their move to Cook County, Illinois, where they settled in the vicinity of Chicago. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

284. Elizabeth "Lizzie" De Weert.

Elizabeth De Weert, the daughter of Pieter De Weert and Elizabeth Van Herwijnen, was probably born in Illinois. She was later married in Cook County, Illinois to a man named William T. Dunnett. Although no record of their marriage has been found, they were issued a marriage license in Cook County on 11 October 1911.

Issue: (Surname Dunnett)

323. Dorothy E.
        b. 13 December 1913 in Cook Co., IL.

285. Ella De Weert.

Ella De Weert, the daughter of Pieter De Weert and Elizabeth Van Herwijnen, was calculated to have been born in 1889 in Illinois. She was later married on 30 June 1909 in Cook County, Illinois to a man named Jacob G. Yonker. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. John Steunenberg. Jacob, who was also a native of Illinois, had been born there in 1882. He was the son of Gerrit and Katie Yonker. At the time of their marriage, Jacob was a salesman at a local feed store.

Issue: (Surname Yonker)

324. Clifford J.
        b. 10 April 1910 in Cook Co., IL.
        d. 3 June 1994 in Cook Co., IL.

325. Myrtle
        b. calc. 1916 in MI.

286. Cornelius Van Herwijnen.

Cornelius Van Herwijnen, the son of William Cornelius Van Herwijnen and Louise Schulz, was born on 4 March 1884 in Norton Township in Winona County, Minnesota. Cornelius, who was a farmer by trade, remained single throughout his life and died without issue in Winona County, Minnesota in 1942. He was subsequently buried in the Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery in Norton Township in Winona County.

287. Emma Louise Van Herwijnen.

Emma Louise Van Herwijnen, the daughter of William Cornelius Van Herwijnen and Louise Schulz, was born on 10 October 1885 in Norton Township in Winona County, Minnesota. Emma was later married in Minnesota to a man named John Ludwig Gensmer in 1905. John Gensmer had been born on 15 May in 1880. He was the son of Ferdinand P. and Mary Gensmer of Germany.  John was a farmer by trade.

Emma died in 1964 in Winona County, Minnesota, while John died there during the month of April 1971. Both were subsequently buried in the Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery in Norton Township in Winona County.

Issue: (Surname Gensmer)

328. Esther M. E.
        b. 9 November 1911in Winona Co., MN.
        d. 12 April 1913 in Winona Co., MN.

331. Victor Ferdinand William
        b. 27 August 1927 in Winona Co., MN.
        m. Joyce Irene Spirek in MN.
        d. 19 August 2007 in Winona Co., MN.

288. Otto Hermann Van Herwijnen.

Otto Hermann Van Herwijnen, the son of William Cornelius Van Herwijnen and Louise Schulz, was born on 24 August 1887 in Norton Township in Winona County, Minnesota. Otto, who was a farmer by trade, remained single throughout his life and died without issue in Winona County, Minnesota in 1966. He was subsequently buried in the Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery in Norton Township in Winona County.

289. Theodore Christian Friedrich Van Herwijnen.

Theodore Van Herwijnen, the son of William Cornelius Van Herwijnen and Louise Schulz, was born on 4 April 1889 in Norton Township in Winona County, Minnesota. Theodore, who was a farmer by trade, remained single throughout his life and died without issue in Winona County, Minnesota in 1966. He was subsequently buried in the Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery in Norton Township in Winona County.

290. Adrian Van Herwijnen.

Adrian Van Herwijnen, the son of Roeland Van Herwijnen and Mientje Nederveld, was born at Grand Haven in Ottawa County, Michigan on 20 February 1887. This child subsequently died  on 3 March 1887 at Grand Haven.

291. Aart Van Herwijnen.

Aart Van Herwijnen, the son of Roeland Van Herwijnen and Mientje Nederveld, was born during the month of July 1888 at Grand Haven in Ottawa County, Michigan. This child subsequently died at Grand Haven in infancy on 23 November 1888.

292. Maria "Maggie" Bulthuis.

Maria Bulthuis (also written Bolthouse), the daughter of Klaus Bulthuis and Johanna Maria Van Herwijnen, was born on 13 May 1883 at Spring Lake in Ottawa County, Michigan. She subsequently died at Spring Lake on 8 November 1897 at the age of fourteen.

293. Cornelia Adriana Bulthuis.

Cornelia Bulthuis (also written Bolthouse), the daughter of Klaus Bulthuis and Johanna Maria Van Herwijnen, was born on 3 September 1887 at Spring Lake in Ottawa County, Michigan. She was later married in Michigan on 25 October 1906 to a man named Herman De Witt. Herman, who was born at Spring Lake on 6 May 1886, was the son of Charles and Martha De Witt.

Herman died in Michigan on 22 February 1912. Cornelia, on the other hand, did not marry again, passing away in Muskegon County, Michigan on 23 August 1949.

Issue: (Surname De Witt)

294. Henry Klaus Bulthuis.

Henry Bulthuis (also written Bolthouse), the son of Klaus Bulthuis and Johanna Maria Van Herwijnen, was born on 8 February 1890 at Spring Lake in Ottawa County, Michigan. He was later married to a woman named Minnie Lulof (also written Lulofs) on 19 August 1911. Minnie, who had been born on 19 January 1891 in Michigan, was the daughter of John and Minnie Lulof.

Henry died on 12 March 1953, while Minnie died on 25 February 1972.

Issue: (Surname Bulthuis)

295. Ella Bulthuis.

Ella Bulthuis (also written Bolthouse), the daughter of Klaus Bulthuis and Johanna Maria Van Herwijnen, was born on 22 April 1892 at Spring Lake in Ottawa County, Michigan. She was later married to a man named Martin Sietsema on 28 June 1916. Martin, who had been born in Michigan on 6 April 1886, was the son of Harman and Henrietta Sietsema.

After their marriage, Martin and Ella resided at Spring Lake in Ottawa County, where Martin worked for a cement company. Martin died on 28 February 1960, while Ella died on 7 October 1961.

Issue: (Surname Sietsema)

338. Mary Lois
        b. 11 January 1932 in Ottawa Co., MI. (twin)
        m. (remained single)

296. Adrian Bulthuis.

Adrian Bulthuis (also written Bolthouse), the son of Klaus Bulthuis and Johanna Maria Van Herwijnen, was born on 9 December 1895 at Spring Lake in Ottawa County, Michigan. Adrian was later married to a woman named Nellie Geerling on 26 November 1926 in Ottawa County. Nellie, who had been born on 7 May 1897 in Michigan, was the daughter of John and Anna Geerling.

Adrian died at Spring Lake, Michigan on 13 December 1973, while Nellie died there on 14 April 1976.

Issue: (Surname Bulthuis)

340. Elaine Carold
        b. 20 August 1930 at Spring Lake, Ottawa Co., MI.
        m. (remained single)

297. Klaus Henry Bulthuis.

Klaus Bulthuis (also written Bolthouse), the son of Klaus Bulthuis and Johanna Maria Van Herwijnen, was born on 29 May 1899 at Spring Lake in Ottawa County, Michigan. He was later married to a woman named Anna Kruizenga on 24 June 1929.

Klaus subsequently died on 2 January 1933 while trying to rescue a child who had fallen through the ice into the water. Anna, who was born on 17 September 1898, died on 9 July 1983. Klaus and Anna did not have any children.

298. May Van Herwynen.

May Van Herwynen, the first child born to Adriaan Van Herwijnen and Neeltje Van Der Meijden, was born during the month of June of 1888 at Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan. She subsequently died only five months later on 19 November 1888.

299. Adrian Van Herwynen. *

Adrian Van Herwynen, the son of Adriaan Van Herwijnen and Neeltje Van Der Meijden, was born on 20 September 1889 at Grand Haven in Ottawa County, Michigan. Adrian grew up in the Grand Haven area, where he continued to reside until about 1908. During that year, his parents decided to move to the State of Wyoming, and he chose to accompany them.

Upon reaching Wyoming, Adrian, who was nineteen years of age at the time, jointly homesteaded 480 acres of land with his father. This land was located about seven miles northeast of the town of Gillette in Campbell County, and was used primarily for wheat farming. It was in Wyoming that Adrian met his future wife, Ruth Melissa Stone. Ruth, who had been born on 14 May 1891 at St. Joseph in Buchanan County, Missouri, was the daughter of Thomas Jefferson Stone and Olive Hester Allen.

Ruth had graduated from Topeka High School in Topeka, Kansas in 1908, and following her graduation had attended the Emporia (Kansas) State Normal School for two years. Although she secured her first teaching position in the Fall of 1910 at Rossville, Kansas, in 1913 she accepted another teaching position at a one-room country school near Gillette, Wyoming. This is how Adrian and Ruth came to meet each other. They were later married by her grandfather, Edward Wesley Allen, at Topeka in Shawnee County, Kansas on 15 June 1915, and shortly thereafter, they returned to the Van Herwynen homestead near Gillette.

Adrian contracted flu during the epidemic of 1918, and this was quickly followed by pneumonia. As a consequence, he suffered respiratory problems throughout his life. He and Ruth went to Topeka in the winter of 1918 for medical attention, and even though they later returned to Wyoming, they only remained there for another year. In 1920 they left Wyoming for good and moved to Topeka, Kansas.

In the summer of 1928, the family moved to Bentonville, Arkansas, where Adrian had a contract to build several small offices for the local telephone company. This work came to an end in 1931, however, and the family then moved to Oklahoma, where they settled in the vicinity of Sallisaw. In the summer of 1934, Adrian went to Las Vegas, Nevada to work on the construction of Hoover Dam while the rest of the family remained in Oklahoma. He returned to Sallisaw during the month of June 1935, however, due to illness and a dislike of working at great heights.

During the following year, 1936, Adrian and his family moved to California in search of employment. Adrian died at Stockton in San Joaquin County, California on 19 October 1941. His widow, Ruth, remarried in 1945 to a man named Thomas Haddock. However, this marriage apparently ended in divorce less than a year later. Ruth subsequently died on 29 October 1961 at San Francisco in San Francisco County. Both she and Adrian were buried in the Olivet Memorial Cemetery at Colma in San Mateo County, California.

Issue: (Surname Van Herwynen)

* 342. Ruth Olive "Betty Jo"
        b. 23 March 1919 at Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS.
        m. 1 September 1940 to Alexander A. MacDonald at Reno, Washoe Co., NV.
        d. 20 October 1953 near Placerville, El Dorado Co., CA.

343. Shirley Joanne
        b. 26 October 1926 at Kansas City, Wyandotte Co., KS. (adopted twin)
        m. Ralph Decker in CA.

300. Jennie Van Herwynen.

Jennie Van Herwynen, the daughter of Adriaan Van Herwijnen and Neeltje Van Der Meijden, was born on 26 July 1892 at Grand Haven in Ottawa County, Michigan. In 1908, Jennie left Grand Haven and moved with her parents to Wyoming. She was later married in Wyoming to a man named George L. Grandstaff. George, who was a native of Wyoming, was calculated to have been born there in 1888. George was a farmer at Williams in Crook County, Wyoming. Jennie subsequently divorced George, and married for a second time to a man named Lynn Hockaday.

Jennie and Lynn eventually moved to Mokelumne Hill in Calaveras County, California, and it was there that she died on 26 February 1962. No issue are known from either marriage.

301. Johanna Van Herwynen.

Johanna Van Herwynen, the daughter of Adriaan Van Herwijnen and Neeltje Van Der Meijden, was born 20 May 1895 at Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan. As a young girl of thirteen, Johanna moved to Wyoming with her parents. She was later married in Wyoming on 20 October 1915 to a man named Edgar H. Baker. Edgar, who was a native of Virginia, was calculated to have been born there in 1892.

Johanna subsequently died in Campbell County, Wyoming in 1917, and was buried in the town cemetery at Gillette. No issue are known from this marriage. On the 1920 census of Wyoming, Edgar Baker and his brother-in-law, John Van Herwynen, were residing on the G Bar M Ranch in Campbell County, Wyoming. Edgar Baker later remarried at Sundance in Crook County, Wyoming to a woman named Doris Mae Winland on 29 August 1928.

302. John Van Herwynen.

John Van Herwynen, the son of Adriaan Van Herwijnen and Neeltje Van Der Meijden, was born at Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan on 24 September 1898. At the age of 10, he too went with his parents to Wyoming, where they settled near Gillette in present day Campbell County. Even though the rest of the family had moved to Topeka in Shawnee County, Kansas in 1920, John remained in the vicinity of Gillette, where he worked at various jobs.

Prior to purchasing his own ranch, John worked for several years in the Black Thunder area for Harry Keeline, and was also associated for a time with Elmer Goodson at Clareton in Weston County, Wyoming.  John was later married at Denver, Colorado on 1 November 1928 to a woman named Frances Lavalette Brant, the daughter of William H. and Nicketti Wiles Brant. Lavalette, who was born 28 September 1903 in Fairmont, West Virginia, had come to Wyoming as a school teacher shortly after graduating from the University of Colorado.

John and Lavalette Van Herwynen operated a cattle ranch in Weston County for nearly 50 years. This ranch, which was situated on Lodgepole Creek near Clareton, used the brands "Spear F Spear" and the "Box K Bar," and was primarily involved with raising registered Herefords. Because of illness, John and Lavalette sold the ranch in 1975 and moved to Newcastle, where they purchased a home at 8 East Winthrop Street. John passed away there on 3 August 1979 at the age of 81.

In 1986, Lavalette sold the home in Newcastle and moved to Boulder, Colorado to live with relatives. She died in Boulder on 26 February 1987. Both John and Lavalette are buried in the Greenwood Cemetery at Newcastle, Weston County, Wyoming. John and Lavalette did not have any children.

303. Nellie Van Herwynen.

Nellie Van Herwynen, the daughter of Adriaan Van Herwijnen and Neeltje Van Der Meijden, was born on 7 December 1903 at Grand Haven in Ottawa County, Michigan. She was only four years of age when the family moved to Wyoming, and sixteen when she moved to Topeka in Shawnee County, Kansas, where she resided with a family named Porter. She first went to work at St. Francis' Hospital doing cleaning, but later took a position with Cappers Publishing Company in the Circulation Department.

On 1 March 1924, Nellie was married to Howard H. Adkins at Lawrence in Douglas County, Kansas. Howard, who was born on 22 February 1900 at Topeka, was the son of Ulyssis Sherman Adkins and Ida Jane Nalley. At the time of their marriage, Howard was employed by the City of Topeka Street Department.

In 1929, their son, Adrian Sherman, was born at Topeka. Howard was then working for Carson Buick, while Nellie was a homemaker. Later, in 1933, their daughter, Norma Jeane, was also born at Topeka. At about this time, Howard took a job with the John Morrell Meat Packing Company, where he remained until 1943. He then went to work as an Auxiliary to the Military Police at Winter General Hospital.

In February 1946, Howard traveled to Baldwin Park in Los Angeles County, California to seek employment and a home for his family. In August of that year the family joined him. Howard worked there for a building contractor until 1949, when he went to work for Barker Bros. Furniture Company. He subsequently obtained a building maintenance position with the Baldwin Park School District, where he remained until his retirement in June of 1969.

In 1961, Howard and Nellie moved to West Covina, California to live with their son, Sherman. Nellie died on 29 May 1968 at San Gabriel in Los Angeles County, California. Howard and Sherman moved three years later to Arcadia, California, and it was there that Howard died on 3 January 1984.

Issue: (Surname Adkins)

304. Anna Van Herwynen.

Anna Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Aart Van Herwijnen and Jantje Van Heukelum, was born in 1864 at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. She was later married at Herwijnen to a man named Hendrik Bijl on 27 October 1887. Hendrik, who had been born in 1859 at Haaften in the Province of Gelderland, was the son of Hendrik Bijl and Aaltje Johanna Van Noord.

Issue: (Surname Bijl)

347. Hendrik
        b. 20 February 1888 at Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth.

305. Anneka Johanna Van Herwynen.

Anneke Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Aart Van Herwijnen and Jantje Van Heukelum, was born on 22 June 1868 at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

306. Engelina Hendrika Van Herwynen.

Engelina Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Jan Van Herwijnen and Teuntje Bijl, was born on 19 November 1867 at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

307. Hendrik Van Herwynen.

Hendrik Van Herwijnen, the son of Jan Van Herwijnen and Teuntje Bijl, was born at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands on 8 September 1869. He was later married at Herwijnen to a woman named Jantje Treffers on 13 September 1901.

Issue: (Surname Van Herwijnen)

Unknown

308. Engelbert Van Herwynen.

Engelbert Van Herwijnen, the son of Jan Van Herwijnen and Teuntje Bijl, was born on 12 June 1872 at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. He was later married at Herwijnen to a woman named Gijsbertje Kozijn on 11 April 1901.

Issue: (Surname Van Herwijnen)

Unknown

309. Janneke Neeltje Van Herwynen.

Janneke Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Jan Van Herwijnen and Teuntje Bijl, was born on 12 July 1875 at Herwijnen in the Province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. Janneke subsequently died on 9 March 1898 at Herwijnen.

310. (male) Van Herwijnen.

NOTE: The author's pedigree ancestor and known siblings, as well as those family members (cousins) who remained in the Netherlands and have the Van Herwijnen / Van Herwynen surname, and all known family members who settled in the United States, regardless of surname, are covered in this generation.

312. Teuntje Van Herwijnen.

Teuntje Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Dirk Van Herwijnen and Dirkje Blom, was born on 29 November 1899 at Alblasserdam in the Province of Zuid Holland, the Netherlands. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

313. Gerrit Van Herwijnen.

Gerrit Van Herwijnen, the daughter of Dirk Van Herwijnen and Dirkje Blom, was born on 16 March 1901 at Alblasserdam in the Province of Zuid Holland, the Netherlands. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

314. Jane K. Van Herwynen.

Jane Van Herwynen, the daughter of John Van Herwijnen and his wife, Gertrude Stang Boyink, was born on 12 September 1923 in Ottawa County, Michigan. Jane has been married twice. She married her first husband, Frank Vormittag, on 20 September 1943.

Jane subsequently married for a second time on 11 February 1956 to a man named Bruce De Haven. Bruce had been born on 21 May 1926. Bruce died at Venice in Sarasota County, Florida on 18 September 2000, while Jane died on 9 December 2006 at Grand Haven in Ottawa County, Michigan.

Issue from 1st marriage: (Surname Vormittag)

Issue from 2nd marriage: (Surname De Haven)

Unknown

315. Eileen Ruth Kieft.

Eileen Kieft, the daughter of Henry Kieft and Lena Van Herwijnen, was born on 2 November 1923 in Ottawa County, Michigan. She was later married on 12 September 1947 in Michigan to a man named Aldine A. Donselar. Aldine, who had been born on 30 November 1918 in Ottawa County, Michigan, was the son of Hio and Ethel Donselar.

Although Aldine and Eileen did not have any children of their own, they raised two adopted children. Aldine subsequently died at Grand Haven in Ottawa County, Michigan on 16 October 1005.

Issue: (Surname Donselar)

349. Robert Lee
        b. 15 March 1952 in MI.
        m. (1) April 1972 to Elizabeth Mourik.
        m. (2) 31 May 1986 to Patricia Rundell.

316. Betty L. Van Herwyn.

Betty Van Herwyn (also written Van Herwynen), the daughter of Govert Van Herwijnen and Alice Mulder, was born on 21 May 1921 in Ottawa County, Michigan. She was later married in Michigan during the month of September 1954 to a man named Clarence Tyink. Clarence, who was also a native of Michigan, had been born there on 3 April 1919.

Betty subsequently died on 9 March 2001 at Holland in Ottawa County, Michigan, while Clarence died there on 6 May 2001.

Issue: (Surname Tyink)

317. Ronald S. Van Herwyn.

Ronald Van Herwyn (also written Van Herwynen), the son of Govert Van Herwijnen and Alice Mulder, was born on 7 March 1924 in Ottawa County, Michigan. He was married to Mrs. Stella Thies, a widow.

Ronald subsequently died on 10 December 1992 at Holland in Ottawa County, Michigan, while Stella died there on 6 August 2005.

Issue: (Surname Van Herwyn)

Unknown

318. Stanley F. Van Herwyn.

Stanley Van Herwyn (also written Van Herwynen), the son of Govert Van Herwijnen and Alice Mulder, was born on 14 September 1929 in Ottawa County, Michigan. He apparently remained single throughout his life and died without issue on 17 December 1971.

319. Gordon Van Herwyn.

Gordon Van Herwyn (also written Van Herwynen), the son of Govert Van Herwijnen and Alice Mulder, was born on 24 March 1935 in Ottawa County, Michigan. Gordon was apparently married twice during his life. He married first to a woman named Lucille Boere during the month of March 1958. Lucille had been born on 13 April 1941.

Gordon married for a second time in 1972 or 1973 to a woman named Edith Sperry. They were subsequently divorced, however. There were no issue from Gordon’s second marriage.

Issue from 1st marriage: (Surname Van Herwyn)

356. Edwin
        b. 3 January 1962 at Holland, Ottawa Co., MI.

320. Roy Van Weelde.

Roy Van Weelde, the son of Herbert Van Weelde and Johanna De Weert, was calculated to have been born in Cook County, Illinois in 1902. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

321. Irving Van Weelde.

Irving Van Weelde, the son of Herbert Van Weelde and Johanna De Weert, was calculated to have been born in Cook County, Illinois in 1903. He subsequently died in Illinois on 17 October 1988.

322. Lucille Van Weelde.

Lucille Van Weelde, the daughter of Herbert Van Weelde and Johanna De Weert, was calculated to have been born in Cook County, Illinois in 1905. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

323. Dorothy E. Dunnett.

Dorothy Dunnett, the daughter of William T. Dunnett and Elizabeth De Weert, was born in Cook County, Illinois on 13 December 1913. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

324. Clifford J. Yonker.

Clifford Yonker, the son of Jacob G. Yonker and Ella De Weert, was born on 10 April 1910 in Cook County, Illinois. He later died on 3 June 1994 in Cook County, Illinois.

325. Myrtle Yonker.

Myrtle Yonker, the daughter of Jacob G. Yonker and Ella De Weert, was calculated to have been born in Michigan in 1916. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

326. Arnold Gensmer.

Arnold Gensmer, the son of John Gensmer and Emma Van Herwynen, was born in 1906 in Winona County, Minnesota. Arnold died in Winona County in 1921 after contracting meningitis. He was subsequently buried in the Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery in Norton Township in Winona County, Minnesota.

327. Albert F. Gensmer.

Albert Gensmer, the son of John Gensmer and Emma Van Herwynen, was born in Winona County, Minnesota on 17 January 1908. He was later married in Minnesota to a woman named Frances T. Anderson. Frances had been born on 29 October 1913.

Although Albert died in Wabasha County, Minnesota on 6 November 1998, he was subsequently buried in the Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery in Norton Township in Winona County, Minnesota. Frances, on the other hand, died on 12 July 2002 in Olmsted County, Minnesota.

Issue: (Surname Gensmer)

Unknown

328. Esther M. E. Gensmer.

Esther Gensmer, the daughter of John Gensmer and Emma Van Herwynen, was born in Winona County, Minnesota on 9 November 1911. She died only five months later on 12 April 1913. Esther was subsequently buried in the Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery in Norton Township in Winona County, Minnesota.

329. Reinhold Gensmer.

Reinhold Gensmer, the son of John Gensmer and Emma Van Herwynen, was born in Winona County, Minnesota on 31 March 1914. He was later married to a woman named Amanda Rupprecht. Amanda had been born on 19 October 1909 in Winona County, Minnesota, was the daughter of Herman and Mathilda Rupprecht..

Amanda died on 25 September 1999 at Lewiston in Winona County, Minnesota, while Reinhold died there on 16 September 2003. Both were subsequently buried in the St. John’s Lutheran Church Cemetery at Lewiston. Although Reinhold and Amanda did not have any children of their own, they did raise a daughter named whom Amanda had prior to their getting married.

330. Edmund Paul Gensmer.

Edmund Gensmer, the son of John Gensmer and Emma Van Herwynen, was born in Winona County, Minnesota on 16 September 1917. He was later married in Minnesota to a woman named Elizabeth.

After their marriage, Edmund and Elizabeth, who generally went by the nickname of Betty, settled on a farm in the vicinity of Hutchinson in McLeod County, Minnesota. Edmund died in McLeod County, Minnesota on 9 March 1991. His widow, Betty, is currently residing in a nursing home.

Issue: (Surname Gensmer)

Unknown

331. Victor Ferdinand William Gensmer.

Victor Gensmer, the son of John Gensmer and Emma Van Herwynen, was born on 27 August 1927 in Winona County, Minnesota. He was later married to a woman named Joyce Irene Spirek. Joyce had been born on 20 October 1939.

Both Victor and Joyce were killed in Winona County on 19 August 2007 as the result of an automobile accident. They were subsequently buried in the Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery in Norton Township in Winona County, Minnesota.

Issue: (Surname Gensmer)

357. William "Billy"
        b. ca. 1979 in MN.

358. John
        b. in MN.

332. Emma M. De Witt.

Emma De Witt, the daughter of Herman De Witt and Cornelia Bulthuis, was born on 6 April 1907 in Michigan. She was later married in Michigan to a man named Sam Workman on 14 June 1935. Sam had been born on 29 July 1909.

Emma subsequently died at Muskegon Heights in Muskegon County, Michigan on 14 June 1988.

Issue: (Surname Workman)

Unknown

333. Marvin G. De Witt.

Marvin De Witt, the son of Herman De Witt and Cornelia Bulthuis, was born on 6 February 1910 at Muskegon Heights in Muskegon County, Michigan. He was later married in Michigan to a woman named Martha Anderson on 2 September 1933. Martha had been born on 12 November 1910.

Marvin subsequently died on 8 March 1978 in Muskegon County, Michigan, while Martha died there during the month of July 1985.

Issue: (Surname De Witt)

334. Clarence De Witt.

Clarence De Witt, the son of Herman De Witt and Cornelia Bulthuis, was born on 25 October 1911 at Muskegon Heights in Muskegon County, Michigan. He was later married on 4 June 1936 to a woman named Leona Bouman. Leona had been born on 21 November 1915.

Clarence subsequently died on 2 August 1971 in Muskegon County, Michigan, while Leona died there on 13 November 1984.

Issue: (Surname De Witt)

363. David
        b. 1 October 1940.
        m. 22 August 1964 to Janet Cook.

335. Julia Bulthuis.

Julia Bulthuis (also written Bolthouse), the daughter of Henry Bulthuis and Minnie Lulof, was born in Ottawa County, Michigan on 12 July 1913. Julia apparently remained single throughout her life. She subsequently died without issue on 23 December 1991. Julia was residing at Spring Lake in Ottawa County, Michigan at the time of her death.

336. Adrian Bulthuis.

Adrian Bulthuis (also written Bolthouse), the youngest son of Henry Bulthuis and Minnie Lulof, was born on 14 June 1918 in Ottawa County, Michigan. He was later married in Michigan to a woman named Helen Dekker on 21 August 1954. Helen had been born on 18 October 1919.

Adrian died on 26 December 1989 in Michigan.

Issue: Surname Bolthouse)

Unknown

337. Ruth Sietsema.

Ruth Sietsema, the daughter of Martin Sietsema and Ella Bulthuis, was born on 22 August 1929 in Ottawa County, Michigan. She was later married in Michigan to a man named Harold Seekman. Harold, who was born on 18 January 1920 in Michigan, was the son of Henry Seekman.

Ruth died in Ottawa County, Michigan during the month of March 1986. Harold, on the other hand, died at Spring Lake in Ottawa County on 16 January 2000.

Issue: (Surname Seekman)

364. Thomas Harold
        b. 22 December 1956 in Ottawa Co., MI.

365. Roger Alan
        b. 22 April 1959 in Ottawa Co., MI.

366. Douglas Edward
        b. 17 July 1960 in Ottawa Co., MI.

338. Mary Lois Sietsema.

Mary Sietsema, the daughter of Martin Sietsema and Ella Bulthuis, was born on 11 January 1932 in Ottawa County, Michigan. Mary was a twin child. She has remained single throughout her life. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

339. Marilyn Sietsema.

Marilyn Sietsema, the daughter of Martin Sietsema and Ella Bulthuis, was born on 11 January 1932 in Ottawa County, Michigan. Marilyn was a twin child. She has remained single throughout her life. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

340. Elaine Carold Bulthuis.

Elaine Bulthuis, the daughter of Adrian Bulthuis and Nellie Geerling, was born on 20 August 1930 at Spring Lake in Ottawa County, Michigan. She is currently employed as a school teacher, and has remained single throughout her life. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

341. Adrian Van Herwynen.

Adrian Van Herwynen, the eldest child of Adrian and Ruth (Stone) Van Herwynen, was born at Gillette in Campbell County, Wyoming on 4 August 1916. Later, in the Spring of 1920, young Adrian fell from a horse, badly bruising his left leg. As a consequence of this injury he developed an acute osteomyelitis infection in his leg, which plagued him for many years. Although the doctors in Sheridan, Wyoming wanted to amputate his leg, Adrian's mother would not allow it.

Adrian's family subsequently moved to Topeka in Shawnee County, Kansas that same year so that he could be placed under the care of Dr. Storrs at the St. Francis Memorial Hospital. The infection eventually traveled into his left arm, and even though he underwent numerous operations over the years, it was not until Penicillin was released for public use in 1946 that the osteo infection was finally cleared up.

Adrian attended school through the sixth grade at Topeka, Kansas, but enrolled in junior high school at Bentonville, Arkansas when the family moved there in 1928. It was while residing at Bentonville that he learned to play the trombone, and played in the school band. In 1931, Adrian's family moved to Sallisaw, Oklahoma, and it is there that he graduated from High School in 1934. In the fall of 1934 he enrolled at the University of Oklahoma at Norman.

Adrian graduated from the University of Oklahoma in June of 1938. However, because there was little work available at that time, he decided to enroll as a graduate student in education, and stayed at the University until June 1939. In that same month and year he married his first wife, Esther Markham, from Warner, Oklahoma. Shortly after their marriage, Adrian and Esther moved to California, where they settled in the San Francisco Bay area.

During the next couple of years, Adrian worked at various jobs in and around San Francisco. However, in February 1942, shortly after the U. S. became directly involved in World War II, he went to work in the Personnel Office at McClellan Air Force Base north of Sacramento. In 1944, he and Esther were divorced. There were no issue from his first marriage.

After World War II came to a close, Adrian went to work in the fire-underwriting department of Fireman's Fund Insurance Company in San Francisco. He worked for this company for approximately eight years, during which period he met his second wife, Anna Gladys Gregory, the daughter of James Gregory and Annie Kee of Ballybofey, County Donegal, Ireland. On 10 May 1952, he and Gladys were married at Carson City in Douglas County, Nevada. Gladys, who was a native of San Francisco, had been born there on 14 October 1917.

In the fall of 1955, after taking several night courses at the University of San Francisco to update his education background, Adrian accepted an eighth grade teaching position at Greenfield in Monterey County, California. He and Gladys lived at Greenfield until 1960, at which time Adrian accepted another teaching assignment at San Rafael, California. His new position was that of seventh and eighth grade science teacher at Davidson Junior High School. Residing first in the nearby community of Woodacre, Adrian and his family eventually moved into the city of San Rafael in 1966.

Over the years Adrian continued his educational pursuits and was the recipient of several National Science Foundation grants, one leading to a Master's Degree in science education at Oregon State University. Throughout his life he also loved to fish, garden, hike, and camp. In June of 1981, Adrian retired from teaching.

Adrian passed away at San Rafael in Marin County, California on 16 May 1988 at the age of 71. His widow, Gladys, remained in San Rafael for several years before moving to Guerneville to live with her daughter Kathy. Just prior to her death, Gladys moved to Santa Rosa in Sonoma County, California, where she resided in an assisted living facility. Gladys died at Santa Rosa on 12 June 2008.

Issue: (Surname Van Herwynen)

367. Kathleen Louise
        b. 25 March 1953 at San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA.
        m. 8 September 1973 to Edward H. Smith at San Rafael, Marin Co., CA.

369. Adrian John "Dutch"
        b. 1 March 1959 at King City, Monterey Co., CA.
        m. 19 June 1993 to Weslynn Mary Finfrock at San Rafael, Marin Co., CA.

342. Ruth Olive "Betty Jo" Van Herwynen. *

Ruth Olive "Betty Jo" Van Herwynen, the daughter of Adrian Van Herwynen and Ruth Stone, was born on 23 March 1919 at St. Francis Memorial Hospital at Topeka in Shawnee County, Kansas. At the time of her birth, her father, Adrian, was a patient in the same hospital, undergoing treatment for pneumonia. After her father had been released from the hospital and had recovered sufficiently enough to travel, the family took Betty back to their farm near Gillette, Wyoming where they lived. Due to a combination of unfavorable circumstances, however, the family left Wyoming for good in 1920, and moved to Topeka.

In 1923, Betty started kindergarten at Boswell Elementary School just a few blocks from where the family lived on Randolph Street. A few years later, in 1926, the family moved into a new house, also on Randolph Street, that her father had just constructed. However, shortly thereafter Betty came down with scarlet fever and the house had to be quarantined for several weeks.

In the summer of 1928, the family moved to Bentonville, Arkansas, and it was there that Betty took an interest in music. Starting out with the trumpet, she played in the school bands of both Bentonville and the neighboring community of Rogers. She eventually learned to play the piano and the guitar also. By the summer of 1931 employment opportunities in the Bentonville area had become scarce, and the family moved again. This time they settled in the vicinity of Sallisaw, Oklahoma. At Sallisaw, Betty became deeply involved in the local 4-H club, and won a number of prizes for her sewing and canning. It was here too that she graduated from High School in 1936.

Shortly after her graduation, the family packed up their belongings again and headed for California. Having settled in the San Mateo area, Betty eventually secured employment as a waitress for the Breakfast Club at the San Francisco International Airport. It was here that she met Alexander Archibald MacDonald. Betty and Alexander were subsequently married on 1 September 1940 at Reno in Washoe County, Nevada. Alexander, who was a partner in Oakland Aircraft Engine Service, was born on 11 September 1908 at Stockton in San Joaquin County, California. He was the eldest of two sons born to Archibald MacDonald and Mary M. Tecklenburg. This was Alexander's second marriage, as he had previously been married to a women named Elfreda Houk.

During the time they were married, Betty and Alexander lived first at Oakland, and then later at San Mateo, California. In the year 1950, however, Betty obtained a divorce from Alexander. He eventually moved to San Leandro, California, where he married for a third time to a divorcee named Leona Irene "Ginger" (Farrow) Rutledge.

Betty continued to reside at San Mateo until her death on 20 October 1953. She was killed in an automobile accident near the town of Placerville in El Dorado County, California at the age of 34. Betty was buried in the Olivet Memorial Cemetery at Colma in San Mateo County, California alongside her parents.

Issue: (Surname MacDonald)

370. Glenn Malcolm
        b. 30 April 1941 at Oakland, Alameda Co., CA.
        m. 12 June 1965 to Merrily Ann Johnson at Oakland, Alameda Co., CA.

* 371. Jack Edward
        b. 12 May 1943 at Oakland, Alameda Co., CA.
        m. 25 November 1970 to Linda Louise Harney at Bosler, Albany Co., WY.

343. Shirley Joanne Van Herwynen.

Shirley Joanne Van Herwynen, the adopted twin child of Adrian Van Herwynen and Ruth Stone, was born on 26 October 1926 at Kansas City in Wyandotte County, Kansas. She was later married in California to a man named Ralph Decker. Shirley and Ralph eventually moved to Marshfield in Webster County, Missouri, where Ralph died on 24 January 1991.

After Ralph passed away, Shirley moved to Indiana to be near her daughter, Betty Ruth.

Issue: (Surname Decker)

373. Doris Ann
        b. 22 November 1951 in Solano Co., CA.
        m. 11 October 1975 to Daniel Shea in Contra Costa Co., CA.

374. Martin Wayne
        b. 3 September 1954 in Solano Co., CA.
        m. unknown.

344. Doris Virginia Van Herwynen.

Doris Virginia, the adopted twin sister of Shirley Joanne, was also born on 26 October 1926 at Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas. Doris, who did not marry, spent the majority of her adult life working as a registered nurse. Upon her retirement, she continued to reside at Concord in Contra Costa County, California. Doris subsequently died on 18 June 2001 in Contra Costa County.

345. Adrian Sherman Adkins.

Adrian Sherman Adkins, the eldest child of Howard H. Adkins and Nellie Van Herwynen, was born at Topeka in Shawnee County, Kansas on 4 September 1929. Adrian, who generally used the name Sherman, did not marry. Sherman spent approximately 25 years in the fast food restaurant business prior to his retirement. After his retirement he continued to reside at Arcadia in Los Angeles County, California. Sherman died in Los Angeles County, California on 25 September 2003.

346. Norma Jeane Adkins.

Norma Adkins, the daughter of Howard H. Adkins and Nellie Van Herwynen, was born at Topeka in Shawnee County, Kansas on 21 July 1933, the youngest of two children. She spent her early years living in Topeka, where she attended Potwin Elementary School and Theodore Roosevelt Junior High School. In August of 1946, Norma moved with her family to Baldwin Park in Los Angeles County, California where she finished her schooling. She graduated from Covina High School in June 1951.

During that same month, Norma started work as a secretary to the purchaser in the Art and Gift Department at Barker Bros. Furniture in Los Angeles, California. It was while working there that she met and married her husband, Richard Vernon Gordon. They were married on 20 June 1954 at San Gabriel, also in Los Angeles County. Richard had been born on 26 September 1929 at Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan, and was the son of Henry Fairfax Gordon and Anna M. Rozak. This was Richard's second marriage, having previously been married to a woman named Lillian E. Dauch.

In March of 1954, just prior to their marriage, Richard had been drafted into the U. S. Army at Fort Ord, California. In June of that year, he was transferred to Fort Lee, Virginia, where Norma and he lived until September. At that time, Richard was shipped out to Mun-San-Ni, Korea, and Norma returned to her job at Barker Bros.

Upon his return from Korea in February 1956, Richard returned to his previous job with Pacific Intermountain Express, while Norma obtained a secretary/clerk position with Universal C.I.T. in Los Angeles. They purchased their first home that year at La Puente, California. Shortly after this, Richard went to work as a drive for Vons Grocery Company, and Norma left the work force to start a family. Their daughter, Janice Nanette, was born at Arcadia, California in 1958, while their son, Bradley Scott was born there in 1961. Shortly thereafter, in August of 1962, Norma and Richard moved to Covina in Los Angeles County, California, and it is there that they raised their family.

After driving for Vons Grocery Company for over thirty years, Richard retired, and he and Norma subsequently moved to Weldon in Kern County, California. Norma died on 1 March 2008 at Weldon after suffering from Alzheimer’s disease for several years. On 2008, just a few weeks after Norma passed away, Richard also died.

Issue: (Surname Gordon)

NOTE: Only those family members residing in the United States are covered in this generation.

348. Sandra Vormittag.

Sandra Vormittag, the only known daughter of Frank Vormittag and Jane Van Herwynen, was born on 14 October 1949. She subsequently died on 13 February 1966.

349. Robert Lee Donselar.

Robert Lee Donselar, who was born on 15 March 1952, was subsequently adopted by Aldine A. Donselar and Eileen Kieft. Robert has been married twice. He married his first wife, Elizabeth Mourik, during the month of April 1972.

Robert was married for a second time on 31 May 1986 to a woman named Patricia Rundell. Patricia, who had been born on 3 November 1958, had one son and two daughters from a previous marriage.

Issue from 1st marriage: (Surname Donselar)

378. Aldine Robert
        b. 12 September 1972 in MI.

379. Christopher M.
        b. 10 January 1976 in MI.

350. Judith Ann Donselar.

Judith Ann Donselar, who was born on 14 January 1955, was subsequently adopted by Aldine A. Donselar and Eileen Kieft. Judith has been married twice. She married her first husband, Roger Knutson, in June of 1974. Judith and Roger did not have any children.

Later, on 26 January 1979, Judith married for a second time to a man named Kenneth Sterne. Kenneth had been born on 20 February 1944.

351. Linda Tyink.

Linda Tyink, the daughter of Clarence Tyink and Betty Van Herwyn, was born on 16 February 1956. She was later married to a man named Mike Nichol, but subsequently divorced.

352. Diane Tyink.

Diane Tyink, the daughter of Clarence Tyink and Betty Van Herwyn, was born on 20 October 1959. She was later married to a man named Will Teacher, but subsequently divorced.

353. David Van Herwyn.

David Van Herwyn, the son of Gordon Van Herwyn (Van Herwynen) and Lucille Boere, was born at Holland in Ottawa County, Michigan on 4 October 1958. He was later married to a women named Loretta Hanson, who had one child from a previous marriage. Although David was the natural son of Gordon and Lucille Van Herwyn, he was adopted and raised by his maternal grandparents.

354. Gloria Van Herwyn.

Gloria Van Herwyn, the daughter of Gordon Van Herwyn (Van Herwynen) and Lucille Boere, was born at Holland in Ottawa County, Michigan on 25 August 1959. She was later married to a man named Steven Bester on 19 October 1984. Steven had been born on 5 May 1956. Gloria had a son named Steven Wilson prior to her marriage to Mr. Bester.

Issue: (Surname Wilson)

380. Steven
        b. 17 February 1980.

Issue: (Surname Bester)

381. Joshua
        b. 26 March 1985.

382. Derek
        b. 3 April 1989.

355. Ronald Dean Van Herwyn.

Ronald Van Herwyn, the son of Gordon Van Herwyn (Van Herwynen) and Lucille Boere, was born at Holland in Ottawa County, Michigan on 30 August 1960. Although Ronald is the natural son of Gordon and Lucille, he was raised by his Uncle and Aunt, Ronald and Stella Van Herwyn. Ronald has been married twice. He married first to a woman named Sherry Lynn White.

Ronald was later married at Lawton in Comanche County, Oklahoma to a woman named Angie Lee Spivey on 23 April 1987. Angie had been born on 27 June 1966. Ronald and Angie have an adopted son named Derick and a daughter named Natasha.

Issue from 1st marriage: (Surname Van Herwyn)

383. Ronald Dean
        b. 15 May 1984 at Nuremberg, Ger.

384. Robert Alan
        b. 12 September 1985 at Nuremberg, Ger.

Issue from 2nd marriage: (Surname Van Herwyn)

385. Derick Scott Spivey
        b. 15 March 1987 at Fort Sill, Comanche Co., OK.

386. Natasha Nicole
        b. 12 December 1990 at Randolph, Bibb Co., AL.

356. Edwin Van Herwyn.

Edwin Van Herwyn, the son of Gordon Van Herwyn (Van Herwynen) and Lucille Boere, was born at Holland in Ottawa County, Michigan on 3 January 1962. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

357. William "Billy" Gensmer.

Billy Gensmer, the son of Victor Gensmer and Joyce Spirek, was born in about 1979 in Minnesota. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

358. John Gensmer.

John Gensmer, the son of Victor Gensmer and Joyce Spirek, was born in Minnesota. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

359. Lawrence De Witt.

Lawrence De Witt, the son of Marvin De Witt and Martha Anderson, was born on 17 June 1934. He was later married on 27 December 1959 to a woman named Ruth Wright. Ruth, who had been born on 1 May 1937, died on 19 August 1985.  Lawrence died on 14 February 1996.

Issue: (Surname De Witt)

387. Susan Jane
        b. 8 July 1962.

388. David Scott
        b. 2 August 1963.

389. Jonathan Craig
        b. 17 December 1966.

360. Dennis De Witt.

Dennis De Witt, the son of Marvin De Witt and Martha Anderson, was born on 29 August 1941. Dennis has apparently been married twice. He married first to a woman named Janna South on 5 September 1962. Janna, who had been born on 3 January 1943, died on 19 August 1970.

After his first wife passed away, Dennis married for a second time to a widow named Mary Elzinga. This marriage took place on 30 April 1971. Mary, who had been born on 7 April 1941, apparently had three children from her previous marriage.

Issue from 1st marriage: (Surname De Witt)

390. Marc Loren
        b. 6 July 1963.

391. James Dale
        b. 8 December 1964.

392. Karin Anne
        b. 16 March 1967.

393. Mary Kristen
        b. 23 January 1970

361. Thomas De Witt.

Thomas De Witt, the son of Marvin De Witt and Martha Anderson, was born on 19 March 1945. Thomas was subsequently married on 27 December 1969 to a woman named Rebecca Walker. Rebecca had been born on 23 November 1943.

Issue: (Surname De Witt)

394. Kathryn Marie
        b. 17 January 1975.

362. Richard De Witt.

Richard De Witt, the son of Clarence De Witt and Leona Bouman, was born on 13 April 1937. Later, on 23 February 1963, Richard was married to a woman named Alice Mason. Alice had been born on 9 June 1939.

Issue: (Surname De Witt)

395. Christopher Allen
        b. 9 December 1963.

396. Michele Ann
        b. 5 November 1965.

363. David De Witt.

David De Witt, the son of Clarence De Witt and Leona Bouman, was born on 1 October 1940. David was married on 22 August 1964 to a woman named Janet Cook. Janet was born on 14 May 1943.

Issue: (Surname De Witt)

397. Jeffrey Scott
        b. 9 March 1965.

398. Dianna Lynn
        b. 21 September 1968.

364. Thomas Harold Seekman.

Thomas Seekman, the son of Harold Seekman and Ruth Sietsema, was born in Ottawa County, Michigan on 22 December 1956. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

365. Roger Alan Seekman.

Roger Seekman, the son of Harold Seekman and Ruth Sietsema, was born in Ottawa County, Michigan on 22 April 1959. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

366. Douglas Edward Seekman.

Douglas Seekman, the son of Harold Seekman and Ruth Sietsema, was born in Ottawa County, Michigan on 17 July 1960. No additional information has been found concerning this individual.

367. Kathleen Louise Van Herwynen.

Kathleen Van Herwynen, the daughter of Adrian Van Herwynen and Gladys Gregory, was born at San Francisco in San Francisco County, California on 25 March 1953. At the age of two, Kathy moved with her family to Greenfield in Monterey County, California, where she lived for about five years. When she was seven, the family moved to Marin County north of San Francisco, living first at Woodacre, and later in the town of San Rafael. Upon graduating from San Rafael High School, Kathy attended the University of California at Riverside where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology. While attending school there she also minored in chemistry and obtained her secondary teaching credentials. After graduation, she worked for about six years at the California School for the Deaf in Riverside.

On 8 September 1973, Kathy was married to a man named Edward Harry Smith at San Rafael in Marin County, California. Ed, who had been born on 3 December 1952 at San Rafael, was the son of Robert H. Smith and Mercy Tipping. After graduating from high school, Ed had joined the U. S. Air Force and was subsequently stationed at March Air Force Base near Riverside, California. Upon being discharged, he attended Riverside City Junior College, and later took a job as a fire fighter with the California Division of Forestry. Ed eventually received a job transfer to Northern California, and in 1982 he and Kathy moved to Sonoma County. They currently reside on a five acre homesite along the Russian River near the town of Guerneville.

After working at a number of other jobs, Kathy is now employed as a Special Education teacher at Guerneville Elementary School.

Issue: (Surname Smith)

399. Richelle Ann
        b. 17 October 1977 at Fontana, San Bernardino Co., CA.
        m. 5 November 1995 to Peter Gregory Stoufer at San Diego, San Diego Co., CA.

400. Shawna Lee
        b. 29 October 1978 at Fontana, San Bernardino Co., CA.

368. Sandra Kerryl Van Herwynen.

Sandra Van Herwynen, the daughter of Adrian Van Herwynen and Gladys Gregory, was born on 24 January 1955 at San Francisco in San Francisco County, California. Sandra has been married twice. She was married first to Derral Gold at Poulsbo in Kitsap County, Washington on 16 April 1980. Derral, who was born at Marysville in Snohomish County, Washington on 6 March 1953, owned and operated a Cedar Mill in Bremerton, Washington. Sandra and Derral were subsequently divorced.

Sandra has subsequently married for a second time to a man named Bill Hurlburt, and continues to live in Washington. There are no issue from Sandra’s second marriage.

Issue from 1st marriage: (Surname Gold)

401. Anna Christine
        b. 4 December 1981 at Bremerton, Kitsap Co., WA.

402. Mary Aileen
        b. 21 July 1983 at Bremerton, Kitsap Co., WA.

369. Adrian John Van Herwynen.

Adrian "Dutch" Van Herwynen, the son of Adrian Van Herwynen and Gladys Gregory, was born at King City in Monterey County, California on 1 March 1959. He was later married on 19 June 1993 to a woman named Weslynn Mary Finfrock at San Rafael in Marin County, California.

Issue: (Surname Van Herwynen)

403. Adrian
        b. 26 March 1998 at Santa Rosa, Sonoma Co., CA.

370. Glenn Malcolm MacDonald.

Glenn Malcolm MacDonald, the son of Alexander A. MacDonald and Ruth Olive "Betty Jo" Van Herwynen, was born 30 April 1941 at Oakland, Alameda County, California. On 12 June 1965, he was married in the L.D.S. Temple at Oakland to Merrily Ann Johnson. Merrily who had been born at Portland in Multnomah County, Oregon on 11 July 1942, is the daughter of Richard Dorius Johnson and Verna May Swan.

Glenn and Merrily reside at Danville in Contra Costa County, California.

Issue: (Surname MacDonald)

404. Traci Lin
        b. 25 April 1966 at Lubbock, Lubbock Co., TX.
        m. 23 November 1990 to Gregory Neil Smyth at Oakland, Alameda Co., CA.

405. Scott Alexander
        b. 17 December 1967 at Eglin Air Force Base, Okalossa Co., FL.
        m. 18 October 2003 to Danielle Elizabeth Moritz at Quinlan, Hunt Co., TX.

406. Dane Richard
        b. 27 January 1970 at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Elmore Co., ID.
        m. 1 May 1999 to Elena Kay Sorensen at San Diego, San Diego Co., CA.

407. Ladd Malcolm
        b. 15 December 1972 at Berkeley, Alameda Co., CA.
        m. 11 August 2000 to Jenny Warner at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT.

408. Troy Glenn
        b. 19 November 1974 at Berkeley, Alameda Co., CA.
        m. 9 October 1998 to Loralee Boyer at Oakland, Alameda Co., CA.

409. Robb Christian
        b. 23 January 1978 at Berkeley, Alameda Co., CA.
        m. Dalee.

410. Katy May
        b. 4 October 1979 at Berkeley, Alameda Co., CA.

411. Lance Michael
        b. 3 March 1982 at Berkeley, Alameda Co., CA.
        m. 7 July 2005 to Rebecca Anne Peterson at Oakland, Alameda Co., CA.

371. Jack Edward MacDonald. *

Jack MacDonald, the youngest of two sons born to Alexander MacDonald and Ruth Olive "Betty Jo" Van Herwynen, was born on 12 May 1943 at Oakland in Alameda County, California. Although born in Oakland, Jack spent his early years living at San Mateo in San Mateo County, California, where he attended Laurel Grammar School.

Jack's parents were divorced in 1950, and he and his older brother, Glenn, remained with their mother. She was later killed in an automobile accident near Placerville in El Dorado County, California in 1953. Subsequent to her death, Jack and his brother moved across the San Francisco Bay to San Leandro in Alameda County, California to live with their father. He had recently remarried to a divorcee named Leona (Farrow) Rutledge, who had two sons from a previous marriage. Their names were Jim and Jerry Rutledge. While living in San Leandro, Jack attended McKinley Grammar School, Bancroft Junior High School, and San Leandro High School.

Upon completion of the eleventh grade, however, Jack moved to Wyoming to live with his great-uncle and aunt, John and Lavalette (Brant) Van Herwynen, on their cattle ranch near Newcastle, Wyoming. While residing there, he attended Newcastle High School for his senior year, and graduated in May 1960 in a class of 51 students. Since the ranch he was living on was in the country, it was necessary to travel 50 miles round trip each day by school bus to attend class.

On 17 June 1960, Jack joined the U. S. Marine Corps, undergoing boot camp at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, California. In September of 1960 he was transferred to the Naval Air Station at Memphis, Tennessee, where he attended aviation electronics school. During the following year, Jack transferred to the 1st Marine Division at Camp Pendleton, California where he spent several months assigned to Headquarters Company. From there he was transferred to the Marine Barracks at Subic Bay in the Philippines. His tour of duty in the Philippines lasted for eighteen months, during which time he received word that his father had passed away. That was in November 1962. Also while in the Philippines, he was awarded a Good Conduct Medal and promoted to the rank of Buck Sergeant.

After his tour in the Philippines was completed, Jack spent the remainder of his active duty in the 3rd Marine Air Wing at El Toro in Orange County, California. He was subsequently discharged at El Toro on 16 June 1964, and shortly thereafter returned to Newcastle, Wyoming, where he took a job with the U. S. Forest Service in the Elk Mountain District of the Black Hills National Forest. Jack spent about six months with the U. S. Forest Service, working out of the Teepee Work Station in the Elk Mountain District. This work station was located about ten miles east of the Wyoming state line in South Dakota. In January of 1965, Jack took a job with Schlumberger Well Surveying Corporation, where he remained until January 1967.

In January 1967, Jack began his freshman year at the University of Wyoming in Laramie, Wyoming, where he majored in Agricultural Economics. He subsequently graduated in May of 1970. He then accepted a one year graduate teaching assistantship in the College of Agriculture, and spent the next year working toward a Masters degree.

While at the University, Jack met Linda Louise Harney, whom he married on 25 November 1970 at Bosler in Albany County, Wyoming. Linda, who had been born at Arlington in Middlesex County, Massachusetts on 30 August 1944, was the daughter of Edward Francis Harney and Mabel Frances Garland.

In May of 1971, Jack and Linda left Wyoming, and took a job in Alaska managing a sheep and cattle ranch for the Aleutian Livestock Corporation. This ranch was situated on Umnak Island (also called Fox Island because it was once used as a fox farm by the Russians before the United States purchased Alaska), which was located about 1,200 miles west of Anchorage, Alaska along the Aleutian Chain. There were approximately 14,000 sheep, 200 cows, and 5,000 reindeer on the ranch when they arrived. Unfortunately, due to a breach of contract they left the island in October of 1971, and returned to Wyoming.

Upon returning to Wyoming they lived for a couple of months in Newcastle, where Jack worked at the local sawmill. In December of 1971, however, he was offered a job with the American Cancer Society in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and he gladly took it. For the next eight years, Jack and Linda lived in Cheyenne, and during this period Linda returned to the University of Wyoming and obtained her Masters degree in Range Management. She also worked for the State of Wyoming, and the Bureau of Land Management. Jack left the Cancer Society after only one year and went to work for the State of Wyoming Public Lands Commission, where he remained until April 1979. It was in Cheyenne that their son, Aaron Garrett MacDonald, was born on 19 September 1976. In April 1979, Jack was offered a job as a land appraiser with the Bureau of Land Management in Salt Lake City, Utah, and he and Linda moved there that same month.

While living in Salt Lake City, Jack and Linda both worked for the Bureau of Land Management, he as an appraiser and she as a budget analyst and Range Conservationist. In May of 1982, Jack and Linda adopted a little girl from Goa, India. She had been born on 18 March 1982 at Pernem, India, and we named her Maria Melissa MacDonald.

While working as an appraiser, Jack obtained his Senior Designation in both the American Society of Appraisers and the International Right-of-Way Association. He also attended night school at the University of Utah and obtained a second Bachelors degree in Anthropology in 1984. In January 1987, Jack was promoted to the position of Chief State Appraiser, and in 1988, to the Chief, Branch of Support Services for the Bureau of Land Management in the State of Utah. Jack and Linda both retired from the Bureau of Land Management on 25 September 1999, and moved to the town of Powell in Park County, Wyoming.

Issue: (Surname MacDonald)

412. Aaron Garrett
        b. 19 September 1976 at Cheyenne, Laramie Co., WY.
        m. 17 April 2003 to Roberta Linn (Westover) Campbell at Portland, OR.

413. Maria Melissa
        b. 18 March 1982 at Pernem, Goa, India.
        m. 27 February 2007 to Jayme Elton at Billings, Yellowstone Co., MT.

372. Betty Ruth Decker.

Betty Decker, the daughter of Ralph Decker and Shirley Joanne Van Herwynen, was born in Napa County, California on 7 April 1948. Betty has apparently been married twice. She married first to a man named Max J. Grist on 15 March 1969 in Contra Costa County, California. Betty and Max were later divorced.

After their divorce, Betty married secondly to a Mr. Sturgeon.

Issue from 1st marriage: (Surname Grist)

Unknown

Issue from 2nd marriage:  (Surname Sturgeon)

Unknown 

373. Doris Ann Decker.

Doris Decker, the daughter of Ralph Decker and Shirley Joanne Van Herwynen, was born in Solano County, California on 22 November 1951. She was later married on 11 October 1975 to a man named Daniel Shea in Contra Costa County, California. Doris and Daniel have subsequently divorced.

Issue: (Surname Shea)

Unknown

374. Martin Wayne Decker.

Martin Decker, the son of Ralph Decker and Shirley Joanne Van Herwynen, was born in Solano County, California on 3 September 1954. He is married and is currently living at Tehachapi in Kern County, California.

Issue: (Surname Decker)

Unknown

375. Tami L. Decker.

Tami Decker, the daughter of Ralph Decker and Shirley Joanne Van Herwynen, was born in Solano County, California on 6 March 1959. She was later married to a man named Robert D. Brown in Alameda County, California on 22 April 1983.

Issue: (Surname Brown)

Unknown

376. Janice Nanette Gordon.

Janice Gordon, the daughter of Richard V. Gordon and Norma J. Adkins, was born on 3 May 1958 at Arcadia in Los Angeles County, California. She spent her first three years living at La Puente, California, but in 1962, Janice moved with her family to Covina, California. She attended Cypress Elementary School, Eva D. Edwards Junior High School, and Northview High School, where she graduated in June of 1976.

On 13 October 1979, Janice was married to her first husband, Thomas Glen Hudson, at Arcadia. They were later divorced, however, and Janice married for a second time on 23 May 1981 to Mark Alan Samuelson at Covina, California. Mark, who was born at Hollywood, California, is the son of Albert John Samuelson and Shirley Gingrich. Janice and Mark had two daughters, Brittney and Taylor, but were subsequently divorced in November of 1987. Janice is currently residing with her daughters in Covina, California.

Issue: (Surname Samuelson)

414. Brittney Alysa
        b. 18 November 1981 at Arcadia, Los Angeles Co., CA.

415. Taylor Alexis
        b. 14 October 1984 at Upland, San Bernardino Co., CA.

377. Bradley Scott Gordon.

Bradley Gordon, the son of Richard V. Gordon and Norma J. Adkins, was born on 20 July 1961 at Arcadia in Los Angeles County, California. Although he spent the first year of his life living at La Puenta, in 1962 he moved with his family to Covina, California. He attended Cypress Elementary School, Eva D. Edwards Junior High School, and Northview High School, where he graduated in June of 1979.

In the Fall of 1979, Bradley began his freshman year at the University of La Verne in La Verne, California. In September of 1980, through a program at the University of La Verne, Bradley was able to study at the College of St. Paul and Mary's in Cheltenham, England for one semester. Bradley, who majored in Marketing, graduated from the University of La Verne in May 1983 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration.

While at the University he met Sheryl Ellen Lotton, whom he married on 13 August 1983 at Pomona in Los Angeles County, California. Sheryl had been born at Pomona on 1 September 1961, and was the daughter of Charles Wayne Lotton and Joellen Gail Leonard. In May 1983, Sheryl graduated cum laude from the University of La Verne with a Bachelor of Arts Degree.

Upon graduation, Bradley took an Office Manager Trainee position with Snap-On-Tools, while Sheryl took a job as a teller at Pomona First Federal Savings and Loan. They were residing at Upland, California at that time. In 1984, however, Bradley took a job with Purex Corporation as a Territory Manager and Sheryl went to work for Glendale Savings and Loan as a Marketing Research Assistant. In June of 1985, Bradley and Sheryl bought a home at Glendora, California, where they still reside.

In 1986, Sheryl was promoted to Marketing Research Analyst, and in 1987, Bradley accepted a position as Territory Manager for Fort Howard Paper Company.

Issue: (Surname Gordon)

416. Shane Scott
        b. 14 April 1986 at Pomona, Los Angeles Co., CA.

417. Travis James
        b. 3 December 1990 in CA.

NOTE: With very few exceptions, all of the reference material listed below was found in the Genealogical and Family History Library operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons) in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Ancestral Files - Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT.

Birth Records, Cook Co., IL.

Birth Records, Ottawa Co., MI.

California Birth Records.

California Death Records.

Cemetery Records, Kent Co., MI.

Cemetery Records, Ottawa Co., MI.

Census Records - Herwijnen, Gelderland, Neth. (1840/50, (1850/57, 1870/80).

Census Records - Illinois (1900, 1910, 1920, 1930).

Census Records - Michigan (1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930).

Census Records - Minnesota (1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930)

Census Records - Wyoming (1910, 1920, 1930)

Death Records, Campbell Co., WY.

Death Records, El Dorado Co., CA.

Death Records, Ottawa Co., MI.

Death Records, San Francisco Co., CA.

Death Records, San Joaquin Co., CA.

Death Records, Shawnee Co., KS.

Deed Records, Campbell Co., WY.

Deed & Mortgage Records, Ottawa Co., MI.

International Genealogical Index (I.G.I.)

Marriage Index of California 1960-1985.

Marriage Records, Cook Co., IL.

Marriage Records, Kent Co., MI.

Marriage Records, Ottawa Co., MI.

Marriage Records, Shawnee Co., KS.

Marriage Records, Washoe Co., NV.

Misc. E-Mail and Correspondence from Other Van Herwijnen / Van Herwynen Descendants.

Misc. Records in possession of Jack E. MacDonald of Powell, Wyoming, which were furnished by various family members.

Parish and/or Civil Records, Alblasserdam, Zuid Holland, the Netherlands.

Parish and/or Civil Records, Haaften, Gelderland, the Netherlands.

Parish and/or Civil Records, Herwijnen, Gelderland, the Netherlands.

Parish and/or Civil Records, Tiel, Gelderland, the Netherlands.

Parish and/or Civil Records, Tuil, Gelderland, the Netherlands.

Parish and/or Civil Records, Waddinxveen, Zuid Holland, the Netherlands.

Parish and/or Civil Records, Zoelen, Gelderland, the Netherlands.

Parish and/or Civil Records, Zuilichem, Gelderland, the Netherlands.

Social Security Administration Death Index.