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3008. Gijsbert DeVeer,⁶⁴⁶ son of Gijsbert DeVeer ⁶⁷⁴ and Debora Harnasveger,⁶⁷⁵ was born 7 November 1600 in Amsterdam, Netherlands and died 16 February 1646 in Poggenpfuhl, Danzig Region, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

The Nederlandsche Leeuw is the primary source for information about Gijsbert. It tells us that Gijsbert (1600-1646) was born in Amsterdam. His parents had returned there from Danzig when his father became a citizen of Amsterdam around 1600-1601. His father was a grain merchant in Amsterdam and Danzig.

Gijsbert lived and died in Danzig. Both of his marriages were there and his children were born there. His first marriage was to Anna van Buygen who was 11 years his senior. She died only 2 years after they married. His only child with Anna was a boy named Gijsbert who died as a young child. Gijsbert remarried a year later to Maria van Dijck and all of his surviving children were from this marriage. One of those children was a son they named Gijsbert (1640-1693).

Three of the children of Gijsbert (1600-1646), Philip, Gijsbert and Agneta, married children of Wilhelm Von Roy. It appears that the De Veer family made numerous strategic marriage decisions for commercial reasons. Beyond these relationships with the wealthy Von Roy family, who also had marital links to the wealthy Koenigsberg Marun family, there were a number of marriages between De Veer children and De Momper children. These will be described in the notes relating to Gijsbert (1640-1693).

His son Philipp was an important broker for trade and exchange in Klein Mausdorf, west of Elbing. The date of Philipp's marriage to Magdalena von Roy is stated in the Grandma Database to be 1682; however I can not substantiate this. Philipp's location is important in relation to the whereabouts of a future descendant, Benjamin de Veer. If the de Veer family had a base in Klein Mausdorf, it might explain where Benjamin grew up if he was an orphan.

Gijsbert married Anna Von Buygen,⁶⁴⁷ daughter of NN Von Buygen ⁶⁷⁶ and Janneke,⁶⁷⁶ 2 February 1625 in Danzig. Anna was born 8 June 1589 and died 15 February 1627.

Children:

          i.  Gysbert DeVeer ⁶⁷⁶ was born 26 January 1626 and died 23 December 1634.

Gijsbert next married Maria Van Dijck,⁶⁴⁷ daughter of Philipp Van Dijck ⁶⁷⁷ and Maria Grauwert,⁶⁷⁸ 7 May 1628 in Danzig. Maria was born 31 July 1606 in Danzig and died 30 August 1676 in Danzig.

Children:

          i.  Philipp DeVeer ⁶⁷⁹ was born 1 May 1629 in Danzig and died 26 April 1683 in Danzig. Philipp married Magdalena Von Roy.,⁶⁸⁰ daughter of Wilhelm Von Roy ⁶⁴⁸ and Elisabeth Niklassen,.⁶⁴⁹ Magdalena was born about 1637 in Danzig and died 10 March 1683 in Danzig.

         ii.  Anna DeVeer ⁶⁷⁶ was born 14 October 1630. Anna married Jacob Janz.⁶⁷⁶

        iii.  Maria DeVeer ⁶⁷⁶ was born 16 February 1632 and died 22 January 1690.

         iv.  Jacob DeVeer ⁶⁷⁶ was born 19 July 1633 and died 17 July 1688 in Amersfoort, Netherlands.

          v.  Cornelius DeVeer ⁶⁷⁶ was born 26 October 1634 and died 1 June 1635.

         vi.  Cornelius DeVeer ⁶⁷⁶ was born 13 April 1636 in Danzig and died 27 November 1699 in Neugarten, Danzig Region, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

        vii.  Karel DeVeer ⁶⁷⁶ was born 30 July 1638.

1504    viii.  Gijsbert DeVeer ⁶¹¹ (born 23 February 1640 in Danzig - died 20 August 1693 in Danzig). Gijsbert married Katharina Von Roy,⁶¹² daughter of Wilhelm Von Roy ⁶⁴⁸ and Elisabeth Niklassen,⁶⁴⁹ 17 November 1669 in Danzig. Katharina was born in 1639 in Elbing, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and died 27 October 1718 in Danzig.

         ix.  Debora DeVeer ⁶⁷⁶ was born 7 August 1642 in Danzig and died 10 January 1683 in Danzig. Debora married Cornelius Kauenhowen ⁶⁷⁶ 8 May 1672 in Danzig. Cornelius was baptized 7 June 1671 in Danzig and died 28 March 1687 in Danzig.

          x.  Agneta DeVeer ⁶⁸¹ was born 18 July 1644 in Danzig and died 10 September 1680 in Neugarten, Danzig Region, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Agneta married Peter Von Roy,⁶⁸² son of Wilhelm Von Roy ⁶⁴⁸ and Elisabeth Niklassen,⁶⁴⁹ 11 May 1670 in Danzig. Peter was born in 1644 in Elbing, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and died 6 December 1698 in Neugarten, Danzig Region, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

3009. Maria Van Dijck,⁶⁴⁷ daughter of Philipp Van Dijck ⁶⁷⁷ and Maria Grauwert,⁶⁷⁸ was born 31 July 1606 in Danzig and died 30 August 1676 in Danzig.

The Nederlandsche Leeuw genealogy says that she was the second wife of Gijsbert. She was born in Danzig; her parents were Philip van Dijck and Maria Grauwert.

Maria married Gijsbert DeVeer,⁶⁴⁶ son of Gijsbert DeVeer ⁶⁷⁴ and Debora Harnasveger,⁶⁷⁵ 7 May 1628 in Danzig. Gijsbert was born 7 November 1600 in Amsterdam, Netherlands and died 16 February 1646 in Poggenpfuhl, Danzig Region, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

3010. Wilhelm Von Roy,⁶⁴⁸ son of Anthonius Von Roy ⁶⁸³ and Gertrud Maraun,⁶⁴⁸ was born about 1610 in Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

Joachim von Roy says that he was probably a trader in Elbing and not a manufacturer of trimmings. Another genealogist, Volker Ohliger, says "He was probably a merchant and trader in Elbing. The family's origins are obscure. Around 1612 almost all family members were of the Reformed faith. It was only when the three siblings Magdalena, Katharina and Peter von Roy married the three siblings Philipp, Giesbert and Aganetha de Veer and that branch of the family turned to the Mennonite faith. The other family members remained reformed."

His son Peter is a brother to Katarina Von Roy. Herman Thiessen puts his birth date at about 1640 (Hermann Thiessen Film 25, Folder 12, Page 204) but I am going with the date of 1644 from the Nederlandsche Leeuw. I note that in the Grandma Database a woman who died in Danzig in 1669, referred to in the Danzig Church Book only as the wife of Von Roy, is identified as Peter's wife. I doubt this is correct. De Nederlandsche Leeuw mentions nothing about Peter having a previous wife, nor does Joachim von Roy. Joachim von Roy says he was a merchant and handler in the silk and gold trade in Neugarten, as well as the owner of a manufactory for the production of gold, silver and silk trim. He apparently testified on 27 February 1690 before the Council of the City of Danzig that the brothers Cornelius and Gysbert in Alt Schottland, sons of the deceased married couple Gysbert and Maria De Veer, were the sole heirs of their recently deceased, unmarried, sister, Maria De Veer.

I have seen family trees online that include Elisabeth Niklassen as Wilhelm's wife. This is probably carried over from the records of Jan von Roy in Nederlandsche Leeuw who is shown with Elisabeth as his wife. There is no information that I am aware of to substantiate a relationship between Elisabeth and Wilhelm. However it strikes me as possible that although there is confusion about the husband's name, which I believe to be Wilhelm based on Joachim von Roy's research, the wife's name could be correct. Accordingly I have associated her with Wilhelm.

Notes about his family

Son Johann was the owner of a factory for the production of gold, sliver and silk trim. His death is recorded in the list of Mennonite deaths in the Elbing St. Annen Lutheran Church. He is buried in the cemetery of the St Anne Church in Elbing. Apparently his descendants appear occasionally in the Elbing records.

The Nederlandsche Leeuw gives the name of his daughter Magdalena as Magdalena von Rise but the Danzig Church Book gives her name as Magdalena von Roy in her death record, in association with her husband Phillip de Veer and in accordance with Joachim Von Roy.

Wilhelm married Elisabeth Niklassen ⁶⁴⁹ before 1635. Elisabeth was born before 1617 and died 31 August 1669 in Danzig.

Children:

          i.  Johann Von Roy ⁶⁸⁴ was born about 1635 in Elbing, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and died in April 1720 in Elbing, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

         ii.  Magdalena Von Roy ⁶⁸⁰ was born about 1637 in Danzig and died 10 March 1683 in Danzig. Magdalena married Philipp DeVeer.,⁶⁷⁹ son of Gijsbert DeVeer ⁶⁴⁶ and Maria Van Dijck,.⁶⁴⁷ Philipp was born 1 May 1629 in Danzig and died 26 April 1683 in Danzig.

1505     iii.  Katharina Von Roy ⁶¹² (born in 1639 in Elbing, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth - died 27 October 1718 in Danzig). Katharina married Gijsbert DeVeer,⁶¹¹ son of Gijsbert DeVeer ⁶⁴⁶ and Maria Van Dijck,⁶⁴⁷ 17 November 1669 in Danzig. Gijsbert was born 23 February 1640 in Danzig, was baptized in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and died 20 August 1693 in Danzig. Katharina next married Jacob Steboy ⁶⁵⁷ 1 December 1697. Jacob was born in 1662 in Danzig and died 29 April 1736 in Danzig.

         iv.  Peter Von Roy ⁶⁸² was born in 1644 in Elbing, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and died 6 December 1698 in Neugarten, Danzig Region, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Peter married Agneta DeVeer,⁶⁸¹ daughter of Gijsbert DeVeer ⁶⁴⁶ and Maria Van Dijck,⁶⁴⁷ 11 May 1670 in Danzig. Agneta was born 18 July 1644 in Danzig and died 10 September 1680 in Neugarten, Danzig Region, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Peter next married Catharina Kroecker,⁶⁸⁵ daughter of Nikolaus Kroecker, 19 October 1681 in Danzig. Catharina was born about 1646 in Danzig and died 4 May 1708 in Danzig.

3011. Elisabeth Niklassen ⁶⁴⁹ was born before 1617 and died 31 August 1669 in Danzig.

There is a death record in the Danzig Church Book that simply indicates the Von Roy wife. I suspect it refers to Elizabeth. The Nederlandische Leuw says she is the mother of the various Von Roy children who married into the De Veer family. If we assume this is correct and apply the correction maintained by Joachim Von Roy as to the name of the father, if follows that she is the wife of Wilhelm Von Roy.

Elisabeth married Wilhelm Von Roy,⁶⁴⁸ son of Anthonius Von Roy ⁶⁸³ and Gertrud Maraun,⁶⁴⁸ before 1635. Wilhelm was born about 1610 in Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

3814. Hans Berends ⁶⁷³ was born before 1643 in Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and died 4 July 1699 in Danzig.

Jacob Janzen married a daughter of Hans Berends. I speculate that the Hans Berents who died in 1699 is this person. It is unproven. However, there are limited numbers of individuals and considering that the daughters were all listed in the Danzig Church Book as baptized and married within the community it follows that the parents lived in the community served by the Danzig Church. For the same reason I suspect that the wife who died on 20 September 1691 in Alt Schottland in the Danzig Region is the wife of this person. There is no name associated with this wife. I don't find any other Hans Berends who would be appropriate.

His daughter Sancke is the wife of Matis Kraemscke according to the Danzig Church Book death register. She died in 1709 when the plague was decimating Danzig.

Whether younger daughter Judke belongs to him is speculative.

His second wife was Liesbetje Schroeder. All of the information about her is taken from the Danzig Church Books with the exception of her year of birth which is estimated.

Hans married an unknown person.

Children:

1907       i.  Triencke Berends ⁶⁴¹ (born about 1663 in Danzig). Triencke married Jacob Janzen ⁶⁴⁰ 22 August 1694 in Danzig. Jacob was born about 1668 in Danzig, was baptized 28 June 1693 in Danzig, and died after 1727 in Orlofferfelde, Marienburg Region, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

         ii.  Ancke Berends ⁶⁸⁶ was born about 1663 in Danzig, was baptized 4 July 1683 in Danzig, and died 23 May 1696 in Danzig. Ancke married Isaac Houenier ⁶⁸⁷ 10 September 1684 in Danzig. Isaac was baptized 2 July 1684 in Danzig and died 24 March 1728 in Danzig.

        iii.  Sancke Berends ⁶⁸⁸ was born about 1668 in Danzig, was baptized 11 July 1688 in Danzig, and died 9 September 1709 in Danzig. Sancke married Matis Kraemscke ⁶⁸⁹ 25 December 1688 in Danzig.

         iv.  Judcke Berends ⁶⁹⁰ was born about 1672 in Danzig and was baptized 5 June 1692 in Danzig. Judcke married Isaac Raets ⁶⁵² 4 March 1696 in Danzig.

Hans next married Liesbetje Schroeder ⁶⁹¹ 7 June 1693 in Danzig. Liesbetje was born about 1670 in Danzig, was baptized 13 August 1690 in Danzig, and died 4 December 1703 in Danzig.

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