Generation IV - Rutger Branch


  

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Simplified Van Gorkom Family Tree
Simplified family tree of the Rutger branch. The scheme is based on the parents of generation XI. In other words, we only took the members of generation X who had children, and from them we worked our way back to Rutger of generation I who once came from Gorinchem to Utrecht. It means that all ancestors are left out who did not have a descendant belonging to generation XI. For example, Abraham Thomasse van Gorkom and Anneke Heijndricx (generation III) had ten children, but only the eldest and youngest are shown as they are the only ones with descendants belonging to generation XI.
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Children of Rutger Thomasse van Gorkom and Susanneke Tobias Marqué (generation III-r18).

IV-t43. Tobias Rutgerse
Tobias was baptized in Haarlem on 1 April 1643. In the record his mother is called Susanneke Tobias. Wtnesses were Thomas Rutgers and Sara Tobias. The presence of the grandfather of Tobias is remarkable, as Thomas Rutgers lived in Utrecht and had to travel 55 kilometers (35 miles) to get there. The other witness must be, with no doubt, a relative of the mother.

IV-d46. Deliaentje Rutgerse
Deliaentje was baptized in Haarlem in 1646. Her mother is called Susanneke Marqué in the records. We did not manage to find the complete record giving the exact christening date. On 6 June 1665 Deliaentje married in Utrecht Willem Jansen (Roest). She was buried in Utrecht on 5 April 1724 at the age of 78.

IV-j48. Johannes Rutgerse
Johannes was baptized on 22 September 1648. His mother was called Susanneke Marqué again. Witness was Adriaentje Willems. Johannes probably died at young age, as his father had a son Johannes with his second wife as well.

Children of Rutger Thomasse van Gorkom and Magdalena Michielsz (generation III-r18).

IV-n52. N.N. Rutgerse
On 13 September 1652 a nameless child was buried. The family lived at the address Lauwensrecht.

IV-j54. Joannes Rutgerse
Joannes was baptized in the Jacobikerk on 4 June 1654. He was buried after three weeks on 26 June 1654. The address was Lauwensrecht.

IV-n5x. N.N. Rutgerse
On 15 September another nameless child was buried. The year is 16 hundred fifty-something. Most likely somewhere between the birth of Joannes and the next nameless child. The address was Lauwensrecht.

IV-n59. N.N. Rutgerse
On 21 March 1659 a nameless child was buried. Again, the address was Lauwensrecht.

IV-m60. Michiel Rutgerse
Michiel was baptized in the Janskerk on 28 October 1660. It is not certain whether he survived for long. When his mother died in 1711, she left behind "an adult son". This adult son must be Thomas, who was still alive then. The address in 1660 had changed in the meanwhile to Op den Noort, so still in the northern part of the city.

IV-n62. N.N. Rutgerse
On 11 August 1662 the fourth nameless child was buried. The family address in 1662 was In de Weerdt, which was just outside the northern Weertpoort, meaning that they lived outside the city walls.

IV-tr63. Thomas Rutgerse
Thomas Rutgerse "the Second" was baptized in the Jacobikerk on 4 January 1663. As patronymics were still in use in the seventienth century, we get a rare example of repeating patronymics: Rutger Thomas, son Thomas Rutgerse, grandson Rutger Thomasse and greatgrandson Thomas Rutgerse again. A patronymic is a family name that is derived from the father's first name. In the 17th century you see that both sons and daughters of Thomas will be called Thomasse, the "se" being a corruption of zoon meaning "son", as a general indication of the family they belong to. As a matter of fact on these pages the suffix is consequently written as "se" for reasons of consistency, as there are several ways in which a suffix can be spelled. For instance there is the full word "zoon" itself, like in Janszoon. This means son of Jan, where Jan is the hundred percent equivalent of John, so Janszoon, or more commonly Jansen, is absolutely the same name as Johnson. The name Jansen already shows that "se" can also be "sen". The "se" can be shortened to just a "s" or "ss" as well. The wife of grandfather Thomas for instance was called Elisabeth Gysberts de Leeu. The "s" following Gysbert, a name that still exists in Holland as Gijsbert, indicates that Elisabeth's father was called Gysbert. As a matter of fact the second son of Elisabeth was called Gysbert, a clear confirmation of the idea that this was the name of her father.

View of Utrecht 1650-1660
Painting by Joost Cornelisz Droochsloot (1586-1666). View on Utrecht, somewhere about 1650-1660, seen from the north, the direction from which the father of Thomas came, when returning from Haarlem.

Thomas married Dorothea van Daelen (also Deêl or Dele) on 3 June 1687. A copy of the marriage record is used as wallpaper for this website. Dorothea was "from Cleef". Cleef (Kleef or Kleve) is a German town on the border of nowadays Netherlands. As the entry in the marriage record is clearly indicating the place of birth, this is where Dorothea was born. The document also mentions a "proclamation in Amsterdam". This was done to avoid bigamy and must mean that Dorothea lived in Amsterdam at some time. Thomas' mother "Maddelena Michiels" is mentioned as witness of the wedding. In the year of marriage Thomas II lived at the address Achter 't Vleeshuys (behind the meathouse or slaughterhouse), nowadays known as Vleeshuis, on the corner of Voorstraat and Kleine Slachtstraat. Dorothea was buried on 28 July 1739. She lived at the address In de Slooresteegh. Thomas followed her on 7 May 1743. At that moment his address was Lange Jacobijnenstraat. Thomas and Dorothea had six sons who are mentioned on the page about generation V.


  
Children of Gijsbert Thomasse van Gorkom and Helena Duck (generation III-g20).

IV-b42. Bernardus Gijsbertse
Bernardus was baptized in the Domkerk on 3 November 1642. The address where the family lived was Catrijnestraat. The name of this street was changed into Willemstraat in 1863 (photo).

IV-i44. Isaack Gijsbertse
Isaack was baptized in the Jacobikerk on 15 December 1644.

IV-j46. Johannes Gijsbertse
Johannes was baptized in the Jacobikerk on 20 August 1646.

IV-jg49. Jacobus Gijsbertse
Jacobus was baptized on 21 December 1649, exactly two months after his cousin Jacobus, son of Abraham.


  
Children of Abraham Thomasse van Gorkom and Anneken Heijndricx (generation III-a27).

IV-h48. Hendricus Abrahamse
Hendricus was baptized in the Jacobikerk on 14 May 1648. He married in Utrecht on 14 February 1671 Gerrichje Hendriks Mierhout, also known as Gerrigje Hendriks or Gerrigje Mierhout. Gerrigje was basptized in 1649 or 1650. Hendricus (Hendrik) was buried on 30 January 1717. His address was Sackedragerssteegje. Gerrigje was buried on 31 July 1733. Before her death she lived in the Ballemakersstraat. Hendrik and Gerrigje had eleven children, who are mentioned on the page about generation V.

IV-ja49. Jacobus Abrahamse
Jacobus was baptized on 21 October 1649, exactly two months before his cousin Jacobus, son of Gijsbert.

IV-a51. Aeltjen Abrahamse
Aeltjen was baptized on 5 March 1651.

IV-i52. Isaac Abrahamse
Isaac was baptized on 28 July 1652. As there was going to be another Isaac in 1657, this Isaac must have died at young age.

IV-a53. Augustus Abrahamse
Augustus was baptized in the Jacobikerk on 28 December 1653. The family lived in the Catharijnestraat, nowadays called Willemstraat, as explained in the previous section. It is not absolutely certain whether Augustus is a child of Abraham and Anneken. But calling a child August, when it is born in December is certainly odd.

IV-e55. Elisabet Abrahamse
Elisabet was baptized on 8 November 1655. Address of the family was Watersteeg (Water Alley).

IV-i57. Isaac Abrahamse
Isaac was baptized in the Domkerk on 23 August 1657. He was the second Isaac that died at young age. He was buried on 14 December 1657. The family address was Catharijnestraat in August and Aan 't Vredenburg in December. Actually, the Catharijnestraat was a street off Vredenburg.

IV-z59. Zacharias Abrahamse
Zacharias was baptized in the Domkerk on 21 January 1659. In the mean time the family had moved to the Lauwerstraat.

IV-i61. Isaac Abrahamse
Isaac was baptized on 24 April 1661. He was the third Isaac in this family.

IV-ta63. Thomas Abrahamse
Thomas was baptized in the Domkerk on 21 January 1663, less then three weeks after his cousin Thomas, son of Rutger, who was baptized in the Jacobikerk on 4 January 1663. Thomas Abrahamse married Sofia van Seventer in the Domkerk on 14 October 1685. She was baptized on 31 July 1660. At the time of the wedding the address was Bij de Geertebrug. The address is a reference to the bridge across the Oude Gracht, at the end of the Geertestraat, near the Geertekerk. It was a house along the Oude Gracht (Old Canal) at no. 192, then called Het Lam (The Lamb). It was bought by Sofia's father, Johan van Sevender, on 3 June 1652. As it seems, this address was also the place of birth of the children of Thomas and Sofia. Thomas came from the Koestraat in the northern part of the city. Sofia was buried on 30 January 1705, 44 years old. Thomas stayed behind as a widower. Sofia and Thomas had seven children, who are mentioned on the page about generation V.


  
Children of David Thomasse van Gorkom and Gerrichje Roelofs van Wijck (generation III-d2x).

IV-r53. Roeland Davids
Roeland was baptized on 2 January 1653. The family lived in the Catharijnestraat, nowadays called Willemstraat, as explained in one of the sections above.

IV-d55. Deliana Davids
Deliana was baptized in the Buurkerk on 16 March 1655. The address of the family was Aan den Plompentoren. Father David lived here at the time of his wedding. In 1655 grandfather Thomas owned property in the area.

IV-m57. Maria Davids
Maria was baptized in the Jacobikerk on 5 March 1657. The address was Lange Lauwerstraat this time.

IV-j59. Johannes Davids
Johannes was baptized in the Domkerk on 16 November 1659. He was buried on 9 January 1660. The address was still Lauwerstraat.

IV-j60. Johannes Davids
A second Johannes was baptized in the Domkerk on 16 November 1660. He was buried on 20 May 1661.

IV-d62. Dirck Davids
Dirck was baptized in the Jacobikerk on 1 June 1662. In the christening record the name of his mother is Jannichjen Roelofs instead of Gerrichjen Roelofs. We may assume that this was a mistake.

IV-h65. Henric Davids
Henric was baptized in the Janskerk on 9 April 1665.


  
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