Cornelis Verbrugge

Journal Report

Ancestors of Cornelis Verbrugge

VERBRUGGE FAMILY BIBLE
Generation One DESCENDANTS OF C. VERBRUGGE

1. CORNELIS¹ VERBRUGGE (Pieter, #2). Cornelis was born at Zaamslag, Zeeland, Netherlands, on 22 AUG 1845 (According to death record, he was 64 years, 2 months and 10 days old. That would put his birth date at 22 Aug 1845. This agrees with Bible record of the Verbrugge family).¹ He married Suzanna (Suzie) De Feijter at Axel, Zeeland, Netherlands, on 1 AUG 1867. Cornelis died on 1 NOV 1909 at Grand Rapids, Kent Co, Michigan, at age 64

Cornelius had only one eye.

Cornelis immigrated, on 23 MAY 1881.
(Cornelis Verbrugge, age 35, laborer.
Status: Permanent sojourn
Ship accommodations: steerage
Port of Embarkation: Amsterdam
Vessel: Pollux
Destination: USA
Date of Arrival: 5/23/1881
!Immigration Records - microfilm Roll: 437; Ship Manifest Number: 622

Also recorded were Wife (Vrouw Verbrugge) age 35; Daughter (Pietronella) age 13; Son (Peter) age 8; Daughter (Marie) age 7; Son (Willem) age 0.

The family was from the municipality of Terneuzen and were part of the Netherlands Reformed Church).

Cornelis declared his intention to become a citizen of the United States at Grand Rapids, Kent Co, Michigan, on 7 OCT 1882. Cornelis's occupation: Laborer, Stockwell & Darragh Frn at Grand Rapids, Kent Co, Michigan, in 1886. He resided at Grand Rapids, Kent Co, Michigan, in 1886, at 209 Alpine Ave.

Cornelis was listed as the head of a family on the 1900 Census at Grand Rapids, Kent Co, Michigan
(ED 66: 6A
Van Bruge, Cornelius, head, w, m, Aug 1845, 54, m, 32, Netherlands, Netherlands, Netherlands, 1881, 19, Na., Day Laborer
Susanna, wife, w, f, May 1846, 54, m, 32, 8, 5, Netherlands, Netherlands, Netherlands, 1881, 19
Peter, son, w, m, Apr 1872, 28, s, Netherlands, Netherlands, Netherlands, 1881, 19, Na., Furniture Finisher
Cornelius, son, w, m, Nov 1881, 18, s, Michigan, Netherlands, Netherlands, Sanding Plainer).

Generation Two
2. PIETER² VERBRUGGE (Servaas, #4). Pieter was born at Hoek, Zeeland, Netherlands, on 17 DEC 1804. There was another Pieter Verbrugge born in 1805, son of Johannes Jacobus Verbrugge and Maria Pladet. Parentage is not yet certain. He married Pieternella Cornelia Goossen at Zaamslag, Zeeland, Netherlands, on 31 DEC 1836.³
Children of Pieter² Verbrugge and Pieternella Cornelia Goossen (see #3) were as follows:

i. JACOBUS¹. Jacobus was born at Zaamslag, Zeeland, Netherlands, on 15 MAY 1837.³

ii. JACOBA. Jacoba was born at Zaamslag, Zeeland, Netherlands, on 17 SEP 1840.³

iii. JOHANNES JACOBUS. Johannes was born at Zaamslag, Zeeland, Netherlands, on 17 OCT 1840.³

1. iv. CORNELIS.

v. GILLIS. Gillis was born at Zaamslag, Zeeland, Netherlands, on 11 MAY 1847.³ Gillis died at probably, Zaamslag, Zeeland, Netherlands.

vi. GILLIS. Gillis was born at Zaamslag, Zeeland, Netherlands, on 4 DEC 1849.³ Gillis died at probably, Zaamslag, Zeeland, Netherlands.

vii. GILLIS. Gillis was born at Hoek, Zeeland, Netherlands, on 8 DEC 1851.³

viii. CORNELIA. Cornelia was born at Hoek, Zeeland, Netherlands, on 5 JAN 1854.³

3. PIETERNELLA CORNELIA² GOOSSEN (Marinus, #6). Pieternella was born at Zaamslag, Zeeland, Netherlands, on 16 JUN 1810.³ She married Pieter Verbrugge at Zaamslag, Zeeland, Netherlands, on 31 DEC 1836.³

Generation Three
4. SERVAAS³ VERBRUGGE (Pieter, #8). Servaas was born at Hoek, Zeeland, Netherlands, circa 1778.³ He married Fanneke De Burgemeester at Hoek, Zeeland, Netherlands, circa 1803. He died on 13 DEC 1830 at Zeeland, Netherlands.³
Children of Servaas³ Verbrugge and Fanneke De Burgemeester (see #5) all born at Hoek, Zeeland, Netherlands, were as follows:

2. i. PIETER².

ii. ADRIAAN. Adriaan was born on 12 JUN 1806.³ He married Sara Elizabeth Goossen at Hoek, Zeeland, Netherlands, circa 1837.

iii. CORNELIA. Cornelia was born on 10 AUG 1807.³ Cornelia died before 1812 at probably, Hoek, Zeeland, Netherlands.

iv. MAATJE. Maatje was born on 9 JUN 1809.³ Maatje died before 1814 at probably, Hoek, Zeeland, Netherlands.

v. CORNELIA. Cornelia was born on 16 APR 1812.³

vi. MAALTJE. Maaltje was born on 16 SEP 1814.³

5. FANNEKE³ DE BURGEMEESTER (Adriaan, #10). Fanneke was born at Hoek, Zeeland, Netherlands, in 1780. She married Servaas Verbrugge at Hoek, Zeeland, Netherlands, circa 1803.

6. MARINUS³ GOOSSEN (Gilles, #12). Marinus was born at Axel, Zeeland, Netherlands, on 22 NOV 1778.³ He married Jacoba Vinke at Zaamslag, Zeeland, Netherlands, on 26 APR 1807.³
Children of Marinus³ Goossen and Jacoba Vinke (see #7) were as follows:

i. GILLES². Gilles was born at Zaamslag, Zeeland, Netherlands, on 14 APR 1808.³ He married Dingetje De Jong at Zaamslag, Zeeland, Netherlands, on 16 JUL 1836.

3. ii. PIETERNELLA CORNELIA.

iii. SARA ELIZABETH. Sara was born at Hoek, Zeeland, Netherlands, on 3 AUG 1811.³ She married Adriaan Verbrugge at Hoek, Zeeland, Netherlands, circa 1837.

iv. MARIA. Maria was born at Zaamslag, Zeeland, Netherlands, on 17 SEP 1812.³

v. WILLEMINA. Willemina was born at Zaamslag, Zeeland, Netherlands, on 2 AUG 1816.³

7. JACOBA³ VINKE (Jan, #14) was baptized on 20 JUL 1788 at Zaamslag, Zeeland, Netherlands.³ She married Marinus Goossen at Zaamslag, Zeeland, Netherlands, on 26 APR 1807.³ She died on 6 MAR 1872 at age 83.³

Generation Four
8. PIETER⁴ VERBRUGGE. Pieter was born circa 1750. He married Cornelia Drabbe at Hoek, Zeeland, Netherlands, circa 1774.
Children of Pieter⁴ Verbrugge and Cornelia Drabbe (see #9) both born at Hoek, Zeeland, Netherlands, were as follows:

4. i. SERVAAS³.

ii. GILLES was born circa 1781.³

9. CORNELIA⁴ DRABBE (Gilles, #18). Cornelia was born at Hoek, Zeeland, Netherlands, in 1755.³ She married Pieter Verbrugge at Hoek, Zeeland, Netherlands, circa 1774. She died on 17 FEB 1819 at Hoek, Zeeland, Netherlands.³

10. ADRIAAN⁴ DE BURGEMEESTER (Pieter, #20). Adriaan was born at Hoek, Zeeland, Netherlands, in 1743. He married Maatje Kokuijt at Hoek, Zeeland, Netherlands, circa 1779.
Children of Adriaan⁴ De Burgemeester and Maatje Kokuijt (see #11) were:

5. i. FANNEKE³.

11. MAATJE⁴ KOKUIJT (Marin, #22). Maatje was born at Hoek, Zeeland, Netherlands, in 1758. She married Adriaan De Burgemeester at Hoek, Zeeland, Netherlands, circa 1779.

12. GILLES⁴ GOOSSEN (Pieter, #24). Gilles was born at Axel, Zeeland, Netherlands, on 31 JAN 1734.³ He married Sarah Van Alten at Axel, Zeeland, Netherlands, on 1 MAY 1759.³
Children of Gilles⁴ Goossen and Sarah Van Alten (see #13) all born at Axel, Zeeland, Netherlands, were as follows:

i. PIETER³. Pieter was born on 19 MAR 1760.³

ii. PIETERNELLA. Pieternella was born on 14 MAR 1762.³ Pieternella died before 1768 at probably, Axel, Zeeland, Netherlands.

iii. ELIZABETH. Elizabeth was born on 5 FEB 1764.³ Elizabeth died at Axel, Zeeland, Netherlands.

iv. ELIZABETH. Elizabeth was born on 16 MAR 1766.

v. PIETERNELLA. Pieternella was born on 8 MAY 1768.³

vi. WILLEMINA. Willemina was born on 12 JUL 1769.³

vii. CORNELIA. Cornelia was born on 28 NOV 1773.³ She married Johannes De Feijter at Zaamslag, Zeeland, Netherlands, on 13 NOV 1814.³ Cornelia died on 18 MAR 1854 at Ter Neuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands, at age 80.

viii. JACOBUS. Jacobus was born on 8 SEP 1776.³

ix. ANA. Ana was born on 16 NOV 1777.³

6. x. MARINUS.

13. SARAH⁴ VAN ALTEN (Jacobus, #26). Sarah was born at Hoek, Zeeland, Netherlands, on 1 MAR 1739.³ She married Gilles Goossen at Axel, Zeeland, Netherlands, on 1 MAY 1759.³

14. JAN⁴ VINKE (Pieter, #28) was born on 8 APR 1739 at Axel, Zeeland, Netherlands.³ He married Cornelia de Poorter on 12 FEB 1769 at Axel, Zeeland, Netherlands.³ He married Pieternella van Alten (see #15), daughter of Jacobus van Alten and Elisabeth Scheele, on 1 JUL 1786 at Zeeland, Netherlands.³ He died in 1810 at Hoek, Zeeland, Netherlands.³
Children of Jan⁴ Vinke and Pieternella van Alten (see #15) were as follows:

7. i. JACOBA³.

ii. ELISABETH was born circa 1790 at Zaamslag, Zeeland, Netherlands.³

iii. MARIA. Maria was born at Hoek, Zeeland, Netherlands, on 28 APR 1792. She married Willem De Feijter at Zaamslag, Zeeland, Netherlands, on 26 FEB 1815. Maria died on 7 NOV 1869 at Ter Neuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands, at age 77.

15. PIETERNELLA⁴ VAN ALTEN (Jacobus, #30) was born circa 1760 at probably, Hoek, Zeeland, Netherlands.³ She married Jan Vinke (see #14), son of Pieter Vinke and Jacoba Wesepoel, on 1 JUL 1786 at Zeeland, Netherlands.³ She died on 27 AUG 1807 at Zeeland, Netherlands.³

Generation Five
18. GILLES⁵ DRABBE. Gilles was born circa 1726. He married Rachel Van De Weele at Hoek, Zeeland, Netherlands, circa 1751.
Children of Gilles⁵ Drabbe and Rachel Van De Weele (see #19) both born at Hoek, Zeeland, Netherlands, were as follows:

i. MARINUS⁴. Marinus was born in 1752. He died on 26 APR 1807 at Hoek, Zeeland, Netherlands.³

9. ii. CORNELIA.

19. RACHEL⁵ VAN DE WEELE. Rachel was born circa 1730. She married Gilles Drabbe at Hoek, Zeeland, Netherlands, circa 1751.

20. PIETER⁵ DE BURGEMEESTER. Pieter was born circa 1711. He married Fanneke Klaasen at Hoek, Zeeland, Netherlands, circa 1742.
Children of Pieter⁵ De Burgemeester and Fanneke Klaasen (see #21) were:

10. i. ADRIAAN⁴.

21. FANNEKE⁵ KLAASEN. Fanneke was born circa 1715. She married Pieter De Burgemeester at Hoek, Zeeland, Netherlands, circa 1742.

22. MARIN⁵ KOKUIJT. Marin was born circa 1726. He married Pieternella De Hollander at Hoek, Zeeland, Netherlands, circa 1757.
Children of Marin⁵ Kokuijt and Pieternella De Hollander (see #23) were:

11. i. MAATJE⁴.

23. PIETERNELLA⁵ DE HOLLANDER. Pieternella was born circa 1726. She married Marin Kokuijt at Hoek, Zeeland, Netherlands, circa 1757.

24. PIETER⁵ GOOSSEN. Pieter was born at probably, Axel, Zeeland, Netherlands, circa 1703. He married Elizabeth Hermans at Axel, Zeeland, Netherlands, on 30 JUL 1727.³
Children of Pieter⁵ Goossen and Elizabeth Hermans (see #25) all born at Axel, Zeeland, Netherlands, were as follows:

i. MARINUS⁴. Marinus was born on 11 FEB 1728.³

ii. JAN. Jan was born on 28 AUG 1729.³

iii. JACOBUS. Jacobus was born on 10 DEC 1730.³

iv. CORNELIS. Cornelis was born on 21 NOV 1732.³

12. v. GILLES.

vi. HUBREGT. Hubregt was born on 22 FEB 1736.³

25. ELIZABETH⁵ HERMANS (Joannis, #50). Elizabeth was born at Heusden, Limburg, Belgium, on 22 DEC 1704. She married Pieter Goossen at Axel, Zeeland, Netherlands, on 30 JUL 1727.³

Parents of Elizabeth are not proven. 4/1/98
Candidates are:

Jan Hermans and Amelia Van De Voorde of Axel who had a daughter Elizabeth April 22, 1696.

Joannis Hermans and Anna Vander Heyden who had a daughter born 1704 in Heusden, Limburg, BEL.

26. JACOBUS⁵ VAN ALTEN was born circa 1691 at probably, Hoek, Zeeland, Netherlands.³ He married Sara Taselaar at probably, Hoek, Zeeland, Netherlands, circa 1716. He married Pieternella Klinke at Hoek, Zeeland, Netherlands, on 17 DEC 1730.³
Children of Jacobus⁵ Van Alten and Pieternella Klinke (see #27) all born at Hoek, Zeeland, Netherlands, were as follows:

30. i. JACOBUS⁴.

ii. NEELTJE. Neeltje was born on 27 JUN 1734.³

iii. MARIA JACOBA. Maria was born on 22 OCT 1736.³

iv. ISAAC. Isaac was born on 5 JAN 1738.³

v. WILLEMIJNTE. Willemijnte was born on 1 MAR 1739.³

13. vi. SARAH.

vii. JACOBA. Jacoba was born on 17 DEC 1741.³

27. PIETERNELLA⁵ KLINKE was born circa 1709 at Nieuwvliet, Zeeland, Netherlands.³ She married Jacobus Van Alten at Hoek, Zeeland, Netherlands, on 17 DEC 1730.³ She married Sijmon Buijze on 2 MAY 1745 at Hoek, Zeeland, Netherlands.³ She died in 1752 at Zeeland, Netherlands.³

28. PIETER⁵ VINKE (Jan, #56) was born in 1691 at Axel, Zeeland, Netherlands.³ He married Jacoba Wesepoel (see #29), daughter of Jacobus Wesepoel and Cornelia Deij, on 30 JAN 1729 at Zeeland, Netherlands.³ He died on 17 APR 1747 at Axel, Zeeland, Netherlands.³
Children of Pieter⁵ Vinke and Jacoba Wesepoel (see #29) were:

14. i. JAN⁴.

29. JACOBA⁵ WESEPOEL (Jacobus, #58) was born on 21 DEC 1708 at Hoek, Zeeland, Netherlands.³ She married Pieter Vinke (see #28), son of Jan (Johannes) Vinke and Mary de Maker, on 30 JAN 1729 at Zeeland, Netherlands.³ She died on 20 MAR 1786 at Zeeland, Netherlands, at age 77.³

30. JACOBUS⁵ VAN ALTEN (Jacobus Van Alten, #26). Jacobus was born at Hoek, Zeeland, Netherlands, on 27 JUN 1734.³ He married Elisabeth Scheele (see #31) in 1759 at probably, Ter Neuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands.³ He died on 9 DEC 1793 at probably, Hoek, Zeeland, Netherlands, at age 59.³
Children of Jacobus⁵ van Alten and Elisabeth Scheele (see #31) were as follows:

15. i. PIETERNELLA⁴.

ii. CORNELIS was born circa 1760 at probably, Hoek, Zeeland, Netherlands.³ He died on 31 MAR 1835.³

iii. LEUNTJE was born on 28 DEC 1762 at Hoek, Zeeland, Netherlands.³

iv. LEUNTJE was born on 19 FEB 1765 at Hoek, Zeeland, Netherlands.³

v. WILLEMIJNTJE was born on 25 MAR 1766 at Hoek, Zeeland, Netherlands.³

vi. FLORIS was born on 19 SEP 1767 at Hoek, Zeeland, Netherlands.³ He died on 27 SEP 1814 at Zeeland, Netherlands, at age 47.³

vii. JOANNA was born on 24 JUN 1769 at Hoek, Zeeland, Netherlands.³

viii. JOHANNES was born on 13 MAR 1771 at Hoek, Zeeland, Netherlands.³ He died on 26 MAY 1772 at Hoek, Zeeland, Netherlands, at age 1.³

ix. ANTONIENTJE was born on 19 OCT 1772 at Hoek, Zeeland, Netherlands.³ She died on 16 OCT 1812 at Zeeland, Netherlands, at age 39.³

x. REIJNIER was born on 10 FEB 1777 at Hoek, Zeeland, Netherlands.³ He was baptized on 16 FEB 1777 at Hoek, Zeeland, Netherlands.³

31. ELISABETH⁵ SCHEELE was born circa 1735 at Ter Neuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands.³ She married Jacobus van Alten (see #30), son of Jacobus Van Alten and Pieternella Klinke, in 1759 at probably, Ter Neuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands.³ She died on 9 MAR 1808 at Zeeland, Netherlands.³

Generation Six
50. JOANNIS⁶ HERMANS married Anna Vander Heyden.
Children of Joannis⁶ Hermans and Anna Vander Heyden (see #51) were:

25. i. ELIZABETH⁵.

51. ANNA⁶ VANDER HEYDEN married Joannis Hermans.

56. JAN (JOHANNES)⁶ VINKE (Adriaan, #112) was born in 1645 at Ter Neuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands.³ He married Barbel Meyns on 6 MAY 1668 at Zeeland, Netherlands.³ He married Mary de Maker (see #57) on 12 NOV 1679 at Zeeland, Netherlands.³ He died in 1694 at Zeeland, Netherlands.³
Children of Jan (Johannes)⁶ Vinke and Mary de Maker (see #57) were:

28. i. PIETER⁵.

57. MARY⁶ DE MAKER was born in 1655 at Ter Neuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands.³ She married Jan (Johannes) Vinke (see #56), son of Adriaan Vinke and Elisabeth Keresmaker, on 12 NOV 1679 at Zeeland, Netherlands.³

58. JACOBUS⁶ WESEPOEL married Cornelia Deij (see #59) on 20 JUL 1699 at Zeeland, Netherlands.³ He died in 1708 at Zeeland, Netherlands.³
Children of Jacobus⁶ Wesepoel and Cornelia Deij (see #59) were:

29. i. JACOBA⁵.

59. CORNELIA⁶ DEIJ married Jacobus Wesepoel (see #58) on 20 JUL 1699 at Zeeland, Netherlands.³

60. JACOBUS⁶ VAN ALTEN (see #26)

61. PIETERNELLA⁶ KLINKE (see #27)

Generation Seven
112. ADRIAAN⁷ VINKE was born in 1615 at Goescheploder, Zeeland, Netherlands.³ He married Elisabeth Keresmaker (see #113) on 18 APR 1637 at Zeeland, Netherlands.³
Children of Adriaan⁷ Vinke and Elisabeth Keresmaker (see #113) were:

56. i. JAN (JOHANNES)⁶.

113. ELISABETH⁷ KERESMAKER married Adriaan Vinke (see #112) on 18 APR 1637 at Zeeland, Netherlands.³

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