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Hendrik Fokkes Hofstra

Male Abt 1772 - 1857  (~ 85 years)


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  1. 1.  Hendrik Fokkes Hofstra was born about 1772 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD (son of Fokke Watses and Janke Hendriks); died on 21 Dec 1857 in huis 241, Oldeboorn, Utingeradeel, FR, NLD.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Hendrik Fokkes
    • Reference Number: 10623
    • Birth: 1775, Akkrum, Utingeradeel, FR, NLD
    • Living: 1805, plaats 55, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD
    • Moved to: 1811, Boornbergum, Smallingerland, FR, NLD
    • Occupation: 1850, huis 241, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD; melktapper

    Notes:

    but remains living there

    "Hendrik maakte ... ruzie met zijn buurman Sjouke Johannes"

    involved in the sale of lands of the Kruis- of Doumaleen

    Birth:
    70y in 1845

    Died:
    82y, gehuwd

    Family/Spouse: Geertje Johannes Bottema. Geertje (daughter of Johannes Sipkes Bottema and Hantje Murks) was born about 1774; died on 15 May 1819 in Boornbergum, Smallingerland, FR, NLD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Janke Hendriks Hofstra was born in 1799 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD; died on 24 Jun 1861 in huis 90, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD.
    2. Hantje Hendriks Hofstra was born about 1800; died on 08 Mar 1866 in Utingeradeel, FR, NLD.
    3. Trijntje Hendriks Hofstra was born about 1802.
    4. Johannes Hendriks Hofstra was born about 1804.
    5. Murk Hendriks Hofstra was born on 07 Apr 1807 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD; died on 18 Sep 1857 in schip, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD.
    6. Piet Hendriks Hofstra was born about 1808.
    7. Pietje Hendriks Hofstra was born about 1809; died on 27 Aug 1825 in Smallingerland, FR, NLD.
    8. Akke Hendriks Hofstra was born about 1815 in Boornbergum, Smallingerland, FR, NLD.
    9. Fokke Hendriks Hofstra was born about 1817 in Boornbergum, Smallingerland, FR, NLD.

    Hendrik married Aagje Reitses Bosma on 04 Dec 1845 in Utingeradeel, FR, NLD. Aagje (daughter of Reitse Jelles Bosma and Roelofje Jacobs) was born in Oct 1807 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Pieter Hendriks Hofstra was born in 1847 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD; died on 02 Jul 1854 in huis 241, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD.
    2. Reitze Hendriks Hofstra was born on 04 Feb 1851 in huis 241, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Fokke Watses (son of Watse Ruurds and Trijntje Hommes).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Living: plaats 55, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD
    • Reference Number: 10624

    Notes:

    Living:
    still in 1796

    Fokke married Janke Hendriks on 13 Dec 1772 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Janke Hendriks (daughter of Hendrik Gerrits and Pietje Piekes).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: 10625

    Children:
    1. Trijntje Fokkes
    2. Watse Fokkes
    3. Pietje Fokkes
    4. 1. Hendrik Fokkes Hofstra was born about 1772 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD; died on 21 Dec 1857 in huis 241, Oldeboorn, Utingeradeel, FR, NLD.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Watse Ruurds was born about 1720 (son of Ruurd Watses, I and Trijntje Haijes); died in 1790 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Living: plaats 3, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD
    • Reference Number: 10974
    • Living: Abt 1745, plaats 12, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD
    • Moved to: Abt 1780, plaats 3, Haskerdijken, Haskerland, FR, NLD

    Notes:

    four over 12 and four under 12, taxed 42 gulden and 15 stuivers for a capital of 800 gulden

    one of the heirs of Tjitske Aukes who sold huis to Martsen Freerks

    was owed a debt by Fokke Krijns and Geertje Hessels

    owner of 2/3, and his nephew Tomas Gooijes Brouwer owner of 1/3 and user

    Living:
    to 1780

    Watse married Trijntje Hommes in 1742. Trijntje (daughter of Homme Aukes and Afke Fokkes) was born in 1723. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Trijntje Hommes was born in 1723 (daughter of Homme Aukes and Afke Fokkes).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: 10973

    Children:
    1. 2. Fokke Watses
    2. Afke Watses
    3. Rigtje Watses
    4. Trijntje Watses
    5. Ruurd Watses Watzema was born in 1744; died in 1813.

  3. 6.  Hendrik Gerrits (son of Gerrit Hendriks and Detje Harings); died before 1755.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Living: plaats 56, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD
    • Reference Number: 20443

    Hendrik married Pietje Piekes on 25 Aug 1748 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Pietje Piekes (daughter of Pieke Tjommes and Janke Joukes).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: 10694

    Notes:

    became owner with sister Gatske

    became owner of half with sister Gatske

    Children:
    1. Detje Hendriks died before 1810.
    2. 3. Janke Hendriks


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Ruurd Watses, I (son of Watse Sjoukes and Rigtje Hijlkes).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: 21862
    • Living: Abt 1720, Joure, Haskerland, FR, NLD
    • Living: 1750, plaats 3, Haskerdijken, Haskerland, FR, NLD

    Notes:

    eigenaar, still in 1780

    "bestevader van Tomas Goijes" (Thomas Gooijes Brouwer), son of Goye Gerbens

    Living:
    to 1780

    Ruurd married Trijntje Haijes. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Trijntje Haijes

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: 22662

    Children:
    1. Tjitske Ruurds died in Irnsum, Rauwerderhem, FR, NLD.
    2. 4. Watse Ruurds was born about 1720; died in 1790 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD.

  3. 10.  Homme Aukes was born in 1688 in Sythuizen, Haskerdijken, Haskerland, FR, NLD (son of Auke Abes and Lijsbet Hommes); died in 1756 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: huisman te Haskerdijken
    • Reference Number: 10557
    • Religion: doopsgezind
    • Living: 1730, Sijthuizen nr. 13, Haskerdijken, Haskerland, FR, NLD
    • Moved to: 1731, plaats 17/18, Haskerdijken, Haskerland, FR, NLD

    Notes:

    "uit allerlei stukken blijkt dat Homme Aukes een belangrijk man in het dorp was"

    Moved to:
    "belangrijke man in het dorp"

    Homme married Afke Fokkes on 29 Jan 1719 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD. Afke (daughter of Fokke Jacobs and Trijntje Ruurds) was born in 1697 in Plaats nr. 13, Easterborn, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD; died about 1756. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Afke Fokkes was born in 1697 in Plaats nr. 13, Easterborn, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD (daughter of Fokke Jacobs and Trijntje Ruurds); died about 1756.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: 10558
    • Religion: doopsgezind
    • Death: 1758

    Children:
    1. Auke Hommes Boonstra was born in 1720 in Haskerdijken, Haskerland, FR, NLD; died in 1788 in Haskerdijken, Haskerland, FR, NLD.
    2. 5. Trijntje Hommes was born in 1723.
    3. Fokke Hommes de Jong was born in 1725.
    4. Lijsbet Hommes was born in 1726.
    5. Klaas Hommes was born in 1728; died about 1774.
    6. Tjitske Hommes was born about 1730; died in Haskerhorne, Haskerland, FR, NLD.
    7. Aaltje Hommes was born in 1733.
    8. Jacob Hommes Dijkstra was born about 1735; died in 1815 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD.
    9. Antje Hommes was born in 1740.

  5. 12.  Gerrit Hendriks (son of Hendrik Joosten and Akke Sijbolts).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: 20377
    • Living: 1716, plaats 38, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD

    Notes:

    owner, also in 1724

    sold huis to Aukje, or it was part of the estate

    gebruikt enkele losse landen met zijn zwager Fokke Martens

    had sold his portion of this land earlier

    Alle Gerrits (Grietje Gerrits) and Doeke Gerrits children?

    Living:
    Lekkerterp, to 1750

    Gerrit married Detje Harings on 06 May 1714 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Detje Harings (daughter of Haring Watses, I and Sjoukje Takes).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: 20376
    • Moved to: 1714, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD

    Notes:

    Moved to:
    from Haskerdijken

    Children:
    1. 6. Hendrik Gerrits died before 1755.
    2. Alle Gerrits Hofstra
    3. Doeke Gerrits

  7. 14.  Pieke Tjommes was born in 1692; died in 1780 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: 20256
    • Occupation: Bef 1725, Heerenveen, FR, NLD; doopsgezinde voorganger
    • Occupation: 1752, plaats 55, Heerenveen, FR, NLD; lakenkoopman

    Notes:

    "Na enege processen tegen de tante van zijn oveleden vrouw Janke, nl. Sepk Helmigs en haar man Uilke Hoites I, wordt Pieke Tjommes uit naam van zijn dochters eigenaar van het bezit van Jouke Helmigs."

    "31 October 1845. Den 22sten overleden te Akkrum Suster Synes, oud 80 jaar, eerst weduw Jentje Klazes de Groot, nu weduw Sake Meintes Visser; 7 beste boerenzathen de bezitting, en zeker brieven, schuldbekentenissen enz. Veel, men meent dat meer dan ? 30.000.- hier in en onder het Dorp wordt ge?rfd. Neef en nicht en hunne nazaten waren hunne erven. Eenigen uitgezonderd zijn allen door haar bedagt in haar testament. Zij was een kindskind van Pieke Tjommes, Doopsgezind leeraar en koopman te Heerenveen, om zijn afwijkende gevoelens van zijn dienst afgezet met zijn medegellofsgenoot Wytze Jeen van Knijpe."

    Birth:
    88y in 1780

    Died:
    88y

    Pieke married Janke Joukes in 1725. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  Janke Joukes (daughter of Jouke Helmigs and Wobbeltje Reitses).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: 20257

    Children:
    1. 7. Pietje Piekes
    2. Wopkje Piekes died in 1786 in huis 113, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD.
    3. Antje Piekes
    4. Gatske Piekes died in 1784.


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