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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Klaas Melles (son of Melle Klases, de Oude and Sjoukje Harings).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Klaas Melles de Oude
    • Reference Number: 20250
    • Occupation: 1756, huis 4, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD; gortmaker
    • Living: 1766, huis 4, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD
    • Religion: 1775; doopsgezind, lid van het Nieuwehuis
    • Occupation: 1779, huis 111a, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD
    • Living: 1784, huis 113, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD
    • Religion: 1784; doopsgezind, administrateur van het Nieuwe Huis
    • Living: From 1786 to 1805, huis 113, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD

    Notes:

    gehuurd van Gerben Tomas

    after Ate Johannes died, his widow Luitsen Kornelis "verkoopt de smederij aan drie handelaren (strijkgeldschrijvers?), koopman Klaas Jacobs Musch, gortmaker Klaas Melles en huisman Klaas Hommes (Haskerdijken) voor 350 gulden"

    "Weijt Rienks verkoopt het gorthuis, maar zonder de gortmolen en de gort-, meel-, en mosterdmakerij voor 775 gulden aan drie speculanten, Klaas Jacobs Musch, Klaas Melles gortmaker en Klaas Hommes huisman", in 1769 "kopen Klaas Musch en Klaas Hommes de derde partner, Klaas Melles, uit voor 358 gulden", "bovendien namen ze nu ook de gortmolen voor 141 gulden van Weijt over, die aldaar was blijven wonen"

    paid back a debt owed by Klaas' father of 926 gulden to Watse Harings of Haskerdijken

    along with Klaas Jacobs Musch and Freerk Murks bought from janke Sijbes for 250 gulden

    sold the "stokerij" for 1000 gulden to his employee Sjoerd Thomas Brouwer

    bought from the heirs of Sjoerd Jans and Geertje Arjens for 290 gulden, then rented it to Maaike Kornelis, widow of Tijs Sijmens, grootschipper

    sold to koopman Sijbe Jelkes Woudstra

    bought from Hendrik Willems for 300 gulden, and rented it out

    bought "een derde deel van het een deftig huis" with Jan Pieters living in the other 2/3, from the heirs of Kornelis Roels of Boornbergum for 200 gulden"; "...bij nummer 109 getrokken"

    bought huis from his sister Janke for 999 gulden, but sold it again in 1805 to his daughter in law Minke Petrus, widow, for 1050 gulden

    evicted Jan Idskes and Jetske Atses

    "moet een flinke boete betalen omdat hij koopman Jelle Johannes in het cafe van Pieter Hendrik Franken (huis 104) 'een slaaf van drost Tinco Lycklama a Nijeholt' genoemd had"

    owed 775 gulden by Abe Lieuwes Jongsma

    had a granddaughter Minke Petrus Melles who owned huis 109 in 1828

    Name:
    koopman

    Living:
    eigenaar bewoner

    Occupation:
    distillateur in zijn gortmakerij annex jeneverstokerij, bought parcel from Jan Klases for 360 gulden

    Living:
    bought for 900 gulden from Jelle Kornelis of Tjalberd

    Klaas married Eelkje Jacobs on 07 Mar 1756 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Melle Klases, de Jonge died before 1794.

    Klaas married Wopkje Piekes on 21 Oct 1775 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD. Wopkje (daughter of Pieke Tjommes and Janke Joukes) died in 1786 in huis 113, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Melle Klases, de Oude was born about 1695 (son of Klaas Sikkes); died about 1766 in huis 4, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: 19916
    • Occupation: 1721, huis 4, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD; gortmaker, timmerman

    Notes:

    owner "namens Klaas Sikkes' erven"

    "diaken van de doopsgezinde gemeente"

    rebuilt the burned farm for Fokke Watses and Aaltje Sijbrens

    eigenaar, Gatse Willems Kalsbeek lived here

    with Bauke Johannes (plaats 57) and Klaas Klases "voogden van de kinderen van Tjerk [Klases] en Jacobje [Lieuwes]"

    was owed 163 gulden by Minke Geerts "voor het resterende bedrag van een 'roeischip'"

    owed 926 gulden to Watse Harings te Haskerdijken

    owner

    rented to Hans Jans en Berber Bartles, sold to them in 1768 for 900 gulden

    Melle married Sjoukje Harings on 26 Oct 1721 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD. Sjoukje (daughter of Haring Watses, I and Jansen Pieters) was born est 1695. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Sjoukje Harings was born est 1695 (daughter of Haring Watses, I and Jansen Pieters).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: 20245
    • Moved to: 1721, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD

    Notes:

    Moved to:
    from Haskerdijken

    Children:
    1. 1. Klaas Melles
    2. Wijtske Melles
    3. Janke Melles was born about 1725.
    4. Minke Melles was born about 1740.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Klaas Sikkes was born est 1650 (son of Sikke); died about 1716 in huis 5, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: 19915
    • Living: Bef 1716, huis 7, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD

    Notes:

    Living:
    also owned huis 5

    Died:
    heirs lived here, also in 1724

    Children:
    1. Antje Klases died in 1740.
    2. IJde Klases
    3. IJnte Klases
    4. Sikke Klases was born est 1675.
    5. 2. Melle Klases, de Oude was born about 1695; died about 1766 in huis 4, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD.

  2. 6.  Haring Watses, I was born about 1650; died about 1750.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: 20246
    • Living: 1714, plaats 15/16, Haskerdijken, Haskerland, FR, NLD

    Notes:

    acted for Gerbrig Harmens and Tijs Binnerts for the sale to Lense Jans for 650 gulden

    owned half with the other half owned by executeur Jan Storm

    Haring married Jansen Pieters on 03 Jun 1688 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD. Jansen (daughter of Pieter Wijbes and Mins Jans) was born est 1650. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 7.  Jansen Pieters was born est 1650 (daughter of Pieter Wijbes and Mins Jans).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: 20247
    • Moved to: 1688, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD

    Notes:

    Moved to:
    from Haskerdijken

    Children:
    1. Minke Harings was born about 1685.
    2. Watse Harings was born est 1690.
    3. 3. Sjoukje Harings was born est 1695.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Sikke was born est 1625.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: 24713

    Notes:

    owner, "lijkt te volgen dat een zekere Sikke (de vader van Klaas Sikkes?) aanvankelijk eigenaar was"; "maar veel is hier onduidelijk"

    Children:
    1. Baukje Sikkes was born est 1640.
    2. 4. Klaas Sikkes was born est 1650; died about 1716 in huis 5, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD.

  2. 14.  Pieter Wijbes died before 1707.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: 21727
    • Living: 1659, Haskerdijken, Haskerland, FR, NLD

    Notes:

    owner of 1/3, also "gebruiker in 1700", but from 1708 the whole place belongs to the church

    uncertain if this was the same Pieter for both marriages, in 1682 he was from Snikzwaag

    Living:
    with first wife Mins Jans, also in 1679

    Pieter married Mins Jans. Mins died about 1680. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 15.  Mins Jans died about 1680.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: 21728

    Children:
    1. Tjitske Pieters
    2. Antje Pieters
    3. 7. Jansen Pieters was born est 1650.


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