Our Family Roots in The Netherlands
A Study of the Haasdijk, Scheffer, Benner and Neering families in The Netherlands
Henke Metskes Posthuma
1805 -
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
1. Henke Metskes Posthuma was born on 03 Feb 1805 in Arum, Wonseradeel, FR, NLD (daughter of Metske Metskes Posthuma and Janke Hessels Heslinga). Henke married Steffen Haijes Elgersma on 01 Mar 1828 in Wonseradeel, FR, NLD. Steffen (son of Haije Steffens Elgersma and Renske Jans) was born about 1803 in Schraard, Wonseradeel, FR, NLD; died on 26 Apr 1841 in Wonseradeel, FR, NLD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Haije Steffens Elgersma was born about 1832 in Schraard, Wonseradeel, FR, NLD; died on 02 Jun 1897 in Hennaarderadeel, FR, NLD.
2. Metske Metskes Posthuma Metske married Janke Hessels Heslinga on 05 Jun 1803 in Arum, Wonseradeel, FR, NLD. Janke (daughter of Hessel Siebes Heslinga and Antje Jarigs) was born about 1781 in Waaxens, Baarderadeel, FR, NLD; died on 14 Mar 1842 in Letter S, no. 42, Schraard, Wonseradeel, FR, NLD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Janke Hessels Heslinga was born about 1781 in Waaxens, Baarderadeel, FR, NLD (daughter of Hessel Siebes Heslinga and Antje Jarigs); died on 14 Mar 1842 in Letter S, no. 42, Schraard, Wonseradeel, FR, NLD. Children:
- 1. Henke Metskes Posthuma was born on 03 Feb 1805 in Arum, Wonseradeel, FR, NLD.
- Hessel Metskes Posthuma was born on 19 Nov 1808 in Exmorra, Wonseradeel, FR, NLD.
Generation: 3
6. Hessel Siebes Heslinga Hessel married Antje Jarigs. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Antje Jarigs Children:
- 3. Janke Hessels Heslinga was born about 1781 in Waaxens, Baarderadeel, FR, NLD; died on 14 Mar 1842 in Letter S, no. 42, Schraard, Wonseradeel, FR, NLD.
- Riemke Hessels Heslinga was born about 1786 in Waaxens, Hennaarderadeel, FR, NLD; died on 03 Apr 1867 in Arum, Wonseradeel, FR, NLD.