Helen Louise Allen
Helen Louise Allen - (Paternal Grandmother) Born: December 3rd, 1932 in Compton, California. Married to William John Goodman. Daughter of Lesley H. Allen and Lillian Marie Vanderpoel. Died: December 11th, 2015 in Yorba Linda, California. (Helen Louise Allen was a devoted mother and grandmother. Wife of William John Goodman, she had 4 children, Linda Lou, (Logan Angela Michaels), William Jr., Paul, and Daniel. She was a singer and pianist in the church choir and loved to make clocks and other crafts with her daughter Linda Lou. She has good memories of her daughter Linda Lou's friends, which included the actor Robin Williams, whom Linda Lou taught to play guitar, Harry Connick Jr. and his wife Jill Goodacre, and Pauly Shore, whom she remembered as a "wisecracker". Linda Lou was also a musician and Helen loved listening to her cassette tapes. She worked at American Funds in Brea, CA, where she was a data entry clerk for many years, back when computers still used tape with hole punches. She donated regularly to the ASPCA, loved animals, had many dogs and cats, and even a goat named Donovan, after the famous singer. She and her husband donated food to the needy every holiday, and never turned away anyone in need of help. She lived through the great depression and told us about how she used to eat lettuce sandwiches for a time. She used to save her bacon grease as well. Didn't seem to use it for anything, perhaps it was to save the sink from getting clogged? Who knows, but that was definitely a great depression thing. She remembers that her father Lesley died of a heart attack when they all sat down for Christmas dinner. She and her family lived in Show Low, AZ where they owned a gas station named "Rainbow". Her son Daniel also had a tow truck company and mechanic shop, and that is how my parents met. My mother, whose family also lived in Show Low at the time, her Camaro broke down and Daniel came to tow her away. They ended up dating and lived together for a while, and soon after Daniel built a log cabin house from local timber that they lived in when their children were born).
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Lesley H. Allen - (Great Grandfather) Born: June 23rd, 1884 in Massachusetts. Died: October 11th, 1941 in Los Angeles, California. Married to Lillian Marie Vanderpoel. No records have been found of either of his parents, so his lineage cannot be traced any further at this time... (End of Family Tree).
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Lillian Marie Vanderpoel - (Great Grandmother) Born: April 6th, 1892 in Chicago, Illinois. Died: June 11th, 1954 in Los Angeles, California. - Married to Lesley H. Allen. - Daughter of William Vanderpoel and Rosa Vanderpoel. She moved to Los Angeles from Chicago sometime between 1920-1930.
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William Vanderpoel - (2nd Great Grandfather) Born: July 20th, 1855 in Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, The Netherlands. Died: July 5th, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois. - Married to Rosa Vanderpoel. - Son of Jan Vanderpoel II and Maria Van Nes.
After the death of his mother in 1867, William Vanderpoel came to the United States from Holland in 1869 at the age of 14. He emigrated to America with his father Jan (II), his future wife Rosa (age 12), and his 10 brothers and sisters.
One of his brothers was the famous artist John Henry Vanderpoel, (born Johannes Vanderpoel) who studied and later taught at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Among his students were J.C. Leyendecker, Frederick Carl Frieseke, and Georgia O'Keeffe, who admired him as "one of the few real teachers I have known". His book "The Human Figure" is still praised for its mastery and is currently in use by art students and teachers today. He has painted many murals around the world, most notably at the Alexandria Hotel in Los Angeles and an intricate eight section ceiling mural in the theatre of DePaul University in Chicago. The Vanderpoel Art Museum has a great collection of his works, and the John H. Vanderpoel Elementary School in Chicago was named in honor of him shortly after his death.
Examples of John Henry Vanderpoel's artwork:
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After the death of his mother in 1867, William Vanderpoel came to the United States from Holland in 1869 at the age of 14. He emigrated to America with his father Jan (II), his future wife Rosa (age 12), and his 10 brothers and sisters.
One of his brothers was the famous artist John Henry Vanderpoel, (born Johannes Vanderpoel) who studied and later taught at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Among his students were J.C. Leyendecker, Frederick Carl Frieseke, and Georgia O'Keeffe, who admired him as "one of the few real teachers I have known". His book "The Human Figure" is still praised for its mastery and is currently in use by art students and teachers today. He has painted many murals around the world, most notably at the Alexandria Hotel in Los Angeles and an intricate eight section ceiling mural in the theatre of DePaul University in Chicago. The Vanderpoel Art Museum has a great collection of his works, and the John H. Vanderpoel Elementary School in Chicago was named in honor of him shortly after his death.
Examples of John Henry Vanderpoel's artwork:
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William and his wife Rosa were recorded in the census of 1900 at "Address: Chicago Ward 31", in Cook County, Illinois and in the census of 1910 at: "Address: Chicago Ward 32", in Cook County, Illinois. They were both recorded in the arrival records to the United States from Holland in 1869.
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William and his wife Rosa were recorded in the census of 1900 at "Address: Chicago Ward 31", in Cook County, Illinois and in the census of 1910 at: "Address: Chicago Ward 32", in Cook County, Illinois. They were both recorded in the arrival records to the United States from Holland in 1869.
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An Immigrant Steam Ship From 1869
Rookje (Rosa) Vanderpoel - (2nd Great Grandmother) Born: May 4th, 1859 in South Holland, The Netherlands. Died: May 22nd, 1927 in Chicago, Illinois. - Married to William Vanderpoel in 1882 in Illinois at age 23. - Daughter of Johannes van der Poel and Willemina de Zeeuw.
In 1871, Rookje "Rosa" Vanderpoel emigrated to America with her family when she was 12 years old. They traveled across the Atlantic on an immigrant ship much like the one pictured above, a hybrid between a steam ship and a sailing ship, as during that time ocean-going steam ships and their mechanisms were currently being innovated.
Johannes and his children settled in Union County, Oregon. It is known that Rosa had 1 sister named Hendriksje (who went by the name Henrietta after she arrived in America) and 1 brother named Jan (who went by the name John). Her father Johannes returned to the Netherlands in 1872 to marry a woman named Adriana Kroos. Shortly after, Rookje went to live with her uncle Jan Van Der Pol in Chicago, Illinois. In the US Federal Census of 1880 she is listed as Jan’s niece residing in his house. She got along well with her cousin Willem van der Poel and in 1882 they were married in Chicago. Rookje's marriage to her full cousin was not appreciated in the USA at the time. After the year 1900, you were required to explicitly declare on an Illinois marriage license that you are not a cousin. This must be the reason for a "family story" being created, made in order to disguise their relationship. The story was discovered on a family tree website "from family sources, translated from Dutch":
"Rosa's father (name unknown) moved to South Holland alone (sometime around 1845) when he was 14 years old. He worked for Jan Vanderpoel II. Rosa's mother (name unknown) was from North Holland. In 1867, Rosa's parents met an unknown fate and disappeared. Rosa was spending time at a neighbor's farm and her parents did not return for her. Their home was found abandoned and no one knew of any other relatives to contact. In order to avoid Rosa being taken by authorities, the neighbors acted as if Rosa was one of their nieces. However, they lived on a modest farm and were not able to afford to keep her. They decided the best thing would be for Jan Vanderpoel II to adopt her. In 1869, the Vanderpoel family emigrated to America and brought Rosa along with them after Jan Vanderpoel II's wife, Maria Van Nes, died. No one ever saw or heard from Rosa's parents after the Vanderpoels had left for America."
This "adoption" would explain why Rosa and William had the same family name. Not only do they have the same grandparents, their mothers Maria van Nes and Willemina de Zeeuw also have the same grandparents: Lijsbeth Pleysier and Willem van Nes who are also the grandparents of Cornelis van Nes.
In 1882 (at the age of 23), Rosa married William Vanderpoel. They were known to have lived at 2 addresses in Chicago, Illinois after their marriage: 7947 S. Green St. and 143 W. 71st St.
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Rookje (Rosa) Vanderpoel - (2nd Great Grandmother) Born: May 4th, 1859 in South Holland, The Netherlands. Died: May 22nd, 1927 in Chicago, Illinois. - Married to William Vanderpoel in 1882 in Illinois at age 23. - Daughter of Johannes van der Poel and Willemina de Zeeuw.
In 1871, Rookje "Rosa" Vanderpoel emigrated to America with her family when she was 12 years old. They traveled across the Atlantic on an immigrant ship much like the one pictured above, a hybrid between a steam ship and a sailing ship, as during that time ocean-going steam ships and their mechanisms were currently being innovated.
Johannes and his children settled in Union County, Oregon. It is known that Rosa had 1 sister named Hendriksje (who went by the name Henrietta after she arrived in America) and 1 brother named Jan (who went by the name John). Her father Johannes returned to the Netherlands in 1872 to marry a woman named Adriana Kroos. Shortly after, Rookje went to live with her uncle Jan Van Der Pol in Chicago, Illinois. In the US Federal Census of 1880 she is listed as Jan’s niece residing in his house. She got along well with her cousin Willem van der Poel and in 1882 they were married in Chicago. Rookje's marriage to her full cousin was not appreciated in the USA at the time. After the year 1900, you were required to explicitly declare on an Illinois marriage license that you are not a cousin. This must be the reason for a "family story" being created, made in order to disguise their relationship. The story was discovered on a family tree website "from family sources, translated from Dutch":
"Rosa's father (name unknown) moved to South Holland alone (sometime around 1845) when he was 14 years old. He worked for Jan Vanderpoel II. Rosa's mother (name unknown) was from North Holland. In 1867, Rosa's parents met an unknown fate and disappeared. Rosa was spending time at a neighbor's farm and her parents did not return for her. Their home was found abandoned and no one knew of any other relatives to contact. In order to avoid Rosa being taken by authorities, the neighbors acted as if Rosa was one of their nieces. However, they lived on a modest farm and were not able to afford to keep her. They decided the best thing would be for Jan Vanderpoel II to adopt her. In 1869, the Vanderpoel family emigrated to America and brought Rosa along with them after Jan Vanderpoel II's wife, Maria Van Nes, died. No one ever saw or heard from Rosa's parents after the Vanderpoels had left for America."
This "adoption" would explain why Rosa and William had the same family name. Not only do they have the same grandparents, their mothers Maria van Nes and Willemina de Zeeuw also have the same grandparents: Lijsbeth Pleysier and Willem van Nes who are also the grandparents of Cornelis van Nes.
In 1882 (at the age of 23), Rosa married William Vanderpoel. They were known to have lived at 2 addresses in Chicago, Illinois after their marriage: 7947 S. Green St. and 143 W. 71st St.
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7947 S. Green St. Chicago, Illinois
143 W. 71st St. Chicago, Illinois
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Rosa Vanderpoel was buried next to her husband William in 1927 at the Mount Greenwood Cemetery in Chicago, Illinois.
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Rosa Vanderpoel was buried next to her husband William in 1927 at the Mount Greenwood Cemetery in Chicago, Illinois.
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Jan Vanderpoel II - (3rd Great Grandfather) Born: March 25th, 1828 in Ridderkerk, South Holland, The Netherlands. Died: August of 1905 in Chicago, Illinois. Married to Maria Van Nes. Son of Jan Vanderpoel I and Hendriksje Van Wingerden.
After the death of his wife (Maria Van Nes) in 1867, Jan Vanderpoel II emigrated to the United States from Ridderkerk, South Holland with 12 of his children in 1869. They arrived in Maryland and permanently settled in Chicago, Illinois.
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Winter in Ridderkerk, South Holland, The Netherlands
After the death of his wife (Maria Van Nes) in 1867, Jan Vanderpoel II emigrated to the United States from Ridderkerk, South Holland with 12 of his children in 1869. They arrived in Maryland and permanently settled in Chicago, Illinois.
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Winter in Ridderkerk, South Holland, The Netherlands
Maria Van Nes - (3rd Great Grandmother) Born: November 6th, 1826 in South Holland, The Netherlands. Died: May 17th, 1867 in Ridderkerk, South Holland, The Netherlands. Married to Jan Vanderpoel II on May 1st, 1848 at age 21 in Ridderkerk, South Holland, The Netherlands. Daughter of Adrianus Reine Van Nes and Cornelia De Jong.
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Heerjansdam, South Holland, The Netherlands
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Heerjansdam, South Holland, The Netherlands
Jan Vanderpoel I - (4th Great Grandfather) Born: 1793 in Heerjansdam, South Holland, The Netherlands. Died: (Unknown?) in (Unknown?). Married to Hendriksje Van Wingerden. No records have been found of either of his parents, so his lineage cannot be traced any further at this time... (End of Family Tree).
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The Barendrecht Bridge, South Holland
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The Barendrecht Bridge, South Holland
Hendriksje Van Wingerden - (4th Great Grandmother) Born: 1804 in Oost Barendrecht, South Holland, The Netherlands. Died: (Unknown?) in (Unknown?). Married to Jan Vanderpoel I on November 25th, 1827 at age 23 in Oost Barendrecht, South Holland, The Netherlands. No records have been found of either of her parents, so her lineage cannot be traced any further at this time... (End of Family Tree).
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Rijsoord, South Holland, The Netherlands
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Rijsoord, South Holland, The Netherlands
Adrianus Reine Van Nes - (4th Great Grandfather) Born: August 8th, 1795 in Rijsoord, South Holland, The Netherlands. Died: June 18th, 1869 in Rijsoord, South Holland, The Netherlands. Married to Cornelia De Jong. Son of Willem Van Nes and Elisabeth Plaisier.
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The Coat of Arms of South Holland
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The Coat of Arms of South Holland
Cornelia De Jong - (4th Great Grandmother) Born: May 16th, 1796 in Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, South Holland, The Netherlands. Died: January 4th, 1880 in Rijsoord, South Holland, The Netherlands. Married to Adrianus Reine Van Nes on December 25th, 1815 at age 19 in Rijsoord, South Holland, The Netherlands. Daughter of Jacob Cornelisz De Jong and Maria Zegersdr Nouwen.
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Willem Van Nes - (5th Great Grandfather) Born: 1748 in Heer Oudelands Ambacht, Zwijndrecht, The Netherlands. Died: February 22, 1824 in Rijsoord, South Holland, The Netherlands. Married to Elisabeth Plaisier. Son of Leendert Jansz Van Nes and Maria Williams Blaak.
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Elisabeth Plaisier - (5th Great Grandmother) Born: August of 1774 in Rijsoord, Ridderkerk, South Holland, The Netherlands. Died: After 1799 in Rijsoord, Ridderkerk, South Holland, The Netherlands. Married to Willem Van Nes on July 20th, 1793 at age 18 in Rijsoord, South Holland, The Netherlands. No records have been found of either of her parents, so her lineage cannot be traced any further at this time... (End of Family Tree).
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Jacob Cornelisz De Jong - (5th Great Grandfather) Born: 1769 in Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, South Holland, The Netherlands. Died: November 26th, 1843 in Ridderkerk, South Holland, The Netherlands. Married to Maria Zegersdr Nouwen on November 5th, 1794 in Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, South Holland, The Netherlands. Son of Cornelis Hendrik De Jong and Cornelia Aerts Van Ditten.
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Maria Zegersdr Nouwen - (5th Great Grandmother) Born: 1772 in Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, South Holland, The Netherlands. Died: October 8th, 1859 in Alblasserdam, South Holland, The Netherlands. Married to Jacob Cornelisz De Jong on November 5th, 1794 at age 22 in Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, South Holland, The Netherlands. Daughter of Zeger Jansz Nouwen and Pieternella Jans Pergens.
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18th Century Zwijndrecht, South Holland, The Netherlands
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18th Century Zwijndrecht, South Holland, The Netherlands
Leendert Jansz Van Nes - (6th Great Grandfather) Born: August 21st, 1712 in Zwijndrecht, South Holland, The Netherlands. Died: February 4th, 1777 in Heerjansdam, South Holland, The Netherlands. Married to Maria Williams Blaak on October 7th, 1740 in Rijsoord, South Holland, The Netherlands. No records have been found of either of his parents, so his lineage cannot be traced any further at this time... (End of Family Tree).
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Rijsoord, South Holland, The Netherlands, 1735
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Rijsoord, South Holland, The Netherlands, 1735
Maria Williams Blaak - (6th Great Grandmother) Born: 1720 in Rijsoord, South Holland, The Netherlands. Died: December 14th, 1759 in Rijsoord, Ridderkerk, The Netherlands. Married to Leendert Jansz Van Nes on October 7th, 1740 at age 20 in Rijsoord, South Holland, The Netherlands. Daughter of Willem Arienszoon Blaak and Aerjaentje Gijsbertsdochter Nuchteren.
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The Cape Colony of South Africa
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The Cape Colony of South Africa
Cornelis Hendrik De Jong - (6th Great Grandfather) Born: September 4th, 1735 in Melilla, Morocco. Died: Before 1830 in Dutch Cape Colony, South Africa. Married to Cornelia Aerts Van Ditten on August 26th, 1764 in Charlois, Rotterdam, South Holland, The Netherlands. Son of Krelis Cornelis De Jong and Elizabeth Kops (Van De Kaap) of The Cape.
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Dordrecht, South Holland, The Netherlands
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Dordrecht, South Holland, The Netherlands
Cornelia Aerts Van Ditten - (6th Great Grandmother) Born: February of 1736 in Ijsselmonde, Charlois, Rotterdam, South Holland, The Netherlands. Died: April 26th, 1822 in Dordrecht, South Holland, The Netherlands. Married to Cornelis Hendrik De Jong on August 26th, 1764 at age 28 in Charlois, Rotterdam, South Holland, The Netherlands. Daughter of Arie Van Ditten and Josijntje Valster.
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Winter in Ridderkerk, South Holland, The Netherlands
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Winter in Ridderkerk, South Holland, The Netherlands
Zeger Jansz Nouwen -(6th Great Grandfather) Born: November of 1743 in Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, South Holland, The Netherlands. Died: September 15th, 1819 in Ridderkerk, South Holland, The Netherlands. Married to Pieternella Jans Pergens. Son of Jan Zegers Nouwen and Neeltje Arijsdr Dorsman.
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Pieternella Jans Pergens - (6th Great Grandmother) Born: 1746 in Dordrecht, South Holland, The Netherlands. Died: Before 1836 in South Holland, The Netherlands. Married to Zeger Jansz Nouwen on June 16th, 1771 at age 25 in Ridderkerk, South Holland, The Netherlands. Daughter of Johannis Pergens and Maria Croesen.
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Willem Arienszoon Blaak - (7th Great Grandfather) Born: About 1687 in Heinenoord, South Holland, The Netherlands. Died: October 30th, 1766 in Ridderkerk, The Netherlands. Married to Aerjaentje Gijsbertsdochter Nuchteren. No records have been found of either of his parents, so his lineage cannot be traced any further at this time... (End of Family Tree).
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Wapen of Nuchteren
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Wapen of Nuchteren
Aerjaentje Gijsbertsdochter Nuchteren - (7th Great Grandmother) Born: January 3rd, 1679 in Ridderkerk, The Netherlands. Died: August 27th, 1728 in Ridderkerk, South Holland, The Netherlands. Married to Willem Arienszoon Blaak on October 29th, 1719 at age 40 in Ridderkerk, South Holland, The Netherlands. No records have been found of either of her parents, so her lineage cannot be traced any further at this time... (End of Family Tree).
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Klaas De Jong - (8th Great Grandfather). Born: July 22nd, 1816 in Broek Op Langedijk, North Holland, The Netherlands. Died: January 31st, 1868 in Holwerd, The Netherlands. Married to Antje Dekker on February 12th, 1849 in Sint Pancras, North Holland, The Netherlands. Son of Evert De Jong and Maartje Jans Hensbroek.
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Amsterdam in the 1700's
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Amsterdam in the 1700's
Krelis Cornelis De Jong - (7th Great Grandfather) Born: 1698 in Amsterdam, North Holland, The Netherlands. Died: (Unknown?) in Eastern Cape, South Africa. Married to Elizabeth Kops (Van De Kaap) of The Cape on June 18th, 1723 at age 25 in (Unknown?). Son of Klaas De Jong and Antje Dekker.
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"Elizabeth of The Cape"
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"Elizabeth of The Cape"
Elizabeth Kops "Van De Kaap" (of The Cape) - (7th Great Grandmother). Born: 1702 in The Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Died: (Unknown?) in Eastern Cape, South Africa. Married to Krelis Cornelis De Jong on June 18th, 1723 at age 21 in (Unknown?). Daughter of Jacob Kops and Susanna Van Batavia.
Elizabeth Kops ("Elizabeth Van De Kaap", "Elizabeth of The Cape") was the daughter of an Indonesian slave named Susanna Van Batavia (Susanna of Batavia, Indonesia), and Jacob Kops, a Dutch slave trader and shipping merchant from The Netherlands. Elizabeth was married to Krelis Cornelis De Jong, with whom she had 4 daughters and 1 son. Her family was in the first generation of Dutch immigrants to settle the original "Cape Colony" in South Africa, where she was born, at the time named "The Cape of Good Hope". She and her family were veteran sailors who frequently traveled the world by ship for their trading business.
Written sources from The Netherlands recall her sailing across the globe from a very young age. Many depict her family surviving perilous events and mishaps on numerous occasions. Her accounts of battles in strange lands and on foreign seas with bandits, raiders, pirates, and looters serves as a reminder of how dangerous such a life was at the time. Fearsome tales of Elizabeth's adventures and resilience were popular among sailors all across The Cape. She was well known as a tough and daring woman, both mature and wise beyond her years. Eventually, she became the managerial head of the Kops' trading business.
The details and date of her death are unknown, but it is said that she died near The Cape of Good Hope. The Cape of Good Hope was originally named "The Cape of Storms" due to its violent and unpredictable weather. It quickly became known as one of the most dangerous places for mariners on Earth. It is believed that The Cape may have been what claimed her life, since the details remain unknown. Some sources hint at possible death by wild animals, since large predators were a daily problem for the settlers in the area during the time that she lived there. She was believed to have lived in South Africa into her 60's or early 70's.
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17th Century Dutch Frigate
Elizabeth Kops ("Elizabeth Van De Kaap", "Elizabeth of The Cape") was the daughter of an Indonesian slave named Susanna Van Batavia (Susanna of Batavia, Indonesia), and Jacob Kops, a Dutch slave trader and shipping merchant from The Netherlands. Elizabeth was married to Krelis Cornelis De Jong, with whom she had 4 daughters and 1 son. Her family was in the first generation of Dutch immigrants to settle the original "Cape Colony" in South Africa, where she was born, at the time named "The Cape of Good Hope". She and her family were veteran sailors who frequently traveled the world by ship for their trading business.
Written sources from The Netherlands recall her sailing across the globe from a very young age. Many depict her family surviving perilous events and mishaps on numerous occasions. Her accounts of battles in strange lands and on foreign seas with bandits, raiders, pirates, and looters serves as a reminder of how dangerous such a life was at the time. Fearsome tales of Elizabeth's adventures and resilience were popular among sailors all across The Cape. She was well known as a tough and daring woman, both mature and wise beyond her years. Eventually, she became the managerial head of the Kops' trading business.
The details and date of her death are unknown, but it is said that she died near The Cape of Good Hope. The Cape of Good Hope was originally named "The Cape of Storms" due to its violent and unpredictable weather. It quickly became known as one of the most dangerous places for mariners on Earth. It is believed that The Cape may have been what claimed her life, since the details remain unknown. Some sources hint at possible death by wild animals, since large predators were a daily problem for the settlers in the area during the time that she lived there. She was believed to have lived in South Africa into her 60's or early 70's.
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17th Century Dutch Frigate
Arie Van Ditten - (7th Great Grandfather) Born: About 1710 in (Unknown?). Died: (Unknown?) in (Unknown?). Married Jaapje Van Der Steen on October 16th, 1733 in Charlois, Rotterdam, South Holland, The Netherlands. Son of Wilhelmus Didden and Marijtje Pleunen Van Wijngaerden.