Parents of Pieter Aarjensz Brouwer

Question

Good day all,

Some (unsourced but largely corroborated) online genealogies claim Pieter Aarjensz Brouwer is the son of Aarjen Jansz Brouwer and Neeltje Pieters Keesman. (two examples are linked from the attached Wikitree profile)

The recorded facts of Pieters origins come from his death recorded at Frediksoord (Vledder), Drenthe. He is given as being born at Wieringerwaard on 25 December 1780. He married Maartje Kornelis Kooi(j) in 1808.

The baptismal records of Wieringerwaard do contain an entry for a 'Pieter Oomis', son of Aarjen Jansz Brouwer and Neeltje Pieters but this baptism is performed in 1770.

This set of parents, Aarjen/Arien Jansz Brouwer and Neeltje Pieters [at first: Omis], are found in other Wieringerwaard baptisms in the period of 1767 to 1774.

Overlapping time with this couple is another local family, Aarjen/Arien Jansz Vader and Neeltje Pieters who are recorded in baptisms from 1770 to 1778 with a 'Pieter Arients' baptised in 1772. Possibly the same man is later married to Ariaantje/Aajaantije Pieters (later: Bruijn) with children baptised 1780 to at least 1795 including another Pieter in 1782.

In 1783 another set of parents, Aarien Jans Meijer and Aagije Pieters (later: Bakker) have a child Pieter. This couple is recorded to at least 1795 with a second Pieter born in 1792 (presumably the first Pieter did not survive childhood)

Meanwhile, there seems to be another couple, Aarjen Jansz de Wolff and Neeltje Pieters who are wed in 1766 - A Pieter baptized in 1781 to parents Aarien Jans de Wolff and Neeltije Pieters is possibly the child of this couple.  Their early marriage date and their apparent 15 year absence in the records could point to Aarjen Jansz de Wolff being the same person known by the occupational surname Brouwer but there is nothing concrete upon which to make this conclusion.

Starting In 1782 we also find records mentioning what appears to be yet another family with parents Aarien Janzen Braaven (which considering the handwriting could actually be Brouwer) and Neeltije Pieters Keesman. Alternatively, this may or may not be the same A. Braaven that is found in earlier records as the husband of Trijntje Tamis.

 

I feel that given a) Pieter's marriage in 1808 (at which time he is still listed as bachelor and not a widower) and b) Pieter's children born from 1809 to 1829 that it is unlikely that he is the child born in 1770 to Aarjen Jansz Brouwer and Neeltje Pieters. Further, I think the association of the surname Keesman to the wife of Aarjen Brouwer is erroneous.

Any additional sources that might clarify Pieter's parents will be appreciated

Records consulted include both digital images and indexes found at http://www.regionaalarchiefalkmaar.nl

Answer 1

Rob, 

This is all that I found at familysearch.org . 

Pieter Jan Brouwer

Netherlands, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1910

christening: 5 December 1779 Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

residence: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

father: Pieter Brouwer

mother: Adriana Haverkamp

 

Pieter Broers

Netherlands, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1910

birth: 5 March 1779

christening: 10 March 1779 Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

residence: 1779 Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

father: Jan Hendrik Broers

mother: Anna Christina De Man

 

Pieter Broers

Netherlands, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1910

birth: 5 March 1779

christening: 10 March 1779 Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

father: Jan Hendrik Broers

mother: Anna Christina De Man

 

Frank

Answer 2

Here http://www.drentsarchief.nl/onderzoeken/zoektips/genealogische-gids/armlastige-familie Pieter and Maartje are mentioned , living in the Colony :'' In woning 34 van kolonie 1 kwam in 1820 het gezin Brouwer te wonen. Het bevolkingsregister vermeldt dat het gezin afkomstig was uit Wieringerwaard. Het bestond uit Pieter Brouwer (1780), Maartje Kooij (1786) en twee kinderen, Maartje (1814) en Aaltje (1816). Tijdens het verblijf in de kolonie werden geboren Pietertje (1820), Antje (1823), Pieter (1826) en Trijntje (1829). Bij de opmerkingen in het register staat vermeld dat Maartje op 28 december 1837 gehuwd was en ontslagen uit de kolonie. Aaltje was op 22 mei 1837 gaan `dienen', maar al op 4 augustus teruggekeerd. Op 30 oktober 1839 werd zij uit de kolonie ontslagen.'' source: (Archief Maatschappij van Weldadigheid inv.nr. 1349) 

translated: '' In 1820 the family Brouwer came to live in house 34 of Colony 1 The population register, states that the family was from Wieringerwaard . It consisted of Pieter Brouwer ( 1780), Maartje Kooij ( 1786) and two children , Maartje ( 1814), and Aaltje ( 1816 ) . During the stay in the colony Pietertje (1820), Antje ( 1823) , Pieter ( 1826 ) and Trijntje ( 1829) were born . The comments in the register state that (daughter) Maartje was married on December 28, 1837 and released from the colony. Aaltje went to work as a servant on May 22, 1837 ` , but she already returned on August 4 . On October 30, 1839 she was released from the colony.'' They are mentioned at the capital: 'Free or ordinary colonists : residents of a ` farm ' .

About the Colony : The Charity Society

A very different form of poor relief /charity since 1818 took place in the municipalities Norg (Veenhuizen) and Vledder, in the so-called Charity Society. Their task was to socialize all from across the country coming needy, poor and beggars (and later military veterans) . This was done for example by allowing them to run small farms, or set them to work on larger collective farms, in the hope that they were self-reliant and thus more useful citizens this way. The Company was a private initiative of a number of major Dutch (nobles /governors?) government with the support of contributors ( members) enlisted, whose collective contributions formed the basic capital of the company.

Partly a stay in the Society could be a punishment imposed by court; vagrancy and begging were considered criminal offenses, and who was condemned for compulsory could be accommodated in an institution of the Society. Because the Company was a private initiative that was partly intertwined with the government and poor people from everywhere stayed here, it was not a specific Drenthe Colony, but because of its location Society's archives are kept in the state archives of Drenthe.

Still no parents though, but thought you maybe liked this (background) info as well ;)