Reineke Wilken (abt. 1563)

Born about 1563 in Bokel, Bersenbrück, Osnabrück, Heiliges Römisches Reich [uncertain]

Husband of Lucken (Hollenkamp) Wilken — married 1588 in Bersenbrück, Fürstenau, Osnabrück Heiliges Römisches Reich

Died [date unknown] in Bokel, Bersenbrück, Osnabrück, Heiliges Römisches Reich [uncertain]

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Biography

Reineke Wilken was born between 2 January 1546 and 31 December 1570 most likely in Bersenbrück parish in the Prince-Bishopric of Osnabrück in the Holy Roman Empire.

In 1588 Reineke Wilken married Lucken Hollenkamp.^[1] For the right to take over farm operations in Tien Wilken Kotte tho Bokell, Reineke Wilken paid 80 Thaler according to documents related to the landlordship of the monastery in Bersenbrück:

1588: S. Tien Wilken 1/2 guet neben der boWete Dinget die Wittibe fur 31 thlr, 1 koj, 2 Rinder. Item der Sohne Reineke mit hollenkamps tochter Lucken die Infart ged. fur 80 thlr.^[1]

This farm was the Leibzucht building of Prießhoffs farm, that Tien Wilcke and his wife Enneke von deß Roden Erbe had bought:^[1]

Diese Kotte ist Prießhoffs Lyfftuchts hauß geWesen, Vnd haben selbiges an sich geKaufft Tien Wilcke Vnd Enneke Von deß Roden Erbe, ist an dise Kote Kein herren Dienst, horet Woll 2 Moltsaedt landes Zu, Vnd Wirtt.

Anno 1571 Jharlich vff einen halben thlr Vnd 1 par honer gesetzet.^[1]

For 1589 the monastery record show the following entry:^[1]

1589: Kaufft sich der Sohne Johan, so nach Grouern geZogen fur 10 thlr. Vnd sein Kein broder oder suster mehr vorhanden. Reineken Vnd Lucken Kinder Wilcke Vnd Enneke so 2 Kindt mit Doink Knecht, Item noch ein Suster Anneke ist an den Scheffer befriet.

In other words, in 1589 Tien Wilcke's son Johan was bought free for 10 thaler and moved to the hamlet of Grovern in Ankum. No other siblings were left on the farm; only Reineken and Lucke had two children, Wilcke and Enneke.

In 1626, their daughter Enneke passed away, and the landlord received 20 thaler for the estate, with two children remaining. ^[1]

Later in 1626 the monastery records show the following entry:

1626: Wilken Reineken deß Vatters 1/2 guet lobet der Sohne da fur 5 thlr. Item so dinget der Sohne Wilke mit Rollfs hermans tochter Anneken die Infart fur 8 thlr.

This suggests that the farm operation passed from Reineke to their son Wilke who had married Anneken, the daughter of Herman Rollfs.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} zu Hoene, Otto: Die Grundherrschaft des Klosters Bersenbrück 1516-1639, San Francisco, California 1968, pages 229-230.