In an earlier post I identified the following facts concerning Jacob Cornelis' sister Tryntje.

1) Tryntje married Jacob Laufer on 17 Aug 1787.  Jacob died in 1807.
2) Tryntje married Hindrik Jans on 27 Sept 1807.

With her union to Jacob Laufer she had the following children:

1) Abraham - 10 May 1788
2) Hindrik - b. 8 Jun 1790; d. 19 Mar 1856
3) David - 28 Apr 1792
4) Tryntje - 4 Apr 1794
5) Annigje - b. 10 Nov 1803; d. 6 Feb 1838

Hindrik Laufer, a farm worker, married Geertje Berends on 29 Aug 1813 at Groningen.  He remarried Antje Hindriks Klaassen on 16 Sept 1841 at Groningen.  At that time Hindrik worked as a merchant.  Hindrik died on 19 March 1856 in Groningen.

David Laufer, a worker, married Jan Renjes de Graaf of Kloosterburen, on 18 May 1826 at Leens.

Annigje Laufer married a soldier named Egidius Nicolaus Madyol on 1 Dec 1822 at Groningen.  Bore Antje Madijol on 4 Jan 1825 at Groningen.  Bore Catharina Madijol on 25 Feb 1828 at Groningen.  Bore Pieter Madijol on 22 Mar 1831 at Groningen.  Bore Joanna Madijol on 3 May 1834 at Groningen.  Annigje died on 6 Feb 1838 at Groningen.

What follows are the numerous variations in spelling of our elusive ancestor Jacob Cornelis Kruize. 

Jacob Cornelis - 1788 birth of Hindrik
Jacob Knellis - 1790 birth of Jacob
Jacob Knellis - 1792 birth of Trijntje
Jacob Knellis - 1793 birth of Derk
Jacob Knellis - 1796 death of Derk
Jacob Knellis - 1796 birth of Derk
Jacob Knellis - 1799 birth of Egbert
Jacob Kornelis - 1801 birth of Sibold
Jacob Cornelis Kruize - 1813 marriage of Jakob Jakobs
Jacob Kornelis Kruizenga - 1816 marriage of Hindrik Jacobs
Jakob Kornelis Kruizinga - 1822 marriage of Egbert Jacobs
Jacob Cornellis - 1824 marriage of Klaas Jacobs
Jacob Kornellis Kruizinga - 1827 marriage of Jacob Jacobs
Jacob Kornelis Kruisinga - 1828 marriage of Stijntje
Jacob Korneliis Kruizinga - 1829 marriage of Hindrik Jacobs
Jacob Kornelis Kruizinga - 1830 marriage of Sibolt Jacobs
Jacob Cornellis Kruisinga - 1837 marriage of Hendrik Jacobs
Jakob Cornelis - 1854 marriage of Stijntje
Jacob Cornelis Kruizenga - 1865 death of Derk Jacobs

Just a quick update.  I am still searching through Dutch parish registries in search of the missing birth record of Jacob Cornelis.  I've even broke out of the Groningen Province into adjacent Provinces: Drenthe and Friesland.  So far I've come up blank.  I am not a believer in brick walls and remain optimistic that a record will be located. 

On a separate note, David Heys has forwarded me a large assortment of photos he took of the Groningen/Netherlands area during his travels there in 2004.  Very interesting.  I've linked to these photos from the main page. 

My own trip to the Netherlands has been postponed.  I had plans to travel alone but my wife insists on coming along.  And since she has no vacation time left this year due to a recent internship, looks like we will not be traveling until 2012.  I'll just have to dig up more information on places to visit. 

According to Jacob Cornelis' death certificate he was born in Uithuizen.  If he was, he certainly wasn't baptized there.  And I am beginning to doubt that he was born there at all.  The death certificate is probably in error.  Jacob's mother when married to Hindrik Jans was in Eppenhuizen where a daughter was born.  Later (2 marriages) she is seen in Groningen. 

Dating back from the death certificate we can achieve the birth year of 1764 or 1765.  The only Uithuizen records in that year with a Jacob are as follows:

The above record is a good prospect: only one problem - the birth mother is shown as Gepke Tonnis.  Could this be our Jacob?  If he was born and baptized in Uithuizen - it would have to be.  There are many reasons why a different birth mother could be written here.  But... this is NOT our Jacob.  Here is another record.

So what's the problem?  Same father, same mother, same name.  According to Dutch naming customs, the first son was named after the father's father - which is Jakob (Kornelis Jakobs).  The second son should be named for the mother's father - (Gepke Tonnis) or Tonnis.  The reason this record gives the same name is because the first son died.  Again, according to custom, if a son or daughter die - the next child is given the same name.  Jakob (the 1st) died.  Jakob (the 2nd) was born.  And because the 1st Jakob died... this can not be our Jacob.

The search continues...

I received a 3rd message from Stedum Historical Archivist Jeroen Hillenga.  He tells us about the Eiske Jacobs Dam Kruizinga household (Jacob Cornelis Kruizinga had passed away).  I have shared this message on the Jacob Cornelis Kruize page.

I received a message back from the Stedum/Loppersum historical archivist concerning the present existence of Jacob Cornelis home.  The home no longer exists.  It was destroyed sometime from 1953-1962.  I was able to glean some additional information from what the archivist wrote.

There was a population register of Stedum in 1830 in which Jacob's widow - Eiske Jacobs Dam - is mentioned as still living in the house of Jacob's death (no. 95) - with her daughter, son-in-llaw, and grandchild.  Eiske died in 1838.  Her daughter moved with her family to Westeremden (a nearby village).  This daughter would have to be Stijntje - the last of Jacob's children.

Eiske Jacobs Dam also appears in the register of real properties: she owned the home no. 95.  This register, introduced in 1832, would not have included Jacob as he was deceased.   The number of the home location (per the land registration record) is A44.  It is not actually in Stedum but outside Stedum in an open field by a road that is called Hemerterweg (road to Hemert).  This road still exists.

I have posted pictures and full-length letters to Jacob's page.  Click here.