Gisbert Walraven Sr. (1660 - 1708)

Born 1660 in New Castle, Delaware

Husband of Christina (Petersson) Walraven — married about 1684 in New Castle, Delaware [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 4 Jun 1708 at about age 48 in New Castle, Delaware

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Biography

"Gisbert Walraven, also known as Jesper Walraven, was born about 1660 [the son of Walraven Janson de Vos and Christina Ollesdottar]. In the late 1680s he married Christina (Kerstin) Peterson, daughter of Samuel Petersson and Brita Jönsdotter Anderson of Christina (now Wilmington). She was buried 20 Dec 1725 at Holy Trinity Church. They lived at Middle Borough, Christiana Hundred, where he divided his father's plantation with his younger brother Jonas Walraven, 19 April 1708. His will of the same date was proved 4 June 1708 and named Mathias Peterson (his wife's brother) and Edward Robinson (his sister's husband) as executors. His will named five children."^[1]

Children

1. Brita
2. Catharina
3. Gisbert
4. Jonas
5. Sarah

Vitals

Gisbert Jesper Walraven
BIRTH: 1659 New Castle County, Delaware, USA
DEATH: 1708 (aged 48–49) New Castle County, Delaware, USA
BURIAL: Old Swedes Churchyard, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
MEMORIAL ID: 168905637

The son of Walraven Jansen & Christina (Ollesdötter) deVox of Holland and Sweden respectively, late of Safe Harbor New Castle Co DE, Gisbert married Christina Kerstin Petersson in 1686 in New Castle Co DE, the daughter of Samuel & Brita Jönsdotter (Anderson) Petersson of Christina (now Wilmington), New Castle Co DE. They settled at Middle Borough, Christiana Hundred. On 19 April 1708, the land was left by his father to Gisbert and his brother Jonas Walraven, to be divided equally.

Children with Kirstin:
1) Brita Walraven (d. 1721), m1: John Stalcop, m2: Ambrose London.
2) Catharina Walraven (1690-1754), m: Måns Gustafsson Justis.
3) Jesper Gisbert Walraven (1693-1761), m1: Maria Snecker, m2: widow Ann (Paulsson) Garritson.

...TO BE COMPLETED

Family Members:
Spouse:

• Christiana Kerstin Petersson Walraven 1668–1725 (m. 1686)

Children:

• Britta Walraven London unknown–1721
• Jonas Jesperson Walraven unknown–1727
• Catharina Walraven Justis 1691–1754^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Craig, Peter. "Christina Ollesdotter and her Walraven Descendants." Swedish Colonial News, volume 3, number 4 (Spring 2006)
2. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #168905637

• WikiTree profile Walraven-12 created through the import of McDonald Family Tree_Wiki_2011-05-28.ged on May 29, 2011 by HB McDonald.
• WikiTree profile Walraven-21 created through the import of heinakuu2011-6.ged on Jul 5, 2011 by Johanna Amnelin.