Goyvaert Loockermans (abt. 1545 - 1628)

Born about 1545 in Mierde, Noord-Brabant, Nederland [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 1628 at about age 83 in Turnhout, Antwerpen, België

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Biography

Goyvaert the Elder Loockermans was born circa 1545-1550. He moved from the village of Mierde, which is now in Brabant, Netherlands, to Turnhout, which is now in Belgium.^[1] In 1570 he was recorded as a cooper in Turnhout.^[2]

He was married to Anna (Anneke) Jacobsdr van Loenhout as his first wife. She died in 1614. At his death, there were five surviving children from this marriage. He may have married a second time.^[3]

He was the namesake of his grandson, Govert Loockermans. Goyvaert the Elder died in Turnhout in 1628.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Frijhoff, p. 9
2. ↑ Frijhoff, p. 33
3. ↑ Frijhoff, p. 33
4. ↑ Frijhoff, p. 9

• Frijhoff, Willem. Govert Loockermans (1617?-1671?) and His Relatives: How an Adolescent from Turnhout Worked His Way up in the New World. Translation of article "Govert Loockermans (1617?-1671?) en zijn verwanten: Hoe een Turnhoutenaar zich wist op te werken in de Nieuwe Wereld," published in Taxandria, Jaarboek van de Geschied- en Oudheidkundige Kring van de Antwerpse Kempen, LXXXII (2011), 5-68. Published at [1] by New Netherland Institute; retrieved 29 November 2014. 52 pages. Revised version, January 7, 2016 18 August 2017

• Willem Frijhoff (Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam)Govert Loockermans (1617?-1671?) en zijn verwanten: Hoe een Turnhoutenaar zich wist op te werken in de Nieuwe Wereld, added 19 August 2017