Menso Heijdenrijck (1644 - 1724)

Born 9 Feb 1644 in Wesel, Wesel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Husband of Aletta van Hensbergen — married 1706 in Echt, Limburg, Netherlands

Descendants

Died 12 Oct 1724 at age 80 in Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands

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Biography

Menso Heijdenrijck was baptized as an infant on 9 February 1644 at Willibrordi cathedral in Wesel, Germany.^[1] His parents were were Johan Antony Heidenryk and Drieske Honnerts. His father died when he was a young child, and the family moved to Harderwijk. Menso and his brother Antonij studied together at Harderwijck.^[2]

A contemporaneous biography of Menso^[3] details his life in the Netherlands as a student and pastor for the Dutch Reformed Church. It states that he was married twice, first to Johanna Catharina van der Beek and then to Aletta van Hensbergen; he had five children with Aletta (with 3 surviving past his death). It also reveals that Menso passed away in Maastricht on 12 October 1724, which is corroborated by the index of burial records.^[4]

Surviving Dutch records support the following:

• A letter was sent to the Council of State from Menso, which pertained to the South Holland Synod's duty to find a new preacher for Maastricht.^[5]
• Menso was a preacher in Klimmen from 1668-1673, when the French forced him to leave.^[6]
• Menso Heidenrijck married Aletta van Hensbergen in Spring 1706.^[7][8]

Descendants and legacy

The names of Menso and Aletta's children were:

• Johan Anton (born 1708, died before 1712)^[9]
• Johanna Maria (born 1709)^[10][11]
• Johan Antony (born 1712)^[12][13]
• Aletta Gerharda (born 1718)^[11][14][15]
• Unknown child (died before 1724)^[3][16]

Menso had at least two grandsons named in his honor, one born in 1732 and one born in 1741.

Research Notes

• Through his father, Menso is possibly a descendant of the Westphalian House of Plettenberg.
• Johanna Maria Heijdenrijck was the daughter of Menso and Aletta, though she is sometimes recorded as his sister.^[17] (See Johanna's profile for a detailed explanation).

Sources

1. ↑ Kirchenbuch, 1574-1817. Evangelisch-Reformierte Kirche Willibrord Wesel (Kr. Rees). Salt Lake City, Utah : Gefilmt durch The Genealogical Society of Utah, 1984. Film 6312573, 2/4, image 1.
2. ↑ Van Epen, D. G. (1904). Album studiosorum Academiae Gelro-Zutphanicae MDCXLVIII-MDCCCXVIII: Accedunt nomina curatorum et professorum per eadem secula cura. p.13. Link: [1].
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Maendelyke uittreksels, of de Boekzael der geleerde werrelt, Volume 10.
4. ↑ Index of Dutch Reform burials in Maastricht: "Pays-Bas: Province de Limburg, registres paroissiaux, 1542-1910," images, FamilySearch; Nederlands Hervormd > Maastricht > Index, Begraven 1632-1796 > image 104 of 288; Nederlands Rijksarchiefdienst, Den Haag (Netherlands National Archives, The Hague). Image link: [2]. Transcription: Predikant, 14 Oct 1724, bk 116, pg 30.
5. ↑ A. Fris (1991). Inventaris van de archieven behorend tot het 'Oud Synodaal Archief' van de Nederlandse Hervormde Kerk, 1566-1816. (p. 132). Publisher: Stichting Archiefpublikaties.
6. ↑ De Limburger.(04-02-2020). ‘Over papen en geuzen in Klimmen, het verhaal van een skelet onder vlees!’ Link: [3].
7. ↑ "Netherlands Marriages, 1565-1892", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FND3-793 : 7 February 2020), Aletta Van Hensbergen in entry for Menso Heijdenrijk, 1706.
8. ↑ "Netherlands Marriages, 1565-1892", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FNDC-4JK : 7 February 2020), Aletta Van Hensbergen in entry for Menso Heijdenrijk, 1706.
9. ↑ "Pays-Bas: Province de Limburg, registres paroissiaux, 1542-1910," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89C4-6CBK?cc=2037001&wc=MCL5-S23%3A345128301%2C345127602%2C345172701 : 22 May 2014), Nederlands Hervormd > Maastricht > Index, Dopen 1632-1796 A-H > image 355 of 386; Nederlands Rijksarchiefdienst, Den Haag (Netherlands National Archives, The Hague). Entry 726. Link to image: [4].
10. ↑ "Pays-Bas: Province de Limburg, registres paroissiaux, 1542-1910," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89C4-8QQX?cc=2037001&wc=MCL5-3WL%3A345128301%2C345127602%2C345179401 : 22 May 2014), Nederlands Hervormd > Maastricht > Index, Trouwen 1632-1796 Bruidegoms > image 129 of 415; Nederlands Rijksarchiefdienst, Den Haag (Netherlands National Archives, The Hague). Entry 463. Link to image: [5].
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} EEN MIGRANTENFAMILIE UIT SCHOTLAND "Een Migrantenfamilie uit Schotland." (2018). HetHuisDoesburg. De familie Gordon: Ode aan Doesburgse Grensverleggers. Pages 8-9. Link: [6].
12. ↑ "Pays-Bas: Province de Limburg, registres paroissiaux, 1542-1910," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89C4-6CBK?cc=2037001&wc=MCL5-S23%3A345128301%2C345127602%2C345172701 : 22 May 2014), Nederlands Hervormd > Maastricht > Index, Dopen 1632-1796 A-H > image 355 of 386; Nederlands Rijksarchiefdienst, Den Haag (Netherlands National Archives, The Hague). Entry 725. Link to image: [7].
13. ↑ Gelders Archive, Church records marriages. Groenlo, Arnhem, archive 176, inventory number 794, folio 281. [8]
14. ↑ "Pays-Bas: Province de Limburg, registres paroissiaux, 1542-1910," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89C4-83G1?cc=2037001&wc=MCL5-SW5%3A345128301%2C345127602%2C345154701 : 22 May 2014), Nederlands Hervormd > Maastricht > Dopen 1632-1741 Trouwen 1632-1656 > image 646 of 717; Nederlands Rijksarchiefdienst, Den Haag (Netherlands National Archives, The Hague).
15. ↑ Familiearchief Heydenrijck, Fa 00149. Link: [9]. Magescheid tussen J. Cordon, luitenant in dienst dezer lande gehuwd met Johanna Maria Heydenrijck en Johan Antony Heydenrijck ener-en Willem Wicherts, burgemeester van Wageningen als vader en voogd van zijn drie onmondige kinderen bij Aletta Gerharda Heydenrijck- anderzijds inzage de goederen van Otto van Hensbergen, grootvader van eerstgenoemden, die bij de scheiding d.d. 29 April 1721 inzake den boedel van Otto van Hensbergen en Johanna Ham onverdeeld zijn gebleven. Met uittreksel uit dit magescheid en bijbehorend stuk. 1747 Januari 17. 1 katern en 2 stukken.
16. ↑ There is no reference to this child in the parish index or the baptismal book; they may have been stillborn. It is likely that they were born between Johan Antony and Aletta Gerharda.
17. ↑ *Rookmaaker, L. C. (1989). The zoological exploration of southern Africa, 1650-1790. (p. 61). Publisher: A. Balkema. Link to relevant text: [10]