According to his death registration Willem was born in 1772 (parents not given). His patronymic, given on most of his children's vital records and on his marriage record was Aalten. The marriage record further specifies he was born at Hierden, a town in Harderwijk.
He was married to Hendrikje Jans (later Ruitenberg) in 1806 at Putten. [1]
Children of record:
Jan (b. 1807; m1. 1838, Beerntje de Mots; m2. 1852, Maaijtje de Mots; d. 1875)
Bartje (b. 1809; m. Jacob van Eikenhorst; d. 1851)
Aalt (b. 1811; n.m.; d. 1866)
Dirk (b. 1814; m1. 1840, Hendrikje van Loo; m2. 1856, Geertje van Polen; d. 1879)
Geurtje (b. 1815; m. 1839, Johannes van Loo; d. 1863)
Hendrik (b. 1818; m. 1848, Gerritje van den Hoorn; d. 1875)
Brand (b. 1821; m. 1854, Hendrikje Berends)
Willem (b. 1824; m. 1857, Geertje Nieboer; d. 1908)