Biography
Elisabet de Nijs was born in 1719 in Amsterdam. She was the daughter of Gerardus de Nijs and Maria Jacobs. Elisabet was baptized Roman Catholic on October 25, 1719. The witnesses were Thomas de Nijs and Gerritie Jacobs.[1]
22 year old Cornelis Brant, living in the Roosestraat, and 20 year old Elisabet de Nijs, living on the Roosegracht, posted their notice of marriage on April 30, 1739 in Amsterdam. Cornelis was accompanied by his mother Susanna de Laater, Elisabeth by her mother Maria Jacobs.[2]
The following children are on record:
- Jacobus, 1740, bapt. witn. Jacobus de Put, Susanna de Later
- Gerrit 1742, bapt. witn. Gerrit de Nijs, Maria Jacobz
- Didelof 1744, bapt. witn. Andries de Waal, Grietje de Waal
- Didelof 1745, bapt. witn. Dirk Jansen, Maria de Nijs
- Fredrik 1749, bapt. witn. Jacobus de Put, Susanna de Laater
- Frederik 1752, bapt. witn. Jacobus de Put, Susanna de Later
- Zusanna 1754, bapt. witn. Jacobus de Put, Zusanna de Laater
- Johannes 1756, bapt. witn. Johannes Hulst, Zuzanna de Put
- Elizabeth 1759, bapt. witn. Jan Wedekink, Neeltje Sluijs
- Elizabeth 1762, bapt. witn. Jacobus Drosser, Joanna de Nijs
Elisabeth de Neijs, wife of Cornelis Brandt, residing at the Roosegragt, southside near the Baangragt, was buried on 4 September 1768, leaving behind 5 minor children: Didelof, Fredrik, Susanna, Johannes, and Elizabeth.[3]
Sources
- ↑ Baptism 1719: Amsterdam City Archives in Amsterdam, Church records baptisms. Part: 319, Period: 1719-1732, Amsterdam, archive 5001, inventory number 319, October 25, 1719, DTB Dopen, record number DTB 319, folio p.18(folio 9v), nr.8
- ↑ Marriage bann 1739: Amsterdam City Archives in Amsterdam, Register of notices of marriage. Part: 582, Period: 1739, Amsterdam, archive 5001, inventory number 582, April 30, 1739, Ondertrouwregister, folio p.108
- ↑ Burial 1768: Amsterdam City Archives in Amsterdam, Church records burials. Part: 1115, Period: 1762-1772, Amsterdam, archive 5001, inventory number 1115, September 4, 1768, DTB Begraven, record number DTB 1115, folio p.105vo en p.106