Biography
Maijke was born to a Paulus de Wijs of Buren. I can't find any sources for a Paulus as of yet.
Surname meaning: the Dutch word "wijs" translates to "wise", so I think the surname "de Wijs" simply means "the wise" and came into use as a distinguishing remark.
Rijck Hendricksen, bachelor, and Maijke Paulus de Wijs, bachelorette, both from Buren, were married in the Hervormde Kerk of Buren on the 28th of January, 1681; the banns were published there on the 9th. [1]
Sources
- ↑ "Netherlands, Gelderland Province, Church Records, 1405-1966," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99WK-L8BC?cc=2038506&wc=SMHS-C62%3A1292637101%2C346790301%2C346800701 : 22 August 2014), Nederlands Hervormde > Buren > Dopen 1619-1635, 1669-1811 Trouwen 1619-1638, 1669-1811 Index, Dopen, Trouwen 1695-1811 > image 166 of 570; Gelders Archives, Arnhem.