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52 Ancestors: Week 20, Kemperink Family of Het Binnenveld (Groot Agelo)

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I would like to thank Willem and Yvette Hoitink from the Genealogy Discord for their help understanding the context and more nuanced terminology of the records discussed below as well as general tips for researching families in eastern Overijssel.

Previously, we saw that Aleida "Ale" Kemperink alias Gebben was the daughter of Hermen Zweers and Aleida Kemperink. A search of Frank Steggink's transcription of the church records of Ootmarsum yielded only one possible marriage for her parents.1

[1744] den 2. dito [Februarius] Jan Swiers Wedr. met Ale Kamperink J: d: [?] beijde uijt het Binnevelt. getroden [?] 16. dito.2

An earlier marriage record confirms this is Hermen Sweers. In his first marriage, his name is recorded as Jan Harmsen in the Reformed church, but the matching Catholic marriage entry records him as Hermen Sweers.3,4

We also saw previously that Hermen Sweers and Ale Kemperink and their children also used the name Gebben. In the 1748 census of Overijssel, the households of "Hermen in Gebbenhuijs" and "Lucas Kemperinck" are recorded in Het Binnenveld (part of Groot Agelo). Hermen's household included Ale, an old mother, and three children under 10 years of age (Jan, Ale, and Geertruit). Lucas was living with his wife Willemken.5 Although the page does not specify Het Binnenveld, the names are consistent with those living there as recorded in the church records.

Ale's parentage is presumed from her marriage record and proximity to her proposed father in the 1748 census. In her marriage in 1744, she is called "Ale Kamperink . . . uijt het Binnenvelt." In the eastern parts of Overijssel, farm names were the most common form of surname. Thus in this case, she is Ale from the Kamperink farm in Het Binnenveld.

She is certainly the Ale, wife of Hermen in Gebbenhuis, in the 1748 census. Lucas Kemperinck, who was listed two households down with no children in his household, was born in 1692, making him the correct age to be her father. Only four of Lucas' children were identified in the baptismal records; there is no matching entry for Ale, but baptismal records are inconsistent for this period. There is the possibility that Ale was only living at the Kemperink farm temporarily at the time of her marriage, but this seems unlikely. The marriage record indicates it was her first marriage, so she was likely living with her parents at the time. Additionally, the godmother of her first child was Eva Kemperink, undoubtedly the daughter of Lucas Kemperink who was baptized 13 November 1721. As aunts and uncles were typically godparents, it further supports Ale's father being Lucas.

Genealogical Summary

1. Berent Kemperink was born perhaps in Reutum say 1647. He married first in Ootmarsum 13 March 1672, Beerte Harmsz.6 He married second in Ootmarsum 19 October 1683, Fenneken Vreerkink.7 He married third in Ootmarsum 30 January 1689, Mette Bourkamp.8

Berent and Mette were still living 16 July 1725 when they and their son and heir, Lucas, took a loan of 350 guilders to be repaid with 4% annual interest from Elisabeth Velthuijs. The loan was taken to repay a previous loan from Dr. Hieter in 1720. The loan included their house and farmlands in Het Binnenveld as collateral.9 They previously took out a loan of 150 guilders on 18 July 1712.10

The terminology such as erfvolger [heir] in the aforementioned court records indicates that they were most likely serfs, a practice which persisted in eastern Overijssel until French occupation in 1795. The Kemperink farm was among the properties of the convent in Weerselo (although secularized since the end of the Eighty Years' War).11 Along with their house and farmlands, the court documents mention a katerstede which was a newer farm not entitled to a share in the commons. As serfs' rent was fixed, some managed to save enough money to purchase their own farms as inflation rose. Perhaps they were re-financing this farm or mortgaging it in order to obtain the loan. The need for the loan was possibly a response to the economic stagnation the Netherlands started to experience at the beginning of the 18th century.12

Children of Berent Kemperink and Mette Bourkamp (b. Het Binnenveld, bp. Ootmarsum):

  1. Lucas Kemperink, b. 18 March 1692;13 m. (1) Eefse Beuvink, (2) Willemken Hannink.
  2. Jan Kemperink, b. 16 Feb. 1695.14

2. Lucas Kemperink was born in Het Binnenveld 18 March 1692. He married first in Oldenzaal 25 November 1714 (intention in Ootmarsum 11 November 1714), Eefse Beuvink.15,16 He married second in Weerselo (intention in Ootmarsum 9 February 1721), Willemken Hannink.17

Child of Lucas Kemperink and Eefse Beuvink (b. Het Binnenveld, bp. Ootmarsum):

  1. Hermen Kemperink, bp. 15 Aug. 1716.18

Children of Lucas Kemperink and Willemken Hannink (b. Het Binnenveld, bp. Ootmarsum):

  1. Eva Kemperink, bp. 13 Nov. 1721;19 liv. 26 Jan. 1746.20
  2. Geertruida Kemperink, bp. 16 Aug. 1724.21
  3. Hendrina Kemperink, bp. 8 Nov. 1727.22

Probable child of Lucas Kemperink (uncertain maternity):

  1. Ale Kemperink, b. say 1719; m. Hermen Jan Sweers alias Gebben.

3. Ale Kemperink was born probably in Het Binnenveld say 1719. She married in Ootmarsum 16 February 1744 as his second wife, Hermen Jan Sweers alias Gebben.2 He was born say 1710. He married first in Ootmarsum 2 October 1735, Ale Willems.3,4

Children of Hermen Jan Sweers alias Gebben and Ale Willems (b. Het Binnenveld, bp. Ootmarsum):

  1. Willemina Sweers alias Gebben, bp. 6 March 1737;23 d. by 1748.
  2. Willem Sweers alias Gebben, bp. 25 July 1738;24 d. by 1748.
  3. Ale Sweers alias Gebben, bp. 27 Sept. 1739;25 d. by 1748.
  4. Jan Sweers alias Gebben, bp. 2 Dec. 1741;26 liv. 1748.
  5. Willemina Sweers alias Gebben, bp. 9 June 1743;27 d. by 1748.

Children of Hermen Jan Sweers alias Gebben and Ale Kemperink (b. Het Binnenveld, bp. Ootmarsum):

  1. Ale Kemperink alias Gebben, bp. 26 Jan. 1746;28 m. Jan Benerink alias Overes.29
  2. Geertruida Kemperink alias Gebben, bp. 5 April 1747;30 m. Hendrik Hofstede.
  3. Zusanna Kemperink alias Gebben, bp. 14 April 1754.31

  1. To account for spelling variations and the possibility of surnames not included with the records, the search included: Kemp, Kamp, Kame, Cemp, Camp, Came, Binnenv, Binnev, Gebben.↩

  2. Nederlands Hervormde Kerk (Ootmarsum, Netherlands), vol. 294, Marriages, 1661-1765, chronological marriage entries, intention 2 Feb. 1744, Jan Swiers-Ale Kamperink, m. 16 Feb. 1744; digital images, FamilySearch, DGS 7368101 > image 295. Also abstracted by Frank Steggink on Van Papier Naar Digital.↩

  3. Nederlands Hervormde Kerk (Ootmarsum, Netherlands), vol. 294, Marriages, 1661-1765, chronological marriage entries, intention 19 Sept. 1735, Jan Harmsen-Ale Willems, m. 2 Oct. 1735; digital images, FamilySearch, DGS 7368101 > image 283. Also abstracted by Frank Steggink on Van Papier Naar Digital.↩

  4. Rooms Katholieke Kerk (Ootmarsum, Netherlands), vol. 298, Baptisms and Marriages, 1727-1769, chronological marriage entries, 2 Oct. 1735, Hermen Sweers-Aleijdis Wilmes; digital images, FamilySearch, DGS 5472353 > image 214. Also transcribed by Frank Steggink on Van Papier Naar Digital.↩

  5. 1748 census of Overijssel, Netherlands, Gericht Ootmarsum, Groten [Groot] Agelo p. 13, families 6, 8; digital images, FamilySearch, DGS 8327230 > image 47. Image quality is poor; transcript is available at Collectie Overijssel.↩

  6. Nederlands Hervormde Kerk (Ootmarsum, Netherlands), inventory no. 334, Marriages, 1661-1733, chronological marriage entries, intention 25 Feb. 1672, Berent Kemperinck-Beerte Harmsz, m. 13 March 1672; digital images, Van Papier Naar Digital, Overijssel > Ootmarsum > "Trouwen NG 1670-1674" > image 2. Also abstracted by Frank Steggink on Van Papier Naar Digital.↩

  7. Nederlands Hervormde Kerk (Ootmarsum, Netherlands), inventory no. 334, Marriages, 1661-1733, chronological marriage entries, intention 23 Sept. 1683, Berent Kemperinck-Fenneken Vreerkinck, m. 19 Oct. 1683; digital images, Van Papier Naar Digital, Overijssel > Ootmarsum > "Trouwen NG 1683-1685" > image 2. Also abstracted by Frank Steggink on Van Papier Naar Digital.↩

  8. Nederlands Hervormde Kerk (Ootmarsum, Netherlands), inventory no. 334, Marriages, 1661-1733, chronological marriage entries, intention 6 Jan. 1689, Berent Kemperinck-Mette Bourkamp, m. 30 Jan. 1689; digital images, Van Papier Naar Digital, Overijssel > Ootmarsum > "Trouwen NG 1688-1691" > image 1. Also abstracted by Frank Steggink on Van Papier Naar Digital.↩

  9. Ootmarsum, Netherlands, Rechterlijke Registers [Court Records], 1700-1758, inventory no. 4, p. 335; digital images, FamilySearch, DGS 8908711 > image 1899.↩

  10. Ootmarsum, Netherlands, Rechterlijke Registers [Court Records], 1700-1758, inventory no. 3, p. 448; digital images, FamilySearch, DGS 8908711 > image 1622.↩

  11. Henk Woolderink, Historisch boerderij-onderzoek in het richterambt Ootmarsum (Enschede: Vereniging Oudheidkamer Twente, 2013), 115; digital images, Oudheidkamer Twente.↩

  12. Thanks again to Yvette Hoitink and Willem for help deciphering these records.↩

  13. Rooms Katholieke Kerk (Ootmarsum, Netherlands), vol. 297, Baptisms, 1690-1692, chronological baptism entries, 19 March 1692, Lucam Kemperinck, b. 18 March 1692; digital images, FamilySearch, DGS 7368100 > image 214. Also transcribed by Frank Steggink on Van Papier Naar Digital.↩

  14. Rooms Katholieke Kerk (Ootmarsum, Netherlands), Baptisms, 1690-1695, inventory no. 342, p. 32, Joannem Kemp[e]r, b. 16 Feb. 1695, bp. 20 Feb. 1695; digital images, Van Papier Naar Digital, Overijssel > Ootmarsum > "Dopen RK mei 1694 - juni 1695" > image 14. Also transcribed by Frank Steggink on Van Papier Naar Digital.↩

  15. Nederlands Hervormde Kerk (Oldenzaal, Netherlands), vol. 266, Marriages, 1685-1717, entry no. 1906, intention 11 Nov. 1714, Lukas Kempingk-Eva Beuvingk, m. 25 Nov. 1714; digital images, FamilySearch, DGS 7368082 > image 161. Also abstracted by Frank Steggink on Van Papier Naar Digital.↩

  16. Nederlands Hervormde Kerk (Ootmarsum, Netherlands), vol. 294, Marriages, 1661-1765, chronological marriage entries, intention 11 Nov. 1714, Lucas Berentsen-Eefse Beuvinck; digital images, FamilySearch, DGS 7368101 > image 249. Also abstracted by Frank Steggink on Van Papier Naar Digital.↩

  17. Nederlands Hervormde Kerk (Ootmarsum, Netherlands), vol. 294, Marriages, 1661-1765, chronological marriage entries, intention 9 Feb. 1721, Lucas Kemperinck-Willemken Hannick; digital images, FamilySearch, DGS 7368101 > image 257. Also abstracted by Frank Steggink on Van Papier Naar Digital.↩

  18. Rooms Katholieke Kerk (Ootmarsum, Netherlands), vol. 296, Baptisms, 1680-1727, chronological baptism entries, 15 Aug. 1716, Herminam ex Kemperinck-huijs; digital images, FamilySearch, DGS 7368100 > image 187. Also transcribed by Frank Steggink on Van Papier Naar Digital.↩

  19. Rooms Katholieke Kerk (Ootmarsum, Netherlands), vol. 296, Baptisms, 1680-1727, chronological baptism entries, 13 Nov. 1721, Eva Kemperinck; digital images, FamilySearch, DGS 7368100 > image 256. Also transcribed by Frank Steggink on Van Papier Naar Digital.↩

  20. She was still living 26 January 1746 when she was recorded as the godmother of Ale Kemperink, who was probably her niece. No matching entries are found in either the Catholic or Reformed marriage records in Ootmarsum. Furthermore, she does not appear in the 1748 census, so perhaps she died by then.↩

  21. Rooms Katholieke Kerk (Ootmarsum, Netherlands), vol. 296, Baptisms, 1680-1727, chronological baptism entries, 16 Aug. 1724, Gertrudis Camperink; digital images, FamilySearch, DGS 7368100 > image 280. Also transcribed by Frank Steggink on Van Papier Naar Digital.↩

  22. Rooms Katholieke Kerk (Ootmarsum, Netherlands), vol. 298, Baptisms and Marriages, 1727-1769, chronological baptism entries, 8 Nov. 1727, Hendrina, d. of Lucas Berents; digital images, FamilySearch, DGS 5472353 > image 9. Also transcribed by Frank Steggink on Van Papier Naar Digital.↩

  23. Rooms Katholieke Kerk (Ootmarsum, Netherlands), vol. 298, Baptisms and Marriages, 1727-1769, chronological baptism entries, 6 March 1737, Wilmina van Gebbe; digital images, FamilySearch, DGS 5472353 > image 47. Also transcribed by Frank Steggink on Van Papier Naar Digital.↩

  24. Rooms Katholieke Kerk (Ootmarsum, Netherlands), vol. 298, Baptisms and Marriages, 1727-1769, chronological baptism entries, 25 July 1738, Wilhelmus Sweers; digital images, FamilySearch, DGS 5472353 > image 54. Also transcribed by Frank Steggink on Van Papier Naar Digital.↩

  25. Rooms Katholieke Kerk (Ootmarsum, Netherlands), vol. 298, Baptisms and Marriages, 1727-1769, chronological baptism entries, 27 Sept. 1739, Aleijdis uijt't Gebbenhuijs; digital images, FamilySearch, DGS 5472353 > image 58. Also transcribed by Frank Steggink on Van Papier Naar Digital.↩

  26. Rooms Katholieke Kerk (Ootmarsum, Netherlands), vol. 298, Baptisms and Marriages, 1727-1769, chronological baptism entries, 2 Dec. 1741, Joannes in Gebbenhuis; digital images, FamilySearch, DGS 5472353 > image 68. Also transcribed by Frank Steggink on Van Papier Naar Digital.↩

  27. Rooms Katholieke Kerk (Ootmarsum, Netherlands), vol. 298, Baptisms and Marriages, 1727-1769, chronological baptism entries, 9 June 1743, Willemine Sweers; digital images, FamilySearch, DGS 5472353 > image 76. Also transcribed by Frank Steggink on Van Papier Naar Digital.↩

  28. Rooms Katholieke Kerk (Ootmarsum, Netherlands), vol. 298, Baptisms and Marriages, 1727-1769, chronological baptism entries, 26 Jan. 1746, Aleijdis Camperink; digital images, FamilySearch, DGS 5472353 > image 92. Also transcribed by Frank Steggink on Van Papier Naar Digital.↩

  29. For his ancestry and their children, see "52 Ancestors: Week 7, Jan Benerink alias Overes and Ale Kemperink alias Gebben".↩

  30. Rooms Katholieke Kerk (Ootmarsum, Netherlands), vol. 298, Baptisms and Marriages, 1727-1769, chronological baptism entries, 5 April 1747, Gertrudis Kamperink; digital images, FamilySearch, DGS 5472353 > image 100. Also transcribed by Frank Steggink on Van Papier Naar Digital.↩

  31. Rooms Katholieke Kerk (Ootmarsum, Netherlands), vol. 298, Baptisms and Marriages, 1727-1769, chronological baptism entries, 14 April 1754, Zusanna Camperink; digital images, FamilySearch, DGS 5472353 > image 134. Also transcribed by Frank Steggink on Van Papier Naar Digital.↩