Ne Obliviscaris

52 Ancestors: Week 4, Hendrick ter Binckhorst

Orginal post: 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks

This week's post is follow-up on that from week two about Gerdt ter Binckhorst. The rights to reside on the Binkhorst farm would be inherited by his eldest son Hendrick. As discussed in the previous post, they were not land owners but rather serfs. Although, by that time, a predominantly Calvinist country, Catholicism was still prevalent in several Dutch provinces such as Overijssel which was formerly part of the Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht. The Binkhorst family was Catholic, and their farm was owned by the Catholic Church like many of the estates in the region.

After Hendrick, the farm would pass down to his eldest son Gerrit who married Geertken Molthof in 1711.1 His younger sons (from whom I descend), Jan and Hermen, would move to the estates where their wives' resided. Gerrit and Jan are both known from a 1695 deed detailing the serfs residing on the Binkhorst estate.1 Jan would marry Fenneken Benneker, also from De Lutte, on 22 March 1722 at the Dutch Reformed Church in Oldenzaal.2 It should be noted that marriages performed by the Catholic Church were not recognized by the Dutch government, so before civil registrations existed, Catholics were required to be married in the Dutch Reformed Church as well. Two months later, on 13 May 1722, Jan obtained a vrijbrief ("letter of freedom") which allowed him to leave the Binkhorst estate.1 Jan was buried 28 April 1736.3 In the 1748 census, his widow resided on the Benneker farm in De Lutte with her second husband, 5 children, and a servant.4

The youngest son Hermen is presumed to be Hendrik's son based on his marriage. The intention for his marriage with Janna van't Scholtenhuis was recorded in Oldenzaal 5 June 1724.5 They were married in Tubbergen, the bride's residence, but the date of the marriage is not recorded. Hermen is recorded as "Harmen van de Binkhorst . . . uit De Lutte" meaning he resided on the Binkhorst farm in De Lutte. As there is nothing to indicate it was a later marriage, the date fits to make him the the son of Hendrick. He is presumably the "Schulte" with a wife Janna residing in Fleringen, a village neighboring Tubbergen, in the 1748 census.6 The census frequently abbreviates or omits the given names of the heads of households.

Genealogical Summary

Hendrick ter Binckhorst, farmer, was born in De Lutte, Overijssel, Netherlands by 16 September 1660, when he was baptized in Oldenzaal, Overijssel, Netherlands,7 and died in De Lutte by 26 February 1724, when he was buried in Oldenzaal.8 He married in Oldenzaal 6 February 1684, Anna Welpelo.9 She was born in Losser, Overijssel, Netherlands say 1659 and died in De Lutte by 8 March 1748, when she was buried.10

Children of Hendrick and Anna (Welpelo) ter Binckhorst, born in De Lutte:

  1. Gerrit ter Binckhorst, b. c. 1690; m. Geertken Molthof.
  2. Jan ter Binckhorst, b. c. 1692; m. Fenneken Benneker.
  3. Hermen ter Binckhorst, b. say 1699; m. Janna van't Scholtenhuis.

  1. A. Haga, "Bijdrage tot de genealogie van het Overijsselsche geslacht Bin©khorst," De Nederlandsche Leeuw 57 (1939):508-517.↩

  2. Nederlands Hervormde Kerk (Oldenzaal, Netherlands), vol. 267, Marriages, 1717-1781, marriage entry 2337, Jan van de Binkhorst-Fenneken Benneker, 22 March 1722; digital images, FamilySearch, DGS 7368082 > image 219. Also abstracted by Frank Steggink on Van Papier Naar Digital.↩

  3. St. Plechelmusbasiliek (Oldenzaal, Netherlands), "Ontvangsten van de Kerkmeesters" (Receipts of the Church Wardens), 1712-1746, p. 383, burial of Jan Benneker, 28 April 1736; digital images, Van Papier Naar Digitaal > Oldenzaal > Ontvangsten van de kerkmeesters 1734-1736 > image 39; citing Stadsarchief Oldenzaal.↩

  4. 1748 census of Overijssel, Netherlands, Gericht Oldenzaal, "Register van de personen in den . . . Marke Lutte" (Register of persons in the . . . district of Lutte), p. 17, Hengeler Heurne, family 3, H. Benneker, Vrouw Fenne; digital images, FamilySearch, DGS 8011577 > image 2466. Image quality is poor; transcript is available at Collectie Overijssel.↩

  5. Nederlands Hervormde Kerk (Oldenzaal, Netherlands), vol. 267, Marriages, 1717-1781, marriage entry 2521, Harmen van de Binkhorst-Janna van't Scholtenhuis, intention 5 June 1724; digital images, FamilySearch, DGS 7368082 > image 233. Also abstracted by Frank Steggink on Van Papier Naar Digital.↩

  6. 1748 census of Overijssel, Netherlands, Gericht Ootmarsum, p. 45, "Register van de boerschap Vleringen" (Register of the village of Vleringen), family 5, Schulte, Vrouw Janna; digital images, FamilySearch, DGS 8327230 > image 94. Image quality is poor; transcript is available at Collectie Overijssel.↩

  7. Nederlands Hervormde Kerk (Oldenzaal, Netherlands), vol. 263, Births and Marriages, 1641-1685, chronological baptism entries, Hendrick Binckhorst, 16 September 1660; digital images, FamilySearch, DGS 7368083 > image 127. Also abstracted by Frank Steggink on Van Papier Naar Digital.↩

  8. St. Plechelmusbasiliek (Oldenzaal, Netherlands), "Ontvangsten van de Kerkmeesters" (Receipts of the Church Wardens), 1712-1746, p. 199, burial of [Hendrick] De Binkhorst, 26 February 1724; digital images, Van Papier Naar Digitaal > Oldenzaal > Ontvangsten van de kerkmeesters 1723-1725 > image 7; citing Stadsarchief Oldenzaal.↩

  9. Nederlands Hervormde Kerk (Oldenzaal, Netherlands), vol. 263, Births and Marriages, 1641-1685, marriage entry 2500, Henrik te Binkhorst-Anna te Wilpeloo, 6 February 1684; digital images, FamilySearch, DGS 7368083 > image 344. Also abstracted by Frank Steggink on Van Papier Naar Digital.↩

  10. St. Plechelmusbasiliek (Oldenzaal, Netherlands), "Ontvangsten van de Kerkmeesters" (Receipts of the Church Wardens), 1747-1780, p. 8, burial of widow of Henrik Binkhorst, 8 March 1748; digital images, Van Papier Naar Digitaal > Oldenzaal > Ontvangsten van de kerkmeesters 1747-1749 > image 16; citing Stadsarchief Oldenzaal.↩