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Hester van Houten Jacobs 1612–1668 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Mar 1612

Birth Location: Tetenbuell, Schleswig-Holstein, Deutschland

Death Date: Apr 1668

Death Location: New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, Colonial America

Father: Jakob Houten

Mother: Jacobgen Jacobs

Spouse(s): David Swierngh

Children(s): Gerret Sweringen

Hester van Houten Jacobs was born in 1612 in Tetenbuell, Schleswig-Holstein, Deutschland, the child of Jakob Peter Van Pieter Of Houten And Jacobgen Vrericx Jacobs. Hester van Houten Jacobs married David Janse Van Swierngh, and had children including Gerret Frank Sweringen. Hester van Houten Jacobs passed away in 1668 in New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, Colonial America.

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Biography

  • Hester van Houten Jacobs was born in 1612 in Tetenbuell, Schleswig-Holstein, Deutschland, the child of Jakob Peter Van Pieter Of Houten And Jacobgen Vrericx Jacobs.
  • Hester van Houten Jacobs married David Janse Van Swierngh, and had children including Gerret Frank Sweringen.
  • Hester van Houten Jacobs passed away in 1668 in New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jakob Houten
1571–1620
Birth Location: Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
JH
Jacobgen Jacobs
1573–1620
Birth Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
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Spouses(s)

David Swierngh
1610–1698
Birth Location: Beemster, North Holland, The Netherlands
DS

Children(s)

Gerret Sweringen
1636–1698
Birth Location: Rijnsaterwoude, Kaag en Braassem Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
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Hester Jacobs's Ancestors

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Hester Jacobs
1612–1668
Birth Place: Tetenbuell, Schleswig-Holstein, Deutschland
Parents
Jakob 'Peter' Van Pieter of Houten
1571–1620
Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Jacobgen (Vrericx) Jacobs
1573–1620
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Hester Jacobs's Descendants

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Hester (van Houten) Jacobs (20 Mar 1612–Apr 1668) m. David (Janse Van) Swierngh (1610–1698)
  1. 1. Gerret (Frank) Sweringen 1636–1698 m. Mary Smith 1659–1713 m. Barbara (Elizabeth) Barrette 1639–1670
    1. 1. Thomas Swearingen 1665–1709 m. Jane Doyne 1669–1716

Hester Jacobs's Timeline

2 Records

1612
20 Mar 1612
Birth of Hester van Houten Jacobs in Tetenbuell, Schleswig-Holstein, Deutschland
Tetenbuell, Schleswig-Holstein, Deutschland
1668
Apr 1668
Age 56
Death of Hester van Houten Jacobs in New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, Colonial America
New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1612
    Event Place: Tetenbuell, Schleswig-Holstein, Deutschland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1668
    Event Place: New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, Colonial America
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