Family: Jan Wobbes Smitter/Geeske Jakobs (F665)

• Father | Male Jan Wobbes Smitter

  
  

  Born	1751
  Died	1811
  Buried
  Married
  Father
  Mother

  
  

  Mother | Female Geeske Jakobs

  
  

  Born	1763
  Died	16 Apr 1823	Oldekerk, Groningen, Netherlands
  Buried
  Father	Jacobs Hendriks Smitter | F669 Group Sheet
  Mother	Hiltje Alberts | F669 Group Sheet

  
  

  Child 1 | Male Wobbes Jans Smitter

  
  

  Born	1776
  Died	30 Mar 1847	Oldekerk, Groningen, Netherlands
  Buried
  Spouse	Janna Tunnes van Wijk | F676
  Married

  
  

  Child 2 | Male Albert Jans Smitter

  
  

  Born	25 Feb 1787	Niekerk, Groningen, Netherlands
  Died	15 Jan 1858	Tolbert near Leek, Groningen, Netherlands
  Buried
  Spouse	Zwaantje Geerts | F664
  Married	29 May 1813  [1]	Oldekerk, Groningen, Netherlands  [1]

  
  

  Child 3 | Male Egbert Jans Smitter

  
  

  Born	1798	Sebaldeburen near Grootegast, Groningen, Netherlands
  Died	18 Apr 1873	Zuidhorn, Groningen, Netherlands
  Buried
  Spouse	Elizabeth Nikolaas Witterholt | F667
  Married	18 Aug 1821	Zuidhorn, Groningen, Netherlands

  
  

• Notes

  Dutch had the tradition of using patronymic..... names. Father was Wobbes, the son became Jan Wobbes.... In the Archives, trace back to Jan Wobbes. Interestingly, on the death record for his wife, Geeske Jacobs, her full name is listed as Geeske Jacobs Smitter, daughter of Jacob Hendriks Smitter and Hiltje Alberts. Jan is just Jan Wobbes. Did Jan assume the Smitter name from Geeske's side of the family? [2]

  
  

• Sources

  [S277] Genlias Internet Database, Groninger Archieven, Oldekerk, death record 7, registered 17 Apr 1823. [S277] Genlias Internet Database.