The Oldest Data
1. Old: The First Five Generations 1600-1800 | 2. Older: Leicester Tree 967-1600 | 3. Oldest: From Thomas to Adam
4. A short Historic Overview about Leicester
The Oldest Data
1. Old: The First Five Generations 1600-1800 | 2. Older: Leicester Tree 967-1600 | 3. Oldest: From Thomas to Adam
4. A short Historic Overview about
Leicester
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1. The first five generations from Thomas Sleijster (1600-1800) The roots of the Sleijster family are found in Zutphen, around the year 1600. In the course of time the
family is rather expanded and has spread out. At the moment there has only remained a very tiny
Zutphen branch . But there are now discernible a few Arnhem branches, a Heerde branch and an
Amsterdam branch. Besides that there are several Sleijsters emigrated to the USA
in the middle of the 19th century.
At the head of the regiment was Thomas' natural father, Robert Dudley. Him was asked to become the governor. In 1587 there has been a battle near Zutphen, where also Thomas was fighting. Thereafter the regiment is stationed in Zutphen and Thomas married there. If this story, in particular the participation in the battle near Zutphen in 1587, is true, Thomas would be born in ± 1570 and than he was rather old (67) when he married Anneke Willems and got children (68-80). We don't know much about Anneke Willems. She was probably young. Her confirmation in the church was a year after her marriage in 1638. Another possibility could be that Thomas was born during Robert Dudley's visite of The Netherlands from 1585 till 1587. Sources In this story fits also the statement that the name Sleijster is a combination on sound of 'Sargeant of Leicester' or 'Son of Leicester'. Together: S leister. The tree
of Robert Dudley, the father of Thomas Sleijster, goes back til the
year 967. Click here...
He is the first "Sleijster", that we encounter in the archives and so he is the ancestor of the family.
On 16 November 1625 Thomas Sleijsser, militarist under Capt. Treffreij, married in Zutphen with Marrije Loon. She was the widow of Vespasianus Loon. There were no children born out of this marriage. The marriage ended in a divorce according to a document that was presented on 3 may 1637 with the second marriage of Thomas, namely the ecclesiastical proclamation of the marriage between "George Bord, militairy under C. Broun, and Marije Loon, widow of Vespasiaen Loon" (a registration of their marriage has not been found). In 1634 on a quarter on list of the garrison of Capt. Treffey (or: Trevery) is mentioned: Thomas Sleijster, Sargiant, lives 'on his own' ('op syn eygen').
On the 3d may 1637 the 2d marriage of Thomas Schleisser was consecrated with Anneken Willems. She was just as his first wife a widow. From this marriage were born 4 children, Thomas2, Johannes, Walborg and Lijsbetgen.
On 30 September 1638 their firstborn child was registered in the baptismal register of the Walburgchurch (Walburgkerk) as Thomas, son of Tomas Slijser. He became the 2d ancestor of the family. One year later, in 1639, Johannes was registered as son of Tomas Slijser. Two years later, in 1641, a daughter was registered, Walborg, daughter of Tomas Sleijser. In 1650 Thomas lived in a own house near the Marsgate (Marspoort), north side Groenmarkt, called "de Roose" (the Rose). On 6 may 1650 Hans Hungert and his wife Marritgen Caspers sell to Thomas Sleyser, sergeant of Captain Coecke, and his wife Jenneken Sticks, a house "op die Nijstadt in die Backeroorde". On 13 december 1650, 9 years after the birth of their first daughter, there was born a second daughter, who was registered as Lijsbetgen, daughter of Thomas Sleijers and Anneken Sticke. A few months before, on 6 may 1650, Thomas Sleijser and his wife had bought an own house "op die Nijstadt in die Backeroorde". In that deed of purchase his wife is called Jenneken Sticks. This could be interpret as a third marriage but more presumable is that Anneken Willems and Anneken Sticke and Jenneken Sticks are the same person, at least when we may presume that Sticks was her own surname and Willem was the first name of her father or maybe the first name of her first husband. On 5 april 1653 Thomas Sleijser was registered in the citizen book ("burgerboek") of the city Zutphen and with that he became an official citizen of Zutphen. His descendants stayed in Zutphen for many generations.
On 4 September 1664 is the consecration of the marriage of Thomas-II and Jenneke Willems. On 24 april 1711 Thomas Sleijter is present when his son Jurriaen,
"den glasenmaecker" (the glassmaker), appears before the orphanage. This is the last
fact we find of Thomas. He was 73 years than.
On 24 may 1671: the birth registration of Willem, son of Thomas Sleicers and Jenneke Willems
On 29 September 1695: the marriage of Willem Sleister, j.m. (=young man), and Janna Thomas, j.d. (=young daughter) ("j.m." and "j.d." was written when people were not married before). On 23 may 1702 Joost Balthasar van Grotenhuys and his wife sell to Willem Sleyser and his wife a house in the "Barthese", between Simon Gelinck and Jacob Crijns. On 16 September 1706 Willem Sleyster and his wife Johanna Teunissen take a mortgage on this house in the "Barthese". Paid off at 28 April 1719.
3 august 1707: the birth registration of Jan Jurjen by Willem Sleisters
and Janna Toness. Jan Jurjen is their sixth child.
6 may 1728: the marriage in the "Grote Kerk" (Big Church) of Jan Sleister, j.m. (young man) and Wesseltje Wicherink, j.d. (young daughter), 'both living here'. On 10 august 1736 Jan Sleister and Oortwijn Arents are appointed as guardians over the children of the late Thomas Sleister. This Thomas was the 3 years younger brother of Jan Jurjen and he had 2 children of 5 and 6 years. On 4 December 1736 Jan Sleijster and his wife Wesseltien Wiggerink buy a house "op den Rijkenhagen" between Hendrik Maes and Berent Bosch. The next day they take a 500 guilders mortage on this house at 4½%. On 8 may 1739 Jan Sleijster and his wife Wesseltien Wiggerink take a 200 guilders mortgage on their house at 4%. On 23 September 1751 paid back by the widow.  Jan Willem and Albertus They are the two oldest sons of Jan Jurjen and they are the ancestors of the two big family branches: |
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1. Jan Willem is ancestor of:- the American branch of emigrant Roelof |
2. Albertus is ancestor of:- the Amsterdam Hermanus-branch |
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On 26 February 1765 Jan Willem Sleijster and Albertus Sleijster and their wives Johanna Hendriks and Anna Maria Meijer take a 500 guilder mortgage at 4% on the house of Jan Willem in the "Franschensteeg" and the house of Albertus in the "Turfstraat", between Arnoldus Caldenbach and the clockmaker Van der Bosch, and on the house on the "Rijkenhagen", between Barent ten Bosch and David Kragt, of which they were both the owners with their mother Wesseltje Wiggerink, widow of Jan Sleijster and with their sister and brother-in-law Catharina Sleijster and Daniėl Molien. On 5 may 1769 250 guilders are paid back. On 11 January 1792 the mortgage is paid off.
On 26 October 1799 Albertus Sleijster and his wife Anna Maria Meijer sell their house in the "Turfstraat" between Arnoldus Caldenbach and Hermannus Dijkman to their son Pieter Johannes and his wife Johanna Witen. |
Robert Dudley
