Ancestor # 114

Jan Van De Plassche (1739-1794)

and

Ancestor # 115

Joanne Livina Sierens (1746-?)

Jan Van De Plassche was born in Sint-Laureins, Oost Vlaanderen, Belgium on 25 April 1739[i] and baptized the same day. He was the son of Petrus and Joanna Maria (De Meyer) Van De Plassche. He died on 1 November 1794[ii]. He married on 21 May 1770[iii] in Sint Laureins, Joanne Livina Sierens, born 14 April 1746[iv] in Sint-Laureins. She was the daughter of Joseph and Cornelia (Busschaert) Sierens.

Jan and Joanna lost two children on 20 October 1794, Angelina age 19 and Jan Francis age 11. Jan himself died less than 2 weeks later. This suggests that there was an epidemic during this period in Sint Laureins.

I had trouble finding a baptism for Joanne. She wasn’t listed under Sierens or Syrens or Syerens. All the baptisms of her children stated that she was from Sint Laureins and born between 1742 and 1747. So I started looking entry by entry in 1747 and had no luck. I looked ahead into 1748 without luck and decided to go backward and look in 1746. I found her there. Her father’s name was spelled with a “C” instead of an “S”. I have no idea where her parents originated. Neither one is listed in the baptismal index for Sint Laureins.  When Joanne was baptized the parish priests were not recording where the parents came from (i.e. where they were baptized).

Children of Jan and Joanna Livina (Sierens) Van De Plassche, all born in Sint Laureins:

i.                    Joanna Theresia Van De Plassche, b. 1 April 1771 and bap. the same day.

ii.                  Maria Cornelia Van De Plassche, b. and bap. on 3 September 1772.

iii.                Angelina Van De Plassche, b. and bap. on 15 November 1774 and d. 20 October 1794.

iv.                Carolina Francisca Van De Plassche b. and bap. on 25 October 1776. She m. on 28 Jan 1799  Jan Baptista Hijfte.

v.                  Petrus Jacobus Van De Plassche, b. 11 July 1778 and bap. the next day. He died sometime in 1778.

vi.                Petronella Theresia Van De Plassche, b. and bap. 10 September 1779. She d. on 1 January 1783.

vii.              Petrus Jacobus Van De Plassche, b. 25 September 1781 and bap. the following day.

viii.            Jan Francis Van De Plassche, b. 18 October 1783 and bap. the next day. He d. 20 October 1794.

ix.                Isabella Theresia Van De Plassche, b. and bap. on 13 January 1786. She d. on 21 January 1850 in Kaprijke, Oost Vlaanderen, Belgium. She m. on 7 February 1806 in Kaprijke Jan Francis Dobbelaere, b. 19 February 1778 in Kaprijke and d. there 25 December 1829.

x.                  Christian Van De Plassche, b. 18 March 1787, bap. 19 March 1787 and d. 30 Sep 1787.

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[i] Rooms Katholieke Kerk, “Kerkelijke registers, 1628-1802, Sint-Laureins, East Flanders, Belgium”,  “Dopen 1732-1761”, Baptism of Joannes Van De Plassche, 1739, p. 1598; digital images, FamilySearch.org (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed 20 Dec 2019), film 4,458,936.

[ii] Rooms Katholieke Kerk, “Kerkelijke registers, 1628-1802, Sint-Laureins, “Overlijdens 1779-1796”, burial of Joannes Van De Plassche, 1794, p. 1249, film 4,459,280.

[iii] Rooms Katholieke Kerk, “Kerkelijke registers, 1628-1802, Sint-Laureins, “Huwelijken 1684-1778”, Van De Plassche – Sierens marriage, 1770, p. 673, film 4,458,883.

[iv] Rooms Katholieke Kerk, “Kerkelijke registers, 1628-1802, Sint-Laureins,”Dopen 1732-1761”, baptism of Joanne Livina Sierens, 1746, p. 2040, film 4,459,046.

Ancestor # 112

Petrus Jan Dobbelaere (c 1739-1808)

And

Ancestor #113

Joanna Theresia Van Gansbeke (1746-1781)

Petrus Jan Dobbelaere was born in Kaprijke, Oost Vlaanderen, Belgium about 1739 and died there on 5 February 1808[1]. He was the son of Jacobus and Anna Maria (Loyius) Dobbelaere. He married on 2 May 1770[2] in Kaprijke Joanna Theresia Van Gansbeke. Joanna Theresia was born in Kaprijke, on 26 September 1746[3] and died there on 11 October 1781[4] She was the daughter of Laurence and Livina (Scheemaker) Van Gansbeke.

Children of Petrus Jan and Joanna Theresia (Van Gansbeke) Dobbelaere all born in Kaprijke:

i.                     Joanna Theresia Dobbelaere, b. 28 Nov 1771 and bap. the following day.

ii.                   Philip Dobbelaere, b. and bap. 7 Jan 1773 and d. 9 Mar 1827. He m. Maria Catherine Van Den Neste on 8 Jul 1799 in Kaprijke. She was born 19 Jun 1775 in Lembeke, Oost Vlaanderen, Belgium and d. in Kaprijke on 30 Aug 1844.

iii.                 Jan Baptista Dobbelaere, b. and bap. 30 Jan 1775 and d. 8 Mar 1775.

iv.                 Maria Petronella Dobbelaere, b. and bap. on 20 Jan 1776 and d. 19 Jan 1850.

v.                   Jan Francis Dobbelaere, b. 19 Feb 1778 and bap. the following day. He d. on 25 Dec 1829 in Kaprijke. He m. on 7 Feb 1806 Isabella Theresia Van De Plassche, b. 13 Jan 1786 in Sint Laureins, Oost Vlaanderen, Belgium and d. 21 Jan 1850 in Kaprijke.

vi.                 Bernard Dobbelaere, b. 31 Jan 1780 and d. 10 Mar 1784.

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[1] Registers van de Burgerlijke Stand, 1796-1870, death of Pierre Dobbelaere, 1808, p. 308; digital images, FamilySearch.org, (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed 1 Sep 2014), FHL film 784,184.

[2] Rooms Katholieke Kerk. “Kerkelijke registers, 1618-1802, Kaprijke, East Flanders, Belgium.”, Dobbelaere – Van Gansbeke marriage, 1770, p. 282; digital images, FamilySearch.org  (http://www.familysearch.org :  accessed 25 Apr 2018), FHL film 4,454,481.

[3] Rooms Katholieke Kerk. “Kerkelijke registers, 1618-1802, Kaprijke, East Flanders, Belgium.”, Baptism of Joanna Van Gansbeke, 1746, p. 643; film 4,454,443.

[4] Rooms Katholieke Kerk. “Kerkelijke registers, 1618-1802, Kaprijke, East Flanders, Belgium.”, burial of Joanna Van Gansbeke, 1781, p. 1574, film 4,454,515.

Ancestor #110

Jan Cornelis Van De Velde (1732-?)

And

Ancestor #111

Elizabeth Dinneweth (1717-1766)

Jan Cornelis Van De Velde was born in Sint-Jan-in-Eremo, Oost Vlaanderen, Belgium on 2 June 1732[1] and was baptized the same day. He was the son of Petrus and Joanna (Landuyt) Van De Velde. He married (1) on 28 January 1753[2] in Sint Laureins,, Oost Vlaanderen, Belgium Elizabeth Dinneweth, (2) on 10 April 1768[3] Angelina Willems in Sint-Jan-in-Eremo and (3) Joanna Theresia De Roover on 24 May 1794 [4]in Sint Laureins.

Elizabeth Dinneweth was born in Sint-Laureins on 14 August 1717[5] and baptized on the 15^th. She was the daughter of Jacob and Judoca (De Pauw) Dinneweth. She married (1) about 1736 in Sint Laureins,, Ludovicus Bertels b. 1712 and d. 1749 and (2) Jan Cornelis Van De Velde. She died in St. Laureins on 23 December 1766.[6]

With Elizabeth Dinneweth, I have found my first instance of pedigree collapse. This occurs when one couple has more than one child who is your direct ancestor. In this case Elizabeth and Isabella Clara Dinneweth (ancestor 105) are first cousins, both the granddaughters of Philip and Joanna Janneken (Gothem) Dinneweth. This means that I have one less set of sixth great grandparents than I should have. Pedigree collapse is very common and eventually affects everyone. There were not enough people living 1000 years ago to ensure that everyone has unrelated grandparents.

            Children of Ludovicus and Elizabeth (Dinneweth) Bertels, all born in Sint Laureins:

i.                    Susanna Bertels, b. 1736 and d. 1772.

ii.                  Joanna Livina Bertels, b. 1738 and d. 1758.

iii.                Jan Bertels, b. 1743 and d. 1747.

iv.                Cornelis Bertels, b. 1745. He married on 15 Aug 1768 in Sint-Jan-in-Eremo, Livina Van Den Berg.

v.                  Anna Catherine Bertels, b. 1749.

Children of Jan Cornelis and Elizabeth (Dinneweth) Van De Velde all born in Sint Laureins:

i.                    Jan Van De Velde, b. 21 February 1754.

ii.                  Petrus Van De Velde, b. 8 January 1756.

iii.                Anna Maria Van De Velde, b. 24 April 1758, baptized on the 25^th. She m. Petrus Jan Cauwels on 14 April 1786 in Sint Laureins. He was b. 20 Dec 1755 in Kaprijke, Oost Vlaanderen, Belgium and died there 24 Apr 1805.

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[1] Rooms Katholieke Kerk. “Kerkelijke registers, 1676-1802, Sint-Jan-in-Eremo, East Flanders, Belgium.”,Baptism of Joannes Cornelis Van De Velde 1732, p. 28 ; Family Search.org, (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed 25 Oct 2019), film 4,458,749.

[2] Rooms Katholieke Kerk. “Kerkelijke registers, 1628-1802, Sint-Laureins, East Flanders, Belgium.”, Van De Velde – Dinneweth marriage, 1753, FHL film 4,458,883, accessed 2 Nov 2018.

[3] Rooms Katholieke Kerk. “Kerkelijke registers, 1628-1802, Sint-Laureins, East Flanders, Belgium.”, Van De Velde – Willems marriage, 1768, file 4,458,807, accessed 30 Oct 2019.

[4] Rooms Katholieke Kerk. “Kerkelijke registers, 1628-1802, Sint-Laureins, East Flanders, Belgium.”, Van De Velde – De Roover marriage, 1794, film 4,459,230, accessed 30 Oct 2019.

[5] Rooms Katholieke Kerk, “Kerkelijke registers, 1628-1802, Sint-Laureins, East Flanders, Belgium”, Baptism of Elizabeth Dinnevet, 1717, p. 1466; film 4,458,921; accessed 9 Nov 2019.

[6] Rooms Katholieke Kerk, “Kerkelijke registers, 1628-1802, Sint-Laureins, East Flanders, Belgium”, burial of Elizabeth Dinnevet, 1766, p. 867, FHL film 4,458,845; accessed 9 Nov 2019.