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.