Selected Families and Individuals


Wubbe Wubbens Jabingh 1. Wubbe married 1 Ettien Elses on 16 Mar 1719 in Blijham.

Ettien Elses [Parents] was christened 1 on 19 Feb 1693 in Blijham. Ettien married 1 Wubbe Wubbens Jabingh on 16 Mar 1719 in Blijham.

Ettien was baptized.


Hero Elses [Parents] was born 1 before 1693 in Blijham. Hero married 1 Geertjen Ockens on 9 Feb 1716 in Blijham.

Geertjen Ockens 1. Geertjen married 1 Hero Elses on 9 Feb 1716 in Blijham.


Edzard Eltiens 1. Edzard married Mentjen Elses.

Mentjen Elses [Parents] was christened 1 on 9 Mar 1688 in Blijham?. Mentjen married Edzard Eltiens.

Other marriages:
, Pieter Borchers


Pieter Borchers 1. Pieter married 1 Mentjen Elses on 21 Nov 1710 in Blijham.

Pieter worked 1 as schoolmeester te Blijham.

Mentjen Elses [Parents] was christened 1 on 9 Mar 1688 in Blijham?. Mentjen married 1 Pieter Borchers on 21 Nov 1710 in Blijham.

Other marriages:
, Edzard Eltiens


Claes Alberts 1 was born 2 about 1670. Claes married 3, 4, 5 Wendeltje Teedes on 23 Jun 1695 in Oostermeer / Eenstrum, The Netherlands.

A baptismal record for one, Klaes Alberts, is found in the Friesland archives. It is dated 28 March 1680 and lists neither fathe nor mother. It comes from: "Herv. gem. Oudega, Nijega en Opeinde, doop 1640-1707, Inventarisnr. : 626" -- a church record.

Wendeltje Teedes 1. Wendeltje married 2, 3, 4 Claes Alberts on 23 Jun 1695 in Oostermeer / Eenstrum, The Netherlands.

They had the following children.

  M i Albert Claeses was born about 1700. He died in 1750.

Albert Claeses [Parents] was born 1, 2 about 1700 in Kortezwaag, Friesland, The Netherlands. He died 3, 4 in 1750 in Noorder - Drachten, The Netherlands. Albert married 5, 6, 7 Trijntje Eizes on 10 Sep 1730 in Kortezwaag (Opsterland), Friesland, The Netherlands.

Albert worked as Peat Cutter (Turfstekers).

The official record of Albert Claeses is his marriage record from 1730.

Albert Claeses lived approximately from the year 1700 to 1750. It is not mentioned where he was born. It is assumed that he lived his whole live in Northern Drachten (Friesland) near Ijmerswijk. It is known that he belonged to a group that had a profession that is called "Turfstekers" - People who were cutting peat. He lived in a sod hut. His wife was a daughter of a certain man named Freerks. Her first name is not known.

By the year 1744, Albert Claeses and his wife Freerks have a total of  six children. In 1749 there were only four (son, daughter, son, son) names not known, except the eldest son named Claes Albert, for he was sentenced for theft because he had stolen some peat. (Written by Geert Flokstra)

Trijntje Eizes [Parents] was born 1 in 1710 in Kortezwaag, Friesland, The Netherlands. She died 2 in 1760 in Noorder - Drachten, The Netherlands. Trijntje married 1, 3, 4 Albert Claeses on 10 Sep 1730 in Kortezwaag (Opsterland), Friesland, The Netherlands.

They had the following children.

  F i
Marighjen Alberts was born 1 on 22 Jan 1732 in Opsterland, Friesland, The Netherlands. She was christened 2, 3 on 2 Mar 1732 in Kortezwaag (Opsterland), Friesland, The Netherlands.
  M ii Claes Alberts was born on 28 Sep 1735. He died before 1782.
  F iii Hiltje Alberts was born on 20 Nov 1738. She died before 1784.
  M iv Cornelis Alberts was born about 1739. He died on 23 Oct 1811.
  M v Freerk Alberts was born about 1741.

Eize Freerk 1 was born 1 about 1680 in Kortezwaag, Friesland, The Netherlands.

He had the following children.

  F i Trijntje Eizes was born in 1710. She died in 1760.

Claes Alberts [Parents] was born 1 on 28 Sep 1735 in Noorderdrachten. He was christened 2 on 13 Nov 1735 in Kortezwaag (Opsterland), Friesland, The Netherlands. He died 3, 4 before 1782 in Noorder - Drachten, The Netherlands. Claes married 5, 6 Truntje Durks 3, 7 in 1771.

Claes Albert was the eldest son of Albert Claeses. Around 1749 he was sentenced for theft because he had stolen some peat. Somewhat later when he and others had stolen peat again he was lashed and branded. Those punishments were far to heavy, considering the fact that living in sod huts in the winter was not to warm. The people were very poor and they used peat to make a fire. Claes Albert had a nickname "Kaye Flock" Kaye means "Klaas "  Clarence you would say. Flock had something to do with sod or peat. The surname Flokstra may have been derived from this nickname. (Written by Geert Flokstra)

Also mentioned (trial records) that Trijntje Durks was a widow of Claes Alberts (Kaye Flok); for Claes his 2nd marriage in 1771. [Harry Flokstra]

Died in prison.

Truntje Durks 1, 2 was born 3 about 1750. Truntje married 3, 4 Claes Alberts in 1771.


Libbe Hendriks 1 was born 1 about 1727. Libbe married Hiltje Alberts.

Hiltje Alberts [Parents] was born 1, 2 on 20 Nov 1738 in Opsterland, Friesland, The Netherlands. She was christened 2 on 14 Dec 1738 in Kortezwaag (Opsterland), Friesland, The Netherlands. She died 3 before 1784 in Oudega, Friesland, The Netherlands. Hiltje married Libbe Hendriks.


Deacon Seth Clap [Parents] was born 1, 2 on 17 Dec 1747 in Walpole, Norfolk, Massachusetts. He died 3 on 1 Sep 1825 in Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was buried 4 in Old Burying Ground, Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Seth married 5 Hannah Blake 6, 7 on 2 Mar 1775 in Walpole, Norfolk, Massachusetts.

Hannah Blake [Parents] 1, 2 was born 2, 3 on 13 Jun 1757 in Walpole, Norfolk, Massachusetts. She died 4 on 9 Sep 1839 in Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. She was buried 5 in Park Avenue Cemetery, Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. Hannah married 6 Deacon Seth Clap on 2 Mar 1775 in Walpole, Norfolk, Massachusetts.

Of Walpole. Likely a widow.

Marriage Notes:

Marriage information in a transcript of Norton vital records.

They had the following children.

  M i
Jeremiah Clapp was born 1, 2 on 1 Oct 1775 in Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

Mover to Barre, Vermont.
  F ii
Sinthe Clapp was born 1, 2 on 25 Feb 1778 in Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA.
  F iii
Hannah Clapp was born 1, 2 on 14 Mar 1780 in Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA.
  F iv Millea Clapp was born on 19 Nov 1781.
  F v
Lucy Clapp was born 1, 2 on 13 Jan 1784 in Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  F vi Levyne Clapp was born on 2 Dec 1785.
  F vii Kezia Clapp was born on 3 Dec 1787. She died on 5 Mar 1834.
  M viii Seth Clapp Jr. was born on 26 Jan 1790. He died on 20 Nov 1861.
  M ix David Clapp was born on 3 Apr 1792. He died on 12 Jan 1872.
  F x
Silence Clapp was born 1, 2 on 8 Aug 1794 in Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  M xi Oliver Clapp was born on 17 Jan 1797. He died on 19 Sep 1859.
  F xii
Candace Clap was born 1, 2 on 18 Jul 1799 in Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She died 3 on 15 Oct 1802 in Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

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