my 5th grandfather was born June 10, 1742 Wilhelmuspolder, Zeeland (can't find this place on modern maps); he was baptized June 11, 1742 in Hontenisse (also a familiar name but not to be found on any map, I presume these places are near Hulst or Graauw, probably incorporated); deceased in Stoppeldijk July 25, 1797.
Pieter or Petrus, there are different spellings in various documents was married twice:
his first wife was Barbara (Barbarina) Teerbroodt widow of Nicolaas Willems.
they, Pieter and Barbara married June 3, 1770 in Hulst, Zeeland
their children:
Petrus born Oct 24, 1771 Lamswaarde...
Petrus (Pieter) born Aug 30, 1774 in L; deceased Jun 8, 1814.
Franciscus (Francies) born Sep 30, 1775 Lamswaarde...
Jacobus Franciscus born Jan 1777 Lamswaarde...
Jacobus born Jun 17, 1778 Lamswaarde...
Cornelius born Aug 28, 1781 Lamswaarde...
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Pieter's 2nd wife was Jacoba de Korte,
they married June 9, 1782 in Hengstdijk
their children:
Elisabeth born Jul 18, 1783; deceased 1857 (she was 73); married Gerard Hanskens on Apr 24, 1805 [Floreal XIII - this is the year according to the French Republican calendar which was used from 1793-1806].
Joanna (Jeanne) born Aug 4, 1785 Lamswaarde; deceased 1824 (she was 38); married Guillaume Francies Hamelink ~1813 (exact date unknown)
Andreas (Andries) born Nov 4, 1787 Lamswaarde; deceased Feb 2, 1817 (he was 29)
Joannes born Nov 14, 1789 Lamswaarde...
Joannes born Nov 5, 1791 Lamswaarde...
Adrianus (my 4th grandfather) born Feb 7, 1794 Lamswaarde;
deceased May 25, 1830; married May 22, 1822 Elisabeth Neve widow of Pieter de Beule not to be confused with Pieter de Bilde.
according to these records from "Zeeuwen Gezocht" Pieter fathered 12 children yet the 1796 census mentioned only 4. perhaps Barbarina's children lived somewhere else?
this is Pieter's timeline, historical events that occured during his life time (1742-1797):
1742: Celsius invents the centigrade thermometer
1745: the electrical capacitor (Leyden Jar) was invented
1752: Britain and its colonies adopt Gregorian calendar
1754-1763: the French-Indian war rages
1755: Lisbon earthquake
1756-1763: the Seven year war rages
1760-1820: reign of King George III
1769: San Francisco bay discovered
1772-1775: Antarctica circumnavigated by James Cook
1775-1783: American Revolutionary War against Britain
1775-1782: British War in India
1778: France joins war against Britain
1786: first attempts at indoor lighting w gas (UK, Germany)
1789-1796: George Washington elected 1st president of the US
1792-1815: Napoleonic War
1792: Denmark 1st to forbid trade in slaves
1793: Marie Antoinette beheaded
1794: slavery abolished in French colonies
1796: France's press get right of free speach
1796: vaccination against smallpox
here are pictures of the area:
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/5302470
all this info is by no means complete.. this is an ongoing project
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