Jenneke van der Velden

Jenneke was born in 1738 in Hellouw and her baptism took place on October 26th, 1738 in Haaften.¹ Her godmother was Hendrina de Rouw.

Birth Notes
- Gedoopt 26 October 1738, Jenneke, dochter van Gerrit van de Velde, Lidmaat, en van Seijke de Jood., Lidmaat, getuijge: Hendrina de Rauw, Lidmaat.

Jenneke's father was Gerrit Corneliszn van der Velden and her mother was Fijke de Joode. Her paternal grandparents were Cornelis Tomaszn van der Velden and N.N. N.N.. She had three brothers and six sisters, named Thomas, Tomas, Jurien, Lijsbeth, Anneken, Grietje, Anneken, Helena and Jenneken. She was the nineth oldest of the ten children. She had two half-brothers and a half-sister, named Cornelis, Jurrien and Neelke.