Jurien van der Velden

Jurien was born in 1734 in Hellouw and his baptism took place on January 10th, 1734 in Haaften.¹ His godmother was Neelken van der Velden.

Birth Notes
- Gedoopt 10 Januarij 1734, Jurien, zoon van Geerit van der Velde, en van Fijke de Joode,
  getuijge: Neelken van der Velde.

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