Govert Jans

Resident of Holland

The parents of Govert Jans are not known, but by customary Dutch naming practice we expect his father's given name to be Jan, surname unknown. Likewise his wife's father is expected to be Michiel unknown. Govert Jans and wife Pieterje Michiels lived in Amsterdam at the height of the era of Dutch shipping, trading and exploration; also the height of the Northern Renaissance. We don't know the occupation of Govert Jans; he may have been a farmer or he may have practiced one of the emerging trades. Among his descendants are found shoemakers, printers and bookbinders.

16th Century History of the Netherlands

In 1500 the Seventeen Provinces of the Low Countries belonged politically to Burgundian Dukes who formed personal alliances. The Flemish cities were the important centers, culturally and economically. The Netherlands in this era were one of the richest parts of Europe, their wealth based largely on the shipping industry. From their mastery of the seas came the Dutch colonial empire, the rise of the wealthy middle classes, and the diversity of tradesmen. During the course of the 16th century the region also experienced significant political changes. The union of the lowlands with Spain under Charles V,combined with the Renaissance's renewed awareness of Humanism and the religious Reformation led to a rebellion against the Spanish rule and to the start of the religious war. By 1600, the northern and southern Netherlands were effectively split. In Northern Renaissance art, the Dutch Golden Age blossomed in the north while the Flemish Baroque, reflecting the Catholic Counter-Reformation, developed in the south. Gradually, as the Southern Netherlands remained under Spanish rule, the balance of power shifted to the north and the emerging Dutch Republic. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaissance_in_the_Netherlands

There are obvious errors in the dates for Maria Goverts which put her entire line of ancestry in question; see her page.

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	1565	Amsterdam, Noord- Holland, Netherlands
Marriage	1590		To Pieterje Michiels (1570-1634)
Death	1617	Amsterdam, Noord- Holland, Netherlands

Ancestry chart segment

  Generation 12        Generation 13             Generation 14
                   +-- Resolved Waldron
                   |   (1594-1670)
  Joseph Waldron --+                        +-- Govert Jans
  (1620-1663)      |                        |   (1565-1617)
                   +-- Maria Goverts--------+
                       (1585-????)          |
                                            +-- Pieterje Michiels
                                                (1570-1634)
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Children

( Children with Pieterje Michiels)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Maritje Goverts	F	1570	Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands		died 1634
Maria Goverts	F	1585	Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands		died 1690 Direct Line

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
Amsterdam, Noord- Holland, Netherlands	1565-1617

Sources

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Web Sites - Documentation Incomplete

Ref. Num.	Description
W1	"U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900", Yates Publishing, [database on-line] Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network Inc., 2004. found on ancestry.com at http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=worldmarr_ga&h=1271514&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Resolved Waldron b. 1594, place of birth "Ho", spouse Maria Goverts b. 1585. (This site lists unsourced material from submitted family trees.)
W2	"Kircher Family tree", at Ancestry.com. Owner: royalribbonsfarm. http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx?tid=3086178&pid=-1158918341 This tree lists 6 generations of the Waldron family, plus spouses: Edward Waldron (1552-1619) + Mary Hunt (1560-1620). Johannes Waldron (1570-1650)+ Maria Covert (1590-1650) Resolved Waldron(1594-1670) + Maria Goverts (1610-1690) ERROR, same entry as her son Resolved Waldron's dates Joseph Waldron (1620-1663) + Annetje Daniels (1623-1688); Joseph's brother Resolved Waldron (1610-1690) siblings Judith (1675-1760) and Daniel Waldron (1650-1691) + Sara Rutgers (1643-1738) Resolved Waldron born 1594 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands; died 1670 Harlem, NY. This site lists as a source the "U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900", see above. NOTE: We are making the assumption that "Maria Goverts (1610-1690)" is a simple miss-transcription of dates, and not an indication that there is another Maria Goverts in the records; the coincidence is too unlikely. We are proceeding on the assumption that records re. the parentage of this Maria Goverts are still pertinent to this lineage.

Source notes

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