Aaltje Jelles & Meindert Tiddes

On April 7, 1738 Aaltje Jelles married in Opwierde Meindert Tiddes, coming from the "Hoge Werf", part of the village Opwierde, born on February 12, 1711 in Opwierde as son of Tidde Meinderts and Metje Wabbes. In the "Verponding Cohiers 1721, of the area of Opwierde" Meinderts father Tidde Meindert was recorded as a farmer in Opwierde, who rented there 45 "grazen" "Damster Pastorieland" [*land from the "Appingedam Rectory"] and 9 and a half from the Appingedam "St. Anthony Gasthuis", total 54 and a half "grazen" land. His probable brother Jacob Meinderts rented in Opwierde 19 and a half "grazen" land from Michiel Mennes, 3 "grazen" land from Mrs. Gruus, 7 and a half from the Appingedam Church and 4 and a half from the Opwierde Deacons, total 34 and a half "grazen'" land. [*Note A.G.: The source "Familysearch" says that father Tidde Meinderts was born about 1683 in Farmsum and his wife Metje Wabbes about 1687 in the Groningen village Oosterwierum as daughter of Wabbo Hommes and Cornelisjen ten Veenhuis; according this source Tidde and Metje married on March 18, 1708 in Heveskes, municipality Delfzijl.

In the Groningen land taxbooks "Schatregister Verpondingen 1721" of Opwierde father Tidde Meinderts rented in 1721 54½ "grazen" land in Opwierde, probably also on the small hill in Opwierde, called the "Hoge Werf": 45 "grazen" as "Damster Pastorie land" [*land from the "Appingedam Rectory"] and 9½ "grazen" land from the "Anncke(?) Gasthuis" [*probably old Dutch for a "Hospital]"; his brother Jacob Meindert rented as farmer in 1721 in Opwierde 34½ "grazen" land: 19½ "grazen" from the owner Michiel Mennes, 3 from Mrs. Gruus, 7½ from the Appingedam Church and 4½ from the Opwierde Deacons]. The church books of Heveskes confirms this Familysearch information: "On March 18, 1708 Tidde Meinderts, coming from Farmsum, and Metje Wabbens, coming from (*the farmstead?) "Ackemaheert" at the "Clooster Oosterwierum

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