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Mary Dehaven

F, b. circa 1817

Father*

Mother*

Mary Dehaven|b. c 1817|p77.htm#i2463|Abraham Dehaven|b. 1778\nd. a 1856|p76.htm#i2449|Mary Bunn|b. 1782|p76.htm#i2450|Peter Dehaven|b. 1754\nd. b 20 Aug 1805|p59.htm#i1926|Ann E. Eigner|b. c 1758|p59.htm#i1927|||||||

Relationship

3rd cousin 4 times removed of Daniel Curtis Phillips Sr..

Last Edited

13 Nov 2005

Birth*

circa 1817

Mary Dehaven was born circa 1817.

She was the daughter of Abraham Dehaven and Mary Bunn.

Abraham Dehaven

M, b. circa 1819

Father*

Abraham Dehaven b. 1778, d. a 1856

Mother*

Mary Bunn b. 1782

Abraham Dehaven|b. c 1819|p77.htm#i2464|Abraham Dehaven|b. 1778\nd. a 1856|p76.htm#i2449|Mary Bunn|b. 1782|p76.htm#i2450|Peter Dehaven|b. 1754\nd. b 20 Aug 1805|p59.htm#i1926|Ann E. Eigner|b. c 1758|p59.htm#i1927|||||||

Relationship

3rd cousin 4 times removed of Daniel Curtis Phillips Sr..

Last Edited

13 Nov 2005

Birth*

circa 1819

Abraham Dehaven was born circa 1819.

He was the son of Abraham Dehaven and Mary Bunn.

Henry Clay Dehaven

M, b. circa 1820

Father*

Abraham Dehaven b. 1778, d. a 1856

Mother*

Mary Bunn b. 1782

Henry Clay Dehaven|b. c 1820|p77.htm#i2465|Abraham Dehaven|b. 1778\nd. a 1856|p76.htm#i2449|Mary Bunn|b. 1782|p76.htm#i2450|Peter Dehaven|b. 1754\nd. b 20 Aug 1805|p59.htm#i1926|Ann E. Eigner|b. c 1758|p59.htm#i1927|||||||

Relationship

3rd cousin 4 times removed of Daniel Curtis Phillips Sr..

Last Edited

13 Nov 2005

Marriage*

Henry Clay Dehaven married Cornelia Clingman.

Birth*

circa 1820

Henry Clay Dehaven was born circa 1820.

He was the son of Abraham Dehaven and Mary Bunn.

Family

Cornelia Clingman b. c 1825

Child

Oscar Dehaven b. c 1850

Cornelia Clingman

F, b. circa 1825

Last Edited

13 Nov 2005

Married Name

Her married name was Dehaven.

Marriage*

Cornelia Clingman married Henry Clay Dehaven, son of Abraham Dehaven and Mary Bunn.

Birth*

circa 1825

Cornelia Clingman was born circa 1825.

Family

Henry Clay Dehaven b. c 1820

Child

Oscar Dehaven b. c 1850

Oscar Dehaven

M, b. circa 1850

Father*

Henry Clay Dehaven b. c 1820

Mother*

Cornelia Clingman b. c 1825

Oscar Dehaven|b. c 1850|p77.htm#i2467|Henry Clay Dehaven|b. c 1820|p77.htm#i2465|Cornelia Clingman|b. c 1825|p77.htm#i2466|Abraham Dehaven|b. 1778\nd. a 1856|p76.htm#i2449|Mary Bunn|b. 1782|p76.htm#i2450|||||||

Relationship

4th cousin 3 times removed of Daniel Curtis Phillips Sr..

Last Edited

13 Nov 2005

Birth*

circa 1850

Oscar Dehaven was born circa 1850.

He was the son of Henry Clay Dehaven and Cornelia Clingman.

Nancy Dehaven

F, b. circa 1822

Father*

Abraham Dehaven b. 1778, d. a 1856

Mother*

Mary Bunn b. 1782

Nancy Dehaven|b. c 1822|p77.htm#i2468|Abraham Dehaven|b. 1778\nd. a 1856|p76.htm#i2449|Mary Bunn|b. 1782|p76.htm#i2450|Peter Dehaven|b. 1754\nd. b 20 Aug 1805|p59.htm#i1926|Ann E. Eigner|b. c 1758|p59.htm#i1927|||||||

Relationship

3rd cousin 4 times removed of Daniel Curtis Phillips Sr..

Last Edited

13 Nov 2005

Marriage*

Nancy Dehaven married James Farrer.

Birth*

circa 1822

Nancy Dehaven was born circa 1822.

She was the daughter of Abraham Dehaven and Mary Bunn.

Family

James Farrer b. c 1820

James Farrer

M, b. circa 1820

Last Edited

13 Nov 2005

Marriage*

James Farrer married Nancy Dehaven, daughter of Abraham Dehaven and Mary Bunn.

Birth*

circa 1820

James Farrer was born circa 1820.

Family

Nancy Dehaven b. c 1822

Nancy Ransom

F, b. circa 1790

Last Edited

13 Nov 2005

Birth*

circa 1790

Nancy Ransom was born circa 1790.

Married Name

23 July 1835

As of 23 July 1835,her married name was Dehaven.

Marriage*

23 July 1835

She married Abraham Dehaven, son of Peter Dehaven and Ann Elizabeth Eigner, on 23 July 1835 at Jackson County, Ohio.

Family

Abraham Dehaven b. 1778, d. a 1856

Children

George Dehaven b. c 1837
Daniel Dehaven b. c 1840

George Dehaven

M, b. circa 1837

Father*

Abraham Dehaven b. 1778, d. a 1856

Mother*

Nancy Ransom b. c 1790

George Dehaven|b. c 1837|p77.htm#i2471|Abraham Dehaven|b. 1778\nd. a 1856|p76.htm#i2449|Nancy Ransom|b. c 1790|p77.htm#i2470|Peter Dehaven|b. 1754\nd. b 20 Aug 1805|p59.htm#i1926|Ann E. Eigner|b. c 1758|p59.htm#i1927|||||||

Relationship

3rd cousin 4 times removed of Daniel Curtis Phillips Sr..

Last Edited

13 Nov 2005

Birth*

circa 1837

George Dehaven was born circa 1837.

He was the son of Abraham Dehaven and Nancy Ransom.

Daniel Dehaven

M, b. circa 1840

Father*

Abraham Dehaven b. 1778, d. a 1856

Mother*

Nancy Ransom b. c 1790

Daniel Dehaven|b. c 1840|p77.htm#i2472|Abraham Dehaven|b. 1778\nd. a 1856|p76.htm#i2449|Nancy Ransom|b. c 1790|p77.htm#i2470|Peter Dehaven|b. 1754\nd. b 20 Aug 1805|p59.htm#i1926|Ann E. Eigner|b. c 1758|p59.htm#i1927|||||||

Relationship

3rd cousin 4 times removed of Daniel Curtis Phillips Sr..

Last Edited

13 Nov 2005

Birth*

circa 1840

Daniel Dehaven was born circa 1840 at Jackson County, Ohio.

He was the son of Abraham Dehaven and Nancy Ransom.

Mary Dehaven

F, b. circa 1785

Father*

Peter Dehaven b. 1754, d. b 20 Aug 1805

Mother*

Ann Elizabeth Eigner b. c 1758

Mary Dehaven|b. c 1785|p77.htm#i2473|Peter Dehaven|b. 1754\nd. b 20 Aug 1805|p59.htm#i1926|Ann Elizabeth Eigner|b. c 1758|p59.htm#i1927|Harmon Dehaven|b. c 1728\nd. 1761|p33.htm#i1010|Mary Umstadt||p33.htm#i1011|||||||

Relationship

2nd cousin 5 times removed of Daniel Curtis Phillips Sr..

Last Edited

13 Nov 2005

Birth*

circa 1785

Mary Dehaven was born circa 1785 at Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.

She was the daughter of Peter Dehaven and Ann Elizabeth Eigner.

Marriage*

1803

Mary Dehaven married Peter Frederick in 1803.

Family

Peter Frederick b. c 1780

Peter Frederick

M, b. circa 1780

Last Edited

13 Nov 2005

Birth*

circa 1780

Peter Frederick was born circa 1780.

Marriage*

1803

He married Mary Dehaven, daughter of Peter Dehaven and Ann Elizabeth Eigner, in 1803.

Family

Mary Dehaven b. c 1785

Rebecca Dehaven

F, b. circa 1787

Father*

Peter Dehaven b. 1754, d. b 20 Aug 1805

Mother*

Ann Elizabeth Eigner b. c 1758

Rebecca Dehaven|b. c 1787|p77.htm#i2475|Peter Dehaven|b. 1754\nd. b 20 Aug 1805|p59.htm#i1926|Ann Elizabeth Eigner|b. c 1758|p59.htm#i1927|Harmon Dehaven|b. c 1728\nd. 1761|p33.htm#i1010|Mary Umstadt||p33.htm#i1011|||||||

Relationship

2nd cousin 5 times removed of Daniel Curtis Phillips Sr..

Last Edited

13 Nov 2005

Birth*

circa 1787

Rebecca Dehaven was born circa 1787 at Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.

She was the daughter of Peter Dehaven and Ann Elizabeth Eigner.

Marriage*

2 December 1819

Rebecca Dehaven married Stewart Strawser on 2 December 1819.

Family

Stewart Strawser b. c 1785

Stewart Strawser

M, b. circa 1785

Last Edited

13 Nov 2005

Birth*

circa 1785

Stewart Strawser was born circa 1785.

Marriage*

2 December 1819

He married Rebecca Dehaven, daughter of Peter Dehaven and Ann Elizabeth Eigner, on 2 December 1819.

Family

Rebecca Dehaven b. c 1787

Peter Dehaven Jr.

M, b. 4 November 1789

Father*

Peter Dehaven b. 1754, d. b 20 Aug 1805

Mother*

Ann Elizabeth Eigner b. c 1758

Peter Dehaven Jr.|b. 4 Nov 1789|p77.htm#i2477|Peter Dehaven|b. 1754\nd. b 20 Aug 1805|p59.htm#i1926|Ann Elizabeth Eigner|b. c 1758|p59.htm#i1927|Harmon Dehaven|b. c 1728\nd. 1761|p33.htm#i1010|Mary Umstadt||p33.htm#i1011|||||||

Relationship

2nd cousin 5 times removed of Daniel Curtis Phillips Sr..

Last Edited

13 Nov 2005

Birth*

4 November 1789

Peter Dehaven Jr. was born on 4 November 1789 at Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.

He was the son of Peter Dehaven and Ann Elizabeth Eigner.

Marriage*

22 April 1813

Peter Dehaven Jr. married Mary Currell on 22 April 1813 at Ross County, Ohio.

Marriage*

1820

Peter Dehaven Jr. married Elizabeth Cruse in 1820.

Family 1

Mary Currell b. c 1790

Children

Peter Dehaven b. c 1815
Malinda Dehaven b. 1819

Family 2

Elizabeth Cruse b. c 1795

Child

John Collins Dehaven b. c 1822

Mary Currell

F, b. circa 1790

Last Edited

13 Nov 2005

Birth*

circa 1790

Mary Currell was born circa 1790.

Married Name

22 April 1813

As of 22 April 1813,her married name was Dehaven.

Marriage*

22 April 1813

She married Peter Dehaven Jr., son of Peter Dehaven and Ann Elizabeth Eigner, on 22 April 1813 at Ross County, Ohio.

Family

Peter Dehaven Jr. b. 4 Nov 1789

Children

Peter Dehaven b. c 1815
Malinda Dehaven b. 1819

Peter Dehaven

M, b. circa 1815

Father*

Peter Dehaven Jr. b. 4 Nov 1789

Mother*

Mary Currell b. c 1790

Peter Dehaven|b. c 1815|p77.htm#i2479|Peter Dehaven Jr.|b. 4 Nov 1789|p77.htm#i2477|Mary Currell|b. c 1790|p77.htm#i2478|Peter Dehaven|b. 1754\nd. b 20 Aug 1805|p59.htm#i1926|Ann E. Eigner|b. c 1758|p59.htm#i1927|||||||

Relationship

3rd cousin 4 times removed of Daniel Curtis Phillips Sr..

Last Edited

13 Nov 2005

Birth*

circa 1815

Peter Dehaven was born circa 1815.

He was the son of Peter Dehaven Jr. and Mary Currell.

Malinda Dehaven

F, b. 1819

Father*

Peter Dehaven Jr. b. 4 Nov 1789

Mother*

Mary Currell b. c 1790

Malinda Dehaven|b. 1819|p77.htm#i2480|Peter Dehaven Jr.|b. 4 Nov 1789|p77.htm#i2477|Mary Currell|b. c 1790|p77.htm#i2478|Peter Dehaven|b. 1754\nd. b 20 Aug 1805|p59.htm#i1926|Ann E. Eigner|b. c 1758|p59.htm#i1927|||||||

Relationship

3rd cousin 4 times removed of Daniel Curtis Phillips Sr..

Last Edited

13 Nov 2005

Birth*

1819

Malinda Dehaven was born in 1819.

She was the daughter of Peter Dehaven Jr. and Mary Currell.

Elizabeth Cruse

F, b. circa 1795

Last Edited

13 Nov 2005

Birth*

circa 1795

Elizabeth Cruse was born circa 1795.

Married Name

1820

As of 1820,her married name was Dehaven.

Marriage*

1820

She married Peter Dehaven Jr., son of Peter Dehaven and Ann Elizabeth Eigner, in 1820.

Family

Peter Dehaven Jr. b. 4 Nov 1789

Child

John Collins Dehaven b. c 1822

John Collins Dehaven

M, b. circa 1822

Father*

Peter Dehaven Jr. b. 4 Nov 1789

Mother*

Elizabeth Cruse b. c 1795

John Collins Dehaven|b. c 1822|p77.htm#i2482|Peter Dehaven Jr.|b. 4 Nov 1789|p77.htm#i2477|Elizabeth Cruse|b. c 1795|p77.htm#i2481|Peter Dehaven|b. 1754\nd. b 20 Aug 1805|p59.htm#i1926|Ann E. Eigner|b. c 1758|p59.htm#i1927|||||||

Relationship

3rd cousin 4 times removed of Daniel Curtis Phillips Sr..

Last Edited

13 Nov 2005

Birth*

circa 1822

John Collins Dehaven was born circa 1822.

He was the son of Peter Dehaven Jr. and Elizabeth Cruse.

Elizabeth Op Den Graef

F, b. circa 1713

Father*

Jacob Op Den Graef b. 1687, d. 1750

Mother*

Anneken Dehaven b. 1 Jan 1690/91

Relationship

1st cousin 7 times removed of Daniel Curtis Phillips Sr..

Last Edited

1 Jan 2007

Birth*

circa 1713

Elizabeth Op Den Graef was born circa 1713.¹

She was the daughter of Jacob Op Den Graef and Anneken Dehaven.

Citations

[S21] Frank DeHaven, online http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi, Frank DeHaven (WebRoots.com), downloaded 16 Feb 2006.

Catherine Op Den Graef

F, b. circa 1715

Father*

Jacob Op Den Graef b. 1687, d. 1750

Mother*

Anneken Dehaven b. 1 Jan 1690/91

Relationship

1st cousin 7 times removed of Daniel Curtis Phillips Sr..

Last Edited

14 Nov 2005

Birth*

circa 1715

Catherine Op Den Graef was born circa 1715.

She was the daughter of Jacob Op Den Graef and Anneken Dehaven.

Abraham Op Den Graef

M, b. circa 1717

Father*

Jacob Op Den Graef b. 1687, d. 1750

Mother*

Anneken Dehaven b. 1 Jan 1690/91

Relationship

1st cousin 7 times removed of Daniel Curtis Phillips Sr..

Last Edited

14 Nov 2005

Birth*

circa 1717

Abraham Op Den Graef was born circa 1717.

He was the son of Jacob Op Den Graef and Anneken Dehaven.

Edward Op Den Graef

M, b. circa 1720

Father*

Jacob Op Den Graef b. 1687, d. 1750

Mother*

Anneken Dehaven b. 1 Jan 1690/91

Relationship

1st cousin 7 times removed of Daniel Curtis Phillips Sr..

Last Edited

14 Nov 2005

Birth*

circa 1720

Edward Op Den Graef was born circa 1720.

He was the son of Jacob Op Den Graef and Anneken Dehaven.

Margaret Op Den Graef

F, b. circa 1722

Father*

Jacob Op Den Graef b. 1687, d. 1750

Mother*

Anneken Dehaven b. 1 Jan 1690/91

Relationship

1st cousin 7 times removed of Daniel Curtis Phillips Sr..

Last Edited

1 Jan 2007

Married Name

Her married name was Dehaven.¹

Marriage*

Margaret Op Den Graef married Edward Dehaven.¹

Birth*

circa 1722

Margaret Op Den Graef was born circa 1722.¹

She was the daughter of Jacob Op Den Graef and Anneken Dehaven.

Family

Edward Dehaven b. 1712

Child

Edward Dehaven b. c 1740

Citations

[S21] Frank DeHaven, online http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi, Frank DeHaven (WebRoots.com), downloaded 16 Feb 2006.

Edward Dehaven

M, b. 1712

Last Edited

1 Jan 2007

Marriage*

Edward Dehaven married Margaret Op Den Graef, daughter of Jacob Op Den Graef and Anneken Dehaven.¹

Birth*

1712

Edward Dehaven was born in 1712 at Pennsylvania.

Family

Margaret Op Den Graef b. c 1722

Child

Edward Dehaven b. c 1740

Citations

[S21] Frank DeHaven, online http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi, Frank DeHaven (WebRoots.com), downloaded 16 Feb 2006.

Edward Dehaven

M, b. circa 1740

Father*

Edward Dehaven b. 1712

Mother*

Margaret Op Den Graef b. c 1722

Edward Dehaven|b. c 1740|p77.htm#i2489|Edward Dehaven|b. 1712|p77.htm#i2488|Margaret Op Den Graef|b. c 1722|p77.htm#i2487|||||||Jacob Op Den Graef|b. 1687\nd. 1750|p35.htm#i1087|Anneken Dehaven|b. 1 Jan 1690/91|p34.htm#i1063|

Relationship

2nd cousin 6 times removed of Daniel Curtis Phillips Sr..

Last Edited

13 Nov 2005

Birth*

circa 1740

Edward Dehaven was born circa 1740.

He was the son of Edward Dehaven and Margaret Op Den Graef.

Anneken Op Den Graef

F, b. circa 1724

Father*

Jacob Op Den Graef b. 1687, d. 1750

Mother*

Anneken Dehaven b. 1 Jan 1690/91

Relationship

1st cousin 7 times removed of Daniel Curtis Phillips Sr..

Last Edited

14 Nov 2005

Birth*

circa 1724

Anneken Op Den Graef was born circa 1724.

She was the daughter of Jacob Op Den Graef and Anneken Dehaven.

Elizabeth Op Den Graef

F, b. circa 1695

Father*

Abraham Isaacs Op Den Graef b. 1651, d. 25 Mar 1731

Mother*

Catharina Trijntje Jensen b. 1648, d. 1710

Elizabeth Op Den Graef|b. c 1695|p77.htm#i2491|Abraham Isaacs Op Den Graef|b. 1651\nd. 25 Mar 1731|p32.htm#i971|Catharina Trijntje Jensen|b. 1648\nd. 1710|p32.htm#i972|Herman I. Op Den Graef|b. 28 Feb 1615\nd. 16 Jan 1679|p35.htm#i1071|Margaret G. Peters|b. c 1620\nd. 19 Oct 1683|p35.htm#i1072|Hendrick Jensen||p35.htm#i1069|Jenneken A. (?)||p35.htm#i1070|

Relationship

6th great-grandaunt of Daniel Curtis Phillips Sr..

Last Edited

14 Nov 2005

Birth*

circa 1695

Elizabeth Op Den Graef was born circa 1695.

She was the daughter of Abraham Isaacs Op Den Graef and Catharina Trijntje Jensen.

Herman Op Den Graef

M, b. 15 November 1585, d. 27 December 1642

Charts

Daniel Curtis Phillips Pedigree Chart

Relationship

9th great-grandfather of Daniel Curtis Phillips Sr..

Last Edited

17 Nov 2005

Religion*

Herman Op Den Graef was Mennonite.

Occupation*

He was A Linen Weaver and Merchant.

Note*

He Herman op den Graef was born on 26 November 1585 in Aldekir (Allekirk), County of Muir, Germany near the border of Holland and died on 27 December 1642 at Krefeld, Germany. He was married in Krefeld on 8 June or August ( it is believed August) in 1605 to Greitgen Pletjes who was born on 26 November 1588 in Kempen, Hollandor possibly Germany. She was the daughter of Driessen (born c1550 and died on 27 December 1645) and Alet Göbels Pletjes (who died on 7 January 1640). Many believe that this Herman could have been a son of Abraham Graeff, but it has never been proven. Herman was a linenweaver and merchant, born of Mennonite parents of Aldekirk about 12 miles from Krefeld. Herman and his wife moved to Krefeld in 1605 (or1609?). During the Conference of Leading Mennonites in Dordrecht in 1632, he and another delegate from Krefeld signed the 18 Articles of their religious faith and he served as preacher in the congregation at Krefeld. In 1637, when contributions were requested for the oppressed Reformed Church in Sweebrucke, Herman contributed (from his own means) in the name of the small Krefeld congregation 25 Reich Thanker, while the Reformed Congregation in Krefeld contributed only 22 Reich Thanker.

Among the oldest Mennonites of Krefeld, the op den Graeff family is one of the best known, since Herman op den Graeff was the first preacher of the Mennonite community who is known by name.

Two glass paintings have been preserved from the Krefeld house of Herman op den Graeff, which had been in the Kaiser-Wilhelm Museum from 1894. The "Crefelder Zeitung" (a newspaper of that time) dated August 20, 1894, No. 421, describes these paintings, particularly the texts that were on the glass paintings at that time. Another reference about the glass paintings with a description of the Coat of Arms was found in the estate of W Niepoth (op den Graeff folder) in the archives of the city of Krefeld, who noted a letter dated November 17, 1935 from Richard Wolfferts to Dr Risler: "Saw the Coat of Arms glass pane in the old museum: 'Herman op den Graeff und Grietgen syn housfrau' or the like. Coat of Arms - In the sign a silver swan in blue. Helmet decoration (I think): Swan growing." At a third point, Nieper mentions the two glass paintings, which were in the local historical museum of the Linn Castle at the time his book was published in 1940. They were apparently transferred to the Linn Castle when it was furnished from the Kaiser-Wilhelm museum. It was Nieper who finally published the texts on the glass paintings.

It is thought that most of those spelling their names currently asUpdegraff, Updegraph, Updegrove, Uptegraff, Uptegraph, Uptegrave,Updegrove, Upthegrove, etc are all probably descended from this Hermanand Greitjen. The physical and mental characteristics of these personsseem to be persistent. They seem to be tall and spare in physique andhave strongly marked features. Some say that the family is French-German, but the name sounds more like Dutch. A hand Bible that was printed in Amsterdam in 1633 was located in Newberrytown, PA by Clyde Updegraff Shank, who did a lot of research. He placed the Bible in the York Co, PA Historical Society on 21 August 1957. The Bible was at one time in the possession of Peter Updegraff, son of Isaac.

It was before 1609 (when the armistice between the Netherlands and Spain took place) when the Mennonite family op den Graef left Kempen and Aldekerk (Lower Rhine) and settled at Krefeld (about 12 miles away from Aldekerk), where they were tolerated under the reign of Prince Moritz of Orange. Krefeld was a small town of handicraftmen.

DeGraeff was formerly the Von GROBER/GROBEN family. this family today shows the same coat-of-arms as the DeGraeff's. Herman was a dealer in linens. [Krefeld Imm V 4 #1 p 10; Op Den Graeff, v 1 LKS film 1036920#3; Pennsylvania Folk Life V3 #8]

There is new evidence (but not proven) that Herman op den GRAFF(1585-1642), the celebrated Bishop of Krefeld Mennonites and a Signer of the Dordrecht Confession of 1632, was a morganatic (or natural son) of John William de la MARCH (1562-1609), the Graff von Alten (Count of Altena). This particular John William de la March is listed as the younger son and heir of William V of Cleves (1516-1592) and Mary of Habsburg (1530-1584), who was the Princess Imperial, Princess of the Romans and Duchess of Cleves, daughter of the Holy Roman Emperor, Ferdinand I of Habsburg (1503-1564), niece of Charles V of Habsburg (1500-1558), the Holy Roman Emperor who presided over the sufferings of the Reformation. William V of Cleves parents were John Cleves III (1490-1539) and Mary of Julich-Berg (1491-1543). The morganatic mother of Herman has been TENTATIVELY identified as Anna van ALDEKERK (Dutch) or Anne de ALDEKERK (French) or Anna Cloister of Aldekerk, perhaps a former nun. [From: KREFELD IMMIGRANTS, Vol 8 #1 pp 9, 10, 16].

Note

He Is the mystery of the Op Den Graff windows all serendipity? Did our
Bishop Hermen and his wife, Grietje attend Krefeld Market one day and find two or more window frames for their townhouse? The frames just happened to have hints of the Hebrew Cabala and signs of the Mysteries of the Rosary on them. Nevertheless, Hermen and Grietje decided such fancy work would be good advertising for the linen business and cloth
industry. Their Pletjes family niece, Margaret Jasper had married a
Van Der Schuren and migrated to Ireland to escape the ridiculous
Religious wars over church real estate and to invest in or inherit her
own real estate; and her crazy son from her second marriage (William
Penn, one of the largest real estate investors in history) had not yet
been born to sit down, as if in front of the second window, to write
or pen a pamphlet, entitled: "No Cross, No Crown."

So, after all this recitation, we are still confronted by a haunting
mystery displayed on a beautiful set of stained glass windows dated
1630 AD: One Hermen Op Den Graff, one Blessed Mother of Christ, one missing family seal, one family motto, two extant windows, two different Lohengrin Swan Seals, three shields of a multiple Dukedom, three rectangular insets, four family seals, five centuries of
Mennonite-Anabaptist Witness, twenty mystical circles of frame
decoration, twenty centuries of Apostolic Interrogation: Who shall
separate us from the love of God?

Readers of this Thesis are encouraged to discuss it with Glen Wayne Miller. Commentary, documentation and even logical speculation are welcome. You may write to: GW Miller, 136 West Price Street, Philadelphia, PA 19144 or Kevin L. Sholder, 414 Blackstone Dr., Centerville, OH 45459-4111.

Birth*

15 November 1585

He was born on 15 November 1585 at Aldekerk, Muir, Westphalia, Germany.

Marriage*

16 August 1605

He married Margaret Grietjen Pletjes, daughter of Driessen Pletjes and Adelheid Goebels, on 16 August 1605 at Aldekerk, Muir, Westphalia, Germany.

Death*

27 December 1642

Herman Op Den Graef died on 27 December 1642 at Krefeld, Westphalia, Germany, at age 57.

Family 1

Margaret Grietjen Pletjes b. 16 Nov 1588, d. 5 Jun 1643

Marriage*

16 August 1605

He married Margaret Grietjen Pletjes, daughter of Driessen Pletjes and Adelheid Goebels, on 16 August 1605 at Aldekerk, Muir, Westphalia, Germany.

Children

Dinken Op Den Graef b. 18 Aug 1607, d. 21 Jun 1608
Trinken Op Den Graef b. 18 Aug 1607, d. 21 Jun 1608
Hester Op Den Graef+ b. 5 Mar 1609, d. 11 Dec 1657
Abraham Op Den Graef+ b. 15 Jul 1610, d. 17 Mar 1656
Trinken Op Den Graef b. 15 Apr 1612, d. 15 Dec 1658
Hallerken Op Den Graef b. 1 Sep 1614, d. 20 Aug 1691
Jacob Op Den Graef b. 17 Jul 1617, d. Dec 1618
Alletjin Op Den Graef b. 1619, d. 1619
Dirk Op Den Graef b. Oct 1621, d. 14 Apr 1655
Andreas Op Den Graef b. 1625, d. 1625
Feiken Sophie Op Den Graef b. 1 Apr 1628
Susanna Op Den Graef b. 15 Oct 1629, d. 9 Mar 1714
Andreas Op Den Graef b. 1631, d. 1631
Jacob Op Den Graef b. 1634, d. 1634

Family 2

Child

Herman Isaac Op Den Graef+ b. 28 Feb 1615, d. 16 Jan 1679