He is married to Teuntjen Smit (Jans).
Permission for the marriage has been obtained in Heerde on March 18, 1780.
They were married in church on April 2, 1780 at Heerde, he was 27 years old.Child(ren):
Willem Herms verklaarde op 2 September de geslachtsnaam ,,van de Beke" aan te nemen. Deze naam werd niet lang daarna verbasterd in ,,van de Beek"