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Personal data Marijn Staessens 

• He was born about 1595 in Rumbeke.Source 1
• He died on September 4, 1659 in Rumbeke (België).Source 1
• A child of Michiel Staessens

Household of Marijn Staessens

(1) He is married to Jacoba Roelens.

They got married on November 6, 1618 at Roeselare (België).Source 1

Child(ren):

1. Gilles Staessens  
2. Catheleyne Staessens  
3. Perintken Staessens  
4. Michiel Staessens  1622-????
5. Jacoba Staessens  1624-1676
6. Maria Staessens  1626-????
7. Judocus Staessens  1628-????
8. Petronelle Staessens  1630-< 1638
9. Anna Staessens  1633-< 1638
10. Petronelle Staessens  1635-< 1638

(2) He is married to Anna Wydooghe.

They got married before August 16, 1641 at Rumbeke (België).Source 1

Child(ren):

1. Petrus Staessens  1642-???? 
2. Marijn Staessens  1644-????
3. Jan Staessens  1648-????
4. Pauwels Staessens  1651-????

Notes about Marijn Staessens

ALIA /Marinus/
Birth year 1595 is uncertain since parish registers in Rumbeke start in 1622
(Courtesy Mr. Johan Staessen, Kon. Elisabethlaan 29 B8000 Brugge)

Mr. Joseph Delbaere, who is an excellent local historician found out in Book 245 on the Archives of the Aldermen of Ieper that Marijn was the first Alderman of the county of Rumbeke from 1653 to 1659, the year in which he died. The office of first Alderman can be compared with the actual office of mayor.

Marijn was granted citizenship of the city of Roeselare in October 20, 1637

He seems have being a wealthy man:
Ath the occasion of his secund marriage (with Anna Wydooghe) he made on August 16, 1641 a contract of marriage, that was called an antenuptial contract although it was signed after marriage datum.

Inventory of Belongings Roeselare period:1631-1640, Book nr 927, record nr 67 December 14, 1638
Drafted at the occasion of the death of his fist wife Jacoba Roelens, deceased January 1, 1638
In this record it has been made clear that the couple owed " 16 gemet 383 roeden" or more than 7 ha ground. Apart from a small marsh the other grounds were farmland. In the opinion of Mr. Andries Favorel, historician, this was quite a lot taken into accountte primitive way in which the land has to be worked on at that time.
Their assets have been estimated up to140 "ponden grooten Vlams".
Mr. Johan Staessen explains that this corresponds at a market value of that time of 8.86 kg silver or 651 gr gold.

See also record nr 893/2 of April 19, 1643 - City Archives Roeselare "Vrijndelick verdeel ende partayghe" (En: Repartition by agreement) which fixes the repartition of the above mentioned belongings between himself and the childern born from his first wife and who were still living when their mother died.

See also record nr 896/307 of January 28, 1660 - City Archives Roeselare
Staet ende Inventaris (En: Description and inventory) drafted at the occasion of the deadth of Marijn himself

(Courtesy Mr. Johan Staessen, Koningin Elisabethlaan, 29 B8000 Brugge)

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